1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to operation of state government; appropriating money for the legislature, 
1.3 	office of the governor and lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, 
1.4 	state auditor, and certain state agencies, departments, offices, boards, commissions, 
1.5 	councils, Minnesota State Lottery, Minnesota Humanities Center, and certain 
1.6 	retirement accounts; canceling certain 2021 appropriated funds; modifying 
1.7 	Legislative Coordinating Commission provisions; creating the Legislative 
1.8 	Commission on Cybersecurity; modifying the legislative auditor's duties; prohibiting 
1.9 	a businesses address on the secretary of state's website under certain circumstances; 
1.10 	modifying provisions pertaining to peacetime emergencies, administrative 
1.11 	procedures, and distribution of state employees during a layoff; establishing the 
1.12 	SAVI program; determining growth of state employment; requiring audits of state 
1.13 	use of federal funds; making changes affecting the budget and budget forecast; 
1.14 	authorizing virtual payments; modifying provisions affecting the motor pool; 
1.15 	changing the name of the office of MN.IT Services; requiring the state to contract 
1.16 	with a pharmacy benefit manager; adding provisions related to cosmetology, public 
1.17 	employee pay, non-health-related licensing board, gambling, retirement, standard 
1.18 	of time, federal funds for COVID-19 spending, executive orders, unfilled state 
1.19 	agency positions, obsolete rules report, state surplus property, repair of Christopher 
1.20 	Columbus statue, campaign finance, and elections;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.21 	2020, sections 3.302, subdivision 3; 3.303, subdivision 1; 3.8853, subdivision 4, 
1.22 	by adding a subdivision; 3.971, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 3.972, 
1.23 	subdivisions 2, 2a; 3.9741, subdivision 5; 3.978, subdivision 2; 3.979, subdivision 
1.24 	3; 3.98, subdivision 1; 10A.01, subdivisions 26, 35; 10A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 
1.25 	6, by adding a subdivision; 10A.14, by adding a subdivision; 10A.20, subdivision 
1.26 	13; 10A.27, subdivision 13; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.31, subdivision 7; 
1.27 	10A.323; 12.31, subdivision 2; 13.64, subdivisions 3, 4; 14.05, subdivision 1; 
1.28 	14.389, subdivision 5; 14.57; 15.01; 16A.06, by adding a subdivision; 16A.152, 
1.29 	subdivision 2; 16A.28, subdivision 3; 16B.24, subdivision 1, by adding a 
1.30 	subdivision; 16B.281, subdivisions 3, 6; 16B.2975, by adding a subdivision; 
1.31 	16B.48, subdivision 2; 16B.54, subdivisions 1, 2; 16E.01; 16E.016; 16E.02; 16E.03, 
1.32 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6; 16E.036; 16E.04, subdivision 3; 16E.0465, subdivision 2; 
1.33 	16E.05, subdivision 1; 16E.07, subdivision 12; 16E.21, subdivision 2; 97A.057, 
1.34 	subdivision 1; 138.081, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 138.31, by adding a subdivision; 
1.35 	138.34; 138.38; 138.40; 138.661, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 138.665, 
1.36 	subdivision 2; 138.666; 138.667; 138.669; 138.763, subdivision 1; 155A.23, 
1.37 	subdivision 16, by adding a subdivision; 155A.271, subdivision 2; 179A.20, by 
1.38 	adding a subdivision; 201.061, subdivisions 1a, 3, 4; 201.091, subdivision 4; 
2.1 	201.121, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.225, subdivisions 2, 5; 203B.01, subdivision 3; 
2.2 	203B.04, subdivisions 1, 4; 203B.07, subdivision 3; 203B.08, subdivision 3; 
2.3 	203B.081, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 203B.12, subdivision 7; 203B.121, subdivisions 
2.4 	2, 4; 203B.24, subdivision 1; 204B.09, subdivision 3; 204B.14, subdivision 3; 
2.5 	204B.16, subdivision 1; 204B.21, by adding a subdivision; 204B.36, subdivision 
2.6 	2; 204C.05, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivision 2; 204C.21, 
2.7 	subdivision 1; 204C.24, by adding a subdivision; 204C.27; 204C.32; 204C.33, 
2.8 	subdivision 1; 204C.36, subdivision 1; 204C.37; 204D.08, subdivision 4; 204D.13, 
2.9 	subdivision 1; 204D.195; 204D.27, subdivision 5; 204D.28, subdivisions 9, 10; 
2.10 	205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, subdivision 4; 205A.10, 
2.11 	subdivision 3; 206.805, subdivision 1; 206.89, subdivisions 4, 5; 206.90, subdivision 
2.12 	6; 207A.13; 207A.14, subdivision 3; 208.03; 208.05; 214.01, subdivision 3; 349.15, 
2.13 	subdivision 1; 349.151, subdivision 2; 349A.08, subdivision 9; 353.27, subdivision 
2.14 	3c; 353.505; 367.25, subdivision 1; 412.02, subdivision 2a; 477A.03, subdivision 
2.15 	2b; 645.071; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 5; 
2.16 	10A; 15; 16A; 43A; 138; 201; 204B; 204C; 206; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
2.17 	2020, sections 3.972, subdivisions 2c, 2d; 16E.0466, subdivision 1; 16E.05, 
2.18 	subdivision 3; 16E.071; 16E.145; 116O.03, subdivision 9; 116O.04, subdivision 
2.19 	3; 135A.17, subdivision 2; 155A.23, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivision 7; 
2.20 	204C.12, subdivision 3.
2.21 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.22 	ARTICLE 1
2.23 	STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2.24	Section 1. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.25 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.26 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.27 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.28 	The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.29 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. 
2.30 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" 
2.31 	is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

2.32				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.33				Available for the Year
	
2.34				Ending June 30
	
2.35					2022
		2023

2.36	Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE

2.37	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	98,130,000
	$
	97,739,000
	
2.38 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.39 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.40 	subdivisions.

2.41	Subd. 2.Senate
 		37,430,000
		37,545,000

3.1	Subd. 3.House of Representatives
 		38,857,000
		38,857,000

3.2	Subd. 4.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		21,843,000
		21,337,000
	
3.3 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
3.4 	2024 and each year thereafter is $21,562,000.
3.5 	$190,000 the first year and $170,000 the 
3.6 	second year are for the Legislative 
3.7 	Commission on Cybersecurity.
3.8 	$50,000 each year is to comply with 
3.9 	accessibility standards pursuant to Minnesota 
3.10 	Statutes, section 3.199. If the appropriation 
3.11 	for either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
3.12 	for the other year is available for it. The base 
3.13 	for this appropriation in fiscal year 2024 and 
3.14 	each year thereafter is $250,000.
3.15 	From its funds, $10,000 each year is for 
3.16 	purposes of the legislators' forum, through 
3.17 	which Minnesota legislators meet with 
3.18 	counterparts from South Dakota, North 
3.19 	Dakota, and Manitoba to discuss issues of 
3.20 	mutual concern.
3.21 	Legislative Auditor. $8,096,000 the first year 
3.22 	and $7,596,000 the second year are for the 
3.23 	Office of the Legislative Auditor.
3.24 	Of the amount in fiscal year 2021, $500,000 
3.25 	is for the audit required under article 4, section 
3.26 	65. This is a onetime appropriation.
3.27 	Within the resources that become available to 
3.28 	the legislative auditor from the removal of 
3.29 	responsibility for conducting the annual single 
3.30 	audit of federal funds, the legislative auditor 
3.31 	must increase the number of special review 
3.32 	staff by at least two full-time equivalents.
4.1 	Revisor of Statutes. $7,207,000 in each year 
4.2 	is for the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
4.3 	Legislative Reference Library. $1,775,000 
4.4 	in each year is for the Legislative Reference 
4.5 	Library.
4.6 	Legislative Budget Office. $1,483,000 in each 
4.7 	year is for the Legislative Budget Office.

4.8
4.9	Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT 
GOVERNOR
 	$
	3,622,000
	$
	3,622,000
	
4.10 	(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of 
4.11 	the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
4.12 	(b) $19,000 the first year and $19,000 the 
4.13 	second year are for necessary expenses in the 
4.14 	normal performance of the governor's and 
4.15 	lieutenant governor's duties for which no other 
4.16 	reimbursement is provided.
4.17 	(c) By September 1 of each year, the 
4.18 	commissioner of management and budget shall 
4.19 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
4.20 	members of the legislative committees with 
4.21 	jurisdiction over state government finance any 
4.22 	personnel costs incurred by the Offices of the 
4.23 	Governor and Lieutenant Governor that were 
4.24 	supported by appropriations to other agencies 
4.25 	during the previous fiscal year. The Office of 
4.26 	the Governor shall inform the chairs and 
4.27 	ranking minority members of the committees 
4.28 	before initiating any interagency agreements.

4.29	Sec. 4. STATE AUDITOR
 	$
	10,665,000
	$
	10,602,000

4.30	Sec. 5. ATTORNEY GENERAL
 	$
	26,629,000
	$
	26,429,000

4.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.32		2022
	2023
	
4.33	General
	23,713,000
	23,513,000
	
5.1
5.2	State Government 
Special Revenue
	2,521,000
	2,521,000
	
5.3	Environmental
	145,000
	145,000
	
5.4	Remediation
	250,000
	250,000

5.5	Sec. 6. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	17,218,000
	$
	17,152,000
	
5.6 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
5.7 	2024 and each year thereafter is $12,902,000.
5.8 	$9,750,000 each year is for transfer to the 
5.9 	voting equipment grant account under 
5.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 206.95. The base 
5.11 	for this appropriation in fiscal year 2024 and 
5.12 	each year thereafter is $5,500,000.

5.13
5.14	Sec. 7. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC 
DISCLOSURE BOARD
 	$
	1,123,000
	$
	1,123,000

5.15	Sec. 8. STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
 	$
	139,000
	$
	139,000

5.16	Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
 	$
	8,231,000
	$
	8,231,000

5.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.18		2022
	2023
	
5.19	General
	400,000
	400,000
	
5.20
5.21	Workers' 
Compensation
	7,831,000
	7,831,000
	
5.22 	$263,000 each year is for municipal boundary 
5.23 	adjustments.

5.24	Sec. 10. OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES
 	$
	7,300,000
	$
	7,300,000
	
5.25 	(a) $5,000,000 each year is for enhancements 
5.26 	to cybersecurity across state government.
5.27 	Of this amount, $2,100,000 in fiscal year 2022 
5.28 	and $2,050,000 in fiscal year 2023 are to 
5.29 	implement recommendations from the 
5.30 	Governor's Blue Ribbon Council on 
5.31 	Information Technology, established by 
5.32 	Executive Order 19-02 and re-established by 
5.33 	Executive Order 20-77. The base for this 
6.1 	appropriation is $1,400,000 in fiscal years 
6.2 	2024 and 2025.
6.3 	(b) The commissioner of management and 
6.4 	budget is authorized to provide cash flow 
6.5 	assistance of up to $50,000,000 from the 
6.6 	special revenue fund or other statutory general 
6.7 	funds as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.8 	16A.671, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to the 
6.9 	Office of MN.IT Services for the purpose of 
6.10 	managing revenue and expenditure 
6.11 	differences. These funds shall be repaid with 
6.12 	interest by the end of the fiscal year 2023 
6.13 	closing period.
6.14 	(c) During the biennium ending June 30, 2023, 
6.15 	Office of MN.IT Services must not charge 
6.16 	fees to a public noncommercial educational 
6.17 	television broadcast station eligible for funding 
6.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D, for 
6.19 	access to the state broadcast infrastructure. If 
6.20 	the access fees not charged to public 
6.21 	noncommercial educational television 
6.22 	broadcast stations total more than $400,000 
6.23 	for the biennium, the office may charge for 
6.24 	access fees in excess of these amounts.

6.25	Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

6.26	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	25,709,000
	$
	25,535,000
	
6.27 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
6.28 	2024 and each year thereafter is $25,525,000.
6.29 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
6.30 	purpose are specified in the following 
6.31 	subdivisions.

6.32	Subd. 2.Government and Citizen Services
 		10,251,000
		10,077,000
	
6.33 	$174,000 the first year is for the repair and 
6.34 	reinstallation of the statue of Christopher 
7.1 	Columbus and its pedestal required under 
7.2 	article 2, section 81. This is a onetime 
7.3 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
7.4 	2023.
7.5 	Council on Developmental Disabilities.
7.6 	$74,000 each year is for the Council on 
7.7 	Developmental Disabilities.
7.8 	State Agency Accommodation 
7.9 	Reimbursement. $200,000 the first year and 
7.10 	$200,000 the second year may be transferred 
7.11 	to the accommodation account established in 
7.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.4805.
7.13 	State Historic Preservation Office.
7.14 	$10,000 each year is for the State Historic 
7.15 	Preservation Office to install flag poles and 
7.16 	staffs and to purchase United States and 
7.17 	Minnesota state flags to satisfy the 
7.18 	requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.19 	138.6675. This is a onetime appropriation.

7.20	Subd. 3.Strategic Management Services
 		2,124,000
		2,124,000

7.21	Subd. 4.Fiscal Agent
 		13,334,000
		13,334,000
	
7.22 	The appropriations under this section are to 
7.23 	the commissioner of administration for the 
7.24 	purposes specified.
7.25 	In-Lieu of Rent. $10,515,000 in each year is 
7.26 	for space costs of the legislature and veterans 
7.27 	organizations, ceremonial space, and 
7.28 	statutorily free space.
7.29 	Public Television. (a) $1,550,000 each year 
7.30 	is for matching grants for public television.
7.31 	(b) $250,000 each year is for public television 
7.32 	equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.33 	section 129D.13.
8.1 	(c) The commissioner of administration must 
8.2 	consider the recommendations of the 
8.3 	Minnesota Public Television Association 
8.4 	before allocating the amounts appropriated in 
8.5 	paragraphs (a) and (b) for equipment or 
8.6 	matching grants.
8.7 	Public Radio. (a) $392,000 each year is for 
8.8 	community service grants to public 
8.9 	educational radio stations. This appropriation 
8.10 	may be used to disseminate emergency 
8.11 	information in foreign languages.
8.12 	(b) $117,000 each year is for equipment grants 
8.13 	to public educational radio stations. This 
8.14 	appropriation may be used for the repair, 
8.15 	rental, and purchase of equipment including 
8.16 	equipment under $500.
8.17 	(c) $510,000 each year is for equipment grants 
8.18 	to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including 
8.19 	upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert and 
8.20 	AMBER Alert Systems.
8.21 	(d) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (c) 
8.22 	may not be used for indirect costs claimed by 
8.23 	an institution or governing body.
8.24 	(e) The commissioner of administration must 
8.25 	consider the recommendations of the 
8.26 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
8.27 	Radio Stations before awarding grants under 
8.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using 
8.29 	the appropriations in paragraphs (a) and (b). 
8.30 	No grantee is eligible for a grant unless they 
8.31 	are a member of the Association of Minnesota 
8.32 	Public Educational Radio Stations on or before 
8.33 	July 1, 2021.
9.1 	(f) Any unencumbered balance remaining the 
9.2 	first year for grants to public television or 
9.3 	public radio stations does not cancel and is 
9.4 	available for the second year.

9.5
9.6	Sec. 12. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 
AND PLANNING BOARD
 	$
	351,000
	$
	351,000

9.7
9.8	Sec. 13. MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET
 	$
	25,299,000
	$
	25,299,000
	
9.9 	The commissioner of management and budget 
9.10 	must reduce executive budget officer staffing 
9.11 	levels by six full-time equivalents.

9.12	Sec. 14. REVENUE

9.13	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	162,271,000
	$
	162,271,000

9.14	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.15		2022
	2023
	
9.16	General
	158,057,000
	158,057,000
	
9.17	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
9.18
9.19	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
9.20	Environmental
	259,000
	259,000

9.21	Subd. 2.Tax System Management
 		133,924,000
		133,924,000

9.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.23	General
	129,710,000
	129,710,000
	
9.24	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
9.25
9.26	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
9.27	Environmental
	259,000
	259,000
	
9.28 	Taxpayer Assistance. (a) $400,000 each year 
9.29 	is for the commissioner of revenue to make 
9.30 	grants to one or more nonprofit organizations, 
9.31 	qualifying under section 501(c)(3) of the 
9.32 	Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to coordinate, 
9.33 	facilitate, encourage, and aid in the provision 
9.34 	of taxpayer assistance services. The 
10.1 	unencumbered balance in the first year does 
10.2 	not cancel but is available for the second year.
10.3 	(b) For purposes of this section, "taxpayer 
10.4 	assistance services" means accounting and tax 
10.5 	preparation services provided by volunteers 
10.6 	to low-income, elderly, and disadvantaged 
10.7 	Minnesota residents to help them file federal 
10.8 	and state income tax returns and Minnesota 
10.9 	property tax refund claims and to provide 
10.10 	personal representation before the Department 
10.11 	of Revenue and Internal Revenue Service.

10.12	Subd. 3.Debt Collection Management
 		28,347,000
		28,347,000

10.13	Sec. 15. GAMBLING CONTROL
 	$
	5,728,000
	$
	5,123,000
	
10.14 	These appropriations are from the lawful 
10.15 	gambling regulation account in the special 
10.16 	revenue fund. The base for this appropriation 
10.17 	in fiscal year 2024 is $5,093,000. The base for 
10.18 	this appropriation in fiscal year 2025 and each 
10.19 	year thereafter is $4,923,000.
10.20 	$865,000 the first year and $260,000 the 
10.21 	second year are to create an information 
10.22 	system and to update the board's website. The 
10.23 	base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2024 
10.24 	is $230,000. The base for this appropriation 
10.25 	in fiscal year 2025 and each year thereafter is 
10.26 	$60,000.

10.27	Sec. 16. RACING COMMISSION
 	$
	913,000
	$
	913,000
	
10.28 	These appropriations are from the racing and 
10.29 	card playing regulation accounts in the special 
10.30 	revenue fund.

10.31	Sec. 17. STATE LOTTERY
 					
10.32 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.33 	349A.10, subdivision 3, the State Lottery's 
11.1 	operating budget must not exceed $36,500,000 
11.2 	in fiscal year 2022 and $36,500,000 in fiscal 
11.3 	year 2023.

11.4	Sec. 18. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 	$
	306,000
	$
	306,000

11.5
11.6	Sec. 19. COUNCIL FOR MINNESOTANS OF 
AFRICAN HERITAGE
 	$
	532,000
	$
	532,000

11.7	Sec. 20. COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
 	$
	525,000
	$
	525,000

11.8
11.9	Sec. 21. COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC 
MINNESOTANS
 	$
	515,000
	$
	515,000

11.10	Sec. 22. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
 	$
	846,000
	$
	846,000

11.11
11.12	Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

11.13	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	23,768,000
	$
	23,518,000
	
11.14 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
11.15 	purpose are specified in the following 
11.16 	subdivisions.

11.17	Subd. 2.Operations and Programs
 		23,197,000
		23,197,000

11.18	Subd. 3.Fiscal Agent

11.19	(a) Global Minnesota
		39,000
		39,000

11.20	(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum
		17,000
		17,000

11.21	(c) Hockey Hall of Fame
		100,000
		100,000

11.22	(d) Farmamerica
		365,000
		115,000
	
11.23 	$250,000 the first year is for site 
11.24 	improvements, including classroom, upgrades, 
11.25 	visitor center remodeling, and expanded 
11.26 	agricultural literacy programming.

11.27	(e) Minnesota Military Museum
		50,000
		50,000
	
11.28 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
11.29 	subdivision the first year does not cancel but 
11.30 	is available for the second year of the 
11.31 	biennium.

11.32	Sec. 24. BOARD OF THE ARTS

12.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	7,541,000
	$
	7,541,000
	
12.2 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
12.3 	purpose are specified in the following 
12.4 	subdivisions.

12.5	Subd. 2.Operations and Services
 		602,000
		602,000

12.6	Subd. 3.Grants Program
 		4,800,000
		4,800,000

12.7	Subd. 4.Regional Arts Councils
 		2,139,000
		2,139,000
	
12.8 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
12.9 	section the first year does not cancel, but is 
12.10 	available for the second year.

12.11
12.12	Sec. 25. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES 
CENTER
 	$
	375,000
	$
	375,000

12.13	Sec. 26. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
 	$
	675,000
	$
	675,000

12.14
12.15
12.16
12.17	Sec. 27. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE 
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, 
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, 
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
 	$
	851,000
	$
	851,000

12.18
12.19	Sec. 28. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST 
EXAMINERS
 	$
	2,923,000
	$
	2,923,000

12.20	Sec. 29. BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
 	$
	343,000
	$
	343,000

12.21
12.22	Sec. 30. GENERAL CONTINGENT 
ACCOUNTS
 	$
	1,000,000
	$
	500,000

12.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.24		2022
	2023
	
12.25	General
	500,000
	0
	
12.26
12.27	State Government 
Special Revenue
	400,000
	400,000
	
12.28
12.29	Workers' 
Compensation
	100,000
	100,000
	
12.30 	(a) The appropriations in this section may only 
12.31 	be spent with the approval of the governor 
12.32 	after consultation with the Legislative 
12.33 	Advisory Commission pursuant to Minnesota 
12.34 	Statutes, section 3.30.
13.1 	(b) If an appropriation in this section for either 
13.2 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
13.3 	other year is available for it.
13.4 	(c) If a contingent account appropriation is 
13.5 	made in one fiscal year, it should be 
13.6 	considered a biennial appropriation.

13.7	Sec. 31. TORT CLAIMS
 	$
	161,000
	$
	161,000
	
13.8 	These appropriations are to be spent by the 
13.9 	commissioner of management and budget 
13.10 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.11 	3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for 
13.12 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
13.13 	for the other year is available for it.

13.14
13.15	Sec. 32. MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT 
SYSTEM

13.16	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	14,886,000
	$
	14,878,000
	
13.17 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
13.18 	purpose are specified in the following 
13.19 	subdivisions.

13.20
13.21	Subd. 2.Combined Legislators and 
Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan
 		8,886,000
		8,878,000
	
13.22 	Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03, 
13.23 	subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; 
13.24 	and 3A.115.
13.25 	If an appropriation in this section for either 
13.26 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
13.27 	other year is available for it.

13.28	Subd. 3.Judges Retirement Plan
 		6,000,000
		6,000,000
	
13.29 	For transfer to the judges retirement fund 
13.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 490.123. 
13.31 	This transfer continues each fiscal year until 
13.32 	the judges retirement plan reaches 100 percent 
13.33 	funding as determined by an actuarial 
14.1 	valuation prepared according to Minnesota 
14.2 	Statutes, section 356.214.

14.3
14.4	Sec. 33. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	15,000,000
	$
	15,000,000
	
14.5 	(a) $9,000,000 in each year is for direct state 
14.6 	aid to the public employees police and fire 
14.7 	retirement plan authorized under Minnesota 
14.8 	Statutes, section 353.65, subdivision 3b.
14.9 	(b) State payments from the general fund to 
14.10 	the Public Employees Retirement Association 
14.11 	on behalf of the former MERF division 
14.12 	account are $6,000,000 on September 15, 
14.13 	2021, and $6,000,000 on September 15, 2022. 
14.14 	These amounts are estimated to be needed 
14.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 353.505.

14.16
14.17	Sec. 34. TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	29,831,000
	$
	29,831,000
	
14.18 	The amounts estimated to be needed are as 
14.19 	follows:
14.20 	Special Direct State Aid. $27,331,000 each 
14.21 	year is for special direct state aid authorized 
14.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354.436.
14.23 	Special Direct State Matching Aid.
14.24 	$2,500,000 each year is for special direct state 
14.25 	matching aid authorized under Minnesota 
14.26 	Statutes, section 354.435.

14.27
14.28	Sec. 35. ST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
FUND
 	$
	14,827,000
	$
	14,827,000
	
14.29 	The amounts estimated to be needed for 
14.30 	special direct state aid to the first class city 
14.31 	teachers retirement fund association authorized 
14.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12, 
14.33 	subdivisions 3a and 3c.

15.1 	Sec. 36. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.
 15.2 	$5,499,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
15.3 	of administration to reimburse the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the real 
15.4 	property described in article 2, section 80. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
15.5 	until June 30, 2022.

15.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

15.7 	Sec. 37. APPROPRIATION; SECRETARY OF STATE.
 15.8 	$919,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the secretary of 
15.9 	state to implement the requirements of article 4. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
15.10 	available until June 30, 2022.

15.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

15.12 	Sec. 38. HAVA APPROPRIATIONS; MODIFICATION.
 15.13 	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the secretary of state must use all unobligated 
15.14 	amounts in the Help America Vote Act account appropriated under Laws 2019, First Special 
15.15 	Session chapter 10, article 1, section 40, to make grants to political subdivisions for the 
15.16 	purchase of election equipment in the manner prescribed under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.17 	206.95. Expenditures under this section are subject to the federal Omnibus Appropriations 
15.18 	Act of 2018, Public Law 115-1410. These funds are available until March 23, 2023.
15.19 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the secretary of state must use all unobligated 
15.20 	amounts in the Help America Vote Act account appropriated under Laws 2020, chapter 77, 
15.21 	section 3, to make grants to political subdivisions for the purchase of election equipment 
15.22 	in the manner prescribed under Minnesota Statutes, section 206.95. Expenditures under this 
15.23 	section are subject to the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law 116-93, 
15.24 	Title V. These funds are available until December 21, 2024.

15.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

15.26 	Sec. 39. CANCELLATION; FISCAL YEAR 2021.
 15.27 	(a) $379,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriation under Laws 2019, First 
15.28 	Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 10 is canceled.
15.29 	(b) $300,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriation under Laws 2019, First 
15.30 	Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 11, subdivision 1 is canceled. This amount is 
15.31 	from the fiscal year 2021 appropriation for government and citizen services.
16.1 	(c) $1,367,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriation under Laws 2019, First 
16.2 	Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 13 is canceled.
16.3 	(d) $8,274,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriation under Laws 2019, First 
16.4 	Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 14, subdivision 1 is canceled. Of this amount, 
16.5 	$7,305,000 is from the fiscal year 2021 appropriation for tax system management, and 
16.6 	$969,000 is from the fiscal year 2021 appropriation for debt collection management.
16.7 	(e) $86,000 of the fiscal year 2020 general fund appropriation for moving and relocation 
16.8 	expenses under Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 24, subdivision 
16.9 	2, as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 2, section 4 is canceled.

16.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.11 	Sec. 40. CANCELLATIONS; ITA ACCOUNT.
 16.12 	(a) $179,000 from the information and telecommunications technology systems and 
16.13 	services account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.21, is canceled to the 
16.14 	general fund.
16.15 	(b) $14,000 from the information and telecommunications technology systems and 
16.16 	services account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.21, is canceled to the 
16.17 	workers' compensation fund.
16.18 	(c) $5,000 from the information and telecommunications technology systems and services 
16.19 	account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.21, is canceled to the state 
16.20 	government special revenue fund.

16.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.22 	ARTICLE 2
16.23 	STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

16.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.302, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.25 		Subd. 3.State documents. The library is a depository of all documents published by 
16.26 	the state and shall receive them automatically without cost to the legislature or library. As 
16.27 	used in this chapter, "document" includes any publication issued by the state, constitutional 
16.28 	officers, departments, commissions, councils, bureaus, research centers, societies, task 
16.29 	forces, including advisory task forces created under section 15.014 or 15.0593, or other 
16.30 	agencies supported by state funds, or any publication prepared for the state by private 
16.31 	individuals or organizations considered to be of interest or value to the library. Intraoffice 
17.1 	or interoffice memos and forms and information concerning only the internal operation of 
17.2 	an agency are not included.

17.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.303, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.4 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. The Legislative Coordinating Commission is created to 
17.5 	coordinate the legislative activities of the senate and house of representatives and the joint 
17.6 	legislative commissions, committees, offices, and task forces.

17.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.8853, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
17.8 		Subd. 4.Access to data; treatment. Upon request of the director of the Legislative 
17.9 	Budget Office, the head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of 
17.10 	state government, including the supreme court, must promptly supply data that are used to
17.11 	used by the agency to prepare or necessary for the Legislative Budget Office to review or 
17.12 	prepare a fiscal note, including data that are not public data under section 13.64 or other 
17.13 	applicable law, unless there are federal laws or regulations that prohibit the provision of the 
17.14 	not public data for this purpose. Not public data supplied under this subdivision may only 
17.15 	be used by the Legislative Budget Office to review a department or agency's work in 
17.16 	preparing a fiscal note and may not be used or disseminated for any other purpose, including 
17.17 	use by or dissemination to a legislator or to any officer, department, agency, or committee 
17.18 	within the legislative branch. Violation of this subdivision by the director or other staff of 
17.19 	the Legislative Budget Office is cause for removal, suspension without pay, or immediate 
17.20 	dismissal at the direction of the oversight commission.

17.21 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.8853, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
17.22 	read:
17.23 		Subd. 4a.Access employees. Upon request of the director of the Legislative Budget 
17.24 	Office, the head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of state 
17.25 	government, including the supreme court, must permit reasonable access to employees with 
17.26 	subject matter expertise to assist the Legislative Budget Office prepare and review fiscal 
17.27 	notes or enacted legislation.

17.28 	Sec. 5. [3.888] LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CYBERSECURITY.
17.29 		Subdivision 1.Membership. The Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity consists 
17.30 	of the following eight members:
18.1 	(1) four senators, including two senators appointed by the senate majority leader and 
18.2 	two senators appointed by the senate minority leader; and
18.3 	(2) four members of the house of representatives, including two members appointed by 
18.4 	the speaker of the house and two members appointed by the minority leader of the house.
18.5 		Subd. 2.Terms; vacancies. Members of the commission serve for a two-year term 
18.6 	beginning upon appointment and expiring on appointment of a successor after the opening 
18.7 	of the next regular session of the legislature in the odd-numbered year. A vacancy in the 
18.8 	membership of the commission must be filled for the unexpired term in a manner that will 
18.9 	preserve the representation established by this section.
18.10 		Subd. 3.Duties. The commission shall provide oversight of the state's cybersecurity 
18.11 	measures. The commission shall review the policies and practices of state agencies with 
18.12 	regard to cybersecurity and may recommend changes in policy to adequately protect the 
18.13 	state from cybersecurity threats. The commission may develop recommendations and draft 
18.14 	legislation to support and strengthen the state's cybersecurity infrastructure.
18.15 		Subd. 4.Chair. The commission shall elect a chair by a majority vote of members 
18.16 	present. If the commission is unable to elect a chair by a majority vote at its first meeting 
18.17 	of a biennium, the ranking member of the majority party shall serve as chair. The officers 
18.18 	shall alternate between a member of the senate and a member of the house of representatives. 
18.19 	A chair shall serve a two-year term expiring upon election of a new chair after the opening 
18.20 	of the next regular session of the legislature in the odd-numbered year.
18.21 		Subd. 5.Meetings. The commission must meet at least three times per calendar year. 
18.22 	The meetings of the commission are subject to section 3.055, except that the commission 
18.23 	may close a meeting when necessary to safeguard the state's cybersecurity. The minutes, 
18.24 	recordings, and documents from a closed meeting under this subdivision shall be maintained 
18.25 	by the Legislative Coordinating Commission and shall not be made available to the public 
18.26 	until eight years after the date of the meeting.
18.27 		Subd. 6.Administration. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide 
18.28 	administrative services for the commission.
18.29 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The commission expires December 31, 2028.

18.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

19.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.971, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.2 		Subd. 2.Staff; compensation. (a) The legislative auditor shall establish a Financial 
19.3 	Audits Division and a Program Evaluation Division to fulfill the duties prescribed in this 
19.4 	section.
19.5 	(b) Each division may be supervised by a deputy auditor, appointed by the legislative 
19.6 	auditor, with the approval of the commission, for a term coterminous with the legislative 
19.7 	auditor's term. The deputy auditors may be removed before the expiration of their terms 
19.8 	only for cause. The legislative auditor and deputy auditors may each appoint a confidential 
19.9 	secretary an administrative support specialist to serve at pleasure. The salaries and benefits 
19.10 	of the legislative auditor, deputy auditors, and confidential secretaries administrative support 
19.11 	specialists shall be determined by the compensation plan approved by the Legislative 
19.12 	Coordinating Commission. The deputy auditors may perform and exercise the powers, 
19.13 	duties and responsibilities imposed by law on the legislative auditor when authorized by 
19.14 	the legislative auditor.
19.15 	(c) The legislative auditor must appoint a fiscal oversight officer with duties that include 
19.16 	performing the review under section 3.972, subdivision 4.
19.17 	(d) (c) The legislative auditor, deputy auditors, and the confidential secretaries
19.18 	administrative support specialists shall serve in the unclassified civil service, but the fiscal 
19.19 	oversight officer and all other employees of the legislative auditor are shall serve in the 
19.20 	classified civil service. Compensation for employees of the legislative auditor in the classified 
19.21 	service shall be governed by a plan prepared by the legislative auditor and approved by the 
19.22 	Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature under section 3.855, subdivision 
19.23 	3.
19.24 	(e) (d) While in office, a person appointed deputy for the Financial Audit Division must 
19.25 	hold an active license as a certified public accountant.
19.26 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.32, subdivisions 2 and 3, or any 
19.27 	other law to the contrary, an employee of the legislative auditor is prohibited from being a 
19.28 	candidate for an elected public office.

19.29 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.971, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
19.30 	read:
19.31 		Subd. 8a.Special reviews. The legislative auditor may conduct a special review to: (1) 
19.32 	fulfill a legal requirement; (2) investigate allegations that an individual or organization 
19.33 	subject to audit by the legislative auditor may not have complied with legal requirements 
20.1 	related to the use of public money, other public resources, or government data classified as 
20.2 	not public; (3) respond to a legislative request for a review of an organization or program 
20.3 	subject to audit by the legislative auditor; or (4) investigate allegations that an individual 
20.4 	may not have complied with section 43A.38 or 43A.39.

20.5 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.972, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
20.6 		Subd. 2.Audits of state and semistate agencies. The legislative auditor shall make a 
20.7 	constant, as resources permit, audit of all the financial affairs activities of (1) all departments 
20.8 	and, agencies of, offices, and other organizations in the state, executive branch; (2) courts, 
20.9 	offices, and other organizations in the state judicial branch; and of the financial records and 
20.10 	transactions of (3) public boards, associations, and societies, and other public organizations 
20.11 	created by state law or supported, wholly or in part, by state funds. Once in each year, if 
20.12 	funds and personnel permit, without previous notice, The legislative auditor shall visit each 
20.13 	state department and agency, association or society and, so far as practicable,
20.14 	(1) inspect;
20.15 	(2) thoroughly examine its books and accounts, verifying the funds, securities, and other 
20.16 	assets;
20.17 	(3) check the items of receipts and disbursements with its voucher records;
20.18 	(4) ascertain the character of the official bonds for its officers and the financial ability 
20.19 	of the bonding institution;
20.20 	(5) inspect its sources of revenue and the use and disposition of state appropriations and 
20.21 	property;
20.22 	(6) investigate the methods of purchase and sale and the character of contracts on public 
20.23 	account;
20.24 	(7) ascertain proper custody and depository for its funds and securities;
20.25 	(8) verify the inventory of public property and other assets held in trust; and
20.26 	(9) ascertain that all financial transactions and operations involving the public funds and 
20.27 	property of the state comply with the spirit and purpose of the law, are sound by modern 
20.28 	standards of financial management, and are for the best protection of the public interest
20.29 	funds and other public resources.

21.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.972, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
21.2 		Subd. 2a.Audits of Department of Human Services. (a) To ensure continuous effective
21.3 	legislative oversight and accountability, the legislative auditor shall give high priority to 
21.4 	auditing the programs, services, and benefits administered by the Department of Human 
21.5 	Services. The audits shall determine whether As resources permit, the legislative auditor 
21.6 	shall track and assess expenditures throughout the human service delivery system, from the 
21.7 	department offered to the point of service delivery, and determine whether human services
21.8 	programs and provided, services, and benefits are being provided cost-effectively and only 
21.9 	to eligible persons individuals and organizations, and complied in compliance with applicable 
21.10 	legal requirements.
21.11 	(b) The legislative auditor shall, based on an assessment of risk and using professional 
21.12 	standards to provide a statistically significant sample, no less than three times each year, 
21.13 	test a representative sample of persons enrolled in a medical assistance program or 
21.14 	MinnesotaCare to determine whether they are eligible to receive benefits under those 
21.15 	programs. The legislative auditor shall report the results to the commissioner of human 
21.16 	services and recommend corrective actions. The commissioner shall provide a response to 
21.17 	the legislative auditor within 20 business days, including corrective actions to be taken to 
21.18 	address any problems identified by the legislative auditor and anticipated completion dates. 
21.19 	The legislative auditor shall monitor the commissioner's implementation of corrective actions 
21.20 	and periodically report the results to the Legislative Audit Commission and the chairs and 
21.21 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and 
21.22 	human services policy and finance. The legislative auditor's reports to the commission and 
21.23 	the chairs and ranking minority members must include recommendations for any legislative 
21.24 	actions needed to ensure that medical assistance and MinnesotaCare benefits are provided 
21.25 	only to eligible persons.

21.26 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.9741, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.27 		Subd. 5.State Data security; account,; appropriation. (a) The data security account 
21.28 	is created in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the legislative 
21.29 	auditor.
21.30 	(b) Subject to available funds appropriated under paragraph (a), the legislative auditor 
21.31 	shall:
21.32 	(1) review and audit the audit reports of subscribers and requesters submitted under 
21.33 	section 168.327, subdivision 6, including producing findings and opinions;
22.1 	(2) in collaboration with the commissioner and affected subscribers and requesters, 
22.2 	recommend corrective action plans to remediate any deficiencies identified under clause 
22.3 	(1); and
22.4 	(3) review and audit driver records subscription services and bulk data practices of the 
22.5 	Department of Public Safety, including identifying any deficiencies and making 
22.6 	recommendations to the commissioner.
22.7 	(c) The legislative auditor shall submit any reports, findings, and recommendations 
22.8 	under this subdivision to the legislative commission on data practices.

22.9 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.978, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.10 		Subd. 2.Inquiry and inspection power; duty to aid legislative auditor. All public 
22.11 	officials and their deputies and employees, and all corporations, firms, and individuals 
22.12 	having business involving the receipt, disbursement, or custody of public funds shall at all 
22.13 	times afford reasonable facilities for examinations by the legislative auditor, make returns 
22.14 	and reports required by the legislative auditor, attend and answer under oath the legislative 
22.15 	auditor's lawful inquiries, produce and exhibit all books, accounts, documents, data of any 
22.16 	classification, and property that the legislative auditor may need requests to inspect, and in 
22.17 	all things aid cooperate with the legislative auditor in the performance of duties.

22.18 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.979, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
22.19 		Subd. 3.Audit data. (a) "Audit" as used in this subdivision means a financial audit, 
22.20 	review, program evaluation, best practices special review, or investigation. Data relating to 
22.21 	an audit are not public or with respect to data on individuals are confidential until the final 
22.22 	report of the audit has been released by the legislative auditor or the audit is no longer being 
22.23 	actively pursued. Upon release of a final audit report by the legislative auditor, data relating 
22.24 	to an audit are public except data otherwise classified as not public.
22.25 	(b) Data related to an audit but not published in the audit report and that the legislative 
22.26 	auditor reasonably believes will be used in litigation are not public and with respect to data 
22.27 	on individuals are confidential until the litigation has been completed or is no longer being 
22.28 	actively pursued.
22.29 	(c) Data on individuals that could reasonably be used to determine the identity of an 
22.30 	individual supplying data for an audit are private if the data supplied by the individual were 
22.31 	needed for an audit and the individual would not have provided the data to the legislative 
23.1 	auditor without an assurance that the individual's identity would remain private, or the 
23.2 	legislative auditor reasonably believes that the subject would not have provided the data.
23.3 	(d) The definitions of terms provided in section 13.02 apply for purposes of this 
23.4 	subdivision.

23.5 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.6 		Subdivision 1.Preparation; duties. (a) The head or chief administrative officer of each 
23.7 	department or agency of the state government, including the supreme court, shall prepare 
23.8 	a fiscal note consistent with the standards and procedures adopted under section 3.8853, at 
23.9 	the request of the chair of the standing committee to which a bill has been referred, or the 
23.10 	chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or the chair of the senate 
23.11 	Committee on Finance, and as assigned by the director of the Legislative Budget Office. 
23.12 	The Legislative Budget Office may prepare a fiscal note if an agency does not comply with 
23.13 	this subdivision.
23.14 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "supreme court" includes all agencies, committees, 
23.15 	and commissions supervised or appointed by the state supreme court or the state court 
23.16 	administrator.

23.17 	Sec. 14. [5.42] DISPLAY OF BUSINESS ADDRESS ON WEBSITE.
23.18 	(a) The secretary of state must not display on its website the addresses of an eligible 
23.19 	business entity that has made a written request to have the addresses omitted from the 
23.20 	website. A business entity is eligible to have all addresses omitted from display if the entity 
23.21 	certifies that:
23.22 	(1) there is only one shareholder, member, manager, or owner of the business entity;
23.23 	(2) the shareholder, manager, member, or owner is a natural person; and
23.24 	(3) at least one of the addresses provided is the residential address of the sole shareholder, 
23.25 	manager, member, or owner.
23.26 	The secretary of state shall post a notice that this option is available and a link to the form 
23.27 	needed to make a request on the secretary's website. The secretary of state shall also attach 
23.28 	a copy of the request form to all business filing forms provided in a paper format that require 
23.29 	a business entity to submit an address.
24.1 	(b) This section does not change the classification of data under chapter 13 and addresses 
24.2 	shall be made available to the public in response to requests made by telephone, mail, e-mail, 
24.3 	and facsimile transmission.

24.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022, and applies to business 
24.5 	entity filings filed with the secretary of state on or after that date.

24.6 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.7 		Subd. 2.Declaration of peacetime emergency. (a) The governor may declare a 
24.8 	peacetime emergency. A peacetime declaration of emergency may be declared only when 
24.9 	an act of nature, a technological failure or malfunction, a terrorist incident, an industrial 
24.10 	accident, a hazardous materials accident, or a civil disturbance endangers life and property 
24.11 	and local government resources are inadequate to handle the situation. If the peacetime 
24.12 	emergency occurs on Indian lands, the governor or state director of emergency management 
24.13 	shall consult with tribal authorities before the governor makes such a declaration. Nothing 
24.14 	in this section shall be construed to limit the governor's authority to act without such 
24.15 	consultation when the situation calls for prompt and timely action. When the governor 
24.16 	declares a peacetime emergency, the governor must immediately notify the majority and 
24.17 	minority leaders of the senate and the speaker and majority and minority leaders of the 
24.18 	house of representatives. A peacetime emergency must not be continued for more than five 
24.19 	days unless extended by resolution of the Executive Council for up to an additional 25 days 
24.20 	for a cumulative total of 30 days. An order, or proclamation declaring, continuing, or 
24.21 	terminating an emergency must be given prompt and general publicity and filed with the 
24.22 	secretary of state.
24.23 	(b) The governor shall not extend a peacetime emergency beyond the 30 days provided 
24.24 	in paragraph (a), unless the extension is approved by majority vote of each house of the 
24.25 	legislature, the legislature may terminate a peacetime emergency extending beyond 30 days. 
24.26 	The governor may make additional proposals to extend the peacetime emergency, and the 
24.27 	legislature may, by majority vote of each house, extend the peacetime emergency for up to 
24.28 	an additional 30 days per proposal. If the governor determines a need to extend the peacetime 
24.29 	emergency declaration beyond 30 days or beyond a peacetime emergency declaration 
24.30 	extended by up to 30 days by the legislature under this paragraph and the legislature is not 
24.31 	sitting in session, the governor must provide at least three days' notice to the majority and 
24.32 	minority leaders in both houses of the legislature of the governor's intent to issue a call 
24.33 	immediately convening both houses of the legislature. Nothing in this section limits the 
24.34 	governor's authority over or command of the National Guard as described in the Military 
25.1 	Code, chapters 190 to 192A, and required by the Minnesota Constitution, article V, section 
25.2 	3.
25.3 	(c) The governor shall not allow a peacetime emergency declaration to expire and declare 
25.4 	a new peacetime emergency for the same emergency in an effort to avoid obtaining legislative 
25.5 	approval for an extension of a peacetime emergency as provided under this subdivision.
25.6 	(d) If a peacetime emergency declaration is in effect under this subdivision and the 
25.7 	governor determines the need to declare an additional, separate peacetime emergency in 
25.8 	response to a different event than the event for which the first emergency was declared, the 
25.9 	governor is not required to make an additional declaration under this subdivision for the 
25.10 	second peacetime emergency except for purposes of receiving federal aid under section 
25.11 	12.22. A second peacetime emergency declared under this paragraph shall be effective for 
25.12 	the duration of the first peacetime emergency declaration. An extension of either the first 
25.13 	or second peacetime emergency declaration, or both, under this paragraph is subject to 
25.14 	legislative approval as required in paragraph (b).

25.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

25.16 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.64, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
25.17 		Subd. 3.Unofficial fiscal note. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "unofficial fiscal 
25.18 	note" means a fiscal note requested by or on behalf of a member of the legislature on draft 
25.19 	language for a bill that has not been introduced. Unofficial fiscal notes are public data unless 
25.20 	a classification under paragraph (b) applies.
25.21 	(b) This paragraph applies if a request for an unofficial fiscal note is accompanied by a 
25.22 	directive from the requester that the data be classified under this paragraph subdivision. 
25.23 	Government data on the request, the bill draft, and the unofficial fiscal note are private data 
25.24 	on individuals or nonpublic data, provided except that the data are accessible to, and may 
25.25 	be disclosed by, the requester. If the proposed bill draft used to develop the unofficial fiscal 
25.26 	note or an updated version is subsequently used for an introduced bill, or any legislation, 
25.27 	including an amendment or a proposed bill, that any member of the legislature offers for 
25.28 	consideration by a legislative committee introduced as a bill, included in an introduced bill, 
25.29 	offered as an amendment, or otherwise distributed at a public meeting or event, or if an 
25.30 	unofficial fiscal note is distributed at a public meeting or event, the fiscal note becomes 
25.31 	public data.
25.32 	(c) An agency must not share data that is classified under this subdivision as nonpublic 
25.33 	data or private data on individuals with another agency without authorization from the bill 
26.1 	author, as obtained from the director of the Legislative Budget Office. This paragraph 
26.2 	supersedes any authorization to share data with the commissioner of management and budget 
26.3 	under section 15.08 or 16A.06, subdivision 7, or other applicable law.

26.4 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.64, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.5 		Subd. 4.Fiscal note data must be shared with Legislative Budget Office. A head or 
26.6 	chief administrative officer of a department or agency of the state government, including 
26.7 	the supreme court, must provide data that are used to prepare a fiscal note or for the 
26.8 	Legislative Budget Office to review the accuracy of fiscal notes on enacted legislation, 
26.9 	including data that are not public data under this section to the director of the Legislative 
26.10 	Budget Office upon the director's request and consistent with section 3.8853, subdivision 
26.11 	4, unless there are federal laws or regulations that prohibit the provision of the not public 
26.12 	data for this purpose. The data must be supplied according to any standards and procedures 
26.13 	adopted under section 3.8853, subdivision 3, including any standards and procedures 
26.14 	governing timeliness. Notwithstanding section 13.05, subdivision 9, a responsible authority 
26.15 	may not require the Legislative Budget Office to pay a cost for supplying data requested 
26.16 	under this subdivision.

26.17 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 14.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.18 		Subdivision 1.Authority to adopt original rules restricted. Each agency shall adopt, 
26.19 	amend, suspend, or repeal its rules in accordance with the procedures specified in sections 
26.20 	14.001 to 14.69, and only pursuant to specific authority delegated by law and in full 
26.21 	compliance with its duties and obligations. If a law authorizing rules is repealed, the rules 
26.22 	adopted pursuant to that law are automatically repealed on the effective date of the law's 
26.23 	repeal unless there is another law authorizing the rules. Except as provided in section 14.06
26.24 	sections 14.388 and 14.3895, sections 14.001 to 14.69 shall not be specific authority for an 
26.25 	agency to adopt, amend, suspend, or repeal rules.

26.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to rules adopted 
26.27 	on or after that date.

26.28 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 14.389, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
26.29 		Subd. 5.Option. A law authorizing or requiring rules to be adopted under this section 
26.30 	may refer specifically to this subdivision. If the law contains a specific reference to this 
26.31 	subdivision, as opposed to a general reference to this section:
27.1 	(1) the notice required in subdivision 2 must include a statement that a public hearing 
27.2 	will be held if 100 25 or more people request a hearing. The request must be in the manner 
27.3 	specified in section 14.25; and
27.4 	(2) if 100 25 or more people submit a written request for a public hearing, the agency 
27.5 	may adopt the rule only after complying with all of the requirements of chapter 14 for rules 
27.6 	adopted after a public hearing.

27.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to rules proposed 
27.8 	on or after that date.

27.9 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 14.57, is amended to read:
27.10 	14.57 INITIATION; DECISION; AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
27.11 	(a) An agency shall initiate a contested case proceeding when one is required by law. 
27.12 	Unless otherwise provided by law, An agency shall decide submit a contested case only to 
27.13 	the Office of Administrative Hearings for disposition in accordance with the contested case 
27.14 	procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act. Upon initiation of a contested case 
27.15 	proceeding, an agency may, by order, provide that the report or order of the administrative 
27.16 	law judge constitutes the final decision in the case.
27.17 	(b) As an alternative to initiating or continuing with a contested case proceeding, the 
27.18 	parties, subsequent to agency approval, may enter into a written agreement to submit the 
27.19 	issues raised to arbitration by an administrative law judge according to sections 572B.01
27.20 	to 572B.31.

27.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2021, and applies to contested 
27.22 	cases initiated on or after that date.

27.23 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 15.01, is amended to read:
27.24 	15.01 DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE.
27.25 	The following agencies are designated as the departments of the state government: the 
27.26 	Department of Administration; the Department of Agriculture; the Department of Commerce; 
27.27 	the Department of Corrections; the Department of Education; the Department of Employment 
27.28 	and Economic Development; the Department of Health; the Department of Human Rights; 
27.29 	the Department of Information Technology Services; the Department of Iron Range 
27.30 	Resources and Rehabilitation; the Department of Labor and Industry; the Department of 
27.31 	Management and Budget; the Department of Military Affairs; the Department of Natural 
27.32 	Resources; the Department of Public Safety; the Department of Human Services; the 
28.1 	Department of Revenue; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Veterans 
28.2 	Affairs; and their successor departments.

28.3 	Sec. 22. [15.4442] GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF STATE EMPLOYEE 
28.4 	LAYOFFS.
28.5 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if layoffs of employees of executive branch 
28.6 	state agencies are necessary due to an anticipated budget deficit, each executive branch state 
28.7 	agency must make personnel reductions so that economies of the state outside of the 
28.8 	metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, are not disproportionately 
28.9 	affected by the layoffs. "Executive branch state agency" has the meaning given in section 
28.10 	16A.011, subdivision 12a.

28.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
28.12 	applies to collective bargaining agreements entered into on or after that date.

28.13 	Sec. 23. [15.761] SAVI PROGRAM.
28.14 		Subdivision 1.Program established. The state agency value initiative (SAVI) program 
28.15 	is established to encourage state agencies to identify cost-effective and efficiency measures 
28.16 	in agency programs and operations that result in cost savings for the state. All state agencies 
28.17 	not separately authorized to carry forward operating funds may participate in this program.
28.18 		Subd. 2.Retained savings. (a) In order to encourage innovation and creative cost savings 
28.19 	by state employees, upon approval of the commissioner of management and budget, 50 
28.20 	percent of any appropriations for agency operations that remain unspent at the end of a 
28.21 	biennium because of unanticipated innovation, efficiencies, or creative cost-savings may 
28.22 	be carried forward and retained by the agency to fund specific agency proposals or projects. 
28.23 	Agencies choosing to spend retained savings funds must ensure that project expenditures 
28.24 	do not create future obligations beyond the amounts available from the retained savings. 
28.25 	The retained savings must be used only to fund projects that directly support the performance 
28.26 	of the agency's duties. This section does not restrict authority granted by other law to carry 
28.27 	forward money for a different period or for different purposes.
28.28 	(b) This section supersedes any contrary provision of section 16A.28.
28.29 		Subd. 3.Review process. An agency may spend money for a project after:
28.30 	(1) the agency has posted notice of spending for the proposed project on the agency 
28.31 	website for at least 30 days;
29.1 	(2) the commissioner of management and budget has approved spending money from 
29.2 	the SAVI account for the project; and
29.3 	(3) the commissioner has notified the Legislative Audit Commission for its review and 
29.4 	comment.
29.5 		Subd. 4.SAVI-dedicated account. Each agency that participates in the SAVI program 
29.6 	shall have a SAVI-dedicated account in the special revenue fund, or other appropriate fund 
29.7 	as determined by the commissioner of management and budget, into which the agency's 
29.8 	savings are deposited. The agency will manage and review projects that are funded from 
29.9 	this account. Money in the account is appropriated to the participating agency for purposes 
29.10 	authorized by this section.

29.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 30, 2022, and first applies to funds 
29.12 	to be carried forward from the biennium ending June 30, 2022, to the biennium beginning 
29.13 	July 1, 2022.

29.14 	Sec. 24. [16A.0465] LIMITING GROWTH IN STATE EMPLOYMENT BASED 
29.15 	ON STATE POPULATION.
29.16 	The percentage growth of the total number of full-time equivalent positions employed 
29.17 	by all executive branch state agencies from one fiscal year to the next must not exceed the 
29.18 	percentage growth of the state population during the same time frame, as projected by the 
29.19 	state demographer. "Executive branch state agencies" as used in this section has the meaning 
29.20 	given for the same term in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.011, subdivision 12a, and does 
29.21 	not include Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

29.22 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
29.23 	read:
29.24 		Subd. 12.Audit of state's use of federal funds; annual appropriation. The 
29.25 	commissioner shall contract with a qualified auditor to conduct the annual audit required 
29.26 	by the United States Single Audit Act of 1984, Public Law 98-502, the Single Audit Act 
29.27 	Amendments of 1996, Public Law 104-156, and Title 2 United States Code of Federal 
29.28 	Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 
29.29 	Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). There is annually appropriated 
29.30 	from the general fund to the commissioner an amount sufficient to pay the cost of the annual 
29.31 	audit. The cost of the audit shall be billed to the agencies audited during the subsequent 
29.32 	fiscal year. Amounts paid by state agencies shall be deposited to the general fund.

30.1 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.2 		Subd. 2.Additional revenues; priority. (a) If on the basis of a forecast of general fund 
30.3 	revenues and expenditures, the commissioner of management and budget determines that 
30.4 	there will be a positive unrestricted budgetary general fund balance at the close of the 
30.5 	biennium, the commissioner of management and budget must allocate money to the following 
30.6 	accounts and purposes in priority order:
30.7 	(1) the cash flow account established in subdivision 1 until that account reaches 
30.8 	$350,000,000;
30.9 	(2) the budget reserve account established in subdivision 1a until that account reaches 
30.10 	$1,596,522,000;
30.11 	(3) the amount necessary to increase the aid payment schedule for school district aids 
30.12 	and credits payments in section 127A.45 to not more than 90 percent rounded to the nearest 
30.13 	tenth of a percent without exceeding the amount available and with any remaining funds 
30.14 	deposited in the budget reserve;
30.15 	(4) the amount necessary to restore all or a portion of the net aid reductions under section 
30.16 	127A.441 and to reduce the property tax revenue recognition shift under section 123B.75, 
30.17 	subdivision 5, by the same amount; and
30.18 	(5) the clean water fund established in section 114D.50 until $22,000,000 has been 
30.19 	transferred into the fund; and
30.20 	(6) (5) the amount necessary to increase the Minnesota 21st century fund by not more 
30.21 	than the difference between $5,000,000 and the sum of the amounts credited and canceled 
30.22 	to it in the previous 12 months under Laws 2020, chapter 71, article 1, section 11, until the 
30.23 	sum of all transfers under this section and all amounts credited or canceled under Laws 
30.24 	2020, chapter 71, article 1, section 11, equals $20,000,000.
30.25 	(b) The amounts necessary to meet the requirements of this section are appropriated 
30.26 	from the general fund within two weeks after the forecast is released or, in the case of 
30.27 	transfers under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), as necessary to meet the appropriations 
30.28 	schedules otherwise established in statute.
30.29 	(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall certify the total dollar amount 
30.30 	of the reductions under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), to the commissioner of education. 
30.31 	The commissioner of education shall increase the aid payment percentage and reduce the 
30.32 	property tax shift percentage by these amounts and apply those reductions to the current 
30.33 	fiscal year and thereafter.
31.1 	(d) Paragraph (a), clause (5), expires after the entire amount of the transfer has been 
31.2 	made.

31.3 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16A.28, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.4 		Subd. 3.Lapse. Any portion of any appropriation not carried forward and remaining 
31.5 	unexpended and unencumbered at the close of a fiscal year lapses to the fund from which 
31.6 	it was originally appropriated. Except as provided in section 15.761, any appropriation 
31.7 	amounts not carried forward and remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the close of 
31.8 	a biennium lapse to the fund from which the appropriation was made.

31.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 30, 2022.

31.10 	Sec. 28. [16A.401] VIRTUAL PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.
31.11 		Subdivision 1.Virtual payments. The commissioner may establish a program to issue 
31.12 	virtual payments from the state treasury. Any rebate to the state generated by the program 
31.13 	must be deposited in the general fund unless retained under subdivision 3.
31.14 		Subd. 2.Rebates. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, rebates attributable to expenditures 
31.15 	in funds established in the state constitution or protected by federal law must be returned 
31.16 	to the account from which the expenditure originated.
31.17 		Subd. 3.Rebates retained. The commissioner may retain a portion of rebates for the 
31.18 	administration of this section. Money retained under this subdivision must be deposited in 
31.19 	an account in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner for the 
31.20 	purposes of this section.

31.21 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.22 		Subdivision 1.Operation and maintenance of buildings. The commissioner is 
31.23 	authorized to maintain and operate the State Capitol building and grounds, subject to whatever 
31.24 	standards and policies are set for its appearance and cleanliness by the Capitol Area 
31.25 	Architectural and Planning Board and the commissioner under section 15B.15, subdivision 
31.26 	2, and all other buildings, cafeterias, and grounds in state-owned buildings in the Capitol 
31.27 	Area under section 15B.02, the state Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal 
31.28 	Apprehension building in St. Paul, the state Department of Health building in Minneapolis, 
31.29 	321 Grove Street buildings 603 Pine Street building in St. Paul, Fleet and Surplus Services 
31.30 	building in Arden Hills, Ely Revenue building, any other properties acquired by the 
31.31 	Department of Administration, and, when the commissioner considers it advisable and 
31.32 	practicable, any other building or premises owned or rented by the state for the use of a 
32.1 	state agency. The commissioner shall assign and reassign office space in the Capitol and 
32.2 	state buildings to make an equitable division of available space among agencies. The 
32.3 	commissioner shall regularly update the long-range strategic plan for locating agencies and 
32.4 	shall follow the plan in assigning and reassigning space to agencies. The plan must include 
32.5 	locational and urban design criteria, a cost-analysis method to be used in weighing state 
32.6 	ownership against leasing of space in specific instances, and a transportation management 
32.7 	plan. If the commissioner determines that a deviation from the plan is necessary or desirable 
32.8 	in a specific instance, the commissioner shall provide the legislature with a timely written 
32.9 	explanation of the reasons for the deviation. The power granted in this subdivision does not 
32.10 	apply to state hospitals or to educational, penal, correctional, or other institutions not 
32.11 	enumerated in this subdivision the control of which is vested by law in some other agency.

32.12 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.24, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
32.13 	read:
32.14 		Subd. 13.Electric vehicle charging. The commissioner shall require that a user of a 
32.15 	charging station located on the State Capitol complex used to charge a private electric 
32.16 	vehicle pay an electric service fee. The commissioner shall set the electric service fee rate 
32.17 	to cover electricity costs for charging an electric vehicle, depreciation for the charging 
32.18 	station, and the administrative costs associated with providing electric charging stations.

32.19 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.281, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.20 		Subd. 3.Notice to agencies; determination of surplus.  The commissioner of 
32.21 	administration shall send written notice to all state departments, agencies, and the University 
32.22 	of Minnesota describing any lands or tracts that may be declared surplus. For any property 
32.23 	designated as a historic place under section 138.664 or a historic site under section 138.662, 
32.24 	the commissioner must send written notice to the State Historic Preservation Office describing 
32.25 	any lands or tracts that may be declared surplus. If a department or agency or the University 
32.26 	of Minnesota desires custody of the lands or tracts, it shall submit a written request to the 
32.27 	commissioner, no later than four calendar weeks after mailing of the notice, setting forth 
32.28 	in detail its reasons for desiring to acquire and its intended use of the land or tract. The 
32.29 	commissioner shall then determine whether any of the lands described should be declared 
32.30 	surplus and offered for sale or otherwise disposed of by transferring custodial control to 
32.31 	other requesting state departments or agencies or to the Board of Regents of the University 
32.32 	of Minnesota for educational purposes, provided however that transfer to the Board of 
32.33 	Regents shall not be determinative of tax exemption or immunity. If the commissioner 
32.34 	determines that any of the lands are no longer needed for state purposes, the commissioner 
33.1 	shall make findings of fact, describe the lands, declare the lands to be surplus state land, 
33.2 	and state the reasons for the sale or disposition of the lands.

33.3 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.281, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
33.4 		Subd. 6.Maintenance of land before sale. The state department or agency holding 
33.5 	custodial control shall maintain the state-owned lands until the lands are sold or otherwise 
33.6 	disposed of as provided for in sections 16B.281 to 16B.287. State-owned land designated 
33.7 	as a historic place under section 138.664 or a historic site under section 138.662 must not 
33.8 	be disposed of without specific authorization in law.

33.9 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.2975, is amended by adding a subdivision 
33.10 	to read:
33.11 		Subd. 8.Canine management. The commissioner may give and convey to a canine's 
33.12 	handler the state's entirety of the right, title, interest, and estate in and to a canine who is 
33.13 	retired from service, with whom the handler trained and worked while the canine was in 
33.14 	service to the state. The handler is solely responsible for all future expenses related to the 
33.15 	retired canine.

33.16 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.48, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
33.17 		Subd. 2.Purpose of funds. Money in the state treasury credited to the general services 
33.18 	revolving fund and money that is deposited in the fund is appropriated annually to the 
33.19 	commissioner for the following purposes:
33.20 	(1) to operate the central mailing service, including purchasing postage and related items 
33.21 	and refunding postage deposits;
33.22 	(2) to operate a documents service as prescribed by section 16B.51;
33.23 	(3) to provide services for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of buildings and 
33.24 	grounds managed by the commissioner of administration;
33.25 	(4) to operate a materials handling service, including interagency mail and product 
33.26 	delivery, solid waste removal, courier service, equipment rental, and vehicle and equipment 
33.27 	maintenance;
33.28 	(5) (4) to provide analytical, statistical, and organizational development services to state 
33.29 	agencies, local units of government, metropolitan and regional agencies, and school districts;
33.30 	and
34.1 	(6) (5) to perform services for any other agency. Money may be expended for this purpose 
34.2 	only when directed by the governor. The agency receiving the services shall reimburse the 
34.3 	fund for their cost, and the commissioner shall make the appropriate transfers when requested. 
34.4 	The term "services" as used in this clause means compensation paid officers and employees 
34.5 	of the state government; supplies, materials, equipment, and other articles and things used 
34.6 	by or furnished to an agency; and utility services and other services for the maintenance, 
34.7 	operation, and upkeep of buildings and offices of the state government; and.
34.8 	(7) to operate a state recycling center.

34.9 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.54, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.10 		Subdivision 1.Motor pools. The commissioner shall manage a central motor pool of 
34.11 	passenger motor vehicles and trucks used by state agencies with principal offices in the city 
34.12 	of St. Paul and may provide for branch central motor pools at other places within the state. 
34.13 	For purposes of this section, (1) "agencies" includes the Minnesota State Colleges and 
34.14 	Universities, and (2) "passenger motor vehicle" means on-road vehicle capable of transporting 
34.15 	people, and (3) "truck" means a pickup or panel truck up to one ton carrying capacity.

34.16 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.54, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.17 		Subd. 2.Vehicles. (a) The commissioner may direct an agency to make a transfer of a 
34.18 	passenger motor vehicle or truck currently assigned to it. The transfer must be made to the 
34.19 	commissioner for use in the central motor pool. The commissioner shall reimburse an agency 
34.20 	whose motor vehicles have been paid for with funds dedicated by the constitution for a 
34.21 	special purpose and which are assigned to the central motor pool. The amount of 
34.22 	reimbursement for a motor vehicle is its average wholesale price as determined from the 
34.23 	midwest edition of the National Automobile Dealers Association official used car guide.
34.24 	(b) To the extent that funds are available for the purpose, the commissioner may purchase 
34.25 	or otherwise acquire additional passenger motor vehicles and trucks necessary for the central 
34.26 	motor pool. The title to all motor vehicles assigned to or purchased or acquired for the 
34.27 	central motor pool is in the name of the Department of Administration.
34.28 	(c) On the request of an agency, the commissioner may transfer to the central motor 
34.29 	pool any passenger motor vehicle or truck for the purpose of disposing of it. The department 
34.30 	or agency transferring the vehicle or truck must be paid for it from the motor pool revolving 
34.31 	account established by this section in an amount equal to two-thirds of the average wholesale 
34.32 	price of the vehicle or truck as determined from the midwest edition of the National 
34.33 	Automobile Dealers Association official used car guide.
35.1 	(d) The commissioner shall provide for the uniform marking of all motor vehicles. Motor 
35.2 	vehicle colors must be selected from the regular color chart provided by the manufacturer 
35.3 	each year. The commissioner may further provide for the use of motor vehicles without 
35.4 	marking by:
35.5 	(1) the governor;
35.6 	(2) the lieutenant governor;
35.7 	(3) the Division of Criminal Apprehension, the Division of Alcohol and Gambling 
35.8 	Enforcement, and arson investigators of the Division of Fire Marshal in the Department of 
35.9 	Public Safety;
35.10 	(4) the Financial Institutions Division and investigative staff of the Department of 
35.11 	Commerce;
35.12 	(5) the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the Department of Health;
35.13 	(6) the State Lottery;
35.14 	(7) criminal investigators of the Department of Revenue;
35.15 	(8) state-owned community service facilities in the Department of Human Services;
35.16 	(9) the Office of the Attorney General; and
35.17 	(10) the investigative staff of the Gambling Control Board.; and
35.18 	(11) the Department of Corrections inmate community work crew program under section 
35.19 	352.91, subdivision 3g.

35.20 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.01, is amended to read:
35.21 	16E.01 OFFICE OF MN.IT MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION 
35.22 	TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
35.23 		Subdivision 1.Creation; chief information officer. The Office of MN.IT Minnesota 
35.24 	Department of Information Technology Services, which may also be known as Minnesota 
35.25 	Information Technology Services or Minnesota IT Services, referred to in this chapter as 
35.26 	the "office," "department," is an agency in the executive branch headed by a commissioner, 
35.27 	who also is the state chief information officer. The appointment of the commissioner is 
35.28 	subject to the advice and consent of the senate under section 15.066.
35.29 		Subd. 1a.Responsibilities. The office department shall provide oversight, leadership, 
35.30 	and direction for information and telecommunications technology policy and the 
35.31 	management, delivery, accessibility, and security of executive branch information and 
36.1 	telecommunications technology systems and services in Minnesota. The office department
36.2 	shall manage strategic investments in information and telecommunications technology 
36.3 	systems and services to encourage the development of a technically literate society, to ensure 
36.4 	sufficient access to and efficient delivery of accessible government services, and to maximize 
36.5 	benefits for the state government as an enterprise.
36.6 		Subd. 2.Discretionary powers. The office department may:
36.7 	(1) enter into contracts for goods or services with public or private organizations and 
36.8 	charge fees for services it provides;
36.9 	(2) apply for, receive, and expend money from public agencies;
36.10 	(3) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from the federal government 
36.11 	and other public or private sources;
36.12 	(4) enter into contracts with agencies of the federal government, local governmental 
36.13 	units, the University of Minnesota and other educational institutions, and private persons 
36.14 	and other nongovernmental organizations as necessary to perform its statutory duties;
36.15 	(5) sponsor and conduct conferences and studies, collect and disseminate information, 
36.16 	and issue reports relating to information and communications technology issues;
36.17 	(6) review the technology infrastructure of regions of the state and cooperate with and 
36.18 	make recommendations to the governor, legislature, state agencies, local governments, local 
36.19 	technology development agencies, the federal government, private businesses, and individuals 
36.20 	for the realization of information and communications technology infrastructure development 
36.21 	potential;
36.22 	(7) sponsor, support, and facilitate innovative and collaborative economic and community 
36.23 	development and government services projects, including technology initiatives related to 
36.24 	culture and the arts, with public and private organizations; and
36.25 	(8) review and recommend alternative sourcing strategies for state information and 
36.26 	communications systems.
36.27 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The office department shall:
36.28 	(1) manage the efficient and effective use of available federal, state, local, and 
36.29 	public-private resources to develop statewide information and telecommunications technology 
36.30 	systems and services and its infrastructure;
36.31 	(2) approve state agency and intergovernmental information and telecommunications 
36.32 	technology systems and services development efforts involving state or intergovernmental 
37.1 	funding, including federal funding, provide information to the legislature regarding projects 
37.2 	reviewed, and recommend projects for inclusion in the governor's budget under section 
37.3 	16A.11;
37.4 	(3) ensure promote cooperation and collaboration among state and local governments 
37.5 	in developing intergovernmental information and telecommunications technology systems 
37.6 	and services, and define the structure and responsibilities of a representative governance 
37.7 	structure;
37.8 	(4) cooperate and collaborate with the legislative and judicial branches in the development 
37.9 	of information and communications systems in those branches, as requested;
37.10 	(5) continue the development of North Star, the state's official comprehensive online 
37.11 	service and information initiative;
37.12 	(6) promote and collaborate with the state's agencies in the state's transition to an 
37.13 	effectively competitive telecommunications market;
37.14 	(7) collaborate with entities carrying out education and lifelong learning initiatives to 
37.15 	assist Minnesotans in developing technical literacy and obtaining access to ongoing learning 
37.16 	resources;
37.17 	(8) (6) promote and coordinate public information access and network initiatives, 
37.18 	consistent with chapter 13, to connect Minnesota's citizens and communities to each other, 
37.19 	to their governments, and to the world;
37.20 	(9) promote and coordinate electronic commerce initiatives to ensure that Minnesota 
37.21 	businesses and citizens can successfully compete in the global economy;
37.22 	(10) (7) manage and promote the regular and periodic reinvestment in the information 
37.23 	and telecommunications technology systems and services infrastructure so that state and 
37.24 	local government agencies can effectively and efficiently serve their customers;
37.25 	(11) (8) facilitate the cooperative development of and ensure compliance with standards 
37.26 	and policies for information and telecommunications technology systems and services, 
37.27 	electronic data practices and privacy, and electronic commerce among international, national, 
37.28 	state, and local public and private organizations within the executive branch;
37.29 	(12) (9) eliminate unnecessary duplication of existing information and 
37.30 	telecommunications technology systems and services provided by state agencies;
37.31 	(13) (10) identify, sponsor, develop, and execute shared information and 
37.32 	telecommunications technology projects and ongoing operations;
38.1 	(14) (11) ensure overall security of the state's information and technology systems and 
38.2 	services; and
38.3 	(15) (12) manage and direct compliance with accessibility standards for informational 
38.4 	technology, including hardware, software, websites, online forms, and online surveys.
38.5 	(b) The chief information officer, in consultation with the commissioner of management 
38.6 	and budget, must determine when it is cost-effective for agencies to develop and use shared 
38.7 	information and telecommunications technology systems and services for the delivery of 
38.8 	electronic government services. The chief information officer may require agencies to use 
38.9 	shared information and telecommunications technology systems and services. The chief 
38.10 	information officer shall establish reimbursement rates in cooperation with the commissioner 
38.11 	of management and budget to be billed to agencies and other governmental entities sufficient 
38.12 	to cover the actual development, operating, maintenance, and administrative costs of the 
38.13 	shared systems. The methodology for billing may include the use of interagency agreements, 
38.14 	or other means as allowed by law.
38.15 	(c) A state agency that has an information and telecommunications technology project 
38.16 	with a total expected project cost of more than $1,000,000, whether funded as part of the 
38.17 	biennial budget or by any other means, shall register with the office department by submitting 
38.18 	basic project startup documentation, as specified by the chief information officer in both 
38.19 	format and content, before any project funding is requested or committed and before the 
38.20 	project commences. State agency project leaders must demonstrate that the project will be 
38.21 	properly managed, provide updates to the project documentation as changes are proposed, 
38.22 	and regularly report on the current status of the project on a schedule agreed to with the 
38.23 	chief information officer. The chief information officer has the authority to define a project 
38.24 	for the purposes of this chapter.
38.25 	(d) The chief information officer shall monitor progress on any active information and 
38.26 	telecommunications technology project with a total expected project cost of more than 
38.27 	$5,000,000 and report on the performance of the project in comparison with the plans for 
38.28 	the project in terms of time, scope, and budget. The chief information officer may conduct 
38.29 	an independent project audit of the project. The audit analysis and evaluation of the projects 
38.30 	subject to paragraph (c) must be presented to agency executive sponsors, the project 
38.31 	governance bodies, and the chief information officer. All reports and responses must become 
38.32 	part of the project record.
38.33 	(e) For any active information and telecommunications technology project with a total 
38.34 	expected project cost of more than $10,000,000, the state agency must perform an annual 
39.1 	independent audit that conforms to published project audit principles promulgated adopted
39.2 	by the office department.
39.3 	(f) The chief information officer shall report by January 15 of each year to the chairs 
39.4 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
39.5 	over the office department regarding projects the office department has reviewed under 
39.6 	paragraph (a), clause (13) (10). The report must include the reasons for the determinations 
39.7 	made in the review of each project and a description of its current status.

39.8 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.016, is amended to read:
39.9 	16E.016 RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
39.10 	AND EQUIPMENT.
39.11 	(a) The chief information officer is responsible for providing or entering into managed 
39.12 	services contracts for the provision, improvement, and development of the following 
39.13 	information technology systems and services to state agencies:
39.14 	(1) state data centers;
39.15 	(2) mainframes including system software;
39.16 	(3) servers including system software;
39.17 	(4) desktops including system software;
39.18 	(5) laptop computers including system software;
39.19 	(6) a data network including system software;
39.20 	(7) database, electronic mail, office systems, reporting, and other standard software 
39.21 	tools;
39.22 	(8) business application software and related technical support services;
39.23 	(9) help desk for the components listed in clauses (1) to (8);
39.24 	(10) maintenance, problem resolution, and break-fix for the components listed in clauses 
39.25 	(1) to (8);
39.26 	(11) regular upgrades and replacement for the components listed in clauses (1) to (8); 
39.27 	and
39.28 	(12) network-connected output devices.
39.29 	(b) All state agency employees whose work primarily involves functions specified in 
39.30 	paragraph (a) are employees of the Office of MN.IT Services Minnesota Department of 
40.1 	Information Technology Services. This includes employees who directly perform the 
40.2 	functions in paragraph (a), as well as employees whose work primarily involves managing, 
40.3 	supervising, or providing administrative services or support services to employees who 
40.4 	directly perform these functions. The chief information officer may assign employees of 
40.5 	the office department to perform work exclusively for another state agency.
40.6 	(c) Subject to sections 16C.08 and 16C.09, the chief information officer may allow a 
40.7 	state agency to obtain services specified in paragraph (a) through a contract with an outside 
40.8 	vendor when the chief information officer and the agency head agree that a contract would 
40.9 	provide best value, as defined in section 16C.02, under the service-level agreement. The 
40.10 	chief information officer must require that agency contracts with outside vendors ensure 
40.11 	that systems and services are compatible with standards established by the Office of MN.IT
40.12 	Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services.
40.13 	(d) The Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employees Retirement 
40.14 	Association, the Teachers Retirement Association, the State Board of Investment, the 
40.15 	Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, the State Lottery, and the Statewide Radio 
40.16 	Board are not state agencies for purposes of this section.

40.17 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.02, is amended to read:
40.18 	16E.02 OFFICE OF MN.IT MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION 
40.19 	TECHNOLOGY SERVICES; STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL.
40.20 		Subdivision 1.Office Department management and structure. (a) The chief 
40.21 	information officer is appointed by the governor. The chief information officer serves in 
40.22 	the unclassified service at the pleasure of the governor. The chief information officer must 
40.23 	have experience leading enterprise-level information technology organizations. The chief 
40.24 	information officer is the state's chief information officer and information and 
40.25 	telecommunications technology advisor adviser to the governor.
40.26 	(b) The chief information officer may appoint other employees of the office department. 
40.27 	The Staff of the office department must include individuals knowledgeable in information 
40.28 	and telecommunications technology systems and services and individuals with specialized 
40.29 	training in information security and accessibility.
40.30 	(c) The chief information officer may appoint a webmaster responsible for the supervision 
40.31 	and development of state websites under the control of the office. The webmaster, if 
40.32 	appointed, shall ensure that these websites are maintained in an easily accessible format 
40.33 	that is consistent throughout state government and are consistent with the accessibility 
41.1 	standards developed under section 16E.03, subdivision 9. The webmaster, if appointed, 
41.2 	shall provide assistance and guidance consistent with the requirements of this paragraph to 
41.3 	other state agencies for the maintenance of other websites not under the direct control of 
41.4 	the office.
41.5 		Subd. 1a.Accountability. The chief information officer reports to the governor. The 
41.6 	chief information officer must consult regularly with the executive branch agency
41.7 	commissioners of administration, management and budget, human services, revenue, and 
41.8 	other commissioners as designated by the governor, on technology projects, standards, and 
41.9 	services as well as management of resources and staff utilization.

41.10 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
41.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms 
41.12 	have the meanings given them.
41.13 	(b) "Information and telecommunications technology systems and services" means all 
41.14 	computing and telecommunications hardware and software, the activities undertaken to 
41.15 	secure that hardware and software, and the activities undertaken to acquire, transport, process, 
41.16 	analyze, store, and disseminate information electronically. "Information and 
41.17 	telecommunications technology systems and services" includes all proposed expenditures 
41.18 	for computing and telecommunications hardware and software, security for that hardware 
41.19 	and software, and related consulting or other professional services.
41.20 	(c) "Information and telecommunications technology project" means an effort to acquire 
41.21 	or produce information and telecommunications technology systems and services.
41.22 	(d) (c) "Telecommunications" means voice, video, and data electronic transmissions 
41.23 	transported by wire, wireless, fiber-optic, radio, or other available transport technology.
41.24 	(e) (d) "Cyber security" means the protection of data and systems in networks connected 
41.25 	to the Internet.
41.26 	(f) (e) "State agency" means an agency in the executive branch of state government and 
41.27 	includes the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, but does not include the Minnesota 
41.28 	State Colleges and Universities unless specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter.
41.29 	(g) (f) "Total expected project cost" includes direct staff costs, all supplemental contract 
41.30 	staff and vendor costs, and costs of hardware and software development or purchase. 
41.31 	Breaking a project into several phases does not affect the cost threshold, which must be 
41.32 	computed based on the full cost of all phases.
42.1 	(h) (g) "Cloud computing" has the meaning described by the National Institute of 
42.2 	Standards and Technology of the United States Department of Commerce in special 
42.3 	publication 800-145, September 2011.

42.4 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.5 		Subd. 2.Chief information officer's responsibility.  The chief information officer shall:
42.6 	(1) design a master plan for information and telecommunications technology systems 
42.7 	and services in the state and its political subdivisions and shall report on the plan to the 
42.8 	governor and legislature at the beginning of each regular session;
42.9 	(2) coordinate, review, and approve all information and telecommunications technology 
42.10 	projects and oversee the state's information and telecommunications technology systems 
42.11 	and services;
42.12 	(3) establish and enforce compliance with standards for information and 
42.13 	telecommunications technology systems and services that are cost-effective and support 
42.14 	open systems environments and that are compatible with state, national, and international 
42.15 	standards, including accessibility standards;
42.16 	(4) maintain a library of systems and programs developed by the state and its political 
42.17 	subdivisions for use by agencies of government;
42.18 	(5) direct and manage the shared operations of the state's information and 
42.19 	telecommunications technology systems and services; and
42.20 	(6) establish and enforce standards and ensure acquisition of hardware and software 
42.21 	necessary to protect data and systems in state agency networks connected to the Internet.

42.22 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
42.23 		Subd. 3.Evaluation and approval. A state agency may not undertake an information 
42.24 	and telecommunications technology project until it has been evaluated according to the 
42.25 	procedures developed under subdivision 4. The chief information officer or delegate shall 
42.26 	give written approval of the proposed project. When notified by the chief information officer 
42.27 	that a project has not been approved, the commissioner of management and budget shall 
42.28 	cancel the unencumbered balance of any appropriation allotted for the project.

42.29 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
42.30 		Subd. 6.System development methods. The chief information officer shall establish 
42.31 	and, as necessary, update and modify methods for developing information and 
43.1 	communications systems appropriate to the specific needs of individual state agencies. The 
43.2 	development methods shall be used to define the design, programming, and implementation 
43.3 	of systems. The development methods must also enable and require a data processing system 
43.4 	to be defined in terms of its computer programs, input requirements, output formats, 
43.5 	administrative procedures, and processing frequencies.

43.6 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.036, is amended to read:
43.7 	16E.036 ADVISORY COMMITTEE COUNCIL.
43.8 	(a) The Technology Advisory CommitteeCouncil is created to advise the governor, 
43.9 	executive branch, and the state chief information officer. The committee consists of council 
43.10 	shall consist of 15 voting members. The governor shall appoint six members appointed by 
43.11 	the governor who are individuals actively involved in business planning for state executive 
43.12 	branch agencies, one county member designated by the Association of Minnesota Counties, 
43.13 	one member appointed by the governor as a representative of a union that represents state 
43.14 	information technology employees, and one member appointed by the governor to represent 
43.15 	private businesses. The governor shall also select six additional members with private-sector 
43.16 	or public-sector IT experience or experience in academia pertaining to IT. The council shall 
43.17 	have the following four ex officio nonvoting members:
43.18 	(1) a member of the house of representatives selected by the speaker of the house;
43.19 	(2) a member of the house of representatives selected by the minority leader of the house 
43.20 	of representatives;
43.21 	(3) a member of the senate selected by the majority leader of the senate; and
43.22 	(4) a member of the senate selected by the minority leader of the senate.
43.23 	The governor shall designate one of the 15 voting members to serve as the council's chair.
43.24 	(b) Membership terms, removal of members, and filling of vacancies are as provided in 
43.25 	section 15.059. Members do not receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses.
43.26 	(c) The committee shall select a chair from its members. The chief information officer 
43.27 	shall provide administrative support to the committee council.
43.28 	(d) The committee council shall advise the chief information officer on:
43.29 	(1) development and implementation of the state information technology strategic plan;
43.30 	(2) critical information technology initiatives for the state;
43.31 	(3) standards for state information architecture;
44.1 	(4) identification of business and technical needs of state agencies;
44.2 	(5) strategic information technology portfolio management, project prioritization, and 
44.3 	investment decisions;
44.4 	(6) the office's department's performance measures and fees for service agreements with 
44.5 	executive branch agencies;
44.6 	(7) management of the state MN.IT services revolving fund; and
44.7 	(8) the efficient and effective operation of the officedepartment.

44.8 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
44.9 		Subd. 3.Risk assessment and mitigation. (a) A risk assessment and risk mitigation 
44.10 	plan are required for all information systems development projects undertaken by a state 
44.11 	agency in the executive or judicial branch or by a constitutional officer. The chief information 
44.12 	officer must contract with an entity outside of state government to conduct the initial 
44.13 	assessment and prepare the mitigation plan for a project estimated to cost more than 
44.14 	$5,000,000. The outside entity conducting the risk assessment and preparing the mitigation 
44.15 	plan must not have any other direct or indirect financial interest in the project. The risk 
44.16 	assessment and risk mitigation plan must provide for periodic monitoring by the 
44.17 	commissioner until the project is completed.
44.18 	(b) The risk assessment and risk mitigation plan must be paid for with money appropriated 
44.19 	for the information and telecommunications technology project. The chief information 
44.20 	officer must notify the commissioner of management and budget when work has begun on 
44.21 	a project and must identify the proposed budget for the project. The commissioner of 
44.22 	management and budget shall ensure that no more than ten percent of the proposed budget 
44.23 	be spent on the project, other than the money spent on the risk assessment and risk mitigation 
44.24 	plan, is spent until the risk assessment and mitigation plan are reported to the chief 
44.25 	information officer and the chief information officer has approved the risk mitigation plan.

44.26 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.0465, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
44.27 		Subd. 2.Required review and approval. (a) A state agency receiving an appropriation 
44.28 	for an information and telecommunications technology project subject to this section must 
44.29 	divide the project into phases.
44.30 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget may not authorize theAn encumbrance 
44.31 	or expenditure of an appropriation of state funds to a state agencymay not be made for any 
44.32 	phase of a state agency information and telecommunications technology project, device, or 
45.1 	system subject to this section unless the Office of MN.IT Minnesota Department of 
45.2 	Information Technology Services has reviewed each phase of the project, device, or system,
45.3 	and based on this review, the chief information officer has determined for each phase that:
45.4 	(1) the project is compatible with the state information architecture and other policies 
45.5 	and standards established by the chief information officer;
45.6 	(2) the agency is able to accomplish the goals of the phase of the project with the funds 
45.7 	appropriated; and
45.8 	(3) the project supports the enterprise information technology strategy.

45.9 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.10 		Subdivision 1.Duties. The office department, in consultation with interested persons, 
45.11 	shall:
45.12 	(1) coordinate statewide efforts by units of state and local government to plan for and 
45.13 	develop a system for providing access to government services; and
45.14 	(2) explore ways and means to improve citizen and business access to public services, 
45.15 	including implementation of technological improvements.

45.16 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.07, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
45.17 		Subd. 12.Private entity services; fee authority. (a) The office department may enter 
45.18 	into a contract with a private entity to manage, maintain, support, and expand North Star 
45.19 	and online government information services to citizens and businesses.
45.20 	(b) A contract established under paragraph (a) may provide for compensation of the 
45.21 	private entity through a fee established under paragraph (c).
45.22 	(c) The office department, subject to the approval of the agency or office department
45.23 	responsible for the data or services involved in the transaction, may charge and may authorize 
45.24 	a private entity that enters into a contract under paragraph (a) to charge a convenience fee 
45.25 	for users of North Star and online government information services up to a total of $2 per 
45.26 	transaction, provided that no fee shall be charged for viewing or inspecting data. The office 
45.27 	shall consider the recommendation of the E-Government Advisory Council under section 
45.28 	16E.071 in setting the convenience fee. A fee established under this paragraph is in addition 
45.29 	to any fees or surcharges authorized under other law.
45.30 	(d) Receipts from the convenience fee shall be deposited in the North Star account 
45.31 	established in subdivision 7. Notwithstanding section 16A.1285, subdivision 2, receipts 
46.1 	credited to the account are appropriated to the office department for payment to the contracted 
46.2 	private entity under paragraph (a). In lieu of depositing the receipts in the North Star account, 
46.3 	the office department can directly transfer the receipts to the private entity or allow the 
46.4 	private entity to retain the receipts pursuant to a contract established under this subdivision.
46.5 	(e) The office department shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
46.6 	the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over state government 
46.7 	finance by January 15 of each odd-numbered year regarding the convenience fee receipts 
46.8 	and the status of North Star projects and online government information services developed 
46.9 	and supported by convenience fee receipts.

46.10 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16E.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
46.11 		Subd. 2.Charges. (a) Upon agreement of the participating agency, the Office of MN.IT
46.12 	Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services may collect a charge or receive 
46.13 	a fund transfer under section 16E.0466 for purchases of information and telecommunications 
46.14 	technology systems and services by state agencies and other governmental entities through 
46.15 	state contracts for purposes described in subdivision 1. Charges collected under this section 
46.16 	must be credited to the information and telecommunications technology systems and services 
46.17 	account.
46.18 	(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.28, subdivision 3, any unexpended operating balance 
46.19 	appropriated to a state agency may be transferred to the information and telecommunications 
46.20 	technology systems and services account for the information technology cost of a specific 
46.21 	project, subject to the review of the Legislative Advisory Commission under section 16E.21, 
46.22 	subdivision 3.

46.23 	Sec. 50. [43A.3165] PROCUREMENT OF A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER 
46.24 	AND A PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY VENDOR.
46.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
46.26 	the meanings given.
46.27 	(b) "Market check" means a technology-driven evaluation of prescription drug pricing 
46.28 	based on benchmarks derived from reverse auction processes conducted in the United States 
46.29 	over the immediately preceding 12 months.
46.30 	(c) "Pharmacy benefit management services" means:
46.31 	(1) the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation within 
46.32 	the State Employees Group Insurance Program (SEGIP) to enrollees;
47.1 	(2) the administration and management of the prescription drug benefit under SEGIP; 
47.2 	and
47.3 	(3) any of the following services provided with regard to the administration and 
47.4 	management of the prescription drug benefit, including:
47.5 	(i) mail service pharmacy;
47.6 	(ii) claims processing, retail network management, and payment of claims to pharmacies 
47.7 	for prescription drugs dispensed to enrollees;
47.8 	(iii) supplemental rebate contracting and administration;
47.9 	(iv) patient compliance, therapeutic intervention, and generic substitution programs; or
47.10 	(v) disease management programs.
47.11 	(d) "Pharmacy benefit manager" has the meaning given in section 62W.02, subdivision 
47.12 	15, paragraph (a).
47.13 	(e) "Price" means the projected cost of a bid for providing pharmacy benefit management 
47.14 	services over the duration of the contract.
47.15 	(f) "Reverse auction" means an automated bidding process conducted online that starts 
47.16 	with an opening price and allows qualified bidders to counteroffer a lower price for multiple 
47.17 	rounds of bidding.
47.18 	(g) "SEGIP" is the State Employees Group Insurance Program under section 43A.316, 
47.19 	provided to participants eligible under section 43A.24.
47.20 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The purpose of this section is to optimize prescription drug savings 
47.21 	in SEGIP through:
47.22 	(1) contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager to manage and administer the 
47.23 	prescription drug benefit for SEGIP;
47.24 	(2) the adoption of a reverse auction process for the selection of a pharmacy benefit 
47.25 	manager;
47.26 	(3) providing a process for the electronic review and validation of pharmacy benefit 
47.27 	manager claims invoices for the purpose of reconciling pharmacy bills;
47.28 	(4) market checks of the pharmacy benefit manager's prescription drug pricing; and
47.29 	(5) limiting independent pharmacies from unsustainable reimbursement practices.
48.1 		Subd. 3.Procurement of a pharmacy benefit manager. (a) Notwithstanding any law 
48.2 	to the contrary, the commissioner of management and budget shall procure a contract for 
48.3 	the services of a pharmacy benefit manager to administer the prescription drug benefit and 
48.4 	pharmacy benefit management services for SEGIP participants, effective January 1, 2023.
48.5 	(b) The commissioner shall conduct a reverse auction as described in this section to 
48.6 	select the pharmacy benefit manager.
48.7 	(c) In consultation with the technology platform vendor selected under subdivision 4 
48.8 	and any recommendations offered by the Formulary Committee under section 256B.0625, 
48.9 	subdivision 13c, the commissioner shall specify the terms of a participant bidding agreement 
48.10 	that all bidders must accept as a prerequisite for participation in the reverse auction process, 
48.11 	including:
48.12 	(1) common definitions;
48.13 	(2) prescription drug classifications;
48.14 	(3) retail pricing rules, including maximum allowable cost price lists and dispensing 
48.15 	fees; and
48.16 	(4) any other contract terms the commissioner deems necessary to further the purpose 
48.17 	of this section as specified under subdivision 2.
48.18 	(d) A pharmacy benefit manager that submits a bid under this subdivision must provide 
48.19 	the commissioner access to complete pharmacy claims data necessary for the commissioner 
48.20 	to conduct the reverse auction and to carry out administrative and management duties.
48.21 	(e) The terms of any contract entered into under this subdivision shall not be modified 
48.22 	by the pharmacy benefit manager except with the approval of the commissioner.
48.23 	(f) The commissioner may structure the contract awarded under this subdivision to pay 
48.24 	the cost of the technology platform and the associated professional services contracted for 
48.25 	under this subdivision by assessing a per-prescription fee to be paid directly by the pharmacy 
48.26 	benefit manager to the technology platform vendor.
48.27 	(g) The commissioner must perform annual market checks on pharmacy benefit manager 
48.28 	services performed by the pharmacy benefit manager during the term of the contract. A 
48.29 	market check performed under this paragraph may include an evaluation of the effect of 
48.30 	alternative drug pricing metrics, such as the national average drug acquisition cost and 
48.31 	average wholesale price, on the cost of prescription drugs and savings to the state.
49.1 	(h) The commissioner shall make regular, periodic payment of invoices within the time 
49.2 	periods specified in the contract based on the automated adjudication of invoiced claims 
49.3 	using the technology platform to validate that claims payments comply with the terms of 
49.4 	the contract.
49.5 		Subd. 4.Technology platform vendor. (a) Notwithstanding section 16C.08, at least 
49.6 	three months before the reverse auction process is scheduled to be completed, the 
49.7 	commissioner shall procure through a competitive bidding process a contract with a 
49.8 	professional services vendor for a technology platform and any associated professional 
49.9 	services necessary to operate the platform to:
49.10 	(1) evaluate the qualifications of prospective pharmacy benefit manager bidders for the 
49.11 	pharmacy benefit manager procurement;
49.12 	(2) automatically adjudicate prescription drug claims; and
49.13 	(3) collect data on pharmacy reimbursement.
49.14 	(b) The platform procured under paragraph (a) must have the capability to:
49.15 	(1) host and conduct an online automated reverse auction:
49.16 	(i) using a software application and high-performance data infrastructure to intake, 
49.17 	cleanse, and normalize pharmacy benefit manager data; and
49.18 	(ii) with development methods and information security standards that have been validated 
49.19 	by receiving Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) and National Institute of Standards 
49.20 	and Technology certification;
49.21 	(2) automate repricing of diverse and complex pharmacy benefit manager prescription 
49.22 	drug pricing proposals to enable direct comparisons of the price of bids using all annual 
49.23 	claims data available for the medical assistance program using code-based classification or 
49.24 	prescription drugs from nationally accepted drug sources;
49.25 	(3) simultaneously evaluate, within one hour, diverse and complex multiple proposals 
49.26 	from full-service pharmacy benefit managers, including average wholesale price (AWP), 
49.27 	guaranteed net cost, and National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) pricing models, 
49.28 	as well as proposals from pharmacy benefit administrators and specialty drug and rebate 
49.29 	carve-out service providers;
49.30 	(4) produce an automated report and analysis of bids, including ranking of bids on the 
49.31 	comparative costs and qualitative aspects of the costs within one hour after the close of each 
49.32 	round of reverse auction bidding; and
50.1 	(5) after the close of the reverse auction process, perform an electronic, line-by-line, 
50.2 	claim-by-claim review of all invoiced pharmacy benefit manager claims within one hour 
50.3 	of receipt that allows for an online comparison of pharmacy benefit manager invoices, an 
50.4 	audit of other services provided by the pharmacy benefit manager services, and identifies 
50.5 	all deviations from the specific terms of the services contract resulting from the reverse 
50.6 	auction.
50.7 	(c) The commissioner shall not award the platform technology vendor contract under 
50.8 	this subdivision to:
50.9 	(1) a pharmacy benefit manager;
50.10 	(2) a subsidiary or affiliate of a pharmacy benefit manager; or
50.11 	(3) a vendor that is managed by a pharmacy benefit manager or receives, directly or 
50.12 	indirectly, remuneration from a pharmacy benefit manager for aggregating clients into a 
50.13 	contractual relationship with a pharmacy benefit manager.
50.14 	(d) The vendor that is awarded the contract under this subdivision must not subcontract 
50.15 	any part of the reverse auction process or the review described under paragraph (b), clause 
50.16 	(5).

50.17 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.057, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.18 		Subdivision 1.Compliance with federal law. The commissioner shall take any action 
50.19 	necessary to comply with the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, United States Code, 
50.20 	title 16, sections 669 to 669i, and the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act, United States 
50.21 	Code, title 16, sections 777 to 777k. Notwithstanding section 16E.145 or any other law to 
50.22 	the contrary, an appropriation for an information or telecommunications technology project 
50.23 	from the game and fish fund, as established in section 97A.055, must be made to the 
50.24 	commissioner. Any assets acquired with or expenditures made from the game and fish fund 
50.25 	must remain under control of the commissioner.

50.26 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.081, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.27 		Subdivision 1.Department of Administration as agency to accept federal funds. The 
50.28 	Department of Administration is hereby designated the state agency with power to accept 
50.29 	any and all money provided for or made available to this state by the United States of 
50.30 	America or any department or agency thereof for surveys, restoration, construction, 
50.31 	equipping, or other purposes relating to the State Historic sites Preservation Program in 
50.32 	accordance with the provisions of federal law and any rules or regulations promulgated 
51.1 	thereunder and are further authorized to do any and all things required of this state by such 
51.2 	federal law and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in order to obtain such 
51.3 	federal money.

51.4 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.081, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
51.5 		Subd. 2.Commissioner's responsibilities. The commissioner as the state historic 
51.6 	preservation officer shall be responsible for the preparation, implementation and 
51.7 	administration of the State Historic Preservation Plan and shall administer the State Historic 
51.8 	Preservation Program authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act (United States 
51.9 	Code, title 16 54, section 470 300101 et seq. as amended). The commissioner shall review 
51.10 	and approve in writing all grants-in-aid for architectural, archaeological and historic 
51.11 	preservation made by state agencies and funded by the state or a combination of state and 
51.12 	federal funds in accordance with the State Historic Preservation Program.

51.13 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
51.14 		Subd. 3.Administration of federal act. The Department of Administration is designated 
51.15 	as the state agency to administer the provisions of the federal act providing for the 
51.16 	preservation of historical and archaeological data, United States Code, title 16, sections 469 
51.17 	to 469C 54, section 312501, as amended, insofar as the provisions of the act provide for 
51.18 	implementation by the state.

51.19 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.31, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
51.20 	read:
51.21 		Subd. 13a.State Historic Preservation Office. "State Historic Preservation Office" 
51.22 	means the State Historic Preservation Office at the Department of Administration.

51.23 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.34, is amended to read:
51.24 	138.34 ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT.
51.25 	The state archaeologist shall act as the agent of the state to administer and enforce the 
51.26 	provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42. Some enforcement provisions are shared with the 
51.27 	society and the State Historic Preservation Office.

52.1 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.38, is amended to read:
52.2 	138.38 REPORTS OF STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST.
52.3 	The state archaeologist shall consult with and keep the Indian Affairs Council and, the 
52.4 	director of the historical society, and the State Historic Preservation Office informed as to 
52.5 	significant field archaeology, projected or in progress, and as to significant discoveries 
52.6 	made. Annually, and also upon leaving office, the state archaeologist shall file with the 
52.7 	commissioner a full report of the office's activities including a summary of the activities of 
52.8 	licensees, from the date of the last full report of the state archaeologist. Copies of the report 
52.9 	must be sent upon completion to the Minnesota Historical Society and, the Indian Affairs 
52.10 	Council, and the State Historic Preservation Office, and made available to other interested 
52.11 	parties.

52.12 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.40, is amended to read:
52.13 	138.40 COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES; DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
52.14 		Subdivision 1.Cooperation. The Department of Natural Resources, the Department of 
52.15 	Transportation, and all other state agencies whose activities may be affected, shall cooperate 
52.16 	with the historical society, the State Historic Preservation Office, and the state archaeologist 
52.17 	to carry out the provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42 and the rules issued thereunder, but 
52.18 	sections 138.31 to 138.42 are not meant to burden persons who wish to use state property 
52.19 	for recreational and other lawful purposes or to unnecessarily restrict the use of state property.
52.20 		Subd. 2.Compliance, enforcement, preservation. State and other governmental agencies 
52.21 	shall comply with and aid in the enforcement of provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42. 
52.22 	Conservation officers and other enforcement officers of the Department of Natural Resources 
52.23 	shall enforce the provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42 and report violations to the director 
52.24 	of the society state archeologist. When archaeological or historic sites are known or, based 
52.25 	on scientific investigations are predicted to exist on public lands or waters, the agency or 
52.26 	department controlling said lands or waters shall use the professional services of 
52.27 	archaeologists from the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society, or other 
52.28 	qualified professional archaeologists, to preserve these sites. In the event that archaeological 
52.29 	excavation is required to protect or preserve these sites, state and other governmental agencies 
52.30 	may use their funds for such activities.
52.31 		Subd. 3.Review of plans. When significant archaeological or historic sites are known 
52.32 	or, based on scientific investigations, are predicted to exist on public lands or waters, the 
52.33 	agency or department controlling said lands or waters shall submit construction or 
53.1 	development plans to the state archaeologist and the director of the society State Historic 
53.2 	Preservation Office for review prior to the time bids are advertised. The state archaeologist 
53.3 	and the society State Historic Preservation Office shall promptly review such plans and 
53.4 	within 30 days of receiving the plans shall make recommendations for the preservation of 
53.5 	archaeological or historic sites which may be endangered by construction or development 
53.6 	activities. When archaeological or historic sites are related to Indian history or religion, the 
53.7 	state archaeologist shall submit the plans to the Indian Affairs Council for the council's 
53.8 	review and recommend action.

53.9 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.661, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.10 		Subd. 2.Authority for property owned by the Historical Society. The Minnesota 
53.11 	Historical Society shall exercise the administration and control of the sites in section 138.662
53.12 	other than the Minnesota State Capitol that are owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, 
53.13 	preserve their historic features, conduct archaeological investigations, establish necessary 
53.14 	interpretive centers, and perform additional duties and services at the sites necessary to meet 
53.15 	their educational mission. Ownership of the properties is either by the state or the Minnesota 
53.16 	Historical Society. The Minnesota Historical Society may contract with existing state 
53.17 	departments and agencies for materials and services, including utility services, necessary 
53.18 	for the administration and maintenance of the sites listed in section 138.662 that are owned 
53.19 	by the Minnesota Historical Society. The authority of the commissioner of natural resources 
53.20 	to administer and control the historic sites enumerated in section 138.662that are owned 
53.21 	by the Minnesota Historical Society is withdrawn, and is conferred upon the Minnesota 
53.22 	Historical Society. The commissioner of natural resources shall continue to administer and 
53.23 	control the state parks enumerated in this section excepting the portions designated as historic 
53.24 	sites, the administration and control of which is by this section vested in the Minnesota 
53.25 	Historical Society.

53.26 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.661, is amended by adding a subdivision 
53.27 	to read:
53.28 		Subd. 2a.Authority for property owned by the state. The State Historic Preservation 
53.29 	Office shall exercise the administration and control of the sites in section 138.662 that are 
53.30 	owned by the state, preserve their historic features, conduct archaeological investigations, 
53.31 	establish necessary interpretive centers, and perform additional duties and services at the 
53.32 	sites necessary to meet their educational mission. The State Historic Preservation Office 
53.33 	may contract with existing state departments and agencies for materials and services, 
53.34 	including utility services, necessary for the administration and maintenance of the sites 
54.1 	listed in section 138.662 that are owned by the state. The authority of the commissioner of 
54.2 	natural resources to administer and control the historic sites enumerated in section 138.662
54.3 	that are owned by the state is withdrawn, and is conferred upon the State Historic Preservation 
54.4 	Office. The commissioner of natural resources shall continue to administer and control the 
54.5 	state parks enumerated in this section excepting the portions designated as historic sites, 
54.6 	the administration and control of which is by this section vested in the State Historic 
54.7 	Preservation Office.

54.8 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.665, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
54.9 		Subd. 2.Mediation. The state, state departments, agencies, and political subdivisions, 
54.10 	including the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, have a responsibility to 
54.11 	protect the physical features and historic character of properties designated in sections 
54.12 	138.662 and 138.664 or listed on the National Register of Historic Places created by Public 
54.13 	Law 89-665. Before carrying out any undertaking that will affect designated or listed 
54.14 	properties, or funding or licensing an undertaking by other parties, or conveying state-owned 
54.15 	designated or listed property, the state department or agency shall consult with the State 
54.16 	Historic Preservation Office pursuant to the society's State Historic Preservation Office's
54.17 	established procedures to determine appropriate treatments and to seek ways to avoid and 
54.18 	mitigate any adverse effects on designated or listed properties. If the state department or 
54.19 	agency and the State Historic Preservation Office agree in writing on a suitable course of 
54.20 	action, the project may proceed. If the parties cannot agree, any one of the parties may 
54.21 	request that the governor appoint and convene a mediation task force consisting of five 
54.22 	members, two appointed by the governor, the chair of the State Review Board of the State 
54.23 	Historic Preservation Office, the commissioner of administration or the commissioner's 
54.24 	designee, and one member who is not an employee of the Minnesota Historical Society 
54.25 	appointed by the director of the Minnesota Historical Society. The two appointees of the 
54.26 	governor and the one of the director of the society shall be qualified by training or experience 
54.27 	in one or more of the following disciplines: (1) history; (2) archaeology; and (3) architectural 
54.28 	history. The mediation task force is not subject to the conditions of section 15.059. This 
54.29 	subdivision does not apply to section 138.662, subdivision 24, and section 138.664, 
54.30 	subdivisions 8 and 111.

55.1 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.666, is amended to read:
55.2 	138.666 COOPERATION.
55.3 	The state, state departments and agencies, political subdivisions, and the Board of Regents 
55.4 	of the University of Minnesota shall cooperate with the Minnesota Historical Society and 
55.5 	the State Historic Preservation Office in safeguarding state historic sites and in the 
55.6 	preservation of historic and archaeological properties.

55.7 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.667, is amended to read:
55.8 	138.667 HISTORIC PROPERTIES; CHANGES.
55.9 	Properties designated as historic properties by sections 138.661 to 138.664 may be 
55.10 	changed from time to time, and the Minnesota Historical Society and the State Historic 
55.11 	Preservation Office shall notify the legislature of the need for changes, and shall make 
55.12 	recommendations to keep the state historic sites network and the state register of historic 
55.13 	places current and complete. The significance of properties proposed for designation under 
55.14 	section 138.663, subdivision 2, shall be documented under the documentation standards 
55.15 	established by the Minnesota Historical Society. This State Historic Preservation Office.
55.16 	documentation shall include the opinion of the Minnesota Historical Society for the historic 
55.17 	sites network under section 138.661, subdivision 3, and the State Historic Preservation 
55.18 	Office for the state register of historic places under section 138.663, subdivision 2, as to 
55.19 	whether the property meets the selection criteria.

55.20 	Sec. 64. [138.6675] UNITED STATES AND MINNESOTA FLAGS.
55.21 	At every historic site owned by the state, a United States flag and a Minnesota state flag 
55.22 	must be displayed on a flag pole on the grounds of the site, or outside a building on the site 
55.23 	on proper staffs. The State Historic Preservation Office must display the flags in a prominent 
55.24 	place and in a manner consistent with the United States Flag Code.

55.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024, except that the State Historic 
55.26 	Preservation Office must install flag poles and staffs and display flags as funding becomes 
55.27 	available for this purpose.

55.28 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.669, is amended to read:
55.29 	138.669 CONTRACTS FOR HISTORIC SITE MANAGEMENT.
55.30 	The Minnesota Historical SocietyState Historic Preservation Office may contract with 
55.31 	a county, municipality, or a county or local historical society for the management and 
56.1 	operation of sites in the state historic site network. Notwithstanding section 138.668, the 
56.2 	contract may provide for the retention of admission fees received by the management unit 
56.3 	and for grants-in-aid to the management unit for use in the site's operation and maintenance.

56.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to contracts 
56.5 	executed on or after that date.

56.6 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 138.763, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.7 		Subdivision 1.Membership. There is a St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board consisting of 
56.8 	22 members with the director of the Minnesota Historical Society as chair. The members 
56.9 	include the mayor; the chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners or the chair's 
56.10 	designee; the president of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board or the president's 
56.11 	designee; the superintendent of the park board; two members each from the house of 
56.12 	representatives appointed by the speaker, the senate appointed by the Rules Committee, the 
56.13 	city council, the Hennepin County Board, and the park board; one member each from the 
56.14 	preservation commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, Hennepin County Historical 
56.15 	Society, and the society; one person appointed by the park board; and two persons appointed 
56.16 	by the chair of the board.

56.17 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a subdivision 
56.18 	to read:
56.19 		Subd. 2a.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

56.20 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
56.21 		Subd. 16.School manager. A "school manager" is a cosmetologist who is a salon 
56.22 	manager and who has a school manager license. A school manager must maintain an active 
56.23 	salon manager's license.

56.24 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.271, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
56.25 		Subd. 2.Continuing education providers. (a) Only a board-licensed school of 
56.26 	cosmetology licensed under this chapter, a postsecondary institution as defined in section 
56.27 	136A.103, paragraph (a), or a board-recognized professional association organized under 
56.28 	chapter 317A may be approved by the board commissioner to offer continuing education 
56.29 	for credit under subdivision 1, paragraph (a). Continuing education under subdivision 1, 
56.30 	paragraph (b), may be offered by a:
56.31 	(1) board-licensed school of cosmetology licensed under this chapter;
57.1 	(2) board-recognized professional association organized under chapter 317A; or
57.2 	(3) board-licensed salon licensed under this chapter.
57.3 	An approved school or professional association may offer web-based continuing education 
57.4 	instruction to achieve maximum involvement of licensees. Continuing education providers 
57.5 	are encouraged to offer classes available in foreign language formats.
57.6 	(b) Board Commissioner approval of any continuing education provider is valid for one 
57.7 	calendar year and is contingent upon submission and preapproval of the lesson plan or plans 
57.8 	with learning objectives for the class to be offered and the payment of the application fee 
57.9 	in section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d), clause (10). The board commissioner
57.10 	shall maintain a list of approved providers and courses on the board'sDepartment of Health's 
57.11 	website. The board commissioner may revoke authorization of a continuing education 
57.12 	provider at any time for just cause and the board commissioner may demand return of 
57.13 	documents required under subdivision 3.

57.14 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 179A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision 
57.15 	to read:
57.16 		Subd. 2b.Limited by appropriation. A public employer must not contract to pay more 
57.17 	to employees in compensation and benefits in a biennium than is permitted under the first 
57.18 	spending plan submitted by July 31 in an odd-numbered year and approved by the 
57.19 	commissioner under section 16A.14, subdivisions 3 and 4.

57.20 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 214.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
57.21 		Subd. 3.Non-health-related licensing board. "Non-health-related licensing board" 
57.22 	means the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board established pursuant to 
57.23 	section 122A.07, the Board of Barber Examiners established pursuant to section 154.001, 
57.24 	the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners established pursuant to section 155A.20, the Board 
57.25 	of Assessors established pursuant to section 270.41, the Board of Architecture, Engineering, 
57.26 	Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design established 
57.27 	pursuant to section 326.04, the Private Detective and Protective Agent Licensing Board 
57.28 	established pursuant to section 326.33, the Board of Accountancy established pursuant to 
57.29 	section 326A.02, and the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board established pursuant 
57.30 	to section 626.841.

58.1 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
58.2 		Subdivision 1.Expenditure restrictions, requirements, and civil penalties. (a) Gross 
58.3 	profits from lawful gambling may be expended only for lawful purposes or allowable 
58.4 	expenses as authorized by the membership of the conducting organization at a monthly 
58.5 	meeting of the organization's membership.
58.6 	(b) For each 12-month period beginning July 1, a licensed organization will be evaluated 
58.7 	by the board to determine a rating based on the percentage of annual lawful purpose 
58.8 	expenditures, excluding those expenditures defined in section 349.12, subdivision 25, 
58.9 	paragraph (a), clauses (8) and (18), when compared to available gross profits total allowable 
58.10 	expenses for the same period. The rating will be used to determine the organization's 
58.11 	profitability percent and is not a rating of the organization's lawful gambling operation. An 
58.12 	organization will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
58.13 	(1) an organization that expends 50 with a ratio of lawful purpose expenditures to 
58.14 	allowable expenses of 100 percent or more of gross profits on lawful purposes will receive 
58.15 	a five-star rating;
58.16 	(2) an organization that expends 40 with a ratio of lawful purpose expenditures to 
58.17 	allowable expenses of 80 percent or more but less than 50 100 percent of gross profits on 
58.18 	lawful purposes will receive a four-star rating;
58.19 	(3) an organization that expends 30 with a ratio of lawful purpose expenditures to 
58.20 	allowable expenses of 60 percent or more but less than 40 80 percent of gross profits on 
58.21 	lawful purposes will receive a three-star rating;
58.22 	(4) an organization that expends 20 with a ratio of lawful purpose expenditures to 
58.23 	allowable expenses of 40 percent or more but less than 30 60 percent of gross profits on 
58.24 	lawful purposes will receive a two-star rating; and
58.25 	(5) an organization that expends less than with a ratio of lawful purpose expenditures 
58.26 	to allowable expenses of 20 percent of gross profits on lawful purposesor more but less 
58.27 	than 40 percent will receive a one-star rating.; and
58.28 	(6) an organization with a ratio of lawful purpose expenditures to allowable expenses 
58.29 	of less than 20 percent will receive a zero-star rating.
58.30 	(c) An organization that is licensed under this chapter with gross receipts from lawful 
58.31 	gambling of more than $750,000 in any fiscal year and fails to expend a minimum of 30 20
58.32 	percent annually of gross profits of its annual total allowable expenses on lawful purposes, 
58.33 	or 20 percent annually for organizations that conduct lawful gambling in a location where 
59.1 	the primary business is bingo, is automatically on probation effective July 1 for a period of 
59.2 	one year. The organization must increase its rating to the required minimum or be subject 
59.3 	to sanctions by the board. If an organization fails to meet the minimum after a one-year 
59.4 	probation, the board may suspend the organization's license or impose a civil penalty as 
59.5 	follows:
59.6 	(1) in determining any suspension or penalty for a violation of this paragraph, the board 
59.7 	must consider any unique factors or extraordinary circumstances that caused the organization 
59.8 	to not meet the minimum rate of profitability. Unique factors or extraordinary circumstances 
59.9 	include, but are not limited to, the purchase of capital assets necessary to conduct lawful 
59.10 	gambling; road or other construction causing impaired access to the lawful gambling 
59.11 	premises; and flood, tornado, or other catastrophe that had a direct impact on the continuing 
59.12 	lawful gambling operation; and
59.13 	(2) notwithstanding section 349.151, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (10), the board 
59.14 	may impose a civil penalty under this subdivision up to $10,000.

59.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

59.16 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
59.17 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The board consists of seven members, as follows: (1) five 
59.18 	members appointed by the governor; (2) one member appointed by the commissioner of 
59.19 	public safety; and (3) one member appointed by the attorney general.
59.20 	(b) All appointments under this subdivision are with the advice and consent of the senate.
59.21 	(c) After expiration of the initial terms, Appointments are for four years. A member may 
59.22 	continue holding office until a successor is appointed unless, prior to the expiration of the 
59.23 	member's term, the appointing authority notifies the board that a member's appointment 
59.24 	may not be extended.
59.25 	(d) The board shall select one of its members to serve as chair. No more than three 
59.26 	members appointed by the governor under this subdivision may belong to the same political 
59.27 	party.

59.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

59.29 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349A.08, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
59.30 		Subd. 9.Privacy. (a) The name, phone number, and street address of a winner of a 
59.31 	lottery prize is private data on individuals under chapter 13.
60.1 	(b) Data on an individual, including name, physical and electronic address, and telephone 
60.2 	number, that are given to the lottery for direct marketing purposes are private data on 
60.3 	individuals as defined in section 13.02. For purposes of this subdivision, "direct marketing" 
60.4 	means marketing conducted by the lottery directly with the consumer.
60.5 	(c) The name of the winner of a lottery prize may be made public if the winner provides 
60.6 	written consent after the director has informed the winner of the director's intended use of 
60.7 	the winner's name.
60.8 	(d) The name of the winner of a lottery prize that includes a cash payment greater than 
60.9 	$10,000, and the name of a winner of a second chance drawing prize that includes a cash 
60.10 	payment, are private data on individuals under chapter 13.

60.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2021.

60.12 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 353.27, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
60.13 		Subd. 3c.Former MERF members; member and employer contributions. (a) For 
60.14 	the period July 1, 2019, through December 31, 2031, the member contributions for former 
60.15 	members of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund and by the former Minneapolis 
60.16 	Employees Retirement Fund-covered employing units are governed by this subdivision.
60.17 	(b) The member contribution for a public employee who was a member of the former 
60.18 	Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund on June 29, 2010, is 9.75 percent of the salary of 
60.19 	the employee.
60.20 	(c) The employer regular contribution with respect to a public employee who was a 
60.21 	member of the former Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund on June 29, 2010, is 9.75 
60.22 	percent of the salary of the employee.
60.23 	(d) The annual employer supplemental contribution is the employing unit's share of 
60.24 	$21,000,000 $31,000,000.
60.25 	(e) Each employing unit's share under paragraph (d) is the amount determined from an 
60.26 	allocation between each employing unit in the portion equal to the unit's employer 
60.27 	supplemental contribution paid or payable under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 353.50, 
60.28 	during calendar year 2014.
60.29 	(f) The employer supplemental contribution amount under paragraph (d) for calendar 
60.30 	year 2019 must be invoiced by the executive director of the Public Employees Retirement 
60.31 	Association by July 1, 2019. For subsequent calendar years, the employer supplemental 
60.32 	contribution under paragraph (d) must be invoiced on January 31 of each year. The employer 
61.1 	supplemental contribution is payable in two parts, with the first half payable on or before 
61.2 	July 31 and with the second half payable on or before December 15. Late payments are 
61.3 	payable with interest, compounded annually, at the applicable rate or rates specified in 
61.4 	section 356.59, subdivision 3, per month for each month or portion of a month that has 
61.5 	elapsed after the due date.
61.6 	(g) The employer supplemental contribution under paragraph (d) terminates on December 
61.7 	31, 2031.

61.8 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 353.505, is amended to read:
61.9 	353.505 STATE CONTRIBUTIONS; FORMER MERF DIVISION.
61.10 	(a) On September 15, 2019, and annually thereafter, the state shall pay to the general 
61.11 	employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association, with respect 
61.12 	to the former MERF division, $16,000,000 $6,000,000.
61.13 	(b) State contributions under this section end on September 15, 2031.
61.14 	(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall pay the contribution specified 
61.15 	in this section. The amount required is appropriated annually from the general fund to the 
61.16 	commissioner of management and budget.

61.17 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477A.03, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
61.18 		Subd. 2b.Counties. (a) For aids payable in 2018 and 2019, the total aid payable under 
61.19 	section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is $103,795,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be allocated 
61.20 	as required under Laws 2014, chapter 150, article 4, section 6. For aids payable in 2020, 
61.21 	the total aid payable under section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is $116,795,000, of which 
61.22 	$3,000,000 shall be allocated as required under Laws 2014, chapter 150, article 4, section 
61.23 	6. For aids payable in 2021 through 2024, the total aid payable under section 477A.0124, 
61.24 	subdivision 3, is $118,795,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be allocated as required under 
61.25 	Laws 2014, chapter 150, article 4, section 6. For aids payable in 2025 and thereafter, the 
61.26 	total aid payable under section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is $115,795,000. Each calendar 
61.27 	year, $500,000 of this appropriation shall be retained by the commissioner of revenue to 
61.28 	make reimbursements to the commissioner of management and budget for payments made 
61.29 	under section 611.27. The reimbursements shall be to defray the additional costs associated 
61.30 	with court-ordered counsel under section 611.27. Any retained amounts not used for 
61.31 	reimbursement in a year shall be included in the next distribution of county need aid that 
62.1 	is certified to the county auditors for the purpose of property tax reduction for the next taxes 
62.2 	payable year.
62.3 	(b) For aids payable in 2018 and 2019, the total aid under section 477A.0124, subdivision 
62.4 	4, is $130,873,444. For aids payable in 2020, the total aid under section 477A.0124, 
62.5 	subdivision 4, is $143,873,444. For aids payable in 2021 and thereafter, the total aid under 
62.6 	section 477A.0124, subdivision 4, is $145,873,444. The commissioner of revenue shall 
62.7 	transfer to the commissioner of management and budgetLegislative Budget Office $207,000 
62.8 	annually for the cost of preparation of local impact notes as required by section 3.987, and 
62.9 	other local government activities. The commissioner of revenue shall transfer to the 
62.10 	commissioner of education $7,000 annually for the cost of preparation of local impact notes 
62.11 	for school districts as required by section 3.987. The commissioner of revenue shall deduct 
62.12 	the amounts transferred under this paragraph from the appropriation under this paragraph. 
62.13 	The amounts transferred are appropriated to the commissioner of management and budget 
62.14 	and the commissioner of education respectively.

62.15 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 645.071, is amended to read:
62.16 	645.071 STANDARD OF TIME.
62.17 	Every mention of, or reference to, any hour or time in any law, during any period of the 
62.18 	year, is to be construed with reference to and in accordance with the standard time or
62.19 	advanced standard time provided by federal law. No department of the state government 
62.20 	and no county, city or town shall employ, during any period of the year, any other time, or 
62.21 	adopt any ordinance or order providing for the use, during any period of the year, of any 
62.22 	other time than the federal standard time or advanced standard time.

62.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the first commencement of advanced 
62.24 	standard time, also known as daylight saving time, following enactment of an amendment 
62.25 	to United States Code, title 15, section 260a, or another applicable law, which authorizes 
62.26 	states to observe advanced standard time year-round.

62.27 	Sec. 79. FEDERAL FUNDS; SUSPENSION OF STATUTORY APPROPRIATION.
 62.28 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.3005 and 4.07, or any other appropriation 
62.29 	of federal funds, any federal funds received by the state of Minnesota for COVID-19 between 
62.30 	the effective date of this act and June 30, 2022, must not be spent except pursuant to a direct 
62.31 	appropriation by law. This section does not apply to appropriations of federal funds under 
62.32 	Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 2, article 7.

63.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

63.2 	Sec. 80. VIOLATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS DURING A PEACETIME 
63.3 	EMERGENCY.
 63.4 	Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no board or agency, including agencies 
63.5 	that issue licenses, may impose additional penalties on a business for a violation of an 
63.6 	executive order issued in response to the spread of COVID-19, pursuant to Minnesota 
63.7 	Statutes, section 12.21 or 12.31, beyond the penalties imposed by the executive orders.

63.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

63.9 	Sec. 81. REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNFILLED POSITIONS.
 63.10 		Subdivision 1.Reduction required. The general fund and nongeneral fund appropriations 
63.11 	to an executive branch state agency for agency operations for the biennium ending June 30, 
63.12 	2023, are reduced by the amount for salary and benefits savings that results from any 
63.13 	positions that have not been filled within 180 days of the initial posting of the position. 
63.14 	"Agency" as used in this section has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 
63.15 	16A.011, subdivision 12a, but does not include Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. 
63.16 	This section applies only to positions that are posted in fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. 
63.17 	Reductions made under this subdivision must be reflected as reductions in agency base 
63.18 	budgets for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. This section does not apply to:
63.19 	(1) any position within the Department of Public Safety;
63.20 	(2) any position that requires law enforcement training; or
63.21 	(3) any other public safety position.
63.22 		Subd. 2.Reporting. The commissioner of management and budget must report to the 
63.23 	chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and the house of representatives finance 
63.24 	committees regarding the amount of reductions in spending by each agency under this 
63.25 	section.

63.26 	Sec. 82. OBSOLETE RULES REPORT MUST DESCRIBE CURRENT GRANTS 
63.27 	OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
 63.28 	(a) As part of its obsolete rules report due December 1, 2021, each agency must list all 
63.29 	current grants of rulemaking authority provided to the agency by law. The list must include 
63.30 	a citation to the applicable law, a citation to any current rules adopted under the authority 
63.31 	provided by that law, and describe, in the agency's view, whether the grant of authority 
64.1 	complies with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 14.05, subdivision 1, that permit 
64.2 	adoption of rules only under a specific grant of rulemaking authority. A grant of rulemaking 
64.3 	authority is presumed invalid for purposes of adopting future rules if the authority is not 
64.4 	cited in the report required by this section.
64.5 	(b) The requirements of this section are in addition to the ongoing requirements for the 
64.6 	obsolete rules report provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 14.05, subdivision 5.

64.7 	Sec. 83. FIRST APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING OF LEGISLATIVE 
64.8 	COMMISSION ON CYBERSECURITY.
 64.9 		Subdivision 1.First appointments. Appointing authorities must make initial 
64.10 	appointments to the Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity within 60 days after final 
64.11 	enactment. These members serve a term that expires on appointment of a successor after 
64.12 	the start of the next regular session of the legislature in 2023.
64.13 		Subd. 2.First meeting. The majority leader of the senate shall designate one senate 
64.14 	member of the Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity under Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.15 	3.888, to convene the first meeting within 105 days after final enactment. The commission 
64.16 	must select a chair from among the senate members at the first meeting.
64.17 		Subd. 3.Meetings in 2021. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 3.888, 
64.18 	subdivision 5, the commission must meet at least twice in 2021.

64.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

64.20 	Sec. 84. DESIGNATION AND SALE OF SURPLUS STATE-OWNED REAL 
64.21 	PROPERTY; ST. PAUL.
 64.22 	(a) For purposes of this act, "L'Orient Street property" means the real property located 
64.23 	at 1415 L'Orient Street in the city of St. Paul that was acquired by the state using money 
64.24 	appropriated from the COVID-19 Minnesota fund in accordance with the Legislative 
64.25 	COVID-19 Response Commission, Action Order number 13, signed by the commissioner 
64.26 	of management and budget May 7, 2020.
64.27 	(b) The commissioner of administration must designate the L'Orient Street property as 
64.28 	surplus and dispose of the property in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 
64.29 	to 16B.287.

64.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

65.1 	Sec. 85. REQUIRING REPAIR AND RETURN OF COLUMBUS STATUE.
 65.2 	The commissioner of administration shall repair the statue of Christopher Columbus 
65.3 	and its pedestal that was illegally removed from its place on the Capitol grounds in the 
65.4 	summer of 2020. Notwithstanding any process in law for approving the installation of 
65.5 	memorials or artwork on the Capitol grounds, the commissioner must reinstall the statue in 
65.6 	its former location on the Capitol grounds on the same pedestal with the same signage as 
65.7 	before its removal.

65.8 	Sec. 86. TRANSFER FROM THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS 
65.9 	TO COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
 65.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, applies to the transfer of responsibilities from the 
65.11 	Board of Cosmetologist Examiners to the commissioner of health, except that the position 
65.12 	of executive director of the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners is not transferred.

65.13 	Sec. 87. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 65.14 		Subdivision 1.MN.IT. The revisor of statutes shall change "Office of MN.IT Services" 
65.15 	to "Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services" wherever it appears in 
65.16 	Minnesota Statutes.
65.17 		Subd. 2.Contested case procedures. By January 15, 2022, the revisor of statutes shall 
65.18 	present a bill to the legislature to make the conforming statutory changes to incorporate the 
65.19 	contested case procedures under section 16.
65.20 		Subd. 3.Cosmetology. The revisor of statutes shall change the terms "board" and 
65.21 	"executive secretary of the board" to "commissioner of health" or "commissioner" wherever 
65.22 	those terms appear in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 155A, and in Minnesota Rules adopted 
65.23 	by the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
65.24 		Subd. 4.Enterprise fleet. The revisor of statutes shall change "central motor pool" to 
65.25 	"enterprise fleet" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes.

65.26 	Sec. 88. REPEALER.
 65.27 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.972, subdivisions 2c and 2d, are repealed.
65.28 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 16E.0466, subdivision 1; 16E.05, subdivision 3; 
65.29 	16E.071; and 16E.145, are repealed.
65.30 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, subdivision 2, is repealed.

66.1 	ARTICLE 3
66.2 	CAMPAIGN FINANCE

66.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.01, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
66.4 		Subd. 26.Noncampaign disbursement. (a) "Noncampaign disbursement" means a 
66.5 	purchase or payment of money or anything of value made, or an advance of credit incurred, 
66.6 	or a donation in kind received, by a principal campaign committee for any of the following 
66.7 	purposes:
66.8 	(1) payment for accounting and legal services;
66.9 	(2) return of a contribution to the source;
66.10 	(3) repayment of a loan made to the principal campaign committee by that committee;
66.11 	(4) return of a public subsidy;
66.12 	(5) payment for food, beverages, and necessary utensils and supplies, entertainment, 
66.13 	and facility rental for a fund-raising event;
66.14 	(6) services for a constituent by a member of the legislature or a constitutional officer 
66.15 	in the executive branch as provided in section 10A.173, subdivision 1;
66.16 	(7) payment for food and beverages consumed by a candidate or volunteers while they 
66.17 	are engaged in campaign activities;
66.18 	(8) payment for food or a beverage consumed while attending a reception or meeting 
66.19 	directly related to legislative duties;
66.20 	(9) payment of expenses incurred by elected or appointed leaders of a legislative caucus 
66.21 	in carrying out their leadership responsibilities;
66.22 	(10) payment by a principal campaign committee of the candidate's expenses for serving 
66.23 	in public office, other than for personal uses;
66.24 	(11) costs of child care for the candidate's children when campaigning;
66.25 	(12) fees paid to attend a campaign school;
66.26 	(13) costs of a postelection party during the election year when a candidate's name will 
66.27 	no longer appear on a ballot or the general election is concluded, whichever occurs first;
66.28 	(14) interest on loans paid by a principal campaign committee on outstanding loans;
66.29 	(15) filing fees;
67.1 	(16) post-general election holiday or seasonal cards, thank-you notes, or advertisements 
67.2 	in the news media mailed or published prior to the end of the election cycle;
67.3 	(17) the cost of campaign material purchased to replace defective campaign material, if 
67.4 	the defective material is destroyed without being used;
67.5 	(18) contributions to a party unit;
67.6 	(19) payments for funeral gifts or memorials;
67.7 	(20) the cost of a magnet less than six inches in diameter containing legislator contact 
67.8 	information and distributed to constituents;
67.9 	(21) costs associated with a candidate attending a political party state or national 
67.10 	convention in this state;
67.11 	(22) other purchases or payments specified in board rules or advisory opinions as being 
67.12 	for any purpose other than to influence the nomination or election of a candidate or to 
67.13 	promote or defeat a ballot question;
67.14 	(23) costs paid to a third party for processing contributions made by a credit card, debit 
67.15 	card, or electronic check;
67.16 	(24) a contribution to a fund established to support a candidate's participation in a recount 
67.17 	of ballots affecting that candidate's election;
67.18 	(25) costs paid by a candidate's principal campaign committee for a single reception 
67.19 	given in honor of the candidate's retirement from public office after the filing period for 
67.20 	affidavits of candidacy for that office has closed;
67.21 	(26) a donation from a terminating principal campaign committee to the state general 
67.22 	fund; and
67.23 	(27) a donation from a terminating principal campaign committee to a county obligated 
67.24 	to incur special election expenses due to that candidate's resignation from state office; and
67.25 	(28) during a period starting January 1 in the year following a general election and ending 
67.26 	on December 31 of the year of general election, total payments of up to $2,000 for security 
67.27 	expenses for a candidate, including home security hardware, maintenance of home security 
67.28 	hardware, identity theft monitoring services, and credit monitoring services.
67.29 	(b) The board must determine whether an activity involves a noncampaign disbursement 
67.30 	within the meaning of this subdivision.
68.1 	(c) A noncampaign disbursement is considered to be made in the year in which the 
68.2 	candidate made the purchase of goods or services or incurred an obligation to pay for goods 
68.3 	or services.

68.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
68.5 	applies to payments made on or after January 1, 2021.

68.6 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
68.7 		Subd. 35.Public official. "Public official" means any:
68.8 	(1) member of the legislature;
68.9 	(2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative auditor, 
68.10 	director of the Legislative Budget Office, chief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor 
68.11 	of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, fiscal analyst, or attorney in the Office of 
68.12 	Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis, House Research, or the House Fiscal Analysis 
68.13 	Department;
68.14 	(3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative 
68.15 	deputy;
68.16 	(4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;
68.17 	(5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state 
68.18 	department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information 
68.19 	officer;
68.20 	(6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a state 
68.21 	board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under chapter 
68.22 	14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;
68.23 	(7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, or 
68.24 	repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;
68.25 	(8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;
68.26 	(9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);
68.27 	(10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;
68.28 	(11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of Administrative 
68.29 	Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment and Economic 
68.30 	Development;
69.1 	(12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations 
69.2 	manager of the Metropolitan Council;
69.3 	(13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;
69.4 	(14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the Department 
69.5 	of Public Safety;
69.6 	(15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;
69.7 	(16) member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.;
69.8 	(17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State High 
69.9 	School League;
69.10 	(18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755;
69.11 	(19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;
69.12 	(20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management organization 
69.13 	as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13;
69.14 	(21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;
69.15 	(22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;
69.16 	(23) citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established in section 
69.17 	97A.056;
69.18 	(24) citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.30;
69.19 	(25) member or chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority established 
69.20 	in section 473J.07;
69.21 	(26) district court judge, appeals court judge, or supreme court justice;
69.22 	(27) county commissioner;
69.23 	(28) member of the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; or
69.24 	(29) member of the Destination Medical Center Corporation established in section 469.41
69.25 	.; or
69.26 	(30) chancellor or member of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
69.27 	and Universities.

70.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
70.2 		Subdivision 1.Time for filing.  An individual must file a statement of economic interest 
70.3 	with the board:
70.4 	(1) within 60 days of accepting employment as a public official or a local official in a 
70.5 	metropolitan governmental unit;
70.6 	(2) within 60 days of assuming office as a district court judge, appeals court judge, 
70.7 	supreme court justice, or county commissioner;
70.8 	(3) within 14 days after filing an affidavit of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot 
70.9 	for an elective state constitutional or legislative office or an elective local office in a 
70.10 	metropolitan governmental unit other than county commissioner;
70.11 	(4) in the case of a public official requiring the advice and consent of the senate, within 
70.12 	14 days after undertaking the duties of office; or
70.13 	(5) in the case of members of the Minnesota Racing Commission, the director of the 
70.14 	Minnesota Racing Commission, chief of security, medical officer, inspector of pari-mutuels, 
70.15 	and stewards employed or approved by the commission or persons who fulfill those duties 
70.16 	under contract, within 60 days of accepting or assuming duties.

70.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
70.18 		Subd. 2.Notice to board. The secretary of state or the appropriate county auditor, upon 
70.19 	receiving an affidavit of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot from an individual 
70.20 	required by this section to file a statement of economic interest, and any official who 
70.21 	nominates or employs a public or local official required by this section to file a statement 
70.22 	of economic interest, must notify the board of the name of the individual required to file a 
70.23 	statement and the date of the affidavit, petition, or nomination.

70.24 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
70.25 		Subd. 5.Form; general requirements. (a) A statement of economic interest required 
70.26 	by this section must be on a form prescribed by the board. The individual filing must provide 
70.27 	the following information:
70.28 	(1) name, address, occupation, and principal place of business;
70.29 	(2) the name of each associated business and the nature of that association;
70.30 	(3) a listing of all real property within the state, excluding homestead property, in which 
70.31 	the individual holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract for deed as buyer or 
71.1 	seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the interest is valued in excess of 
71.2 	$2,500; or (ii) an option to buy, if the property has a fair market value of more than $50,000;
71.3 	(4) a listing of all real property within the state in which a partnership of which the 
71.4 	individual is a member holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract for deed as 
71.5 	buyer or seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the individual's share of 
71.6 	the partnership interest is valued in excess of $2,500; or (ii) an option to buy, if the property 
71.7 	has a fair market value of more than $50,000. A listing under this clause or clause (3) must 
71.8 	indicate the street address and the municipality or the section, township, range and 
71.9 	approximate acreage, whichever applies, and the county in which the property is located;
71.10 	(5) a listing of any investments, ownership, or interests in property connected with 
71.11 	pari-mutuel horse racing in the United States and Canada, including a racehorse, in which 
71.12 	the individual directly or indirectly holds a partial or full interest or an immediate family 
71.13 	member holds a partial or full interest;
71.14 	(6) a listing of the principal business or professional activity category of each business 
71.15 	from which the individual receives more than $250 in any month during the reporting period
71.16 	as an employee, if the individual has an ownership interest of 25 percent or more in the 
71.17 	business;
71.18 	(7) a listing of each principal business or professional activity category from which the 
71.19 	individual received compensation of more than $2,500 in the past 12 months as an 
71.20 	independent contractor; and
71.21 	(8) a listing of the full name of each security with a value of more than $10,000 owned 
71.22 	in part or in full by the individual, at any time during the reporting period.
71.23 	(b) The business or professional categories for purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (6) 
71.24 	and (7), must be the general topic headings used by the federal Internal Revenue Service 
71.25 	for purposes of reporting self-employment income on Schedule C. This paragraph does not 
71.26 	require an individual to report any specific code number from that schedule. Any additional 
71.27 	principal business or professional activity category may only be adopted if the category is 
71.28 	enacted by law.
71.29 	(c) For the purpose of an original statement of economic interest, "compensation in any 
71.30 	month" includes only compensation received in the calendar month immediately preceding 
71.31 	the date of appointment as a public official or filing as a candidate.
71.32 	(d) (c) For the purpose of calculating the amount of compensation received from any 
71.33 	single source in a single month, the amount shall include the total amount received from 
72.1 	the source during the month, whether or not the amount covers compensation for more than 
72.2 	one month.
72.3 	(e) (d) For the purpose of determining the value of an individual's interest in real property, 
72.4 	the value of the property is the market value shown on the property tax statement.
72.5 	(f) For the purpose of an original statement of economic interest, the individual shall 
72.6 	disclose only those real properties owned on the date of appointment as a public official or 
72.7 	filing as a candidate.
72.8 	(g) (e) For the purpose of this section, "date of appointment" means the effective date 
72.9 	of appointment to a position.
72.10 	(h) (f) For the purpose of this section, "accepting employment as a public official" means 
72.11 	the effective date of the appointment to the position, as stated in the appointing authority's 
72.12 	notice to the board.

72.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
72.14 	read:
72.15 		Subd. 5a.Original statement; reporting period. (a) An original statement of economic 
72.16 	interest required under subdivision 1, clause (1), must cover the calendar month before the 
72.17 	month in which the individual accepted employment as a public official or a local official 
72.18 	in a metropolitan governmental unit.
72.19 	(b) An original statement of economic interest required under subdivision 1, clauses (2), 
72.20 	(4), and (5), must cover the calendar month before the month in which the individual assumed 
72.21 	or undertook the duties of office.
72.22 	(c) An original statement of economic interest required under subdivision 1, clause (3), 
72.23 	must cover the calendar month before the month in which the candidate filed the affidavit 
72.24 	of candidacy.

72.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
72.26 		Subd. 6.Annual statement. (a) Each individual who is required to file a statement of 
72.27 	economic interest must also file an annual statement by the last Monday in January of each 
72.28 	year that the individual remains in office. The annual statement must cover the period 
72.29 	through December 31 of the year prior to the year when the statement is due. The annual 
72.30 	statement must include the amount of each honorarium in excess of $50 $250 received since 
72.31 	the previous statement and the name and address of the source of the honorarium. The board 
73.1 	must maintain each annual statement of economic interest submitted by an officeholder in 
73.2 	the same file with the statement submitted as a candidate.
73.3 	(b) For the purpose of annual statements of economic interest to be filed, "compensation 
73.4 	in any month" includes compensation and honoraria received in any month between the 
73.5 	end of the period covered in the preceding statement of economic interest and the end of 
73.6 	the current period.
73.7 	(c) (b) An individual must file the annual statement of economic interest required by 
73.8 	this subdivision to cover the period for which the individual served as a public official even 
73.9 	though at the time the statement was filed, the individual is no longer holding that office as 
73.10 	a public official.
73.11 	(d) For the purpose of an annual statement of economic interest, the individual shall 
73.12 	disclose any real property owned at any time between the end of the period covered by the 
73.13 	preceding statement of economic interest and through the last day of the month preceding 
73.14 	the current filing or the last day of employment, if the individual is no longer a public 
73.15 	official.

73.16 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
73.17 	read:
73.18 		Subd. 2a.Alternate contact information; form. (a) A candidate; treasurer of a political 
73.19 	committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit; or chair of a political 
73.20 	committee, principal campaign committee, or party unit may file a form with the board that 
73.21 	includes alternate contact information. If a form is filed, the form must include the following 
73.22 	information for the filer:
73.23 	(1) name;
73.24 	(2) political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit; and
73.25 	(3) alternate contact information.
73.26 	(b) The board must only use the alternate contact information to contact the filer for the 
73.27 	purposes of administering chapter 10A. Information collected pursuant to this subdivision 
73.28 	is private data on individuals.
73.29 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "alternate contact information" means an address, 
73.30 	phone number, or e-mail address that is different from the information provided on the form 
73.31 	required by subdivision 2.

73.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2021.

74.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.20, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
74.2 		Subd. 13.Third-party reimbursement. An individual or association filing a report 
74.3 	disclosing an expenditure or noncampaign disbursement that must be reported and itemized 
74.4 	under subdivision 3, paragraph (g) (h) or (l) (m), that is a reimbursement to a third party 
74.5 	must report the purpose of each expenditure or disbursement for which the third party is 
74.6 	being reimbursed. In the alternative, the reporting individual or association may report 
74.7 	individually each of the underlying expenditures being reimbursed. An expenditure or 
74.8 	disbursement is a reimbursement to a third party if it is for goods or services that were not 
74.9 	directly provided by the individual or association to whom the expenditure or disbursement 
74.10 	is made. Third-party reimbursements include payments to credit card companies and 
74.11 	reimbursement of individuals for expenses they have incurred.

74.12 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.27, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
74.13 		Subd. 13.Unregistered association limit; statement; penalty. (a) The treasurer of a 
74.14 	political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit must not 
74.15 	accept a contribution of more than $200 from an association not registered under this chapter 
74.16 	unless the contribution is accompanied by a written statement that meets the disclosure and 
74.17 	reporting period requirements imposed by section 10A.20. The statement may be a written 
74.18 	statement or a government website where the disclosure report for the unregistered association 
74.19 	may be viewed. This statement must be certified as true and correct by an officer of the 
74.20 	contributing association. The committee, fund, or party unit that accepts the contribution 
74.21 	must include a copy of the written statement or website with the report that discloses the 
74.22 	contribution to the board.
74.23 	(b) An unregistered association may provide the written statement required by this 
74.24 	subdivision to no more than three committees, funds, or party units in a calendar year. Each 
74.25 	statement must cover at least the 30 days immediately preceding and including the date on 
74.26 	which the contribution was made. An unregistered association or an officer of it is subject 
74.27 	to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000, if the association or its officer:
74.28 	(1) fails to provide a written statement as required by this subdivision; or
74.29 	(2) fails to register after giving the written statement required by this subdivision to more 
74.30 	than three committees, funds, or party units in a calendar year.
74.31 	(c) The treasurer of a political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, 
74.32 	or party unit who accepts a contribution in excess of $200 from an unregistered association 
75.1 	without the required written disclosure statement is subject to a civil penalty up to four 
75.2 	times the amount in excess of $200.
75.3 	(d) This subdivision does not apply:
75.4 	(1) when a national political party contributes money to its state committee; or
75.5 	(2) when a federal committee of a major or minor political party registered with the 
75.6 	board gives an in-kind contribution to the federal committee's state central committee or a 
75.7 	party organization within a house of the state legislature; or
75.8 	(2) (3) to purchases by candidates for federal office of tickets to events or space rental 
75.9 	at events held by party units in this state (i) if the geographical area represented by the party 
75.10 	unit includes any part of the geographical area of the office that the federal candidate is 
75.11 	seeking and (ii) the purchase price is not more than that paid by other attendees or renters 
75.12 	of similar spaces.

75.13 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
75.14 		Subdivision 1.Exceptions. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the 
75.15 	following expenditures by a party unit, or two or more party units acting together, with at 
75.16 	least one party unit being either: the state committee or the party organization within a 
75.17 	congressional district, county, or legislative district, are not considered contributions to or 
75.18 	expenditures on behalf of a candidate for the purposes of section 10A.25 or 10A.27 and 
75.19 	must not be allocated to candidates under section 10A.20, subdivision 3, paragraph (g) (h):
75.20 	(1) expenditures on behalf of candidates of that party generally without referring to any 
75.21 	of them specifically in a published, posted, or broadcast advertisement;
75.22 	(2) expenditures for the preparation, display, mailing, or other distribution of an official 
75.23 	party sample ballot listing the names of three or more individuals whose names are to appear 
75.24 	on the ballot;
75.25 	(3) expenditures for a telephone conversation including call, voice mail, text message, 
75.26 	multimedia message, internet chat message, or e-mail when the communication includes
75.27 	the names of three or more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot;
75.28 	(4) expenditures for a political party fund-raising effort on behalf of three or more 
75.29 	candidates; or
75.30 	(5) expenditures for party committee staff services that benefit three or more candidates.

76.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.31, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
76.2 		Subd. 7.Distribution of general account. (a) As soon as the board has obtained the 
76.3 	results of the primary election from the secretary of state, but no later than one week after 
76.4 	certification of the primary results by the State Canvassing Board, the board must distribute 
76.5 	the available money in the general account, as certified by the commissioner of revenue 
76.6 	one week before the state primary and according to allocations set forth in subdivision 5, 
76.7 	in equal amounts to all candidates of a major political party whose names are to appear on 
76.8 	the ballot in the general election and who:
76.9 	(1) have signed a spending limit agreement under section 10A.322;
76.10 	(2) have filed the affidavit of contributions required by section 10A.323; and
76.11 	(3) were opposed in either the primary election or the general election.
76.12 	(b) If one or more candidates for an office are not eligible for the public subsidy, and 
76.13 	one or more candidates for the same office are eligible for the public subsidy, then the 
76.14 	amount of public subsidy that would have otherwise been paid to the ineligible candidate 
76.15 	or candidates must be equally distributed to the eligible candidate or candidates.
76.16 	(b) (c) The public subsidy under this subdivision may not be paid in an amount that 
76.17 	would cause the sum of the public subsidy paid from the party account plus the public 
76.18 	subsidy paid from the general account to exceed 50 percent of the expenditure limit for the 
76.19 	candidate or 50 percent of the expenditure limit that would have applied to the candidate if 
76.20 	the candidate had not been freed from expenditure limits under section 10A.25, subdivision 
76.21 	10. Money from the general account not paid to a candidate because of the 50 percent limit 
76.22 	must be distributed equally among all other qualifying candidates for the same office until 
76.23 	all have reached the 50 percent limit or the balance in the general account is exhausted.

76.24 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.323, is amended to read:
76.25 	10A.323 AFFIDAVIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
76.26 	(a) In addition to the requirements of section 10A.322, to be eligible to receive a public 
76.27 	subsidy under section 10A.31 a candidate or the candidate's treasurer must:
76.28 	(1) between January 1 of the previous year and the cutoff date for transactions included 
76.29 	in the report of receipts and expenditures due before the primary election, accumulate 
76.30 	contributions from individuals eligible to vote in this state in at least the amount indicated 
76.31 	for the office sought, counting only the first $50 received from each contributor, excluding 
76.32 	in-kind contributions:
77.1 	(i) candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $35,000;
77.2 	(ii) candidates for attorney general, $15,000;
77.3 	(iii) candidates for secretary of state and state auditor, separately, $6,000;
77.4 	(iv) candidates for the senate, $3,000; and
77.5 	(v) candidates for the house of representatives, $1,500;
77.6 	(2) file an affidavit with the board stating that the principal campaign committee has 
77.7 	complied with this paragraph. The affidavit must state the total amount of contributions that 
77.8 	have been received from individuals eligible to vote in this state, excluding:
77.9 	(i) the portion of any contribution in excess of $50;
77.10 	(ii) any in-kind contribution; and
77.11 	(iii) any contribution for which the name and address of the contributor is not known 
77.12 	and recorded; and
77.13 	(3) submit the affidavit required by this section to the board in writing by the deadline 
77.14 	for reporting of receipts and expenditures before a primary under section 10A.20, subdivision 
77.15 	4 2.
77.16 	(b) A candidate for a vacancy to be filled at a special election for which the filing period 
77.17 	does not coincide with the filing period for the general election must accumulate the 
77.18 	contributions specified in paragraph (a) and must submit the affidavit required by this section 
77.19 	to the board within five days after the close of the filing period for the special election for 
77.20 	which the candidate filed.
77.21 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a candidate for a vacancy to be filled at a 
77.22 	special election called under section 204B.13, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), must accumulate 
77.23 	the contributions specified in paragraph (a) and must submit the affidavit required by this 
77.24 	section to the board within 12 calendar days after the general election.
77.25 	(d) A candidate or the candidate's treasurer must be able to electronically file the affidavit 
77.26 	required under this section in the same manner as other reports required by this chapter. 
77.27 	The board must not require the candidate or candidate's treasurer to notarize the affidavit 
77.28 	of contribution.

77.29 	Sec. 14. REPEALER.
 77.30 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116O.03, subdivision 9; and 116O.04, subdivision 3,
77.31 	are repealed.

78.1 	ARTICLE 4
78.2 	ELECTIONS

78.3 	Section 1. [5.385] USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS; BALLOT QUESTIONS.
78.4 	Notwithstanding section 10A.52, paragraph (b), the secretary of state shall not spend, 
78.5 	or cause to be spent, any public funds or use any other public resource with the purpose of 
78.6 	promoting or defeating a ballot question at any time. The secretary of state shall not use the 
78.7 	inherent prestige of the office in any manner that has the effect of promoting or defeating 
78.8 	a ballot question. The secretary of state may spend public funds to provide impartial and 
78.9 	balanced information on ballot questions that does not have the effect of promoting or 
78.10 	defeating a ballot question. For purposes of this section, public funds means all general, 
78.11 	special, permanent, trust, and other funds, regardless of source or purpose, held or 
78.12 	administered by a government entity.

78.13 	Sec. 2. [10A.52] USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS; BALLOT QUESTIONS.
78.14 	(a) No public official shall spend, or cause to be spent, any public funds or use any other 
78.15 	public resource with the purpose of promoting or defeating a ballot question or in a manner 
78.16 	that has the effect of promoting or defeating a ballot question.
78.17 	(b) This prohibition only applies after final enactment of a legislative act that places a 
78.18 	ballot question on the ballot.
78.19 	(c) For purposes of this section, public funds means all general, special, permanent, trust, 
78.20 	and other funds, regardless of source or purpose, held or administered by a government 
78.21 	entity.

78.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
78.23 		Subd. 1a.Incomplete registration by mail. If the county auditor determines that a voter 
78.24 	who has submitted a voter registration application by mail has not previously voted in this 
78.25 	state for a federal office and has also not presented a document authorized for election day 
78.26 	registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the county auditor, and the county auditor 
78.27 	is unable to verify the voter's driver's license, state identification, or last four digits of the 
78.28 	voter's Social Security number as provided by the voter on the voter registration application
78.29 	whether the voter is eligible to vote, then the county auditor must notify the voter that the 
78.30 	registration is incomplete and to complete registration by using one of the following methods:
79.1 	(1) presenting to the auditor submitting a completed voter registration application more 
79.2 	than 20 days before the election a document authorized for election day registration in 
79.3 	section 201.061, subdivision 3;
79.4 	(2) registering in person before or on election day; or
79.5 	(3) if voting by absentee ballot or by mail, following election day registration procedures 
79.6 	for absentee voters as described in section 203B.04, subdivision 4; or
79.7 	(4) providing proof of residence by any of the methods authorized for election day 
79.8 	registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3.

79.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
79.10 	on or after that date.

79.11 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
79.12 		Subd. 3.Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may register 
79.13 	on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in which the 
79.14 	individual maintains residence, by and completing a voter registration application, making 
79.15 	an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence. 
79.16 	An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:.
79.17 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant to 
79.18 	section 171.07;
79.19 	(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper identification;
79.20 	(3) presenting one of the following:
79.21 	(i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational institution 
79.22 	in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under section 
79.23 	135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of the secretary 
79.24 	of state; or
79.25 	(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the precinct 
79.26 	together with a picture identification card; or
79.27 	(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or an employee employed 
79.28 	by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a resident in the 
79.29 	facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the voter or employee 
79.30 	personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. A voter who has been 
79.31 	vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for any other 
79.32 	individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to vote in the precinct may sign 
80.1 	up to eight proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation does not apply to 
80.2 	an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The secretary of state shall 
80.3 	provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number of individuals for whom 
80.4 	a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The form must include space for the 
80.5 	maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may sign proof-of-residence oaths. For 
80.6 	each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include a statement that the individual: (i) is 
80.7 	registered to vote in the precinct or is an employee of a residential facility in the precinct, 
80.8 	(ii) personally knows that the voter is a resident of the precinct, and (iii) is making the 
80.9 	statement on oath. The form must include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, 
80.10 	telephone number, and address.
80.11 	The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be 
80.12 	attached to the voter registration application.
80.13 	(b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its employees 
80.14 	currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential facility. The 
80.15 	operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor no less than 
80.16 	20 days before each election for use in election day registration.
80.17 	(c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256E.33, 
80.18 	subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under 
80.19 	section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 
80.20 	5; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services 
80.21 	establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home operated by 
80.22 	the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence 
80.23 	licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as defined 
80.24 	in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons with a developmental 
80.25 	disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section 252.28; setting 
80.26 	authorized to provide housing support as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a shelter 
80.27 	for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a supervised publicly 
80.28 	or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living 
80.29 	accommodations for the homeless.
80.30 	(d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of 
80.31 	registering by:
80.32 	(1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
80.33 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the 
80.34 	name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or
81.1 	(2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
81.2 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the 
81.3 	name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the documents 
81.4 	listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B. For purposes of registration 
81.5 	under this subdivision, the voter registration application must be printed on or affixed to a 
81.6 	provisional ballot envelope and contain the information required by section 201.071, 
81.7 	subdivision 1. The application may be completed using an electronic roster and then printed 
81.8 	and affixed to the provisional ballot envelope. An individual who registers on election day 
81.9 	is entitled to cast a provisional ballot pursuant to section 204C.135.
81.10 	(e)(b) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge 
81.11 	responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

81.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
81.13 	on or after that date.

81.14 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
81.15 		Subd. 4.Registration by election judges; procedures. Registration at the polling place 
81.16 	on election day shall be conducted by the election judges. Before registering an individual 
81.17 	to vote at the polling place, the election judge must review any list of absentee election day 
81.18 	registrants provided by the county auditor or municipal clerk to see if the person has already 
81.19 	voted by absentee ballot. If the person's name appears on the list, the election judge must 
81.20 	not allow the individual to register or to vote in the polling place. The election judge who 
81.21 	registers an individual at the polling place on election day shall not handle that voter's ballots 
81.22 	at any time prior to the opening of the ballot box after the voting ends. Registration 
81.23 	applications and forms for oaths shall be available at each polling place. If an individual 
81.24 	who registers on election day proves residence by oath of a registered voter, the form 
81.25 	containing the oath shall be attached to the individual's registration application. Registration 
81.26 	applications completed on election day shall be forwarded to the county auditor who shall 
81.27 	add the name of each voter to the registration system unless the information forwarded is 
81.28 	substantially deficient. A county auditor who finds an election day registration substantially 
81.29 	deficient shall give written notice to the individual whose registration is found deficient. 
81.30 	An election day registration shall not be found deficient solely because the individual who 
81.31 	provided proof of residence was ineligible to do so.

82.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.091, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
82.2 		Subd. 4.Public information lists. (a) The county auditor shall make available for 
82.3 	inspection a public information list which must contain the name, address, year of birth, 
82.4 	and voting history of each registered voter in the county. The list must indicate each voter 
82.5 	whose status is challenged in the statewide voter registration system at the time the list was 
82.6 	prepared. For each voter, the list must include the history of each change in status and the 
82.7 	date that the change to that status was made. The list must also include individuals that were 
82.8 	previously registered but were removed or made inactive in the statewide voter registration 
82.9 	system, and the reason for the removal or inactivation.
82.10 	The list must not include the party choice of any voter who voted in a presidential 
82.11 	nomination primary. The telephone number must be included on the list if provided by the 
82.12 	voter. The public information list may also include information on voting districts.
82.13 	(b) The county auditor may adopt reasonable rules governing access to the list. No 
82.14 	individual inspecting the public information list shall tamper with or alter it in any manner. 
82.15 	No individual who inspects the public information list or who acquires a list of registered 
82.16 	voters prepared from the public information list may use any information contained in the 
82.17 	list for purposes unrelated to elections, political activities, or law enforcement. The secretary 
82.18 	of state may provide copies of the public information lists and other information from the 
82.19 	statewide registration system for uses related to elections, political activities, or in response 
82.20 	to a law enforcement inquiry from a public official concerning a failure to comply with any 
82.21 	criminal statute or any state or local tax statute.
82.22 	(c) Before inspecting the public information list or obtaining a list of voters or other 
82.23 	information from the list, the individual shall provide identification to the public official 
82.24 	having custody of the public information list and shall state in writing that any information 
82.25 	obtained from the list will not be used for purposes unrelated to elections, political activities, 
82.26 	or law enforcement. Requests to examine or obtain information from the public information 
82.27 	lists or the statewide registration system must be made and processed in the manner provided 
82.28 	in the rules of the secretary of state.
82.29 	(d) Upon receipt of a statement signed by the voter that withholding the voter's name 
82.30 	from the public information list is required for the safety of the voter or the voter's family, 
82.31 	the secretary of state and county auditor must withhold from the public information list the 
82.32 	name of a registered voter.

82.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to public 
82.34 	information lists created on or after that date. Information on status changes or individuals 
83.1 	removed from the statewide voter registration system collected prior to July 1, 2021, must 
83.2 	not be included on a public information list.

83.3 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
83.4 		Subdivision 1.Entry of registration information. (a) At the time a voter registration 
83.5 	application is properly completed, submitted, and received in accordance with sections 
83.6 	201.061 and 201.071, the county auditor shall enter the information contained on it into the 
83.7 	statewide registration system. Voter registration applications completed before election day 
83.8 	must be entered into the statewide registration system within ten days after they have been 
83.9 	submitted to the county auditor. Voter registration applications completed on election day 
83.10 	must be entered into the statewide registration system within 42 as soon as possible, but no 
83.11 	later than three days after the election, unless the county auditor notifies the secretary of 
83.12 	state before the deadline has expired that the deadline will not be met. Upon receipt of a 
83.13 	notification under this paragraph, the secretary of state must extend the deadline for that 
83.14 	county auditor by an additional 28 days. The secretary of state may waive a county's 
83.15 	obligations under this paragraph if, on good cause shown, the county demonstrates its 
83.16 	permanent inability to comply.
83.17 	The secretary of state must post data on each county's compliance with this paragraph on 
83.18 	the secretary of state's website including, as applicable, the date each county fully complied 
83.19 	or the deadline by which a county's compliance must be complete.
83.20 	(b) Upon receiving a completed voter registration application, the secretary of state may 
83.21 	electronically transmit the information on the application to the appropriate county auditor 
83.22 	as soon as possible for review by the county auditor before final entry into the statewide 
83.23 	registration system. The secretary of state may mail the voter registration application to the 
83.24 	county auditor.
83.25 	(c) Within ten days after the county auditor has entered information from a voter 
83.26 	registration application into the statewide registration system, the secretary of state shall 
83.27 	compare the voter's name, date of birth, and driver's license number, state identification 
83.28 	number, or the last four digits of the Social Security number with the same information 
83.29 	contained in the Department of Public Safety database. For applications received on election 
83.30 	day, this must be completed within three days after the county auditor or municipal clerk 
83.31 	has entered the information into the statewide voter registration system.
83.32 	(d) The secretary of state shall provide a report to the county auditor on a weekly basis 
83.33 	that includes a list of voters whose name, date of birth, or identification number have been 
83.34 	compared with the same information in the Department of Public Safety database and cannot 
84.1 	be verified as provided in this subdivision. The report must list separately those voters who 
84.2 	have submitted a voter registration application by mail and have not voted in a federal 
84.3 	election in this state. For the six days following an election, the secretary of state must 
84.4 	provide this report at least daily to county auditors and municipal clerks.
84.5 	(e) The county auditor shall compile a list of voters for whom the county auditor and 
84.6 	the secretary of state are unable to conclude that information on the voter registration 
84.7 	application and the corresponding information in the Department of Public Safety database 
84.8 	relate to the same person.
84.9 	(f) The county auditor shall send a notice of incomplete registration to any voter whose 
84.10 	name appears on the list and change the voter's status to "incomplete." A voter who receives 
84.11 	a notice of incomplete registration from the county auditor may either provide the information 
84.12 	required to complete the registration at least 21 days before the next election or at the polling 
84.13 	place on election day.

84.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
84.15 	on or after that date.

84.16 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.121, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
84.17 		Subd. 3.Postelection sampling. (a) Within ten days after an election, the county auditor 
84.18 	shall send the notice required by subdivision 2 to a random sampling of the individuals 
84.19 	registered on election day. The random sampling shall be determined in accordance with 
84.20 	the rules of the secretary of state. As soon as practicable after the election, the county auditor 
84.21 	shall mail the notice required by subdivision 2 to all other individuals registered on election 
84.22 	day. If a notice is returned as not deliverable, the county auditor shall attempt to determine 
84.23 	the reason for the return. A county auditor who does not receive or obtain satisfactory proof 
84.24 	of an individual's eligibility to vote shall immediately notify the county attorney of all of 
84.25 	the relevant information. The By February 15 of each year, the county auditor must notify 
84.26 	the secretary of state of the following information for each election held in the previous 
84.27 	year by each precinct:
84.28 	(1) the total number of all notices that were returned as nondeliverable;
84.29 	(2) the total number of nondeliverable notices that the county auditor was able to 
84.30 	determine the reason for the return along with the reason for each return; and
84.31 	(3) the total number of individuals for whom the county auditor does not receive or 
84.32 	obtain satisfactory proof of an individual's eligibility to vote.
85.1 	(b) By March 1 of every odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall report to the 
85.2 	chair and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
85.3 	elections the following information for each election held in the previous year by each 
85.4 	precinct and each county:
85.5 	(1) the total number of all notices that were returned as nondeliverable;
85.6 	(2) the total number of nondeliverable notices that a county auditor was able to determine 
85.7 	the reason for the return along with the reason for each return; and
85.8 	(3) the total number of individuals for whom the county auditor does not receive or 
85.9 	obtain satisfactory proof of an individual's eligibility to vote.

85.10 	Sec. 9. [201.146] NOTICE OF CHALLENGE; CONTEST.
85.11 		Subdivision 1.Notice of challenge. No later than seven days after changing the status 
85.12 	of a registrant in the statewide voter registration system pursuant to section 201.13, 
85.13 	subdivision 1, 201.14, or 201.145, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mail a notice 
85.14 	to the registrant. The notice must include, at a minimum, the following information:
85.15 	(1) a statement that the voter's status was challenged or that a challenge was removed;
85.16 	(2) the reason for the change;
85.17 	(3) a copy of the information provided by the state agency or court that was the basis 
85.18 	for the change in status; and
85.19 	(4) a description of the process to contest the change in status, as provided in subdivision 
85.20 	2.
85.21 		Subd. 2.Contest. (a) An individual whose status was challenged in the statewide voter 
85.22 	registration system pursuant to section 201.13, subdivision 1, 201.14, or 201.145 has the 
85.23 	right to contest the challenge as provided in this section.
85.24 	(b) To contest the challenge, the individual must file a contest petition with the named 
85.25 	entity. The petition must state the basis for the contest and provide any supporting 
85.26 	documentation. The individual may request a review meeting as part of the petition. The 
85.27 	meeting may be conducted by interactive video technology. The petition must be in a form 
85.28 	prescribed by the secretary of state.
85.29 	(c) No later than seven days after receiving the contest petition, the named entity must 
85.30 	review the contest petition and any supporting documentation, as well as the data provided 
85.31 	to the secretary of state. If the individual requested a review meeting, the named entity must 
85.32 	schedule a meeting with the individual within 14 days after receiving the contest petition.
86.1 	(d) After reviewing the required data, and after the review meeting if one occurred, the 
86.2 	named entity must determine whether the data is accurate or should be changed. If the named 
86.3 	entity determines that no change to the data is required, the named entity must notify the 
86.4 	individual. If the named entity determines that the data must be changed, the named entity 
86.5 	must promptly notify the individual and the secretary of state. Upon receiving the changed 
86.6 	data from the named entity, the secretary of state must promptly remove the challenged 
86.7 	status. If an individual disagrees with the decision of the named entity, the individual may 
86.8 	appeal to the district court.
86.9 	(e) For purposes of this section, "named entity" means the entity listed in the notice as 
86.10 	required by subdivision 1, clause (3).

86.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to individuals 
86.12 	who are challenged on or after that date, and applies to reports received by the secretary of 
86.13 	state on or after that date. The notices required by subdivision 1 must be sent to individuals 
86.14 	who are challenged in the statewide voter registration system pursuant to this section on or 
86.15 	after July 1, 2021.

86.16 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.225, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
86.17 		Subd. 2.Technology requirements. An electronic roster must:
86.18 	(1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file 
86.19 	format prescribed by the secretary of state;
86.20 	(2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;
86.21 	(3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license or 
86.22 	identification card to locate a voter record or populate a voter registration application that 
86.23 	would be printed and signed and dated by the voter. The printed registration application 
86.24 	can be either a printed form, labels printed with voter information to be affixed to a preprinted 
86.25 	form, or a combination of both and affixed to the provisional ballot envelope;
86.26 	(4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's 
86.27 	license or identification card;
86.28 	(5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a scanned 
86.29 	driver's license or identification card that is otherwise required to be collected from the voter 
86.30 	or an election judge;
86.31 	(6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that indicates 
86.32 	that the voter is not eligible to vote;
87.1 	(7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter has 
87.2 	already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears the 
87.3 	voter resides in a different precinct;
87.4 	(8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge when 
87.5 	a voter's record is challenged;
87.6 	(9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, address 
87.7 	of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by section 204C.10, 
87.8 	and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature certificate can be 
87.9 	either a printed form or a label printed with the voter's information to be affixed to the oath;
87.10 	(10) contain only preregistered voters within the precinct, and not contain preregistered 
87.11 	voter data on voters registered outside of the precinct;
87.12 	(11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the purpose 
87.13 	of updating absentee ballot records;
87.14 	(12) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by the 
87.15 	Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with the Office of MN.IT Services;
87.16 	(13) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and
87.17 	(14) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration 
87.18 	of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.
87.19 	Electronic rosters used only for election day registration do not need to comply with clauses 
87.20 	(1), (8), and (10). Electronic rosters used only for preregistered voter processing do not need 
87.21 	to comply with clauses (4) and (5).

87.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
87.23 	on or after that date.

87.24 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.225, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
87.25 		Subd. 5.Election day. (a) Precincts may use electronic rosters for election day 
87.26 	registration, to process preregistered voters, or both. The printed election day registration 
87.27 	applications must be reviewed when electronic records are processed in the statewide voter 
87.28 	registration system. The election judges shall determine the number of ballots to be counted 
87.29 	by counting the number of original voter signature certificates or the number of voter receipts.
87.30 	(b) Each precinct using electronic rosters shall have a paper backup system approved 
87.31 	by the secretary of state present at the polling place to use in the event that the election 
87.32 	judges are unable to use the electronic roster.

88.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
88.2 	on or after that date.

88.3 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
88.4 		Subd. 3.Military. "Military" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast 
88.5 	Guard or Merchant Marine of the United States, all other uniformed services as defined in 
88.6 	United States Code, title 52, section 20310, and military forces as defined by section 190.05, 
88.7 	subdivision 3, or any eligible citizen of Minnesota enrolled as a student at the United States 
88.8 	Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, the United States Merchant 
88.9 	Marine Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Military 
88.10 	Academy.

88.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
88.12 		Subdivision 1.Application procedures. (a) Except as otherwise allowed by subdivision 
88.13 	2 or by section 203B.11, subdivision 4, an application for absentee ballots for any election 
88.14 	may be submitted at any time not less than one day before the day of that election. The 
88.15 	county auditor shall prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format provided by the 
88.16 	secretary of state and shall furnish them to any person on request. By January 1 of each 
88.17 	even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the forms to be used available to 
88.18 	auditors through electronic means. An application submitted pursuant to this subdivision 
88.19 	shall be in writing. An application may be submitted in person, by electronic facsimile 
88.20 	device, by electronic mail, or by mail to:
88.21 	(1) the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or
88.22 	(2) the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where the 
88.23 	applicant maintains residence.
88.24 	For a federal, state, or county election, an absentee ballot application may alternatively be 
88.25 	submitted electronically through a secure website that shall be maintained by the secretary 
88.26 	of state for this purpose. Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the secretary of state must require 
88.27 	applicants using the website to submit the applicant's e-mail address and verifiable Minnesota 
88.28 	driver's license number, Minnesota state identification card number, or the last four digits 
88.29 	of the applicant's Social Security number.
88.30 	An application submitted electronically under this paragraph may only be transmitted to 
88.31 	the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the application 
88.32 	information matches the information in a government database associated with the applicant's 
89.1 	driver's license number, state identification card number, or Social Security number. The 
89.2 	secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications for evidence of suspicious activity 
89.3 	and must forward any such application to an appropriate law enforcement agency for 
89.4 	investigation.
89.5 	(b) An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the 
89.6 	applicant, contains the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses, date of birth, 
89.7 	and at least one of the following:
89.8 	(1) the applicant's Minnesota driver's license number;
89.9 	(2) Minnesota state identification card number;
89.10 	(3) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number; or
89.11 	(4) a statement that the applicant does not have any of these numbers.
89.12 	(c) To be approved, the application must contain an oath that the information contained 
89.13 	on the form is accurate, that the applicant is applying on the applicant's own behalf, and 
89.14 	that the applicant is signing the form under penalty of perjury.
89.15 	(d) An applicant's full date of birth, Minnesota driver's license or state identification 
89.16 	number, and the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number must not be made 
89.17 	available for public inspection. An application may be submitted to the county auditor or 
89.18 	municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device. An application mailed or returned in 
89.19 	person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on behalf of a voter by a person other than 
89.20 	the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned in person to the county auditor or 
89.21 	municipal clerk within ten days after it has been dated by the voter and no later than six 
89.22 	days before the election. The absentee ballot applications or a list of persons applying for 
89.23 	an absentee ballot may not be made available for public inspection until the close of voting 
89.24 	on election day, except as authorized in section 203B.12, and must be available to the public 
89.25 	in the same manner as public information lists in section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 5, and 9.
89.26 	(e) An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision 
89.27 	5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot application.

89.28 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
89.29 		Subd. 4.Registration at time of application. An eligible voter who is not registered 
89.30 	to vote but who is otherwise eligible to vote by absentee ballot may register by including
89.31 	submitting a completed voter registration application with the absentee ballot. The individual 
89.32 	shall present proof of residence as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the 
90.1 	individual who witnesses the marking of the absentee ballots If the absentee ballot and voter 
90.2 	registration application are returned by mail, the voter registration must be placed into the 
90.3 	return envelope along with the signature envelope. A military voter, as defined in section 
90.4 	203B.01, may register in this manner if voting pursuant to sections 203B.04 to 203B.15, or 
90.5 	may register pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27.

90.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
90.7 	on or after that date.

90.8 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
90.9 		Subd. 3.Eligibility certificate. A certificate of eligibility to vote by absentee ballot 
90.10 	shall be printed on the back of the return envelope. The certificate shall contain space for 
90.11 	the voter's Minnesota driver's license number, state identification number, or the last four 
90.12 	digits of the voter's Social Security number, or to indicate that the voter does not have one 
90.13 	of these numbers. The space must be designed to ensure that the voter provides the same 
90.14 	type of identification as provided on the voter's absentee ballot application for purposes of 
90.15 	comparison. The certificate must also contain a statement to be signed and sworn by the 
90.16 	voter indicating that the voter meets all of the requirements established by law for voting 
90.17 	by absentee ballot and space for a statement signed by a person who is registered to vote in 
90.18 	Minnesota or by a notary public or other individual authorized to administer oaths stating 
90.19 	that:
90.20 	(1) the ballots were displayed to that individual unmarked; and
90.21 	(2) the voter marked the ballots in that individual's presence without showing how they 
90.22 	were marked, or, if the voter was physically unable to mark them, that the voter directed 
90.23 	another individual to mark them; and
90.24 	(3) if the voter was not previously registered, the voter has provided proof of residence 
90.25 	as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3.

90.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
90.27 	on or after that date.

90.28 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
90.29 		Subd. 3.Procedures on receipt of ballots. (a) When absentee ballots are returned to a 
90.30 	county auditor or municipal clerk, that official shall stamp or initial and date the return 
90.31 	envelope and. The county auditor must open the return envelope to determine if a voter 
90.32 	registration application is in the envelope. If a voter registration application is in the envelope, 
91.1 	the county auditor must remove the voter registration application. The county auditor must 
91.2 	reseal the return envelope, initial across the seal, and note that a voter registration application 
91.3 	was removed from the envelope. The county auditor must place it all return envelopes in a 
91.4 	secure location with other return envelopes received by that office. Except for voter 
91.5 	registration applications removed pursuant to this section, all contents of the return envelope 
91.6 	must remain in the return envelope until delivered to the ballot board.
91.7 	(b) Within five days after receipt, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver to 
91.8 	the ballot board all ballots received, except that during the 14 days immediately preceding 
91.9 	an election, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver all ballots received to the 
91.10 	ballot board within three days. Ballots received on election day either (1) after 3:00 p.m., 
91.11 	if delivered in person; or (2) after 8:00 p.m., if delivered by mail or a package delivery 
91.12 	service, shall be marked as received late by the county auditor or municipal clerk, and must 
91.13 	not be delivered to the ballot board.
91.14 	(c) Upon removing the voter registration application as required by paragraph (a), the 
91.15 	county auditor must immediately process the voter registration application as provided in 
91.16 	section 201.121, subdivisions 1 and 2.

91.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
91.18 	on or after that date.

91.19 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.081, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
91.20 		Subdivision 1.Location; timing. An eligible voter may vote by absentee ballot in the 
91.21 	office of the county auditor and at any other polling place designated by the county auditor 
91.22 	during the 46 days before the election, except as provided in this section. Any other polling 
91.23 	place designated by the county auditor pursuant to this section must be at a precinct polling 
91.24 	place designated pursuant to section 204B.16. Where the county auditor administers absentee 
91.25 	voting, all polling places must be open for in-person absentee voting for the entire absentee 
91.26 	voting period during the same days and hours as the office of the county auditor is open for 
91.27 	in-person absentee voting. Where a municipal clerk has been designated to administer 
91.28 	absentee voting pursuant to section 203B.05, all polling places designated within the 
91.29 	municipality must be open for in-person absentee voting for the entire absentee voting period 
91.30 	during the regular business hours for the municipal clerk's office.

91.31 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.081, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
91.32 		Subd. 2.Town elections. Voters casting absentee ballots in person for a town election 
91.33 	held in March may do so during the 30 days before the election. The county auditor shall 
92.1 	make such designations at least 14 weeks before the election. At least one voting booth in 
92.2 	each polling place must be made available by the county auditor for this purpose. The county 
92.3 	auditor must also make available at least one electronic ballot marker in each polling place 
92.4 	that has implemented a voting system that is accessible for individuals with disabilities 
92.5 	pursuant to section 206.57, subdivision 5.

92.6 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
92.7 		Subd. 3.Alternative procedure. (a) The county auditor may make available a ballot 
92.8 	counter and ballot box for use by the preregistered voters during the seven days before the 
92.9 	election. If a ballot counter and ballot box is provided, a voter must be given the option 
92.10 	either (1) to vote using the process provided in section 203B.08, subdivision 1, or (2) to 
92.11 	vote in the manner provided in this subdivision.
92.12 	(b) If a voter chooses to vote in the manner provided in this subdivision, the voter must 
92.13 	state the voter's name, address, and date of birth to the county auditor or municipal clerk. 
92.14 	The voter shall sign a voter's certificate, which must include the voter's name, identification 
92.15 	number, and the certification required by section 201.071, subdivision 1. The signature of 
92.16 	an individual on the voter's certificate and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence 
92.17 	of the intent of the individual to vote at that election.
92.18 	(c) After signing the voter's certificate, the voter shall be issued a ballot and immediately 
92.19 	retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to mark the ballot. 
92.20 	The ballot must not be taken from the polling place. If the voter spoils the ballot, the voter 
92.21 	may return it to the election official in exchange for a new ballot. After completing the 
92.22 	ballot, the voter shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box.
92.23 	(d) The election official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the manner 
92.24 	provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
92.25 	(e) The election duties required by this subdivision must be performed by the county 
92.26 	auditor, municipal clerk, or a deputy of the auditor or clerk.
92.27 	(f) If a person is not preregistered to vote, the person must not be allowed to cast an 
92.28 	absentee ballot using the alternative procedure authorized by this subdivision.

92.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
92.30 	on or after that date.

93.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.12, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
93.2 		Subd. 7.Names of persons; rejected absentee ballots. The names of voters who have 
93.3 	submitted an absentee ballot to the county auditor or municipal clerk that has not been 
93.4 	accepted may not be made available for public inspection until the close of voting on election 
93.5 	day.
93.6 	After the close of voting on election day, the lists must be available to the public in the 
93.7 	same manner as public information lists in section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 5, and 9.

93.8 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
93.9 		Subd. 2.Duties of ballot board; absentee ballots. (a) The members of the ballot board 
93.10 	shall take possession of all return signature envelopes delivered to them in accordance with 
93.11 	section 203B.08. Upon receipt from the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district 
93.12 	clerk, two or more members of the ballot board shall examine each return signature envelope 
93.13 	and shall mark it accepted or rejected in the manner provided in this subdivision. Election 
93.14 	judges performing the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, 
93.15 	unless they are exempt from that requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or 
93.16 	section 205A.10, subdivision 2.
93.17 	(b) The members of the ballot board shall mark the return signature envelope "Accepted" 
93.18 	and initial or sign the return signature envelope below the word "Accepted" if a majority 
93.19 	of the members of the ballot board examining the envelope are satisfied that:
93.20 	(1) the voter's name and address on the return signature envelope are the same as the 
93.21 	information provided on the absentee ballot application;
93.22 	(2) the voter signed the certification on the envelope;
93.23 	(3) the voter's Minnesota driver's license, state identification number, or the last four 
93.24 	digits of the voter's Social Security number are the same as a number on the voter's absentee 
93.25 	ballot application or voter record. If the number does not match, the election judges must 
93.26 	compare the signature provided by the applicant to determine whether the ballots were 
93.27 	returned by the same person to whom they were transmitted;
93.28 	(4) the voter is registered and eligible to vote in the precinct or has included a properly 
93.29 	completed voter registration application in the return envelope;
93.30 	(5) the certificate has been completed as prescribed in the directions for casting an 
93.31 	absentee ballot; and
94.1 	(6) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or, if it is after the 
94.2 	close of business on the seventh day before the election, by absentee ballot.
94.3 	The return signature envelope from accepted ballots must be preserved and returned to 
94.4 	the county auditor.
94.5 	(c)(1) If a majority of the members of the ballot board examining a return signature
94.6 	envelope find that an absentee voter has failed to meet one of the requirements provided in 
94.7 	paragraph (b), they shall mark the returnsignature envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it 
94.8 	below the word "Rejected," list the reason for the rejection on the envelope, and return it 
94.9 	to the county auditor. There is no other reason for rejecting an absentee ballot beyond those 
94.10 	permitted by this section. Failure to place the ballot within the security secrecy envelope 
94.11 	before placing it in the outer white envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee ballot.
94.12 	(2) If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the envelope 
94.13 	must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board shall provide the voter with 
94.14 	a replacement absentee ballot and return signature envelope in place of the rejected ballot.
94.15 	(3) If an envelope is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain 
94.16 	sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by 
94.17 	telephone or e-mail to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official 
94.18 	must document the attempts made to contact the voter.
94.19 	(d) The official in charge of the absentee ballot board must mail the voter a written notice 
94.20 	of absentee ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. If the official 
94.21 	determines that the voter has otherwise cast a ballot in the election, no notice is required. 
94.22 	If an absentee ballot arrives after the deadline for submission provided by this chapter, the 
94.23 	notice must be provided between six to ten weeks after receipt of the ballot. A notice of 
94.24 	absentee ballot rejection must contain the following information:
94.25 	(1) the date on which the absentee ballot was rejected or, if the ballot was received after 
94.26 	the required deadline for submission, the date on which the ballot was received;
94.27 	(2) the reason for rejection; and
94.28 	(3) the name of the appropriate election official to whom the voter may direct further 
94.29 	questions, along with appropriate contact information.
94.30 	(e) An absentee ballot return signature envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened 
94.31 	or subject to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.

94.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
94.33 	on or after that date.

95.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.121, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
95.2 		Subd. 4.Opening of envelopes. After the close of business on the seventh day before 
95.3 	the election, the ballots from return secrecy envelopes within the signature envelopes marked 
95.4 	"Accepted" may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, 
95.5 	subdivision 5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate 
95.6 	ballot box. If more than one voted ballot is enclosed in the ballot envelope, the ballots must 
95.7 	be returned in the manner provided by section 204C.25 for return of spoiled ballots, and 
95.8 	may not be counted.

95.9 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
95.10 		Subdivision 1.Check of voter eligibility; proper execution of certificate. Upon receipt 
95.11 	of an absentee ballot returned as provided in sections 203B.16 to 203B.27, the election 
95.12 	judges shall compare the voter's name with the names recorded under section 203B.19 in 
95.13 	the statewide registration system to insure that the ballot is from a voter eligible to cast an 
95.14 	absentee ballot under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27. The election judges shall mark the return
95.15 	signature envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the return signature envelope below the 
95.16 	word "Accepted" if the election judges are satisfied that:
95.17 	(1) the voter's name and address on the return signature envelope appears in substantially 
95.18 	the same form as on the application records provided to the election judges by the county 
95.19 	auditor;
95.20 	(2) the voter has signed the federal oath prescribed pursuant to section 705(b)(2) of the 
95.21 	Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252;
95.22 	(3) the voter has set forth the same voter's passport number, or Minnesota driver's license 
95.23 	or state identification card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security 
95.24 	number as submitted on the application, if the voter has one of these documents;
95.25 	(4) the voter is not known to have died; and
95.26 	(5) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or by absentee ballot.
95.27 	If the identification number described in clause (3) does not match the number as 
95.28 	submitted on the application, the election judges must make a reasonable effort to satisfy 
95.29 	themselves through other information provided by the applicant, or by an individual 
95.30 	authorized to apply on behalf of the voter, that the ballots were returned by the same person 
95.31 	to whom the ballots were transmitted.
96.1 	An absentee ballot cast pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 may only be rejected 
96.2 	for the lack of one of clauses (1) to (5). In particular, failure to place the ballot within the 
96.3 	security secrecy envelope before placing it in the outer white envelope is not a reason to 
96.4 	reject an absentee ballot.
96.5 	Election judges must note the reason for rejection on the back of the envelope in the 
96.6 	space provided for that purpose.
96.7 	Failure to return unused ballots shall not invalidate a marked ballot, but a ballot shall 
96.8 	not be counted if the certificate on the return envelope is not properly executed. In all other 
96.9 	respects the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit and counting of 
96.10 	ballots shall apply. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the counting of the 
96.11 	absentee ballot of a deceased voter does not invalidate the election.

96.12 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
96.13 		Subd. 3.Write-in candidates. (a) A candidate for county, state, or federal office who 
96.14 	wants write-in votes for the candidate to be counted must file a written request with the 
96.15 	filing office for the office sought not more than 84 days before the primary and no later 
96.16 	than the seventh day before the general election. The filing officer shall provide copies of 
96.17 	the form to make the request. No The filing officer shall not accept a written request shall 
96.18 	be accepted later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing a written request.
96.19 	(b) A candidate for president of the United States who files a request under this 
96.20 	subdivision must include the name of a candidate for vice president of the United States.
96.21 	file jointly with another individual seeking nomination as a candidate for vice president of 
96.22 	the United States. A candidate for vice president of the United States who files a request 
96.23 	under this subdivision must file jointly with another individual seeking nomination as a 
96.24 	candidate for president of the United States. The request must also include the name of at 
96.25 	least one candidate for presidential elector. The total number of names of candidates for 
96.26 	presidential elector on the request may not exceed the total number of electoral votes to be 
96.27 	cast by Minnesota in the presidential election.
96.28 	(c) A candidate for governor who files a request under this subdivision must include the 
96.29 	name of a candidate for lieutenant governor. file jointly with another individual seeking 
96.30 	nomination as a candidate for lieutenant governor. A candidate for lieutenant governor who 
96.31 	files a request under this subdivision must file jointly with another individual seeking 
96.32 	nomination as a candidate for governor.

97.1 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
97.2 		Subd. 3.Boundary changes; prohibitions; exception. (a) Notwithstanding other law 
97.3 	or charter provisions to the contrary, during the period from January 1 in any year ending 
97.4 	in zero to the time when the legislature has been redistricted in a year ending in one or two, 
97.5 	no changes may be made in the boundaries of any election precinct except as provided in 
97.6 	this subdivision.
97.7 	(a) (b) If a city annexes an unincorporated area located in the same county as the city 
97.8 	and adjacent to the corporate boundary, the annexed area may be included in an election 
97.9 	precinct immediately adjacent to it.
97.10 	(b) (c) A municipality or county may establish new election precincts lying entirely 
97.11 	within the boundaries of any existing precinct and shall assign names to the new precincts 
97.12 	which include the name of the former precinct.
97.13 	(c) (d) Precinct boundaries in a city of the first class electing council members by wards 
97.14 	may be reestablished within four weeks of the adoption of ward boundaries in a year ending 
97.15 	in one, as provided in section 204B.135, subdivision 1. If precinct boundaries are 
97.16 	reestablished in a year ending in one, the city council must designate polling places for each 
97.17 	election precinct pursuant to section 204B.16, subdivision 1, within 30 days establishing 
97.18 	precinct boundaries. The polling place designations are effective for the year ending in one.
97.19 	(d) (e) Precinct boundaries must be reestablished within 60 days of the time when the 
97.20 	legislature has been redistricted, or at least 19 weeks before the state primary election in a 
97.21 	year ending in two, whichever comes first. The governing body of each municipality and 
97.22 	of each county with precincts in unorganized territory must designate polling places for 
97.23 	each election precinct pursuant to section 204B.16, subdivision 1, within 30 days of 
97.24 	establishing precinct boundaries or at least 19 weeks before the state primary election in a 
97.25 	year ending in two, whichever comes first. The adoption of reestablished precinct boundaries 
97.26 	and polling places becomes effective on the date of the state primary election in the year 
97.27 	ending in two.
97.28 	(f) Precincts must be arranged so that no precinct lies in more than one legislative or 
97.29 	congressional district.

97.30 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
97.31 		Subdivision 1.Authority; location. By December 31 of each year, the governing body 
97.32 	of each municipality and of each county with precincts in unorganized territory must 
97.33 	designate by ordinance or resolution a polling place for each election precinct. The polling 
98.1 	places designated in the ordinance or resolution are the polling places for the following 
98.2 	calendar year, unless a change is made:
98.3 	(1) pursuant to section 204B.175;
98.4 	(2) because a polling place has become unavailable; or
98.5 	(3) because a township designates one location for all state and federal elections and 
98.6 	one location for all township only elections; and
98.7 	(4) pursuant to section 204B.14, subdivision 3.
98.8 	(b) Polling places must be designated and ballots must be distributed so that no one is 
98.9 	required to go to more than one polling place to vote in a school district and municipal 
98.10 	election held on the same day. The polling place for a precinct in a city or in a school district 
98.11 	located in whole or in part in the metropolitan area defined by section 200.02, subdivision 
98.12 	24, shall be located within the boundaries of the precinct or within one mile of one of those 
98.13 	boundaries unless a single polling place is designated for a city pursuant to section 204B.14, 
98.14 	subdivision 2, or a school district pursuant to section 205A.11. The polling place for a 
98.15 	precinct in unorganized territory may be located outside the precinct at a place which is 
98.16 	convenient to the voters of the precinct. If no suitable place is available within a town or 
98.17 	within a school district located outside the metropolitan area defined by section 200.02, 
98.18 	subdivision 24, then the polling place for a town or school district may be located outside 
98.19 	the town or school district within five miles of one of the boundaries of the town or school 
98.20 	district.

98.21 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.21, is amended by adding a subdivision 
98.22 	to read:
98.23 		Subd. 4.Election judge list; party affiliation. (a) Notwithstanding section 13.43, the 
98.24 	municipal clerk or county auditor must submit to the secretary of state a list of each person 
98.25 	who served as an election judge for an election. The list must be submitted to the secretary 
98.26 	of state within 14 days after an election. The list must include the following information 
98.27 	for each election judge:
98.28 	(1) name;
98.29 	(2) address;
98.30 	(3) whether the election judge was appointed from a list provided by a major political 
98.31 	party or from another source; if the election judge was appointed from another source, the 
98.32 	list must include a description of that source; and
99.1 	(4) whether the election judge was affiliated with a major political party and, if so, which 
99.2 	party.
99.3 	(b) Notwithstanding section 13.43, the secretary of state must provide a list of politically 
99.4 	affiliated election judges to the chair of the respective major political party. The lists must 
99.5 	be provided to the chairs between 14 and 21 days after an election. The information on the 
99.6 	lists must be used only for purposes related to elections or political activity.

99.7 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.36, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
99.8 		Subd. 2.Candidates and offices. The name of each candidate shall be printed at a right 
99.9 	angle to the length of the ballot. At a general election the name of the political party or the 
99.10 	political principle of each candidate for partisan office shall be printed above or below the 
99.11 	name of the candidate. The name of a political party or a political principle shall be printed 
99.12 	in capital and lowercase letters of the same type, with the capital letters at least one-half the 
99.13 	height of the capital letters used for names of the candidates. At a general or special election, 
99.14 	blank lines containing the words "write-in, if any" shall be printed below the name of the 
99.15 	last candidate for each office, or below the title of the office if no candidate has filed for 
99.16 	that office, so that a voter may write in the names of individuals whose names are not on 
99.17 	the ballot. One blank line shall be printed for each officer of that kind to be elected. At a 
99.18 	primary election, no blank lines shall be provided for writing in the names of individuals 
99.19 	whose names do not appear on the primary ballot.
99.20 	On the left side of the ballot at the same level with the name of each candidate and each 
99.21 	blank line shall be printed an oval or similar target shape in which the voter may designate 
99.22 	a vote by filling in the oval or similar mark if a different target shape is used. Each oval or 
99.23 	target shape shall be the same size. Above the first name on each ballot shall be instructions 
99.24 	for voting. Directly underneath the official title of each office shall be printed the words 
99.25 	"Vote for one" or "Vote for up to ..." (any greater number to be elected).

99.26 	Sec. 29. [204B.50] RANKED-CHOICE VOTING; PROHIBITION.
99.27 	(a) The following political subdivisions may not adopt or enforce in any manner a rule, 
99.28 	resolution, charter provision, or ordinance establishing ranked-choice voting as a method 
99.29 	of voting, or any voting method similar to ranked-choice voting, for local offices within the 
99.30 	political subdivision:
99.31 	(1) home rule charter or statutory cities;
99.32 	(2) counties;
100.1 	(3) townships; and
100.2 	(4) school districts.
100.3 	(b) For purposes of this section, "ranked-choice voting" means any election method in 
100.4 	which a voter ranks or assigns a numerical value to candidates for an office in order of the 
100.5 	voter's preference.
100.6 	(c) Any rule, resolution, charter provision, or ordinance inconsistent with this section is 
100.7 	void.

100.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
100.9 	applies to elections on or after that date.

100.10 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.05, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
100.11 		Subd. 1a.Elections; organized town. The governing body of a town with less than 500 
100.12 	inhabitants according to the most recent federal decennial census, which is located outside 
100.13 	the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, may fix a later time for 
100.14 	voting to begin at state primary, special, or general elections, if approved by a vote of the 
100.15 	town electors at the annual town meeting. The question of shorter voting hours must be 
100.16 	included in the notice of the annual town meeting before the question may be submitted to 
100.17 	the electors at the meeting. The later time may not be later than 10:00 a.m. for special, 
100.18 	primary, or general elections. The town clerk shall either post or publish notice of the 
100.19 	changed hours and notify the county auditor and the secretary of state of the change 30 days 
100.20 	before the election.

100.21 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.05, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
100.22 		Subd. 1b.Elections; unorganized territory. An unorganized territory or unorganized 
100.23 	territories which constitute a voting district may have shorter voting hours if at least 20 
100.24 	percent of the registered voters residing in the voting district sign a petition for shorter hours 
100.25 	and present it to the county auditor and secretary of state at least 30 days before the election. 
100.26 	The later time may not be later than 10:00 a.m. for special, primary, or general elections. 
100.27 	The county auditor shall either post or publish notice of the changed hours, within the voting 
100.28 	district, 30 days before the election.

101.1 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.10, is amended to read:
101.2 	204C.10 POLLING PLACE ROSTER; VOTER SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE; 
101.3 	VOTER RECEIPT.
101.4 	(a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature 
101.5 	certificate which states that the individual is at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United 
101.6 	States, has resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election, maintains 
101.7 	residence at the address shown, is not under a guardianship in which the court order revokes 
101.8 	the individual's right to vote, has not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent 
101.9 	to vote or has the right to vote because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, the 
101.10 	felony sentence has expired or been completed or the individual has been discharged from 
101.11 	the sentence, is registered and has not already voted in the election. The roster must also 
101.12 	state: "I understand that deliberately providing false information is a felony punishable by 
101.13 	not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of not more than $10,000, or both."
101.14 	(b) At the presidential nomination primary, the polling place roster must also state: "I 
101.15 	am in general agreement with the principles of the party for whose candidate I intend to 
101.16 	vote." This statement must appear separately from the statements required in paragraph (a). 
101.17 	The felony penalty provided for in paragraph (a) does not apply to this paragraph.
101.18 	(c) A judge may, Before the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, an 
101.19 	election judge must confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth.If the voter's 
101.20 	registration status is challenged, the voter must not be allowed to sign the polling place 
101.21 	roster or a voter signature certificate, but must be allowed to cast an administrative challenged 
101.22 	ballot or a verification challenged ballot pursuant to section 204C.136. A voter must be 
101.23 	allowed to cast an administrative challenged ballot if the basis of the challenge is:
101.24 	(1) based on a death reported by the commissioner of health;
101.25 	(2) a name change recorded with a court in state;
101.26 	(3) a Minnesota court order revoking the person's right to vote or where the court has 
101.27 	found the person to be legally incompetent to vote;
101.28 	(4) a felony conviction; or
101.29 	(5) a temporary lawful status in the county based on a person's driver's license status.
101.30 	A voter must be allowed to cast a verification challenged ballot if the challenge is for any 
101.31 	other reason.
102.1 	(d) After the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, the judge shall give 
102.2 	the applicant a voter's receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in 
102.3 	charge of ballots as proof of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to 
102.4 	the voter the ballot. The voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of 
102.5 	filing an election contest.
102.6 	(e) Whenever a challenged status appears on the polling place roster, If a voter has a 
102.7 	challenged status in the statewide voter registration system at the time the roster was prepared, 
102.8 	the voter's challenged status must be indicated on the roster. The roster must also include 
102.9 	the basis for the challenge. An election judge must ensure that the challenge is concealed 
102.10 	or hidden from the view of any voter other than the voter whose status is challenged.

102.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
102.12 	on or after that date.

102.13 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
102.14 		Subd. 2.Statement of grounds; oath. A challenger must be a resident of this state. The 
102.15 	secretary of state shall prepare a form that challengers must complete and sign when making 
102.16 	a challenge. The form must include space to state the ground for the challenge, a statement 
102.17 	that the challenge is based on the challenger's personal knowledge, and a statement that the 
102.18 	challenge is made under oath. The form must include a space for the challenger's printed 
102.19 	name, signature, telephone number, and address.
102.20 	An election judge shall administer to the challenged individual the following oath:
102.21 	"Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will fully and truly answer all questions 
102.22 	put to you concerning your eligibility to vote at this election?"
102.23 	The election judge shall then ask the challenged individual sufficient questions to test 
102.24 	that individual's residence and right to vote.

102.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
102.26 	on or after that date.

102.27 	Sec. 34. [204C.135] PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.
102.28 		Subdivision 1.Casting provisional ballots. (a) A voter who registered on election day 
102.29 	pursuant to section 201.061, subdivision 3, is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.
102.30 	(b) A voter seeking to cast a provisional ballot must sign a provisional ballot roster or 
102.31 	a provisional voter signature certificate and complete a voter registration application. The 
103.1 	voter registration application may be completed by an electronic roster and affixed to the 
103.2 	provisional ballot envelope. The voter must also swear or affirm in writing that the voter is 
103.3 	eligible to vote, has not voted previously in the same election, and meets the criteria for 
103.4 	registering to vote in the precinct in which the voter appears.
103.5 	(c) Once the voter has completed the provisional ballot envelope, the voter must be 
103.6 	allowed to cast a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot must be in the same form as the 
103.7 	official ballot available in the precinct on election day. A completed provisional ballot shall 
103.8 	be sealed in a secrecy envelope. The secrecy envelope shall be sealed inside the voter's 
103.9 	provisional ballot envelope and deposited by the voter in a secure, sealed provisional ballot 
103.10 	box. Completed provisional ballots must not be combined with other voted ballots in the 
103.11 	polling place.
103.12 	(d) The secretary of state must prescribe the form of the secrecy and provisional ballot 
103.13 	envelopes. The provisional ballot envelope must be a color other than that provided for 
103.14 	absentee ballot envelopes or challenged ballot envelopes and must be prominently labeled 
103.15 	"Provisional Ballot Envelope."
103.16 	(e) Provisional ballots and related documentation shall be delivered to and securely 
103.17 	maintained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the same manner as required for 
103.18 	other election materials under sections 204C.27 and 204C.28.
103.19 		Subd. 2.Accepting or rejecting provisional ballot envelopes. (a) Within seven days 
103.20 	after the election, two or more election judges that are affiliated with different major political 
103.21 	parties must process each applicant's registration application as provided by section 201.121, 
103.22 	subdivisions 1 and 2. If more than two election judges are processing registration applications, 
103.23 	the party balance requirements of section 204B.19, subdivision 5, apply. All election judges 
103.24 	processing voter registration applications must have a major political party affiliation. If 
103.25 	the applicant is registered to vote, then the election judges must determine if the voter's 
103.26 	status is challenged in the statewide voter registration system. If the voter's status is 
103.27 	challenged, the provisional ballot must not be accepted but must be processed as a challenged 
103.28 	ballot as provided in section 204C.136, subdivision 2. If the ballot will be treated as a 
103.29 	verification challenged ballot, the election judges must attempt to contact the voter to inform 
103.30 	the voter they must appear in-person to prove their eligibility to vote before their ballot will 
103.31 	be counted. If the applicant is registered to vote and the voter's status is not challenged in 
103.32 	the statewide voter registration system, that voter's provisional ballot envelope must be 
103.33 	accepted. The election judges must mark the provisional ballot envelope "Accepted" and 
103.34 	initial or sign the envelope below the word "Accepted." If the applicant is not registered to 
103.35 	vote, the provisional ballot envelope must be rejected. If a provisional ballot envelope is 
104.1 	rejected, the election judges must mark the provisional ballot envelope "Rejected," initial 
104.2 	or sign it below the word "Rejected," and list the reason for rejection on the envelope. The 
104.3 	election judges must promptly record in the statewide voter registration system that a voter's 
104.4 	provisional ballot envelope has been accepted or rejected.
104.5 	(b) The county auditor or municipal clerk must mail the voter a written notice of 
104.6 	provisional ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. The notice 
104.7 	must include the reason for rejection and the name of the appropriate election official to 
104.8 	whom the voter may direct further questions, along with appropriate contact information.
104.9 	(c) A provisional ballot envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or subject to 
104.10 	further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.
104.11 		Subd. 3.Provisional ballots; reconciliation. On the seventh day after the election and 
104.12 	prior to counting any provisional ballots in the final vote totals from a precinct, the two or 
104.13 	more election judges that are affiliated with different major political parties must verify that 
104.14 	the number of signatures appearing on the provisional ballot roster from that precinct is 
104.15 	equal to or greater than the number of provisional ballots submitted by voters in the precinct 
104.16 	on election day. If more than two election judges are reconciling ballots, the party balance 
104.17 	requirements of section 204B.19, subdivision 5, apply. All election judges must have a 
104.18 	major political party affiliation. Any discrepancy must be resolved before the provisional 
104.19 	ballots from the precinct may be counted. Excess provisional ballots must be randomly 
104.20 	withdrawn from the accepted provisional ballots in the manner required by section 204C.20, 
104.21 	subdivision 2.
104.22 		Subd. 4.Counting provisional ballots. Once the reconciliation process required by 
104.23 	subdivision 3 is completed, accepted provisional ballot envelopes must be opened; duplicated 
104.24 	as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, subdivision 5; initialed by the election 
104.25 	judges; and deposited in the appropriate ballot box. If more than one ballot is enclosed in 
104.26 	the ballot envelope, the ballots must be spoiled and must not be counted.

104.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
104.28 	on or after that date.

104.29 	Sec. 35. [204C.136] CHALLENGED BALLOTS.
104.30 		Subdivision 1.Casting challenged ballots. (a) A voter whose registration status is 
104.31 	challenged is entitled to cast a challenged ballot. A voter must be allowed to cast an 
104.32 	administrative challenged ballot if the basis of the challenge is:
104.33 	(1) based on a death reported by the commissioner of health;
105.1 	(2) a name change recorded with a court in state;
105.2 	(3) a Minnesota court order revoking the person's right to vote or where the court has 
105.3 	found the person to be legally incompetent to vote;
105.4 	(4) a felony conviction; or
105.5 	(5) a temporary lawful status in the county based on a person's driver's license status.
105.6 	A voter must be allowed to cast a verification challenged ballot if the challenge is for any 
105.7 	other reason. For purposes of this section, both types of challenged ballots are handled the 
105.8 	in the same manner except where otherwise specified.
105.9 	(b) A voter seeking to cast a challenged ballot must sign a challenged ballot roster or a 
105.10 	challenged voter signature certificate and complete a challenged ballot envelope. The roster 
105.11 	must indicate whether the voter is provided with an administrative challenged ballot or a 
105.12 	verification challenged ballot. The envelope must contain a space for the voter to list the 
105.13 	voter's name, address of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, and any other 
105.14 	information prescribed by the secretary of state. The voter must also swear or affirm, in 
105.15 	writing, that the voter is eligible to vote, has not voted previously in the same election, and 
105.16 	meets the criteria for registering to vote in the precinct in which the voter appears.
105.17 	(c) Once the voter has completed the challenged ballot envelope, the voter must be 
105.18 	allowed to cast a challenged ballot. The challenged ballot must be in the same form as the 
105.19 	official ballot available in the precinct on election day. A completed challenged ballot shall 
105.20 	be sealed in a secrecy envelope. The secrecy envelope shall be sealed inside the voter's 
105.21 	challenged ballot envelope and deposited by the voter in a secure, sealed challenged ballot 
105.22 	box. There must be separate ballot boxes for administrative challenged ballot envelopes 
105.23 	and verification challenged ballot envelopes. Completed challenged ballots may not be 
105.24 	combined with other voted ballots in the polling place.
105.25 	(d) The form of the secrecy and challenged ballot envelopes shall be prescribed by the 
105.26 	secretary of state. The administrative challenged ballot envelopes and verification challenged 
105.27 	ballot envelopes must be different colors and must be a color other than that provided for 
105.28 	absentee ballot envelopes or provisional ballot envelopes and must be prominently labeled 
105.29 	"Administrative Challenged Ballot Envelope" or "Verification Challenged Envelope."
105.30 	(e) Challenged ballots and related documentation shall be delivered to and securely 
105.31 	maintained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the same manner as required for 
105.32 	other election materials under sections 204C.27 and 204C.28.
106.1 		Subd. 2.Accepting or rejecting challenged ballot envelopes. (a) This paragraph applies 
106.2 	to accepting or rejecting administrative challenged ballot envelopes. Before the meeting of 
106.3 	the canvassing board, the two or more election judges that are affiliated with different major 
106.4 	political parties must accept or reject each challenged ballot. If more than two election 
106.5 	judges are processing registration applications, the party balance requirements of section 
106.6 	204B.19, subdivision 5, apply. All election judges processing voter registration applications 
106.7 	must have a major political party affiliation. The election judges must review the information 
106.8 	in the statewide voter registration system, required by section 201.145, subdivision 1, 
106.9 	paragraph (b), for the date of the election. If the information shows that the voter was not 
106.10 	challenged, or should not have been challenged on that date and was otherwise eligible to 
106.11 	vote, that voter's challenged ballot must be accepted. The election judges must mark the 
106.12 	challenged ballot envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the envelope below the word 
106.13 	"Accepted." If a challenged ballot envelope is not accepted, the election judges must mark 
106.14 	the challenged ballot envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the word "Rejected," and 
106.15 	list the reason for the rejection on the envelope. The election judges must promptly record 
106.16 	in the statewide voter registration system that a voter's challenged ballot has been accepted 
106.17 	or rejected.
106.18 	(b) This paragraph applies to accepting or rejecting verification challenged ballot 
106.19 	envelopes. A voter who casts a verification challenged ballot may personally appear at the 
106.20 	office of the county auditor or municipal clerk no later than seven calendar days following 
106.21 	the election to prove that the voter's challenged ballot should be counted. The county auditor's 
106.22 	office and the city clerk's office must be open for approving verification challenged ballots 
106.23 	on the Saturday following the election for the hours prescribed in section 203B.085. The 
106.24 	voter must provide proof of eligibility to vote in the precinct where the voter cast the 
106.25 	verification challenged ballot. Two or more election judges that are affiliated with different 
106.26 	major political parties must review the voter's proof of eligibility. If more than two election 
106.27 	judges are reviewing eligibility, the party balance requirements of section 204B.19, 
106.28 	subdivision 5, apply. All election judges processing voter registration applications must 
106.29 	have a major political party affiliation. The election judges must accept a challenged ballot 
106.30 	if the voter is able to provide satisfactory proof of the voter's eligibility. The election judges 
106.31 	must mark the challenged ballot envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the envelope below 
106.32 	the word "Accepted." If a challenged ballot envelope is not accepted, the election judges 
106.33 	must mark the challenged ballot envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the word 
106.34 	"Rejected," and list the reason for the rejection on the envelope. The election judges must 
106.35 	promptly record in the statewide voter registration system that a voter's challenged ballot 
106.36 	has been accepted or rejected.
107.1 	(c) The county auditor or municipal clerk must mail the voter a written notice of 
107.2 	challenged ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. The notice 
107.3 	must include the reason for rejection and the name of the appropriate election official to 
107.4 	whom the voter may direct further questions, along with appropriate contact information.
107.5 	(d) A challenged ballot envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or subject to 
107.6 	further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.
107.7 		Subd. 3.Challenged ballots; reconciliation. Prior to counting any challenged ballots 
107.8 	in the final vote totals from a precinct, the two or more election judges that are affiliated 
107.9 	with different major political parties must verify that the number of signatures appearing 
107.10 	on the challenged ballot roster from that precinct is equal to or greater than the number of 
107.11 	challenged ballots submitted by voters in the precinct on election day. If more than two 
107.12 	election judges are reconciling ballots, the party balance requirements of section 204B.19, 
107.13 	subdivision 5, apply. All election judges must have a major political party affiliation. Any 
107.14 	discrepancy must be resolved before the challenged ballots from the precinct may be counted. 
107.15 	Excess challenged ballots to be counted must be randomly withdrawn in the manner required 
107.16 	by section 204C.20, subdivision 2.
107.17 		Subd. 4.Counting challenged ballots. Accepted challenged ballot envelopes must be 
107.18 	opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, subdivision 5, 
107.19 	initialed by the election judges, and deposited in the appropriate ballot box. If more than 
107.20 	one ballot is enclosed in the ballot envelope, the ballots must be spoiled and must not be 
107.21 	counted.

107.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
107.23 	on or after that date.

107.24 	Sec. 36. [204C.137] PROVISIONAL AND CHALLENGED BALLOTS; PUBLIC 
107.25 	INFORMATION LISTS.
107.26 	On the eighth day after the election, the following information must be made available 
107.27 	for public inspection:
107.28 	(1) the names of all voters who cast provisional ballots;
107.29 	(2) the names of all voters whose provisional ballots were rejected;
107.30 	(3) the names of all voters who cast challenged ballots and whether the ballot was an 
107.31 	administrative challenged ballot or a verification challenged ballot; and
107.32 	(4) the names of all voters whose challenged ballots were rejected.
108.1 	This information must be available to the public in the same manner as public information 
108.2 	lists in section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 5, and 9.

108.3 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
108.4 		Subdivision 1.Method. The election judges shall take all the ballots of the same kind 
108.5 	and count the votes cast for each office or question, beginning with the first office or question 
108.6 	on the ballot. They shall make one pile of the ballots for each candidate who received votes 
108.7 	for that office, or one pile for the "Yes" votes and one pile for the "No" votes on a question. 
108.8 	They shall make a pile of totally defective ballots and a pile of totally blank ballots. They 
108.9 	shall make a pile of ballots that are not totally defective but are defective with respect to 
108.10 	the office or question being counted and a pile of ballots that are not totally blank but are 
108.11 	blank with respect to the office or question being counted. After the separation into piles, 
108.12 	the election judges shall examine each pile and remove and place in the proper pile any 
108.13 	ballots that are found in the wrong pile. The election judges shall count the totally blank 
108.14 	and totally defective ballots and set them aside until the counting is over for that ballot. In 
108.15 	conducting the count of blank ballots, election judges may presume that the total count 
108.16 	provided for sealed prepackaged ballots is correct. The election judges may pile ballots 
108.17 	crosswise in groups of 25 in the same pile to facilitate counting. When their counts agree, 
108.18 	the election judges shall announce the number of ballots in each pile, and shall write the 
108.19 	number in the proper place on the summary statements.
108.20 	The election judges shall then return all the counted ballots, and all the partially defective 
108.21 	or partially blank ballots, to the original pile to be separated and counted in the same manner 
108.22 	for the next office or question.

108.23 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.24, is amended by adding a subdivision 
108.24 	to read:
108.25 		Subd. 3.Copy to candidates. Upon request of a candidate or a candidate's representative, 
108.26 	an election judge must provide a copy of the summary statement or printed tape results to 
108.27 	the candidate or representative.

108.28 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.27, is amended to read:
108.29 	204C.27 DELIVERY OF RETURNS TO COUNTY AUDITORS.
108.30 	One or more of the election judges in each precinct shall deliver two sets one set of 
108.31 	summary statements; all spoiled ballots; and the envelopes containing the ballots either 
108.32 	directly to the municipal clerk for transmittal to the county auditor's office or directly to the 
109.1 	county auditor's office as soon as possible after the vote counting is completed but no later 
109.2 	than 24 hours after the end of the hours for voting. One or more election judges shall deliver 
109.3 	the remaining set of summary statements and returns, all unused and spoiled municipal and 
109.4 	school district ballots, the envelopes containing municipal and school district ballots, and 
109.5 	all other things furnished by the municipal or school district clerk, to the municipal or school 
109.6 	district clerk's office within 24 hours after the end of the hours for voting. The municipal 
109.7 	or school district clerk shall return all polling place rosters and completed voter registration 
109.8 	cards to the county auditor within 48 hours after the end of the hours for voting.

109.9 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.32, is amended to read:
109.10 	204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES.
109.11 		Subdivision 1.County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet at the county 
109.12 	auditor's office on either the second or third the tenth day following the state primary. After 
109.13 	taking the oath of office, the canvassing board shall publicly canvass the election returns 
109.14 	delivered to the county auditor. The board shall complete the canvass by the third tenth day 
109.15 	following the state primary and shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a 
109.16 	report that states:
109.17 	(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county, and in each precinct;
109.18 	(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of 
109.19 	individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
109.20 	(c) for each major political party, the names of the candidates running for each partisan 
109.21 	office and the number of votes received by each candidate in the county and in each precinct;
109.22 	(d) the names of the candidates of each major political party who are nominated; and
109.23 	(e) the number of votes received by each of the candidates for nonpartisan office in each 
109.24 	precinct in the county and the names of the candidates nominated for nonpartisan office.
109.25 	Upon completion of the canvass, the county auditor shall mail or deliver a notice of 
109.26 	nomination to each nominee for county office voted for only in that county. The county 
109.27 	auditor shall transmit one of the certified copies of the county canvassing board report for 
109.28 	state and federal offices to the secretary of state by express mail or similar service 
109.29 	immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass. The secretary of state shall mail a 
109.30 	notice of nomination to each nominee for state or federal office.
109.31 		Subd. 2.State canvass. The State Canvassing Board shall meet at a public meeting 
109.32 	space located in the Capitol complex area seven14 days after the state primary to canvass 
110.1 	the certified copies of the county canvassing board reports received from the county auditors. 
110.2 	Immediately after the canvassing board declares the results, the secretary of state shall 
110.3 	certify the names of the nominees to the county auditors. The secretary of state shall mail 
110.4 	to each nominee a notice of nomination.

110.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
110.6 	on or after that date.

110.7 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
110.8 		Subdivision 1.County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet at the county 
110.9 	auditor's office between the third tenth and tenth 17th days following the state general 
110.10 	election. After taking the oath of office, the board shall promptly and publicly canvass the 
110.11 	general election returns delivered to the county auditor. Upon completion of the canvass, 
110.12 	the board shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report which states:
110.13 	(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county and in each precinct;
110.14 	(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of 
110.15 	individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
110.16 	(c) the names of the candidates for each office and the number of votes received by each 
110.17 	candidate in the county and in each precinct;
110.18 	(d) the number of votes counted for and against a proposed change of county lines or 
110.19 	county seat; and
110.20 	(e) the number of votes counted for and against a constitutional amendment or other 
110.21 	question in the county and in each precinct.
110.22 	The result of write-in votes cast on the general election ballots must be compiled by the 
110.23 	county auditor before the county canvass, except that write-in votes for a candidate for 
110.24 	federal, state, or county office must not be counted unless the candidate has timely filed a 
110.25 	request under section 204B.09, subdivision 3. The county auditor shall arrange for each 
110.26 	municipality to provide an adequate number of election judges to perform this duty or the 
110.27 	county auditor may appoint additional election judges for this purpose. The county auditor 
110.28 	may open the envelopes or containers in which the voted ballots have been sealed in order 
110.29 	to count and record the write-in votes and must reseal the voted ballots at the conclusion of 
110.30 	this process. The county auditor must prepare a separate report of votes received by precinct 
110.31 	for write-in candidates for federal, state, and county offices who have requested under 
110.32 	section 204B.09 that votes for those candidates be tallied.
111.1 	Upon completion of the canvass, the county canvassing board shall declare the candidate 
111.2 	duly elected who received the highest number of votes for each county and state office voted 
111.3 	for only within the county. The county auditor shall transmit a certified copy of the county 
111.4 	canvassing board report for state and federal offices to the secretary of state by messenger, 
111.5 	express mail, or similar service immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass.

111.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
111.7 	on or after that date.

111.8 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
111.9 		Subdivision 1.Publicly funded recounts. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and 
111.10 	(c), a losing candidate for nomination or election to a county, municipal, or school district 
111.11 	office may request a recount of the votes cast for the nomination or election to that office 
111.12 	if the difference between the vote cast for that candidate and for a winning candidate for 
111.13 	nomination or election is less than one-quarter of one percent of the total votes counted for 
111.14 	that office. In case of offices where two or more seats are being filled from among all the 
111.15 	candidates for the office, the one-quarter of one percent difference is between the elected 
111.16 	candidate with the fewest votes and the candidate with the most votes from among the 
111.17 	candidates who were not elected.
111.18 	(b) A losing candidate for nomination or election to a county, municipal, or school 
111.19 	district office may request a recount of the votes cast for nomination or election to that 
111.20 	office if the difference between the votes cast for that candidate and for a winning candidate 
111.21 	for nomination or election is less than one-half of one percent, and the total number of votes 
111.22 	cast for the nomination or election of all candidates is more than 400 but less than 50,000. 
111.23 	In cases of offices where two or more seats are being filled from among all the candidates 
111.24 	for the office, the one-half of one percent difference is between the elected candidate with 
111.25 	the fewest votes and the candidate with the most votes from among the candidates who 
111.26 	were not elected.
111.27 	(c) A losing candidate for nomination or election to a county, municipal, or school district 
111.28 	office may request a recount of the votes cast for nomination or election to that office if the 
111.29 	difference between the vote cast for that candidate and for a winning candidate for nomination 
111.30 	or election is ten votes or less, and the total number of votes cast for the nomination or 
111.31 	election of all candidates is no more than 400. In cases of offices where two or more seats 
111.32 	are being filled from among all the candidates for the office, the ten vote difference is 
111.33 	between the elected candidate with the fewest votes and the candidate with the most votes 
111.34 	from among the candidates who were not elected.
112.1 	(d) Candidates for county offices shall file a written request for the recount with the 
112.2 	county auditor. Candidates for municipal or school district offices shall file a written request 
112.3 	with the municipal or school district clerk as appropriate. All requests under this paragraph 
112.4 	shall be filed by between the close of the canvass of a primary or special primary and 5:00 
112.5 	p.m. on the fifth day after the canvass of a primary or special primary or by between the 
112.6 	close of the canvass of a special or general election and 5:00 p.m. on the seventh day of the 
112.7 	canvass of a special or general election for which a recount is sought.
112.8 	(e) Upon receipt of a request made pursuant to this section, the county auditor shall 
112.9 	recount the votes for a county office at the expense of the county, the governing body of 
112.10 	the municipality shall recount the votes for a municipal office at the expense of the 
112.11 	municipality, and the school board of the school district shall recount the votes for a school 
112.12 	district office at the expense of the school district.

112.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
112.14 	on or after that date.

112.15 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.37, is amended to read:
112.16 	204C.37 COUNTY CANVASS; RETURN OF REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF 
112.17 	STATE.
112.18 	A copy of the report required by sections 204C.32, subdivision 1, and 204C.33, 
112.19 	subdivision 1, shall be certified under the official seal of the county auditor. The copy shall 
112.20 	be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the secretary of state, with the county auditor's 
112.21 	name and official address and the words "Election Returns" endorsed on the envelope. The 
112.22 	copy of the canvassing board report must be sent by express mail or delivered to the secretary 
112.23 	of state. If the copy is not received by the secretary of state within ten 17 days following 
112.24 	the applicable election a primary election, or within 24 days following a general election, 
112.25 	the secretary of state shall immediately notify the county auditor, who shall deliver another 
112.26 	copy to the secretary of state by special messenger.

112.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
112.28 	on or after that date.

112.29 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
112.30 		Subd. 4.State partisan primary ballot; party columns. The state partisan primary 
112.31 	ballot shall be headed by the words "State Partisan Primary Ballot." The ballot shall be 
112.32 	printed on white paper. There must be at least three vertical columns on the ballot and each 
113.1 	major political party shall have a separate column headed by the words ".......... Party," 
113.2 	giving the party name. Above the party names, the following statement shall be printed.
113.3 	"Minnesota Election Law permits you to vote for the candidates of only one political 
113.4 	party in a state partisan primary election."
113.5 	If there are only two major political parties to be listed on the ballot, one party must 
113.6 	occupy the left-hand column, the other party must occupy the right-hand column, and the 
113.7 	center column must contain the following statement:
113.8 	"Do not vote for candidates of more than one party."
113.9 	The names of the candidates seeking the nomination of each major political party shall 
113.10 	be listed in that party's column. If only one individual files an affidavit of candidacy seeking 
113.11 	the nomination of a major political party for an office, the name of that individual shall be 
113.12 	placed on the state partisan primary ballot at the appropriate location in that party's column.
113.13 	In each column, the candidates for senator in Congress shall be listed first, candidates 
113.14 	for representative in Congress second, candidates for state senator third, candidates for state 
113.15 	representative fourth and then candidates for state office in the order specified by the secretary 
113.16 	of state. Vacant offices being filled by special election must be listed with other offices of 
113.17 	that type, but after any office of that type for which a candidate will be elected for a full 
113.18 	term.
113.19 	The party columns shall be substantially the same in width, type, and appearance. The 
113.20 	columns shall be separated by a 12-point solid line.

113.21 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
113.22 		Subdivision 1.Order of offices. The candidates for partisan offices shall be placed on 
113.23 	the state general election ballot in the following order: senator in Congress shall be first; 
113.24 	representative in Congress, second; state senator, third; and state representative, fourth. The 
113.25 	candidates for state offices shall follow in the order specified by the secretary of state. 
113.26 	Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor shall appear so that a single vote may be 
113.27 	cast for both offices. Vacant offices being filled by special election must be listed with other 
113.28 	offices of that type, but after any office of that type for which a candidate will be elected 
113.29 	for a full term.

114.1 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.195, is amended to read:
114.2 	204D.195 DATE OF SPECIAL ELECTION; CERTAIN TIMES PROHIBITED.
114.3 	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a special primary and special general election 
114.4 	may not be held:
114.5 	(1) for a period beginning the day following the date of the state primary election and 
114.6 	ending the day prior to the date of the state general election; or
114.7 	(2) on a holiday, or during the four days before or after a holiday, as defined in section 
114.8 	645.44, subdivision 5.

114.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
114.10 	applies to special elections occurring on or after that date.

114.11 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.27, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
114.12 		Subd. 5.Canvass; special primary; state canvassing board; contest. Not later than 
114.13 	four days after the returns of the county canvassing boards are certified to the secretary of 
114.14 	state, the State Canvassing Board shall complete its canvass of the special primary. The 
114.15 	secretary of state shall then promptly certify to the county auditors the names of the 
114.16 	nominated individuals, prepare notices of nomination, and notify each nominee of the 
114.17 	nomination. In case of a contest of a special primary for state senator or state representative, 
114.18 	the notice of contest must be filed within two days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, 
114.19 	after the canvass is completed, and the contest shall otherwise proceed in the manner provided 
114.20 	by law for contesting elections.

114.21 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.28, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
114.22 		Subd. 9.Filing by candidates. The time for filing of affidavits and nominating petitions 
114.23 	for candidates to fill a vacancy at a special election shall open 12 weeks before the special 
114.24 	primary or on the day the secretary of state issues notice of the special election, whichever 
114.25 	occurs later. Filings shall close ten weeks before the special primary. A candidate filing for 
114.26 	the office of United States senator to fill a vacancy at a special election when both offices 
114.27 	of United States senator are required to be placed on the same ballot must specify on the 
114.28 	affidavit of candidacy the expiration date of the term of the office that the candidate is 
114.29 	seeking.

115.1 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.28, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
115.2 		Subd. 10.United States senator; candidates; designation of term. When the names 
115.3 	of candidates for both offices of United States senator are required to be placed on the same 
115.4 	ballot, the expiration date of the term of each office shall be printed on the ballot in the 
115.5 	office heading opposite the name of each candidate for nomination or election to that office.

115.6 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 205.065, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
115.7 		Subd. 5.Results.  The municipal primary shall be conducted and the returns made in the 
115.8 	manner provided for the state primary so far as practicable. The canvass may be conducted 
115.9 	on either the second or third day after the primary.
115.10 	The governing body of the municipality shall canvass the returns on the tenth day after 
115.11 	the primary, and the two candidates for each office who receive the highest number of votes, 
115.12 	or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be elected to the 
115.13 	office, who receive the highest number of votes, shall be the nominees for the office named. 
115.14 	Their names shall be certified to the municipal clerk who shall place them on the municipal 
115.15 	general election ballot without partisan designation and without payment of an additional 
115.16 	fee.

115.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
115.18 	on or after that date.

115.19 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 205.185, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
115.20 		Subd. 3.Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. (a) Between 
115.21 	the third tenth and tenth 17th days after an election, the governing body of a city conducting 
115.22 	any election including a special municipal election, or the governing body of a town 
115.23 	conducting the general election in November shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the 
115.24 	returns, and declare the results of the election. The governing body of a town conducting 
115.25 	the general election in March shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the returns, and 
115.26 	declare the results of the election within two nine days after an election.
115.27 	(b) After the time for contesting elections has passed, the municipal clerk shall issue a 
115.28 	certificate of election to each successful candidate. In case of a contest, the certificate shall 
115.29 	not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court.
115.30 	(c) In case of a tie vote, the canvassing board having jurisdiction over the municipality 
115.31 	shall determine the result by lot. The clerk of the canvassing board shall certify the results 
116.1 	of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final custodian of the ballots 
116.2 	and the returns of the election.

116.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
116.4 	on or after that date.

116.5 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 205A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
116.6 		Subd. 4.Results. (a) The school district primary must be conducted and the returns 
116.7 	made in the manner provided for the state primary as far as practicable. If the primary is 
116.8 	conducted:
116.9 	(1) only within that school district, a canvass may be conducted on either the second or 
116.10 	third day after the primary; or
116.11 	(2) in conjunction with the state primary, the canvass must be conducted on the third 
116.12 	day after the primary, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b).
116.13 	On the tenth day after the primary, the school board of the school district shall canvass 
116.14 	the returns, and the two candidates for each specified school board position who receive 
116.15 	the highest number of votes, or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of 
116.16 	individuals to be elected to at-large school board positions who receive the highest number 
116.17 	of votes, are the nominees for the office named. Their names must be certified to the school 
116.18 	district clerk who shall place them on the school district general election ballot without 
116.19 	partisan designation and without payment of an additional fee.
116.20 	(b) Following a school district primary as described in paragraph (a), clause (2), a canvass 
116.21 	may be conducted on the second day after the primary if the county auditor of each county 
116.22 	in which the school district is located agrees to administratively review the school district's 
116.23 	primary voting statistics for accuracy and completeness within a time that permits the canvass 
116.24 	to be conducted on that day.

116.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
116.26 	on or after that date.

116.27 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 205A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
116.28 		Subd. 3.Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. Between the 
116.29 	third tenth and tenth 17th days after a school district election other than a recount of a special 
116.30 	election conducted under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59, the school board shall 
116.31 	canvass the returns and declare the results of the election. After the time for contesting 
116.32 	elections has passed, the school district clerk shall issue a certificate of election to each 
117.1 	successful candidate. If there is a contest, the certificate of election to that office must not 
117.2 	be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court. If there 
117.3 	is a tie vote, the school board shall determine the result by lot. The clerk shall deliver the 
117.4 	certificate of election to the successful candidate by personal service or certified mail. The 
117.5 	successful candidate shall file an acceptance and oath of office in writing with the clerk 
117.6 	within 30 days of the date of mailing or personal service. A person who fails to qualify prior 
117.7 	to the time specified shall be deemed to have refused to serve, but that filing may be made 
117.8 	at any time before action to fill the vacancy has been taken. The school district clerk shall 
117.9 	certify the results of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final 
117.10 	custodian of the ballots and the returns of the election.
117.11 	A school district canvassing board shall perform the duties of the school board according 
117.12 	to the requirements of this subdivision for a recount of a special election conducted under 
117.13 	section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59.

117.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
117.15 	on or after that date.

117.16 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.805, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
117.17 		Subdivision 1.Contracts required. (a) The secretary of state, with the assistance of the 
117.18 	commissioner of administration, must establish one or more state voting systems contracts. 
117.19 	The contracts should, if practical, include provisions for maintenance of the equipment 
117.20 	purchased. The voting systems contracts must address precinct-based optical scan voting 
117.21 	equipment, assistive voting technology, automatic tabulating equipment, and electronic 
117.22 	roster equipment. The contracts must give the state a perpetual license to use and modify 
117.23 	the software. The contracts must include provisions to escrow the software source code, as 
117.24 	provided in subdivision 2. Bids for voting systems and related election services must be 
117.25 	solicited from each vendor selling or leasing voting systems that have been certified for use 
117.26 	by the secretary of state. Bids for electronic roster equipment, software, and related services 
117.27 	must be solicited from each vendor selling or leasing electronic roster equipment that meets 
117.28 	the requirements of section 201.225, subdivision 2. The contracts must be renewed from 
117.29 	time to time.
117.30 	(b) Counties and municipalities may purchase or lease voting systems and obtain related 
117.31 	election services from the state contracts. All counties and municipalities are members of 
117.32 	the cooperative purchasing venture of the Department of Administration for the purpose of 
117.33 	this section. For the purpose of township elections, counties must aggregate orders under 
117.34 	contracts negotiated under this section for products and services and may apportion the 
118.1 	costs of those products and services proportionally among the townships receiving the 
118.2 	products and services. The county is not liable for the timely or accurate delivery of those 
118.3 	products or services.

118.4 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.89, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
118.5 		Subd. 4.Standard of acceptable performance by voting system.  A comparison of the 
118.6 	results compiled by the voting system with the postelection review described in this section 
118.7 	must show that the results of the electronic voting system differed by no more than one-half 
118.8 	of one percent from the manual count of the offices reviewed by no more than two votes in 
118.9 	a precinct where fewer than 1,200 voters cast ballots, three votes in a precinct where between 
118.10 	1,200 and 1,599 voters cast ballots, four votes in a precinct where between 1,600 and 1,999 
118.11 	voters cast ballots, or five votes in a precinct where 2,000 or more voters cast ballots. Valid 
118.12 	votes that have been marked by the voter outside the vote targets or using a manual marking 
118.13 	device that cannot be read by the voting system must not be included in making the 
118.14 	determination whether the voting system has met the standard of acceptable performance 
118.15 	for any precinct.

118.16 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.89, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
118.17 		Subd. 5.Additional review.  (a) If the postelection review in one of the reviewed precincts 
118.18 	reveals a difference greater than one-half of one percent, or greater than two votes in a 
118.19 	precinct where 400 or fewer voters cast ballots the thresholds specified in subdivision 4, 
118.20 	the postelection review official must, within two days, conduct an additional review of the 
118.21 	races indicated in subdivision 3 in at least three precincts in the same jurisdiction where the 
118.22 	discrepancy was discovered. If all precincts in that jurisdiction have been reviewed, the 
118.23 	county auditor must immediately publicly select by lot at least three additional precincts 
118.24 	for review. The postelection review official must complete the additional review within two 
118.25 	days after the precincts are selected and report the results immediately to the county auditor. 
118.26 	If the second review in any of the reviewed precincts also indicates a difference in the vote 
118.27 	totals compiled by the voting system that is greater than one-half of one percent from the 
118.28 	result indicated by the postelection review, or greater than two votes in a precinct where 
118.29 	400 or fewer voters cast ballots the thresholds specified in subdivision 4, the county auditor 
118.30 	must conduct a review of the ballots from all the remaining precincts in the county for the 
118.31 	races indicated in subdivision 3. This review must be completed and the results must be 
118.32 	reported to the secretary of state within one week after the second review was completed.
119.1 	(b) If the results from the countywide reviews from one or more counties comprising in 
119.2 	the aggregate more than ten percent of the total number of persons voting in the election 
119.3 	clearly indicate that an error in vote counting has occurred, the secretary of state must notify 
119.4 	the postelection review official of each county in the district that they must conduct manual 
119.5 	recounts of all the ballots in the district for the affected office using the procedure outlined 
119.6 	in section 204C.35. The recount must be completed and the results reported to the appropriate 
119.7 	canvassing board within two weeks after the postelection review official received notice 
119.8 	from the secretary of state.

119.9 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.90, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
119.10 		Subd. 6.Ballots. In precincts using optical scan voting systems, a single ballot card on 
119.11 	which all ballot information is included must be printed in black ink on white colored 
119.12 	material except that marks not to be read by the automatic tabulating equipment may be 
119.13 	printed in another color ink. In state elections, a single ballot title must be used, as provided 
119.14 	in sections 204D.08, subdivision 6, and 204D.11, subdivision 1. In odd-numbered years 
119.15 	When both municipal and school district offices or questions appear on the ballot, the single 
119.16 	ballot title "City (or Town) and School District Ballot" must be used.
119.17 	On the front of the ballot must be printed the words "Official Ballot" and the date of the 
119.18 	election and lines for the initials of at least two election judges.
119.19 	When optical scan ballots are used, the offices to be elected must appear in the following 
119.20 	order: federal offices; state legislative offices; constitutional offices; proposed constitutional 
119.21 	amendments; county offices and questions; municipal offices and questions; school district 
119.22 	offices and questions; special district offices and questions; and judicial offices.
119.23 	On optical scan ballots, the names of candidates and the words "yes" and "no" for ballot 
119.24 	questions must be printed as close to their corresponding vote targets as possible.
119.25 	The line on an optical scan ballot for write-in votes must contain the words "write-in, 
119.26 	if any."
119.27 	If a primary ballot contains both a partisan ballot and a nonpartisan ballot, the instructions 
119.28 	to voters must include a statement that reads substantially as follows: "This ballot card 
119.29 	contains a partisan ballot and a nonpartisan ballot. On the partisan ballot you are permitted 
119.30 	to vote for candidates of one political party only." If a primary ballot contains political party 
119.31 	columns on both sides of the ballot, the instructions to voters must include a statement that 
119.32 	reads substantially as follows: "Additional political parties are printed on the other side of 
119.33 	this ballot. Vote for one political party only." At the bottom of each political party column 
120.1 	on the primary ballot, the ballot must contain a statement that reads substantially as follows: 
120.2 	"Continue voting on the nonpartisan ballot." The instructions in section 204D.08, subdivision 
120.3 	4, do not apply to optical scan partisan primary ballots. Electronic ballot displays and audio 
120.4 	ballot readers must follow the order of offices and questions on the optical scan or paper 
120.5 	ballot used in the same precinct, or the sample ballot posted for that precinct.

120.6 	Sec. 58. [206.93] AUDIT LOGS.
120.7 	(a) For purposes of this section, "audit log" means recorded information that allows a 
120.8 	person to see each action of the equipment, including transmitting data in any manner, in a 
120.9 	way that allows the person to verify or reconstruct the steps followed without compromising 
120.10 	the ballot or voter secrecy.
120.11 	(b) Each ballot tabulator used in the state must maintain an audit log. A full copy of each 
120.12 	tabulator's audit log must be printed after the tabulation of election results on election night. 
120.13 	The printed copy of the log must be retained in the county auditor or municipal clerk's office 
120.14 	as provided in section 204B.40.
120.15 	(c) Within 30 days of the state general election, the county auditor or municipal clerk 
120.16 	must provide to the secretary of state copies of the audit log from each tabulator used in the 
120.17 	state primary or the state general election. The secretary of state must compile the audit 
120.18 	logs and transmit them to the legislature by January 1 of each odd-numbered year.

120.19 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 207A.13, is amended to read:
120.20 	207A.13 FORM OF BALLOTS; CANDIDATES ON BALLOT.
120.21 		Subdivision 1.Form. (a) Except as provided by law, presidential nomination primary 
120.22 	ballots shall be printed in the same manner as state primary ballots as far as practicable. A 
120.23 	sufficient number of each ballot shall be printed for each precinct and ward in the state.
120.24 	(b) There must be separate ballots for the names of the candidates of each participating 
120.25 	political party. Each ballot must be headed by the words "Presidential Nomination Primary 
120.26 	Ballot." The heading must also indicate the party that appears on the ballot.
120.27 	(c) If requested by a party chair, the ballot for that participating party must contain a 
120.28 	place for a voter to indicate a preference for having delegates to the party's national 
120.29 	convention remain uncommitted. If requested by a party chair, the ballot for that participating 
120.30 	party must contain a blank line printed below the other choices on the ballot so that a voter 
120.31 	may write in the name of a person who is not listed on the ballot. A request under this 
121.1 	paragraph must be submitted to the secretary of state no later than 63 days before the 
121.2 	presidential nomination primary.
121.3 		Subd. 2.Candidates on the ballot. (a) Each party participating in the presidential 
121.4 	nomination primary must determine which candidates are to be placed on the presidential 
121.5 	nomination primary ballot for that party. The chair of each participating party must submit 
121.6 	to the secretary of state the names of the candidates to appear on the ballot for that party no 
121.7 	later than 63 days before the presidential nomination primary. Once submitted, changes 
121.8 	must not be made to the candidates that will appear on the ballot.
121.9 	(b) No later than the seventh day before the presidential nomination primary, the chair 
121.10 	of each participating party must submit to the secretary of state the names of write-in 
121.11 	candidates, if any, to be counted for that party.

121.12 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 207A.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
121.13 		Subd. 3.Notice of primary to public. At least 15 days before the date of the presidential 
121.14 	nomination primary, each municipal clerk shall post a public notice stating the date of the 
121.15 	presidential nomination primary, the location of each polling place in the municipality, the 
121.16 	hours during which the polling places in the municipality will be open, and information 
121.17 	about the requirements of section 207A.12, paragraph (b), including a notice that the voter's 
121.18 	choice of a political party's ballot will be recorded and is public information. The county 
121.19 	auditor shall post a similar notice in the auditor's office with information for any polling 
121.20 	places in unorganized territory in the county. The governing body of a municipality or 
121.21 	county may publish the notice in addition to posting it. Failure to give notice does not 
121.22 	invalidate the election.

121.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

121.24 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 208.03, is amended to read:
121.25 	208.03 NOMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND ALTERNATES.
121.26 	Presidential electors and alternates for the major political parties of this state shall be 
121.27 	nominated by delegate conventions called and held under the supervision of the respective 
121.28 	state central committees of the parties of this state. Each major political party shall nominate 
121.29 	one presidential elector from each congressional district and two presidential electors from 
121.30 	the state at large. At least 71 days before the general election day the chair of the major 
121.31 	political party shall certify to the secretary of state the names of the persons nominated as 
121.32 	presidential electors, the names of persons nominated as alternate presidential electors, and 
122.1 	the names of the party candidates for president and vice president. For each person nominated 
122.2 	as an elector or alternate elector, the chair shall indicate whether the person is nominated 
122.3 	as an at-large elector or is nominated to represent a congressional district. If the person is 
122.4 	nominated to represent a congressional district, the chair must indicate the congressional 
122.5 	district number for each nominee. The chair shall also certify that the party candidates for 
122.6 	president and vice president have no affidavit on file as a candidate for any office in this 
122.7 	state at the ensuing general election.

122.8 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 208.05, is amended to read:
122.9 	208.05 STATE CANVASSING BOARD.
122.10 	The State Canvassing Board at its meeting on the date provided in section 204C.33 shall 
122.11 	open and canvass the returns made to the secretary of state for presidential electors and 
122.12 	alternates, prepare a statement of the number of votes cast for the persons receiving votes 
122.13 	for these offices statewide and within each congressional district, and declare the person or 
122.14 	persons receiving the highest number of votes for each office duly elected, as follows:
122.15 	(1) the statewide vote totals must be used to determine the persons elected to serve as 
122.16 	electors under the at-large designation; and
122.17 	(2) the vote totals within each congressional district must be used to determine the person 
122.18 	elected to serve as an elector representing that district.
122.19 	When it appears that more than the number of persons to be elected as presidential 
122.20 	electors or alternates have the highest and an equal number of votes, the secretary of state, 
122.21 	in the presence of the board shall decide by lot which of the persons shall be declared elected. 
122.22 	The governor shall transmit to each person declared elected a certificate of election, signed 
122.23 	by the governor, sealed with the state seal, and countersigned by the secretary of state.

122.24 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 367.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
122.25 		Subdivision 1.Requirement, fee. Every person elected at a March election, elected at 
122.26 	a special election, or appointed to a town office, within ten days after receiving a certificate 
122.27 	or notice of election or appointment, shall take and subscribe the oath required by law. 
122.28 	Persons elected at a November election shall take their oath before assuming office. If taken 
122.29 	before the town clerk, the oath shall be administered and certified without fee.

123.1 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 412.02, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
123.2 		Subd. 2a.Vacancy. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2b, a vacancy in an 
123.3 	office shall be filled by council appointment until an election is held as provided in this 
123.4 	subdivision. In case of a tie vote in the council, the mayor shall make the appointment. If 
123.5 	the vacancy occurs before the first day to file affidavits of candidacy for the next regular 
123.6 	city election and more than two years remain in the unexpired term, a special election shall 
123.7 	be held at or before the next regular city election and the appointed person shall serve until 
123.8 	the qualification of a successor elected at a special election to fill the unexpired portion of 
123.9 	the term. If the vacancy occurs on or after the first day to file affidavits of candidacy for 
123.10 	the regular city election or when less than two years remain in the unexpired term, there 
123.11 	need not be a special election to fill the vacancy and the appointed person shall serve until 
123.12 	the qualification of a successor. The council must specify by ordinance under what 
123.13 	circumstances it will hold a special election to fill a vacancy other than a special election 
123.14 	held at the same time as the regular city election.
123.15 	All of the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law are applicable to special elections 
123.16 	as far as practicable.

123.17 	Sec. 65. AUDIT OF ELECTION EQUIPMENT.
 123.18 	(a) For purposes of this section, "election equipment means" electronic poll books, 
123.19 	tabulating equipment, electronic voting systems, and assistive voting technology.
123.20 	(b) The legislative auditor must conduct an audit of election equipment and related 
123.21 	software as described in this section. The auditor must complete the audit by February 1, 
123.22 	2022. The auditor may contract with a vendor to complete any or all of the requirements of 
123.23 	this section. At a minimum, the audit must include eight cities or counties in the metropolitan 
123.24 	area, as defined by Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and eight cities or 
123.25 	counties outside of the metropolitan area. To the extent possible, the auditor must select 
123.26 	cities and counties so as to examine at least one of each model of tabulator used in the state 
123.27 	and at least one of each model of assistive voting equipment used in the state.
123.28 	(c) The auditor must review all elections policies, procedures, and practices, for:
123.29 	(1) selecting and procuring election equipment and related software; and
123.30 	(2) for updating or maintaining election equipment and related software.
123.31 	The auditor must determine whether the policies, procedures, and practices are consistent 
123.32 	with state law.
124.1 	(d) The auditor must examine election equipment and related software that was used in 
124.2 	the 2020 general election. At a minimum, the auditor must:
124.3 	(1) specify the brand, model, and year of manufacture for each piece of election 
124.4 	equipment;
124.5 	(2) specify the brand and version of each type of software used;
124.6 	(3) determine whether any software updates or other changes were made to the equipment 
124.7 	after completion of the testing required by Minnesota Statutes, section 206.83, and if so, 
124.8 	the purpose of the updates or changes;
124.9 	(4) whether the equipment is capable of connecting to the internet or is otherwise capable 
124.10 	of transmitting data;
124.11 	(5) review the incident logs from each polling place to identify incidents related to 
124.12 	equipment or software and determine the cause of the incident and how it was resolved; 
124.13 	and
124.14 	(6) review the source code to determine whether the code functioned as represented by 
124.15 	the vendor and that the code was free from defects.
124.16 	Upon request, the secretary of state must provide a copy of the source code to the auditor.
124.17 	(e) For each piece of equipment that is capable of connecting to the internet or otherwise 
124.18 	capable of transmitting data, the auditor must:
124.19 	(1) determine the manner of connecting to the internet and any security or encryption 
124.20 	measures in place; and
124.21 	(2) review any audit log or other similar data to determine each time the equipment was 
124.22 	connected to the internet since September 18, 2020, and if possible, determine the purpose 
124.23 	of the connection.
124.24 	(f) The auditor must examine each ballot tabulator or central count machine or the related 
124.25 	software to determine the accuracy of the machine. For the 2020 general election results, 
124.26 	the auditor must also examine whether the tape from the tabulator or machine accurately 
124.27 	reflects the ballots counted by the machine.

124.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

124.29 	Sec. 66. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN; SECRETARY OF STATE.
 124.30 	The secretary of state must contract with a vendor to conduct a public awareness campaign 
124.31 	to encourage people to register to vote prior to election day. At a minimum, the vendor must 
125.1 	conduct the public awareness campaign in each even-numbered year from June 1 until the 
125.2 	voter registration period ends prior to the state general election. The secretary of state may 
125.3 	consult with the vendor in coordinating material related to the campaign, but the secretary, 
125.4 	the secretary's staff, and any other documents or materials promoting the Office of the 
125.5 	Secretary of State may not appear visually or audibly in any advertising or promotional 
125.6 	items disseminated by the vendor as part of the public awareness campaign.

125.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
125.8 	on or after that date.

125.9 	Sec. 67. REPEALER.
 125.10 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivision 7; and 
125.11 	204C.12, subdivision 3, are repealed.

125.12 	Sec. 68. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 125.13 	Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective July 1, 2021 and applies to elections 
125.14 	on or after that date.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S1831-1 

3.972 AUDITS OF AGENCIES.Subd. 2c.Audits of the Department of Transportation. 
The legislative auditor must audit, as resources permit, the programs and services administered by the Department of Transportation. 

Subd. 2d.Audits of the Department of Public Safety. 
The legislative auditor must audit, as resources permit, the programs and services administered by the Department of Public Safety. 

16E.0466 STATE AGENCY TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.Subdivision 1.Consultation required. 
(a) Every state agency with an information or telecommunications project must consult with the Office of MN.IT Services to determine the information technology cost of the project. Upon agreement between the commissioner of a particular agency and the chief information officer, the agency must transfer the information technology cost portion of the project to the Office of MN.IT Services. Service level agreements must document all project-related transfers under this section. Those agencies specified in section 16E.016, paragraph (d), are exempt from the requirements of this section. 

(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.28, subdivision 3, any unexpended operating balance appropriated to a state agency may be transferred to the information and telecommunications technology systems and services account for the information technology cost of a specific project, subject to the review of the Legislative Advisory Commission, under section 16E.21, subdivision 3. 

16E.05 GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ACCESS.Subd. 3.Capital investment. 
No state agency may propose or implement a capital investment plan for a state office building unless: 

(1) the agency has developed a plan for increasing telecommuting by employees who would normally work in the building, or the agency has prepared a statement describing why such a plan is not practicable; and 

(2) the plan or statement has been reviewed by the office. 

16E.071 E-GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.Subdivision 1.E-Government Advisory Council established. 
The E-Government Advisory Council is established for the purpose of improving online government information services to citizens and businesses. 

Subd. 2.Membership. 
The council shall consist of nine members as follows: 

(1) the state chief information officer or the chief information officer's designee; 

(2) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house; 

(3) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Rules and Administration Committee; 

(4) five members appointed by the governor representing state executive branch agencies that are actively involved with private businesses, the private business community, or the public; and 

(5) one member appointed by the governor who is knowledgeable in public access to government data. 

Subd. 3.Initial appointments and first meeting. 
Appointing authorities shall make the first appointments to the council by September 1, 2013. The first member appointed by the speaker of the house shall serve until the first Monday in January 2015. The governor shall designate three initial appointees to serve until the first Monday in January 2015. The term of the other three initial appointees of the governor and the first member appointed by the senate shall be until the first Monday in January 2017. The chief information officer or the chief information officer's designee shall convene the council's first meeting by November 1, 2013, and shall act as chair until the council elects a chair at its first meeting. 

Subd. 4.Terms; removal; vacancies; compensation. 
Membership terms, removal of member, and filling of vacancies are as provided in section 15.059, except that members shall not receive compensation or be reimbursed for expenses and except that terms of initial appointees are as provided in subdivision 3. 

Subd. 5.Chair. 
The council shall annually elect a chair from its members. 

Subd. 6.Duties. 
The council shall recommend to the office the priority of North Star projects and online government information services to be developed and supported by convenience fee receipts. The council shall provide oversight on the convenience fee and its receipts in the North Star account. The council shall by majority quorum vote to recommend to approve or disapprove establishing the convenience fee on particular types of transactions, the fee amount, and any changes in the fee amount. If the convenience fee receipts are retained by or transferred to the private entity in lieu of deposit in the North Star account, the council may audit the private entity's convenience fee receipts, expenses paid by the receipts, and associated financial statements. 

Subd. 7.Staff. 
The office shall provide administrative support to the council. 

Subd. 8.Sunset. 
The council shall expire the first Monday in January 2017. 

Subd. 9.Reports. 
By June 1, 2014, and every year thereafter, the council shall report to the office with its recommendations regarding establishing the convenience fee, the fee amount, and changes to the fee amount. 

16E.145 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATION.
An appropriation for a state agency information and telecommunications technology project must be made to the chief information officer. The chief information officer must manage and disburse the appropriation on behalf of the sponsoring state agency. Any appropriation for an information and telecommunications technology project made to a state agency other than the Office of MN.IT Services is transferred to the chief information officer. 

116O.03 CORPORATION; BOARD OF DIRECTORS; POWERS.Subd. 9.Contributions to public officials; disclosure. 
Each director shall file a statement with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board disclosing the nature, amount, date, and recipient of any contribution made to a public official, political committee, political fund, or political party, as defined in chapter 10A, that: 

(1) was made within the four years preceding appointment to the Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. board; and 

(2) was subject to the reporting requirements of chapter 10A. 

The statement must be updated annually during the director's term to reflect contributions made to public officials during the appointed director's tenure. 

116O.04 CORPORATE PERSONNEL.Subd. 3.Contributions to public officials; disclosure. 
The president shall file a statement with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board disclosing the nature, amount, date, and recipient of any contribution made to a public official which: 

(1) was made within the four years preceding employment with the Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. board; and 

(2) was subject to the reporting requirements of chapter 10A. 

The statement must be updated annually during the president's employment to reflect contributions made to public officials during the president's tenure. 

135A.17 PROVISIONS TO FACILITATE VOTING.Subd. 2.Residential housing list. 
All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting state or federal financial aid may prepare a current list of students enrolled in the institution and residing in the institution's housing or within ten miles of the institution's campus. The list shall include each student's current address. The list shall be certified and sent to the appropriate county auditor or auditors for use in election day registration as provided under section 201.061, subdivision 3. A residential housing list provided under this subdivision may not be used or disseminated by a county auditor or the secretary of state for any other purpose. 

155A.23 DEFINITIONS.Subd. 2.Board. 
"Board" means the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners. 

201.061 REGISTRATION ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY.Subd. 7.Record of attempted registrations. 
The election judge responsible for election day registration shall attempt to keep a record of the number of individuals who attempt to register on election day but who cannot provide proof of residence as required by this section. The record shall be forwarded to the county auditor with the election returns for that precinct. 

204C.12 CHALLENGES TO VOTERS; PENALTY.Subd. 3.Determination of residence. 
In determining the legal residence of a challenged individual, the election judges shall be governed by the principles contained in section 200.031. If the challenged individual's answers to the questions show ineligibility to vote in that precinct, the individual shall not be allowed to vote. If the individual has marked ballots but not yet deposited them in the ballot boxes before the election judges determine ineligibility to vote in that precinct, the marked ballots shall be placed unopened with the spoiled ballots. If the answers to the questions fail to show that the individual is not eligible to vote in that precinct and the challenge is not withdrawn, the election judges shall verbally administer the oath on the voter certificate to the individual. After taking the oath and completing and signing the voter certificate, the challenged individual shall be allowed to vote.