<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>various technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>sections 200.02, by adding subdivisions; 201.221, subdivision 3; 204B.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>subdivision 2; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivision 4; 211B.11, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 204C.14, subdivision 2; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 201.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>    Section 1. <b>[201.225] ELECTRONIC ROSTER AUTHORIZATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> A county, municipality, or school district may use <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>electronic rosters for any election. In a county, municipality, or school district that uses <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>electronic rosters, the head elections official may designate that some or all of the precincts <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>use electronic rosters. An electronic roster must comply with all of the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>this section. An electronic roster must include information required in section 201.221, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivision 3, and any rules adopted pursuant to that section.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Technology requirements.</b> An electronic roster must:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>format prescribed by the secretary of state;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>(3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>or identification card to locate a voter record or populate a voter registration application <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>that would be printed and signed and dated by the voter. The printed registration <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>application can be either a printed form, labels printed with voter information to be affixed <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>to a preprinted form, or a combination of both;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>license or identification card;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>scanned driver's license or identification card that is otherwise required to be collected <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>from the voter or an election judge;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>indicates that the voter is not eligible to vote;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>(7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>has already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>the voter resides in a different precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>when a voter's record is challenged;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>address of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>section 204C.10, and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>certificate can be either a printed form or a label printed with the voter's information <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>to be affixed to the oath;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(10) contain only preregistered voters within the precinct, and not contain <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>preregistered voter data on voters registered outside of the precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>purpose of updating absentee ballot records;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(12) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with MN.IT;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(13) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(14) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Minnesota Election Law; other law.</b> Unless otherwise provided, the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>provisions of the Minnesota Election Law apply to the use of electronic rosters. Voters <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>participating in the safe at home program must be allowed to vote pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>5B.06. Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend absentee voting provisions in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>chapter 203B.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Election records retention.</b> All voter signature certificates and voter <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>registration applications printed from an electronic roster must be retained pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>section 204B.40. The electronic rosters must print voter signature certificates and voter <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>registration applications on material that will remain legible through the period prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>by section 204B.40. Data on election day registrants and voter history must be uploaded <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>to the statewide voter registration system for processing by county auditors.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Election day.</b> (a) Precincts may use electronic rosters for election day <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>registration, to process preregistered voters, or both. The printed election day registration <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>applications must be reviewed when electronic records are processed in the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>voter registration system. Notwithstanding section 204C.20 or 206.86, the election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>shall determine the number of ballots to be counted by counting the number of original <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>voter signature certificates.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>(b) Each precinct using electronic rosters shall have a paper backup system approved <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>by the secretary of state present at the polling place to use in the event that the election <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>judges are unable to use the electronic roster.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reporting; certification.</b> (a) A county, municipality, or school district <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>that intends to use electronic rosters in an upcoming election must notify the Office <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>of the Secretary of State at least 90 days before the first election in which the county, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>municipality, or school district intends to use electronic rosters. The notification must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>specify whether all precincts will use electronic rosters, and if not, specify which precincts <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>will be using electronic rosters. The notification is valid for all subsequent elections, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>unless revoked by the county, municipality, or school district. If precincts within a county, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>municipality, or school district that were not included in the initial notification intend to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>use electronic rosters, a new notification must be submitted.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>(b) The county, municipality, or school district that intends to use electronic rosters <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>must certify to the Office of the Secretary of State at least 30 days before the election that <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>the electronic rosters meet all of the requirements in this section. <br/>
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<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>    Sec. 2. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 200.02, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>    Subd. 25. <b>Polling place roster.</b> "Polling place roster" or "roster" refers to a roster in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(1) printed format; or (2) electronic format as permitted by section 201.225. <br/>
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<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 200.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>    Subd. 26. <b>Voter signature certificate.</b> "Voter signature certificate" means a printed <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>form or label generated from an electronic polling place roster that contains the voter's <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>name, address of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>by section 204C.10, and a space for the voter's original signature. A voter signature <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>certificate is not a "voter certificate" under section 204C.12.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 201.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Procedures for polling place rosters.</b> The secretary of state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>prescribe the form of paper polling place rosters that include the voter's name, address, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>date of birth, school district number, and space for the voter's signature. An electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>roster and the voter signature certificate together must include the same information as a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>paper polling place roster. The secretary of state may prescribe additional election-related <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>information to be placed on the polling place rosters on an experimental basis for one state <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>primary and general election cycle; the same information may not be placed on the polling <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>place roster for a second state primary and general election cycle unless specified in this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>subdivision. The polling place roster must be used to indicate whether the voter has voted <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>in a given election. The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures for transporting the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>polling place rosters to the election judges for use on election day. The secretary of state <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>shall prescribe the form for a county or municipality to request the date of birth from <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>currently registered voters. The county or municipality shall not request the date of birth <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>from currently registered voters by any communication other than the prescribed form and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>the form must clearly indicate that a currently registered voter does not lose registration <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>status by failing to provide the date of birth. In accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>204B.40</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>county auditor shall retain the prescribed polling place rosters used on the date of election <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>for 22 months following the election.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Separate precincts; combined polling place.</b> (a) The following shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>constitute at least one election precinct:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(1) each city ward; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>(2) each town and each statutory city.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(b) A single, accessible, combined polling place may be established no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>May 1 of any year:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(1) for any city of the third or fourth class, any town, or any city having territory in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>more than one county, in which all the voters of the city or town shall cast their ballots;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(2) for contiguous precincts in the same municipality;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>(3) for up to four contiguous municipalities located entirely outside the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>area, as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>200.02, subdivision 24</statute_ref>, that are contained in the same county; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(4) for noncontiguous precincts located in one or more counties.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>A copy of the ordinance or resolution establishing a combined polling place must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>be filed with the county auditor within 30 days after approval by the governing body. A <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>polling place combined under clause (3) must be approved by the governing body of each <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>participating municipality. A polling place combined under clause (4) must be approved <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>by the governing body of each participating municipality and the secretary of state and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>may be located outside any of the noncontiguous precincts. A municipality withdrawing <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>from participation in a combined polling place must do so by filing a resolution of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>withdrawal with the county auditor no later than April 1 of any year.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>The secretary of state shall provide a separate polling place roster for each precinct <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>served by the combined polling place, except that in a precinct that uses electronic rosters <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>the secretary of state shall provide separate data files for each precinct. A single set of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>election judges may be appointed to serve at a combined polling place. The number of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>election judges required must be based on the total number of persons voting at the last <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>similar election in all precincts to be voting at the combined polling place. Separate ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>boxes must be provided for the ballots from each precinct. The results of the election must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>be reported separately for each precinct served by the combined polling place, except in a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>polling place established under clause (2) where one of the precincts has fewer than ten <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>registered voters, in which case the results of that precinct must be reported in the manner <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>specified by the secretary of state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var><b>204C.10 PERMANENT REGISTRATION; VERIFICATION OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var><b>REGISTRATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>certificate which states that the individual is at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>States, has resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election, maintains <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>residence at the address shown, is not under a guardianship in which the court order revokes <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>the individual's right to vote, has not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>to vote or has the right to vote because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>felony sentence has expired or been completed or the individual has been discharged from <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>the sentence, is registered and has not already voted in the election. The roster must also <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>state: "I understand that deliberately providing false information is a felony punishable by <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of not more than $10,000, or both."<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>(b) A judge may, before the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(c) After the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, the judge shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>give the applicant a voter's receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>in charge of ballots as proof of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>hand to the voter the ballot. The voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>notice of filing an election contest.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Refusal to answer questions or sign a polling place roster.</b> A challenged <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>individual who refuses to answer questions or sign a polling place roster or voter signature <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>certificate as required by this section must not be allowed to vote. A challenged individual <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>who leaves the polling place and returns later willing to answer questions or sign a polling <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>place roster or voter signature certificate must not be allowed to vote.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 204C.14, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Signature on roster as evidence of intent.</b> For purposes of proving a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>violation of this section, the signature of an individual on a polling place roster or voter <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>signature certificate is prima facie evidence of the intent of the individual to vote at that <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>election.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Soliciting near polling places.</b> A person may not display campaign <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>material, post signs, ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter within <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>a polling place or within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>or anywhere on the public property on which a polling place is situated, on primary or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>election day to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question. A person <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>may not provide political badges, political buttons, or other political insignia to be worn <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>at or about the polling place on the day of a primary or election. A political badge, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>political button, or other political insignia may not be worn at or about the polling place on <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>primary or election day. This section applies to areas established by the county auditor or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>municipal clerk for absentee voting as provided in chapter 203B.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk may <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>provide stickers which contain the words "I VOTED" and nothing more. Election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>may offer a sticker of this type to each voter who has signed the polling place roster or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>voter signature certificate.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>    Sec. 9. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>