1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; providing for policy and technical changes to elections 
1.3 	administration and campaign finance provisions;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2024, sections 10A.09, subdivision 1; 200.031; 201.061, subdivisions 3, 3a; 
1.5 	201.071, subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivision 1; 203B.05, subdivision 1; 203B.08, 
1.6 	subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.081, subdivision 4; 203B.12, subdivision 10; 203B.121, 
1.7 	subdivisions 4, 5; 203B.29, subdivisions 1, 2; 203B.30, subdivision 3; 204B.06, 
1.8 	subdivision 1b; 204B.09, subdivisions 1a, 2; 204B.14, subdivision 2; 204B.16, 
1.9 	subdivisions 1a, 4; 204B.19, subdivision 5; 204B.24; 204B.25, subdivision 1; 
1.10 	204B.44; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204C.08, subdivision 1d; 204C.09, subdivision 
1.11 	1; 204C.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 204D.19, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 205.13, subdivision 
1.12 	1a; 206.845, subdivision 1; 211A.02, subdivision 2; 375.20; 383B.041, subdivision 
1.13 	5; 414.09, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.14 	chapter 204B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.25, subdivision 
1.15 	3.
1.16 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.18 		Subdivision 1.Time for filing.  An individual must file a statement of economic interest:
1.19 	(1) within 60 days of accepting employment as a public official or a local official in a 
1.20 	metropolitan governmental unit;
1.21 	(2) within 60 days of assuming office as a district court judge, appeals court judge, 
1.22 	supreme court justice, or county commissioner;
1.23 	(3) within 14 days after filing the candidate filing period ends where the candidate filed
1.24 	an affidavit of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot for an elective state constitutional 
1.25 	or legislative office or an elective local office in a metropolitan governmental unit other 
1.26 	than county commissioner;
2.1 	(4) in the case of a public official requiring the advice and consent of the senate, within 
2.2 	14 days after undertaking the duties of office; or
2.3 	(5) in the case of members of the Minnesota Racing Commission, the director of the 
2.4 	Minnesota Racing Commission, chief of security, medical officer, inspector of pari-mutuels, 
2.5 	and stewards employed or approved by the commission or persons who fulfill those duties 
2.6 	under contract, within 60 days of accepting or assuming duties.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

2.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 200.031, is amended to read:
2.9 	200.031 DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCE.
2.10 	Residence shall be determined in accordance with the following principles, so far as 
2.11 	they may be applicable to the facts of the case:
2.12 	(1) The residence of an individual is in the precinct where the individual's home is 
2.13 	located, from which the individual has no present intention of moving, and to which, 
2.14 	whenever the individual is absent, the individual intends to return.
2.15 	(2) An individual does not lose residence if the individual leaves home to live temporarily 
2.16 	in another state or precinct.
2.17 	(3) An individual does not acquire a residence in any precinct of this state if the individual 
2.18 	is living there only temporarily, without the intention of making that precinct home.
2.19 	(4) If an individual goes into another state or precinct with the intention of making it 
2.20 	home or files an affidavit of residence there for election purposes, the individual loses 
2.21 	residence in the former precinct.
2.22 	(5) If an individual moves to another state with the intention of living there for an 
2.23 	indefinite period, the individual loses residence in this state, notwithstanding any intention 
2.24 	to return at some indefinite future time.
2.25 	(6) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual's residence is located in 
2.26 	the precinct where the individual's family lives, unless the individual's family is living in 
2.27 	that precinct only temporarily.
2.28 	(7) If an individual's family lives in one precinct and the individual lives or does business 
2.29 	in another, the individual's residence is located in the precinct where the individual's family 
2.30 	lives, unless the individual establishes a home in the other precinct and intends to remain 
2.31 	there, with or without the individual's family.
3.1 	(8) The residence of a single individual is in the precinct where the individual lives and 
3.2 	usually sleeps.
3.3 	(9) The mere intention to acquire a new residence, is not sufficient to acquire a new 
3.4 	residence, unless the individual moves to that location; moving to a new location is not 
3.5 	sufficient to acquire a new residence unless the individual intends to remain there.
3.6 	(10) The residence of an individual who is working temporarily in any precinct of this 
3.7 	state is in the precinct where the individual's permanent home is located.
3.8 	(11) The residence of an individual who is living permanently in a soldiers' home or 
3.9 	nursing home is in the precinct where the home is located.
3.10 	(12) If an individual's home lies in more than one precinct or political subdivision, the 
3.11 	residence of the individual is in the precinct in which a majority of the room in which the 
3.12 	individual usually sleeps is located.
3.13 	(13) If an individual's home is destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by fire or natural 
3.14 	disaster, the individual does not lose residence in the precinct where the home is located if 
3.15 	the individual intends to return to the home when it is reconstructed or made habitable.
3.16 	(14) The residence of a person committed to a secure treatment facility as a sexual 
3.17 	psychopathic personality or as a sexually dangerous person under chapter 253D is the 
3.18 	person's last known residential address prior to issuance of the committal order.

3.19 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.20 		Subd. 3.Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may register 
3.21 	on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in which the 
3.22 	individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making an oath in 
3.23 	the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence. An individual 
3.24 	may prove residence for purposes of registering by:
3.25 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant to 
3.26 	section 171.07;
3.27 	(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper identification;
3.28 	(3) presenting a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address 
3.29 	in the precinct together with a picture identification card; or
3.30 	(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or an employee who provides 
3.31 	proof that they are employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and 
3.32 	vouching for a resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge 
4.1 	vouching that the voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of 
4.2 	the precinct. A voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of 
4.3 	residence oath vouching for any other individual on that election day. An election judge 
4.4 	may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for any individual who appears in the 
4.5 	precinct where the election judge is working. A voter who is registered to vote in the precinct 
4.6 	may sign up to eight proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation does not 
4.7 	apply to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The secretary of state 
4.8 	shall provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number of individuals for 
4.9 	whom a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The form must include space 
4.10 	for the maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may sign proof-of-residence 
4.11 	oaths. For each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include a statement that the individual: 
4.12 	(i) is registered to vote in the precinct or is an employee of a residential facility in the 
4.13 	precinct, (ii) personally knows that the voter is a resident of the precinct, and (iii) is making 
4.14 	the statement on oath. The form must include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, 
4.15 	telephone number, and address.
4.16 	The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be 
4.17 	attached to the voter registration application.
4.18 	(b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its employees 
4.19 	currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential facility. The 
4.20 	operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor no less than 
4.21 	20 days before each election for use in election day registration. The secretary of state must 
4.22 	publish guidance for residential facilities and residential facility employees on the vouching 
4.23 	process and the requirements of this subdivision.
4.24 	(c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256K.48, 
4.25 	subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under 
4.26 	section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 
4.27 	5; an assisted living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under chapter 144G; a 
4.28 	veterans home operated by the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under 
4.29 	chapter 198; a residence licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a 
4.30 	residential program as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for 
4.31 	persons with a developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services 
4.32 	under section 252.28; setting authorized to provide housing support as defined in section 
4.33 	256I.03, subdivision 10a; a shelter for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, 
4.34 	subdivision 4; a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to 
4.35 	provide temporary living accommodations for the homeless; a facility where a provider 
5.1 	operates a residential treatment program as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 23; or 
5.2 	a facility where a provider operates an adult foster care program as defined in section 
5.3 	245A.02, subdivision 6c.
5.4 	(d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of 
5.5 	registering by:
5.6 	(1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
5.7 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the 
5.8 	name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or
5.9 	(2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
5.10 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the 
5.11 	name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the documents 
5.12 	listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B.
5.13 	(e) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge 
5.14 	responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

5.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.061, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
5.16 		Subd. 3a.Additional proofs of residence permitted for students. (a) If an eligible 
5.17 	voter's name; student identification number, if available; and address within the precinct 
5.18 	appear on a current residential housing list under section 135A.17 certified to the county 
5.19 	auditor by the postsecondary educational institution, the voter may prove residence by 
5.20 	presenting a current valid photo identification issued by a postsecondary educational 
5.21 	institution in Minnesota; identification authorized in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause 
5.22 	(1) or (2); or identification authorized in subdivision 3, paragraph (d), clause (1) or (2).
5.23 	(b) This additional proof of residence for students must not be allowed unless the 
5.24 	postsecondary educational institution submits to the county auditor no later than 60 days 
5.25 	prior to the election a written agreement that the postsecondary educational institution will 
5.26 	certify for use at the election accurate updated residential housing lists under section 135A.17. 
5.27 	A written agreement is effective for the election and all subsequent elections held in that 
5.28 	calendar year, including the November general election.
5.29 	(c) The additional proof of residence for students must be allowed on an equal basis for 
5.30 	voters who reside in housing meeting the requirements of section 135A.17, if the residential 
5.31 	housing lists certified by the postsecondary educational institution meet the requirements 
5.32 	of this subdivision.
6.1 	(d) An updated residential housing list must be certified to the county auditor no later 
6.2 	than 20 days prior to each election. The certification must be dated and signed by the chief 
6.3 	officer or designee of the postsecondary educational institution and must state that the list 
6.4 	is current and accurate and includes only the names of persons residing in the institution's 
6.5 	housing and, for students who do not live in the institution's housing, that it reflects the 
6.6 	institution's records as of the date of the certification.
6.7 	(e) This additional proof of residence for students must be allowed during the 18 days 
6.8 	before an election and on election day. The county auditor shall instruct the election judges 
6.9 	of the precinct in procedures for use of the list in conjunction with photo identification. The 
6.10 	auditor shall supply a list to the election judges with the election supplies for the precinct.
6.11 	(f) The county auditor shall notify all postsecondary educational institutions in the county 
6.12 	of the provisions of this subdivision.

6.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.14 		Subdivision 1.Form. Both paper and electronic voter registration applications must 
6.15 	contain the same information unless otherwise provided by law. A voter registration 
6.16 	application must contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first name, 
6.17 	middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; voter's 
6.18 	previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of residence; 
6.19 	voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current and valid 
6.20 	Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota state identification number, or if the voter 
6.21 	has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state identification, the 
6.22 	last four digits of the voter's Social Security number; a box to indicate a voter's preference 
6.23 	to join the permanent absentee voter list; and voter's signature. The paper registration 
6.24 	application must provide a space for a voter to provide a physical description of the location 
6.25 	of their residence, if the voter resides in an area lacking a specific physical address. The 
6.26 	description must be sufficient for the county auditor to identify the correct precinct for the 
6.27 	voter. The description may include the closest cross street or the nearest address to the 
6.28 	described location that is identified on a precinct map, and directions from that cross street 
6.29 	or address to the described location, including but not limited to the cardinal direction and 
6.30 	approximate distance to the location. The paper registration application may include the 
6.31 	voter's email address, if provided by the voter. The electronic voter registration application 
6.32 	must include the voter's email address. The registration application may include the voter's 
6.33 	interest in serving as an election judge, if indicated by the voter. The application must also 
6.34 	contain the following certification of voter eligibility:
7.1 	"I certify that I:
7.2 	(1) am at least 16 years old and understand that I must be at least 18 years old to be 
7.3 	eligible to vote;
7.4 	(2) am a citizen of the United States;
7.5 	(3) will have maintained residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding 
7.6 	election day;
7.7 	(4) maintain residence at the address or location given on the registration form;
7.8 	(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right 
7.9 	to vote;
7.10 	(6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;
7.11 	(7) am not currently incarcerated for a conviction of a felony offense; and
7.12 	(8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information is a 
7.13 	felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more than 
7.14 	$10,000, or both."
7.15 	The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following questions:
7.16 	"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and
7.17 	"(2) Are you at least 16 years old and will you be at least 18 years old on or before the 
7.18 	day of the election in which you intend to vote?"
7.19 	And the instruction:
7.20 	"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."
7.21 	The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility 
7.22 	must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter 
7.23 	registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted 
7.24 	as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not 
7.25 	deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.
7.26 	An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in 
7.27 	Minnesota or to change information on an existing registration.

8.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.2 		Subdivision 1.Application procedures. (a) Except as otherwise allowed by subdivision 
8.3 	2 or by section 203B.11, subdivision 4, or 203B.29, an application for absentee ballots for 
8.4 	any election:
8.5 	(1) may be submitted in person at any time not later than the day before the election; or
8.6 	(2) if not submitted in person as provided in clause (1), must be received at any time not 
8.7 	less than one day seven days before the day of that election.
8.8 	(b) The county auditor shall prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format 
8.9 	provided by the secretary of state and shall furnish them to any person on request. By January 
8.10 	1 of each even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the forms to be used available 
8.11 	to auditors through electronic means. An application submitted pursuant to this subdivision 
8.12 	shall be in writing. An application may be submitted in person, by electronic facsimile 
8.13 	device, by electronic mail, or by mail to:
8.14 	(1) the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or
8.15 	(2) the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where the 
8.16 	applicant maintains residence.
8.17 	(b) (c) An absentee ballot application may alternatively be submitted electronically 
8.18 	through a secure website that shall be maintained by the secretary of state for this purpose. 
8.19 	After 5:00 p.m. seven days prior to an election, the secretary of state must replace the 
8.20 	electronic application with information detailing the available options to vote before and 
8.21 	on the upcoming election day. Notwithstanding paragraph (d) (e), the secretary of state must 
8.22 	require applicants using the website to submit the applicant's email address and the 
8.23 	applicant's:
8.24 	(1) verifiable Minnesota driver's license number, or Minnesota state identification card 
8.25 	number, or; and
8.26 	(2) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number.
8.27 	If an applicant does not possess both types of documents, the applicant must include the 
8.28 	number for one type of document and must affirmatively certify that the applicant does not 
8.29 	possess the other type of documentation. This paragraph does not apply to a town election 
8.30 	held in March.
8.31 	(c) (d) An application submitted electronically under this paragraph (c) may only be 
8.32 	transmitted to the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the 
9.1 	application information matches the information in a government database associated with 
9.2 	the applicant's driver's license number, state identification card number, or Social Security 
9.3 	number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications for evidence of 
9.4 	suspicious activity and must forward any such application to an appropriate law enforcement 
9.5 	agency for investigation.
9.6 	(d) (e) An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the 
9.7 	applicant, contains the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses, date of birth, 
9.8 	and at least one of the following:
9.9 	(1) the applicant's Minnesota driver's license number;
9.10 	(2) Minnesota state identification card number;
9.11 	(3) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number; or
9.12 	(4) a statement that the applicant does not have any of these numbers.
9.13 	All applications must be retained by the county auditor or the municipal clerk or school 
9.14 	district clerk, if applicable. If an application is received after 5:00 p.m. seven days prior to 
9.15 	the election, the official in charge of the ballot board must, within one day of receipt of the 
9.16 	application, attempt to contact the applicant by telephone or email to notify the applicant 
9.17 	of opportunities to vote in the election. The official must document the attempts made to 
9.18 	contact the applicant.
9.19 	(e) (f) To be approved, the application must contain an oath that the information contained 
9.20 	on the form is accurate, that the applicant is applying on the applicant's own behalf, and 
9.21 	that the applicant is signing the form under penalty of perjury.
9.22 	(f) (g) An applicant's full date of birth, Minnesota driver's license or state identification 
9.23 	number, and the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number must not be made 
9.24 	available for public inspection. An application may be submitted to the county auditor or 
9.25 	municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device. An application mailed or returned in 
9.26 	person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on behalf of a voter by a person other than 
9.27 	the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned in person to the county auditor or 
9.28 	municipal clerk within ten seven days after it has been dated by the voter and no later than 
9.29 	six seven days before the election.
9.30 	(g) (h) An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision 
9.31 	5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot.

10.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.2 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The full-time clerk of any city or town shall administer the 
10.3 	provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 and 203B.30 if:
10.4 	(1) the county auditor of that county has designated the clerk to administer them and the 
10.5 	clerk accepts that responsibility; or
10.6 	(2) the clerk has given the county auditor of that county notice of intention to administer 
10.7 	them.
10.8 	The designation or notice must specify whether the clerk will be responsible for the 
10.9 	administration of a ballot board as provided in section 203B.121 and whether the 
10.10 	municipality's office will be designated an absentee voting location pursuant to section 
10.11 	203B.081, subdivision 1, or only for early voting pursuant to section 203B.081, subdivision 
10.12 	1a.
10.13 	A clerk of a city that is located in more than one county may only administer the 
10.14 	provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 and 203B.30 if the clerk has been designated 
10.15 	by each of the county auditors or has provided notice to each of the county auditors that the 
10.16 	city will administer absentee voting. A clerk may only administer the provisions of sections 
10.17 	203B.04 to 203B.15 and 203B.30 if the clerk has technical capacity to access the statewide 
10.18 	voter registration system in the secure manner prescribed by the secretary of state. The 
10.19 	secretary of state must identify hardware, software, security, or other technical prerequisites 
10.20 	necessary to ensure the security, access controls, and performance of the statewide voter 
10.21 	registration system. A clerk must receive training approved by the secretary of state on the 
10.22 	use of the statewide voter registration system before administering this section. A clerk may 
10.23 	not use the statewide voter registration system until the clerk has received the required 
10.24 	training. The county auditor must notify the secretary of state of any municipal clerk who 
10.25 	will be administering the provisions of this section and the duties that the clerk will 
10.26 	administer.

10.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes' receipt of 
10.28 	the early voting certification and applies to elections held on or after the 85th day after the 
10.29 	revisor of statutes receives the certification.

10.30 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.31 		Subdivision 1.Marking and return by voter. (a) An eligible voter who receives absentee 
10.32 	ballots as provided in this chapter shall mark them in the manner specified in the directions 
10.33 	for casting the absentee ballots. The return signature envelope containing marked ballots 
11.1 	may be mailed as provided in the directions for casting the absentee ballots, may be left 
11.2 	with the county auditor or municipal clerk who transmitted the absentee ballots to the voter, 
11.3 	or may be left in a drop box as provided in section 203B.082. If delivered in person, the 
11.4 	return signature envelope must be submitted to the county auditor or municipal clerk by 
11.5 	8:00 p.m. on election day.
11.6 	(b) The voter may designate an agent to deliver in person the sealed absentee ballot 
11.7 	return signature envelope to the county auditor or municipal clerk or to deposit the return
11.8 	signature envelope in the mail. An agent may deliver or mail the return signature envelopes 
11.9 	of not more than three voters in any election. Any person designated as an agent who tampers 
11.10 	with either the return signature envelope or the voted ballots or does not immediately mail 
11.11 	or deliver the return signature envelope to the county auditor or municipal clerk is guilty 
11.12 	of a misdemeanor.

11.13 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
11.14 		Subd. 3.Procedures on receipt of ballots. When absentee ballots are returned to a 
11.15 	county auditor or municipal clerk, that official shall stamp or initial and date the return
11.16 	signature envelope and place it in a locked ballot container or other secured and locked 
11.17 	space with other return signature envelopes received by that office. Within five days after 
11.18 	receipt, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver to the ballot board all ballots
11.19 	signature envelopes received, except that during the 14 days immediately preceding an 
11.20 	election, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver all ballots signature envelopes
11.21 	received to the ballot board within three days. Ballots Signature envelopes received on 
11.22 	election day after 8:00 p.m. shall be marked as received late by the county auditor or 
11.23 	municipal clerk, and must not be delivered to the ballot board.

11.24 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
11.25 		Subd. 4.Temporary locations. (a) A county auditor or municipal clerk authorized under 
11.26 	section 203B.05 to administer voting before election day may designate additional polling 
11.27 	places with days and hours that differ from those required by section 203B.085. A designation 
11.28 	authorized by this subdivision must be made at least 47 days before the election. The county 
11.29 	auditor or municipal clerk must provide notice to the secretary of state at the time that the 
11.30 	designations are made.
11.31 	(b) At the request of a federally recognized Indian Tribe with a reservation or 
11.32 	off-reservation Tribal Lands in the county, the county auditor must establish an additional 
11.33 	polling place for at least one day on the Indian reservation or off-reservation Tribal Lands
12.1 	on a site agreed upon by the Tribe and the county auditor that is accessible to the county 
12.2 	auditor by a public road.
12.3 	(c) At the request of a postsecondary institution or the student government organization 
12.4 	of a postsecondary institution in the county or municipality, the county auditor or a municipal 
12.5 	clerk authorized to administer absentee voting under section 203B.05 must establish an 
12.6 	additional temporary polling place for the state general election or the odd-year city general 
12.7 	election for at least one day at a location agreed upon by the institution and the county 
12.8 	auditor or municipal clerk that:
12.9 	(1) is accessible to the public;
12.10 	(2) satisfies the requirements of state and federal law; and
12.11 	(3) is on the institution's campus or is within one-half mile of the institution's campus 
12.12 	and is reasonably accessible to the institution's students.
12.13 	A request must be made no later than May 31 before an election and the request is valid 
12.14 	only for that election. This paragraph only applies to a postsecondary institution that provides 
12.15 	on-campus student housing to 100 or more students. Nothing in this paragraph prevents the 
12.16 	county auditor or municipal clerk from engaging in a dialogue with the entity that made the 
12.17 	request regarding potential alternative locations for a temporary polling place that does not 
12.18 	meet the requirements of clause (3). An entity that made a request for a temporary polling 
12.19 	place may withdraw its request by notifying the county auditor or municipal clerk.
12.20 	(d) Within five business days of designating an additional polling place under this 
12.21 	subdivision, the county auditor or municipal clerk must post on the county's or municipality's 
12.22 	website the address of the polling place and the dates and times the polling place will be 
12.23 	available for voting. Within five business days of receiving the notice described in paragraph 
12.24 	(a), the secretary of state must post on the secretary of state's website the address of the 
12.25 	polling place and the dates and times the polling place will be available for voting. If a 
12.26 	designation applies to both a primary and general election, a separate notice must be provided 
12.27 	for each election, and the notice for the general election may not be posted until after the 
12.28 	date of the primary election.

12.29 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.12, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
12.30 		Subd. 10.Names of persons; absentee ballot applications. The names of voters who 
12.31 	have submitted an absentee ballot application to the county auditor or municipal clerk, the 
12.32 	date on which the application was signed, the date on which the application was accepted, 
13.1 	and the method of submission must be available to the public in the same manner as public 
13.2 	information lists in section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 5, and 9.

13.3 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.121, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
13.4 		Subd. 4.Opening of envelopes. (a) After the close of business on the 19th day before 
13.5 	the election, the ballots from secrecy ballot envelopes within the signature envelopes marked 
13.6 	"Accepted" may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, 
13.7 	subdivision 5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate 
13.8 	ballot box. If more than one voted ballot is enclosed in the ballot envelope, the ballots must 
13.9 	be returned in the manner provided by section 204C.25 for return of spoiled ballots, and 
13.10 	may not be counted.
13.11 	(b) Accepted signature envelopes must be segregated by precinct and processed in 
13.12 	accordance with this subdivision on a precinct-by-precinct basis. Precincts within a 
13.13 	combination polling place established in section 205A.11, subdivision 2, may be processed 
13.14 	together. At each step, members of the ballot board must notify the official responsible for 
13.15 	the ballot board if there is a discrepancy in any count required by paragraphs (c) to (e) and 
13.16 	note it in the ballot board incident log.
13.17 	(c) Before opening accepted signature envelopes, two members of the ballot board must 
13.18 	count and record the number of envelopes and ensure that the count matches either the 
13.19 	number of accepted signature envelopes provided by the official responsible for the ballot 
13.20 	board or the number of signature envelopes accepted by the ballot board that day.
13.21 	(d) Two members of the ballot board must remove the ballots from the ballot envelopes. 
13.22 	The governing body responsible for the ballot board must not dispose of or destroy any 
13.23 	ballot envelopes until 30 days after the deadline for bringing an election contest expires or, 
13.24 	if a contest is filed, 30 days after completion of the contest and any related appeals, whichever 
13.25 	is later.
13.26 	(e) After ballots have been removed from the ballot envelopes, two members of the 
13.27 	ballot board must count and record the number of ballots to ensure the count matches the 
13.28 	number of accepted signature envelopes, accounting for any empty envelopes or spoiled 
13.29 	ballots, which must be noted on the ballot board incident log.

13.30 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
13.31 		Subd. 5.Storage and counting of absentee ballots. (a) On a day on which absentee 
13.32 	ballots are inserted into a ballot box, two members of the ballot board must:
14.1 	(1) remove the ballots from the ballot box at the end of the day;
14.2 	(2) without inspecting the ballots, ensure that the number of ballots removed from the 
14.3 	ballot box is equal to the number of voters whose absentee ballots were accepted from the 
14.4 	tally in subdivision 4 that were to be inserted into the ballot box that day; and
14.5 	(3) seal and secure all voted and unvoted ballots present in that location at the end of 
14.6 	the day.
14.7 	(b) After the polls have closed on election day, two members of the ballot board must 
14.8 	count the ballots, tabulating the vote in a manner that indicates each vote of the voter and 
14.9 	the total votes cast for each candidate or question. In state primary and state general elections, 
14.10 	the results must indicate the total votes cast for each candidate or question in each precinct 
14.11 	and report the vote totals tabulated for each precinct. The count must be recorded on a 
14.12 	summary statement in substantially the same format as provided in section 204C.26. The 
14.13 	ballot board shall must submit at least one completed summary statement to the county 
14.14 	auditor or municipal clerk. The county auditor or municipal clerk may require the ballot 
14.15 	board to submit a sufficient number of completed summary statements to comply with the 
14.16 	provisions of section 204C.27, or the county auditor or municipal clerk may certify reports 
14.17 	containing the details of the ballot board summary statement to the recipients of the summary 
14.18 	statements designated in section 204C.27.
14.19 	In state primary and state general elections, These vote totals shall must be added to the 
14.20 	vote totals on the summary statements of the returns for the appropriate precinct. In other 
14.21 	elections, these vote totals may be added to the vote totals on the summary statement of 
14.22 	returns for the appropriate precinct or may be reported as a separate total.
14.23 	The count shall must be public. No vote totals from ballots may be made public before 
14.24 	the close of voting on election day.
14.25 	(c) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b), if the task has not been 
14.26 	completed previously, the members of the ballot board must verify as soon as possible, but 
14.27 	no later than 24 hours after the end of the hours for voting, that voters whose absentee ballots 
14.28 	arrived after the rosters were marked or supplemental reports were generated and whose 
14.29 	ballots were accepted did not vote in person on election day. An absentee ballot submitted 
14.30 	by a voter who has voted in person on election day must be rejected. All other accepted 
14.31 	absentee ballots must be opened in accordance with the procedures outlined in subdivision 
14.32 	4, except for the absentee ballots cast using the alternative procedure in section 203B.081, 
14.33 	subdivision 3, duplicated if necessary, and counted by members of the ballot board. The 
15.1 	vote totals from these ballots must be incorporated into the totals with the other absentee 
15.2 	ballots and handled according to paragraph (b).

15.3 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.4 		Subdivision 1.Emergency response providers. Any eligible Minnesota voter who is 
15.5 	a trained or certified emergency response provider or utility worker who is deployed in 
15.6 	response to any state of emergency declared by the President of the United States or any 
15.7 	governor of any state within the United States during the time period authorized by law for 
15.8 	absentee voting or on election day may request that ballots, instructions, and a certificate 
15.9 	of voter eligibility be transmitted to the voter electronically. Upon receipt of a properly 
15.10 	completed application requesting electronic transmission, the county auditor must 
15.11 	electronically transmit the requested materials to the voter. The absentee ballot application 
15.12 	deadlines in section 203B.04, subdivision 1, do not apply to this subdivision. The county 
15.13 	auditor is not required to provide return postage to voters to whom ballots are transmitted 
15.14 	electronically.

15.15 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.16 		Subd. 2.Reasonable accommodation for voter with disability. Any eligible Minnesota 
15.17 	voter with a print disability, including any voter with disabilities that interfere with the 
15.18 	effective reading, writing, or use of printed materials, may request that ballots, instructions, 
15.19 	and a certificate of voter eligibility be transmitted to the voter electronically in an accessible 
15.20 	format that meets Election Assistance Commission minimum accessibility requirements. 
15.21 	Upon receipt of a properly completed application requesting electronic transmission, the 
15.22 	county auditor shall electronically transmit the requested materials to the voter. The absentee 
15.23 	ballot application deadlines in section 203B.04, subdivision 1, do not apply to this 
15.24 	subdivision. The county auditor must also mail the voter materials required under section 
15.25 	203B.07.

15.26 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.30, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.27 		Subd. 3.Processing of ballots. Each day when early voting occurs, the early voting 
15.28 	officials must:
15.29 	(1) remove and secure ballots cast during the early voting period following the procedures 
15.30 	in section 203B.121, subdivision 5, paragraph (a)., noting the date, voting location, and 
15.31 	number of ballots cast;
16.1 	(2) without inspecting the ballots, ensure that the number of ballots removed from the 
16.2 	ballot box is equal to the number of voter certificates that were signed by voters in subdivision 
16.3 	2, paragraph (b); and
16.4 	(3) seal and secure all voted and unvoted ballots present in that location at the end of 
16.5 	the day.
16.6 	The absentee ballot board must count the ballots after the polls have closed on election 
16.7 	day following the procedures in section 203B.121, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).

16.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes' receipt of 
16.9 	the early voting certification and applies to elections held on or after the 85th day after the 
16.10 	revisor of statutes receives the certification.

16.11 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.06, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
16.12 		Subd. 1b.Address, electronic mail address, and telephone number. (a) An affidavit 
16.13 	of candidacy must state a telephone number where the candidate can be contacted. An 
16.14 	affidavit must also state the candidate's or campaign's nongovernment issued electronic 
16.15 	mail address or an attestation that the candidate and the candidate's campaign do not possess 
16.16 	an electronic mail address. Except for affidavits of candidacy for (1) judicial office, (2) the 
16.17 	office of county attorney, or (3) county sheriff, an affidavit must also state the candidate's 
16.18 	current address of residence as determined under section 200.031, or at the candidate's 
16.19 	request in accordance with paragraph (c), the candidate's campaign contact address. When 
16.20 	filing the affidavit, the candidate must present the filing officer with the candidate's valid 
16.21 	driver's license or state identification card that contains the candidate's current address of 
16.22 	residence, or documentation of proof of residence authorized for election day registration 
16.23 	in section 201.061, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2); clause (3), item (ii); or paragraph 
16.24 	(d). If an original bill is shown, the due date on the bill must be within 30 days before or 
16.25 	after the beginning of the filing period or, for bills without a due date, dated within 30 days 
16.26 	before the beginning of the filing period. If the address on the affidavit and the documentation 
16.27 	do not match, the filing officer must not accept the affidavit. The form for the affidavit of 
16.28 	candidacy must allow the candidate to request, if eligible, that the candidate's address of 
16.29 	residence be classified as private data, and to provide the certification required under 
16.30 	paragraph (c) for classification of that address.
16.31 	(b) If an affidavit for an office where a residency requirement must be satisfied by the 
16.32 	close of the filing period is filed as provided by paragraph (c), the filing officer must, within 
16.33 	one business day of receiving the filing, determine whether the address provided in the 
16.34 	affidavit of candidacy is within the area represented by the office the candidate is seeking. 
17.1 	For all other candidates who filed for an office whose residency requirement must be satisfied 
17.2 	by the close of the filing period, a registered voter in this state may request in writing that 
17.3 	the filing officer receiving the affidavit of candidacy review the address as provided in this 
17.4 	paragraph, at any time up to one day after the last day for filing for office. If requested, the 
17.5 	filing officer must determine whether the address provided in the affidavit of candidacy is 
17.6 	within the area represented by the office the candidate is seeking. If the filing officer 
17.7 	determines that the address is not within the area represented by the office, the filing officer 
17.8 	must immediately notify the candidate and the candidate's name must be removed from the 
17.9 	ballot for that office. A determination made by a filing officer under this paragraph is subject 
17.10 	to judicial review under section 204B.44.
17.11 	(c) If the candidate requests that the candidate's address of residence be classified as 
17.12 	private data, the candidate must list the candidate's address of residence on a separate form 
17.13 	to be attached to the affidavit. The candidate must also certify on the affidavit that either: 
17.14 	(1) a police report has been submitted, an order for protection has been issued, or the 
17.15 	candidate has a reasonable fear in regard to the safety of the candidate or the candidate's 
17.16 	family; or (2) the candidate's address is otherwise private pursuant to Minnesota law. The 
17.17 	address of residence provided by a candidate who makes a request for classification on the 
17.18 	candidate's affidavit of candidacy and provides the certification required by this paragraph 
17.19 	is classified as private data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, but may be reviewed 
17.20 	by the filing officer as provided in this subdivision.
17.21 	(d) The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to affidavits of candidacy for a 
17.22 	candidate for: (1) judicial office; (2) the office of county attorney; or (3) county sheriff.

17.23 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.09, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
17.24 		Subd. 1a.Absent candidates. (a) A candidate for special district, county, state, or federal 
17.25 	office who will be absent from the state during the filing period may submit a properly 
17.26 	executed affidavit of candidacy, the appropriate filing fee, and any necessary petitions in 
17.27 	person to the filing officer. The candidate shall state in writing the reason for being unable 
17.28 	to submit the affidavit during the filing period. The affidavit, filing fee, if any, and petitions 
17.29 	must be submitted to the filing officer during the seven days immediately preceding the 
17.30 	candidate's absence from the state. Nominating petitions may be signed during the 14 days 
17.31 	immediately preceding the date when the affidavit of candidacy is filed.
17.32 	(b) A candidate for special district, county, state, or federal office who will be absent 
17.33 	from the state during the entire filing period or who must leave the state for the remainder 
17.34 	of the filing period and who certifies to the secretary of state that the circumstances constitute 
18.1 	an emergency and were unforeseen, may submit a properly executed affidavit of candidacy 
18.2 	by facsimile device or by transmitting electronically a scanned image of the affidavit and 
18.3 	proof of residence required in section 204B.06, subdivision 1b, to the secretary of state 
18.4 	during the filing period. The candidate shall state in writing the specific reason for being 
18.5 	unable to submit the affidavit by mail or by hand during the filing period or in person prior 
18.6 	to the start of the filing period. The affidavit of candidacy, filing fee, if any, and any necessary 
18.7 	petitions must be received by the secretary of state by 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing. 
18.8 	If the candidate is filing for a special district or county office, the secretary of state shall 
18.9 	forward the affidavit of candidacy, filing fee, if any, and any necessary petitions to the 
18.10 	appropriate filing officer. Copies of a proof of residence submitted under this subdivision 
18.11 	are private data.

18.12 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.13 		Subd. 2.Other elections. Affidavits of candidacy and nominating petitions for city, 
18.14 	town or other elective offices shall be filed during the time and with the official specified 
18.15 	in chapter 205 or other applicable law or charter, except as provided for a special district 
18.16 	candidate under subdivision 1a. Affidavits of candidacy and applications filed on behalf of 
18.17 	eligible voters for school board office shall be filed during the time and with the official 
18.18 	specified in chapter 205A or other applicable law. Affidavits of candidacy, including proof 
18.19 	of residence required in section 204B.06, subdivision 1b, and nominating petitions filed 
18.20 	under this subdivision must be submitted by mail or by hand, notwithstanding chapter 325L, 
18.21 	or any other law to the contrary, and must be received by the appropriate official within the 
18.22 	specified time for the filing of affidavits and petitions for the office. Copies of a proof of 
18.23 	residence submitted by mail are private data.

18.24 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.25 		Subd. 2.Separate precincts; combined polling place. (a) The following shall constitute 
18.26 	at least one election precinct:
18.27 	(1) each city ward; and
18.28 	(2) each town and each statutory city.
18.29 	(b) A single, accessible, combined polling place may be established no later than 
18.30 	November 1 if a presidential nomination primary is scheduled to occur in the following 
18.31 	year or May 1 of any other year:
19.1 	(1) for any city of the third or fourth class, any town, or any city having territory in more 
19.2 	than one county, in which all the voters of the city or town shall cast their ballots;
19.3 	(2) for contiguous precincts in the same municipality;
19.4 	(3) for up to four contiguous municipalities located entirely outside the metropolitan 
19.5 	area, as defined by section 200.02, subdivision 24, that are contained in the same county; 
19.6 	or
19.7 	(4) for noncontiguous precincts located in one or more counties.
19.8 	Subject to the requirements of paragraph (c), a single, accessible, combined polling place 
19.9 	may be established after May 1 of any year in the event of an emergency.
19.10 	A copy of the ordinance or resolution establishing a combined polling place must be 
19.11 	filed with the county auditor within 30 days after approval by the governing body, and the 
19.12 	county auditor must provide notice within ten days to the secretary of state, in a manner 
19.13 	and including information prescribed by the secretary of state. A polling place combined 
19.14 	under clause (3) must be approved by the governing body of each participating municipality. 
19.15 	A polling place combined under clause (4) must be approved by the governing body of each 
19.16 	participating municipality and the secretary of state and may be located outside any of the 
19.17 	noncontiguous precincts. A municipality withdrawing from participation in a combined 
19.18 	polling place must do so by filing a resolution of withdrawal with the county auditor no 
19.19 	later than October 1 if a presidential nomination primary is scheduled to occur in the 
19.20 	following year or April 1 of any other year, and the county auditor must provide notice 
19.21 	within ten days to the secretary of state, in a manner and including information prescribed 
19.22 	by the secretary of state.
19.23 	The secretary of state shall provide a separate polling place roster for each precinct 
19.24 	served by the combined polling place, except that in a precinct that uses electronic rosters 
19.25 	the secretary of state shall provide separate data files for each precinct. The secretary of 
19.26 	state and county auditor must provide guidance to the election judges serving in a combined 
19.27 	polling place on the procedures to be used to ensure each voter is provided the correct ballot 
19.28 	for that voter's precinct. A single set of election judges may be appointed to serve at a 
19.29 	combined polling place. The number of election judges required must be based on the total 
19.30 	number of persons voting at the last similar election in all precincts to be voting at the 
19.31 	combined polling place. Separate ballot boxes must be provided for the ballots from each 
19.32 	precinct. The results of the election must be reported separately for each precinct served by 
19.33 	the combined polling place, except in a polling place established under clause (2) where 
19.34 	one of the precincts has fewer than ten registered voters, in which case the results of that 
20.1 	precinct must be reported in the manner specified by the secretary of state. In addition to 
20.2 	other required informational material and notices, a map showing the precincts served by 
20.3 	the combined polling place, along with a notice that multiple ballot styles are in use, must 
20.4 	be prominently displayed near the entrance to the combined polling place.
20.5 	(c) If a local elections official determines that an emergency situation preventing the 
20.6 	safe, secure, and full operation of a polling place on election day has occurred or is imminent, 
20.7 	the local elections official may combine two or more polling places for that election pursuant 
20.8 	to this subdivision. To the extent possible, the polling places must be combined and the 
20.9 	election conducted according to the requirements of paragraph (b), except that:
20.10 	(1) polling places may be combined after May 1 and until the polls close on election 
20.11 	day;
20.12 	(2) any city or town, regardless of size or location, may establish a combined polling 
20.13 	place under this paragraph;
20.14 	(3) the governing body is not required to adopt an ordinance or resolution to establish 
20.15 	the combined polling place;
20.16 	(4) a polling place combined under paragraph (b), clause (3) or (4), must be approved 
20.17 	by the local election official of each participating municipality;
20.18 	(5) the local elections official must immediately notify the county auditor and the 
20.19 	secretary of state of the combination, including the reason for the emergency combination 
20.20 	and the location of the combined polling place. As soon as possible, the local elections 
20.21 	official must also post a notice stating the reason for the combination and the location of 
20.22 	the combined polling place. The notice must also be posted on the governing board's website, 
20.23 	if one exists. The local elections official must also notify the election judges and request 
20.24 	that local media outlets publicly announce the reason for the combination and the location 
20.25 	of the combined polling place; and
20.26 	(6) on election day, the local elections official must post a notice in large print in a 
20.27 	conspicuous place at the polling place where the emergency occurred, if practical, stating 
20.28 	the location of the combined polling place. The local election official must also post the 
20.29 	notice, if practical, in a location visible by voters who vote from their motor vehicles as 
20.30 	provided in section 204C.15, subdivision 2. If polling place hours are extended pursuant to 
20.31 	section 204C.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), the posted notices required by this paragraph 
20.32 	must include a statement that the polling place hours at the combined polling place will be 
20.33 	extended until the specified time.

21.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.16, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
21.2 		Subd. 1a.Notice to voters. (a) If the location of a polling place has been changed, the 
21.3 	governing body establishing the polling place shall send to every affected household with 
21.4 	at least one registered voter in the precinct a nonforwardable mailed notice stating the 
21.5 	location of the new polling place at least 25 days before the next election. The secretary of 
21.6 	state shall prepare a sample of this notice. A notice that is returned as undeliverable must 
21.7 	be forwarded immediately to the county auditor. This subdivision paragraph does not apply 
21.8 	to a polling place location that is changed on election day under section 204B.175.
21.9 	(b) If the location of a polling place has been changed, the local official for the governing 
21.10 	body establishing the polling place must post a notice in large print and in a conspicuous 
21.11 	place at the closed polling place, if practicable, stating the location of the new polling place. 
21.12 	The local election official must also post the notice, if practicable, in a location visible by 
21.13 	voters who vote from their motor vehicles as provided in section 204C.15, subdivision 2. 
21.14 	The notice must be in all languages required under section 204B.295 for that precinct. The 
21.15 	notice must be posted for each special, primary, and general election until a general 
21.16 	presidential election or redistricting has occurred. The secretary of state shall prepare a 
21.17 	sample of this notice.

21.18 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.16, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
21.19 		Subd. 4.Prohibited locations. No polling place shall be designated in any place or in 
21.20 	any adjoining room where intoxicating liquors or; nonintoxicating malt beverages; or 
21.21 	cannabis products, as defined in section 342.01, subdivision 20, are served or in any adjoining 
21.22 	room sold. No polling place shall be designated in any place in which substantial compliance 
21.23 	with the requirements of this chapter cannot be attained.

21.24 	Sec. 23. [204B.182] CHAIN OF CUSTODY PLANS.
21.25 	(a) The county auditor must develop a county elections chain of custody plan to be used 
21.26 	in all state, county, municipal, school district, and special district elections held in that 
21.27 	county. If any of the political subdivisions cross county lines, the affected counties must 
21.28 	make efforts to ensure that the elections chain of custody procedures affecting the local 
21.29 	jurisdiction are uniform throughout the jurisdiction. County auditors must file the elections 
21.30 	chain of custody plans with the secretary of state.
21.31 	(b) The chain of custody plan must account for both the physical and cyber security of 
21.32 	elections-related materials. The plan must include sample chain of custody documentation.
22.1 	(c) The secretary of state may provide additional guidance to counties on elections chain 
22.2 	of custody best practices and planning.
22.3 	(d) A municipal clerk, school district clerk, or special district clerk may create a local 
22.4 	chain of custody plan for use in local elections not held in conjunction with federal, state, 
22.5 	or county elections that meets or exceeds the requirements of the county elections chain of 
22.6 	custody plan. Any plan adopted under this paragraph must be adopted and filed with the 
22.7 	secretary of state at least 84 days before the first election in which it will be used.
22.8 	(e) Each political subdivision clerk who develops a local elections chain of custody plan 
22.9 	pursuant to paragraph (d) and each county auditor must review their respective elections 
22.10 	chain of custody plan prior to each state primary election. Any revisions to the elections 
22.11 	chain of custody plan must be completed and filed with the secretary of state by June 1 prior 
22.12 	to the state primary election.

22.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, and 
22.14 	county auditors must file an elections chain of custody plan with the secretary of state by 
22.15 	September 1, 2025.

22.16 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.17 		Subd. 5.Party balance requirement. No more than half of the election judges in a 
22.18 	precinct, or at any location where ballots are being counted, recounted, or reviewed, may 
22.19 	be members of the same major political party unless the election board consists of an odd 
22.20 	number of election judges, in which case the number of election judges who are members 
22.21 	of the same major political party may be one more than half the number of election judges 
22.22 	in that precinct. Each major political party must be represented by at least one election judge 
22.23 	in each precinct.

22.24 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.24, is amended to read:
22.25 	204B.24 ELECTION JUDGES; OATH.
22.26 	Each election judge shall sign the following oath before assuming the duties of the office:
22.27 	"I .......... solemnly swear (or affirm) that:
22.28 	(1) I will perform the duties of election judge according to law and the best of my ability 
22.29 	and will diligently endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit and abuse in conducting this election.
22.30 	(2) I will perform my duties in a fair and impartial manner and not attempt to create an 
22.31 	advantage for my party or for any candidate.
23.1 	(3) In the performance of my duties as an election judge, I will not share information 
23.2 	about voting that I know to be materially false and will not intentionally hinder, interfere 
23.3 	with, or prevent a person from voting, registering to vote, or aiding another person in casting 
23.4 	a ballot or registering to vote, except as specifically required by law."
23.5 	The oath shall be attached to the summary statement of the election returns of that 
23.6 	precinct. If there is no individual present who is authorized to administer oaths, the election 
23.7 	judges may administer the oath to each other.

23.8 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.9 		Subdivision 1.Duties of county auditor. Each county auditor shall provide training for 
23.10 	all election judges who are appointed to serve at any election to be held in the county. The 
23.11 	county auditor shall also provide a procedure for emergency training of election judges 
23.12 	elected to fill vacancies. The county auditor may delegate to a municipal election official 
23.13 	the duty to provide training of election judges in that municipality or school district. The 
23.14 	training must be consistent with the training programs established by the secretary of state 
23.15 	under subdivision 2.

23.16 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.44, is amended to read:
23.17 	204B.44 ERRORS AND OMISSIONS; REMEDY.
23.18 	(a) Any individual may file a petition in the manner provided in this section for the 
23.19 	correction of any of the following errors, omissions, or wrongful acts which have occurred 
23.20 	or are about to occur:
23.21 	(1) an error or omission in the placement or printing of the name or description of any 
23.22 	candidate or any question on any official ballot, including the placement of a candidate on 
23.23 	the official ballot who is not eligible to hold the office for which the candidate has filed;
23.24 	(2) any other error in preparing or printing any official ballot;
23.25 	(3) failure of the chair or secretary of the proper committee of a major political party to 
23.26 	execute or file a certificate of nomination;
23.27 	(4) any wrongful act, omission, or error of any election judge, municipal clerk, county 
23.28 	auditor, canvassing board or any of its members, the secretary of state, or any other individual 
23.29 	charged with any duty concerning an election.
23.30 	(b) The petition shall describe the error, omission, or wrongful act and the correction 
23.31 	sought by the petitioner. The petition shall be filed with any judge of the supreme court in 
24.1 	the case of an election for state or federal office or any judge of the district court in that 
24.2 	county in the case of an election for county, municipal, or school district office. The petitioner 
24.3 	shall serve a copy of the petition on the officer, board or individual charged with the error, 
24.4 	omission, or wrongful act, on all candidates for the office in the case of an election for state, 
24.5 	federal, county, municipal, or school district office, and on any other party as required by 
24.6 	the court. Upon receipt of the petition the court shall immediately set a time for a hearing 
24.7 	on the matter and order the officer, board or individual charged with the error, omission or 
24.8 	wrongful act to correct the error or wrongful act or perform the duty or show cause for not 
24.9 	doing so. In the case of a review of a candidate's eligibility to hold office, the court may 
24.10 	order the candidate to appear and present sufficient evidence of the candidate's eligibility. 
24.11 	The court shall issue its findings and a final order for appropriate relief as soon as possible 
24.12 	after the hearing. Failure to obey the order is contempt of court.
24.13 	(c) Any service required on a candidate may be accomplished by electronic mail sent 
24.14 	to the address the candidate provided on the candidate's affidavit of candidacy pursuant to 
24.15 	section 204B.06, subdivision 1b, or by any other means permitted by law.
24.16 	(d) If the candidate for an office and the officer, board, or individual charged with the 
24.17 	error, omission, or wrongful act unanimously agree in writing:
24.18 	(1) that an error, omission, or wrongful act occurred; and
24.19 	(2) on the appropriate correction for the error, omission, or wrongful act;
24.20 	then the officer, board, or individual charged with the error, omission, or wrongful act must 
24.21 	correct the error in the manner agreed to without an order from the court.
24.22 	The officer, board, or individual must notify the secretary of state in writing of the error 
24.23 	and proposed correction within one business day of receiving notification of the candidate's 
24.24 	written agreement and must not distribute any ballots reflecting the proposed correction for 
24.25 	two business days unless the secretary of state waives the notice period.
24.26 	(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an official may correct any 
24.27 	official ballot without order from the court if the ballot is not in compliance with sections 
24.28 	204B.35 to 204B.37 or any rules promulgated under sections 204B.35 to 204B.37.

24.29 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.30 		Subd. 2.Procedure; voting prior to election day. Notice of the election and the special 
24.31 	mail procedure must be given at least ten weeks prior to the election. Not more than 46 days 
24.32 	nor later than 14 28 days before a regularly scheduled any election and not more than 30 
24.33 	days nor later than 14 days before any other election, the auditor shall mail ballots by 
25.1 	nonforwardable mail to all voters registered in the city, town, or unorganized territory. No 
25.2 	later than 14 days before the election, the auditor must make a subsequent mailing of ballots 
25.3 	to those voters who register to vote after the initial mailing but before the 20th day before 
25.4 	the election. Eligible voters not registered at the time the ballots are mailed may apply for 
25.5 	ballots as provided in chapter 203B. Ballot return envelopes, with return postage provided, 
25.6 	must be preaddressed to the auditor or clerk and the voter may return the ballot by mail or 
25.7 	in person to the office of the auditor or clerk. The auditor or clerk must appoint a ballot 
25.8 	board to examine the mail and absentee ballot return envelopes and mark them "accepted" 
25.9 	or "rejected" within three days of receipt if there are 14 or fewer days before election day, 
25.10 	or within five days of receipt if there are more than 14 days before election day. The board 
25.11 	may consist of deputy county auditors or deputy municipal clerks who have received training 
25.12 	in the processing and counting of mail ballots, who need not be affiliated with a major 
25.13 	political party. Election judges performing the duties in this section must be of different 
25.14 	major political parties, unless they are exempt from that requirement under section 205.075, 
25.15 	subdivision 4, or section 205A.10. If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before 
25.16 	the election, the ballots in the envelope must remain sealed and the auditor or clerk shall 
25.17 	provide the voter with a replacement ballot and return envelope in place of the spoiled ballot. 
25.18 	If the ballot is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain sealed 
25.19 	and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by telephone 
25.20 	or email to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official must 
25.21 	document the attempts made to contact the voter.
25.22 	If the ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the roster to 
25.23 	indicate that the voter has already cast a ballot in that election. After the close of business 
25.24 	on the 19th day before the election, the ballots from return envelopes marked "Accepted" 
25.25 	may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided by section 206.86, subdivision 
25.26 	5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the ballot box.
25.27 	In all other respects, the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit 
25.28 	and counting of ballots apply.
25.29 	The mail and absentee ballots for a precinct must be counted together and reported as 
25.30 	one vote total. No vote totals from mail or absentee ballots may be made public before the 
25.31 	close of voting on election day.
25.32 	The costs of the mailing shall be paid by the election jurisdiction in which the voter 
25.33 	maintains residence. Any ballot received by 8:00 p.m. on the day of the election must be 
25.34 	counted.

26.1 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.08, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
26.2 		Subd. 1d.Voter's Bill of Rights. The county auditor shall prepare and provide to each 
26.3 	polling place sufficient copies of a poster setting forth the Voter's Bill of Rights as set forth 
26.4 	in this section. Before the hours of voting are scheduled to begin, the election judges shall 
26.5 	post it in a conspicuous location or locations in the polling place. The Voter's Bill of Rights 
26.6 	is as follows:
26.7 	"VOTER'S BILL OF RIGHTS
26.8 	For all persons residing in this state who meet federal voting eligibility requirements:
26.9 	(1) You have the right to be absent from work for the purpose of voting in a state, federal, 
26.10 	or regularly scheduled election without reduction to your pay, personal leave, or vacation 
26.11 	time on election day for the time necessary to appear at your polling place, cast a ballot, 
26.12 	and return to work.
26.13 	(2) If you are in line at your polling place any time before 8:00 p.m., you have the right 
26.14 	to vote.
26.15 	(3) If you can provide the required proof of residence, you have the right to register to 
26.16 	vote and to vote on election day.
26.17 	(4) If you are unable to sign your name, you have the right to orally confirm your identity 
26.18 	with an election judge and to direct another person to sign your name for you.
26.19 	(5) You have the right to request special assistance when voting.
26.20 	(6) If you need assistance, you may be accompanied into the voting booth by a person 
26.21 	of your choice, except by an agent of your employer or union or a candidate.
26.22 	(7) You have the right to bring your minor children into the polling place and into the 
26.23 	voting booth with you.
26.24 	(8) You have the right to vote if you are not currently incarcerated for conviction of a 
26.25 	felony offense.
26.26 	(9) If you are under a guardianship, you have the right to vote, unless the court order 
26.27 	revokes your right to vote.
26.28 	(10) You have the right to vote without anyone in the polling place trying to influence 
26.29 	your vote.
26.30 	(11) If you make a mistake or spoil your ballot before it is submitted, you have the right 
26.31 	to receive a replacement ballot and vote.
27.1 	(12) You have the right to file a written complaint at your polling place if you are 
27.2 	dissatisfied with the way an election is being run.
27.3 	(13) You have the right to take a sample ballot into the voting booth with you.
27.4 	(14) You have the right to take a copy of this Voter's Bill of Rights into the voting booth 
27.5 	with you."

27.6 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.7 		Subdivision 1.Counting and initialing. (a) Before the voting begins, at least two election 
27.8 	judges must certify the number of ballots delivered to the precinct. Election judges may 
27.9 	conduct this count, presuming that the total count provided for prepackaged ballots is correct. 
27.10 	As each package is opened, two judges must count the ballots in the package to ensure that 
27.11 	the total count provided for the package is correct. Any discrepancy must be noted on the 
27.12 	incident log.
27.13 	(b) Before the voting begins, or as soon as possible after it begins, at least two election 
27.14 	judges shall each initial the backs of all the ballots. The election judges shall not otherwise 
27.15 	mark the ballots.

27.16 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.17 		Subdivision 1.Physical assistance in marking ballots. A voter who claims a need for 
27.18 	assistance because of inability to read English or physical inability to mark a ballot may 
27.19 	obtain the aid of two election judges who are members of different major political parties
27.20 	at any location where ballots may be cast, including early and in-person absentee voting 
27.21 	locations, and in a polling place on election day. The election judges shall mark the ballots 
27.22 	as directed by the voter and in as secret a manner as circumstances permit. A voter in need 
27.23 	of assistance may alternatively obtain the assistance of any individual the voter chooses. 
27.24 	Only the following persons may not provide assistance to a voter: the voter's employer, an 
27.25 	agent of the voter's employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's union. The person who 
27.26 	assists the voter shall, unaccompanied by an election judge, retire with that voter to a booth 
27.27 	and mark the ballot as directed by the voter. Before the ballots are deposited, the voter may 
27.28 	show them privately to an election judge to ascertain that they are marked as the voter 
27.29 	directed. An election judge or other individual assisting a voter shall not in any manner 
27.30 	request, persuade, induce, or attempt to persuade or induce the voter to vote for any particular 
27.31 	political party or candidate. The election judges or other individuals who assist the voter 
27.32 	shall not reveal to anyone the name of any candidate for whom the voter has voted or 
27.33 	anything that took place while assisting the voter.

28.1 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.2 		Subd. 2.Outside the polling place. An individual who is unable to enter any location 
28.3 	where ballots may be cast, including early and in-person absentee voting locations, or a 
28.4 	polling place where paper ballots or an electronic voting system are used may register and 
28.5 	vote without leaving a motor vehicle. Two election judges who are members of different 
28.6 	major political parties shall assist the voter to register and to complete a voter's certificate 
28.7 	and shall provide the necessary ballots. The voter may request additional assistance in 
28.8 	marking ballots as provided in subdivision 1.

28.9 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204D.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.10 		Subdivision 1.Vacancy filled at general election. When a vacancy occurs more than 
28.11 	150 days before the next state general election, and the legislature will not be in session 
28.12 	before the final canvass of the state general election returns, the vacancy shall be filled at 
28.13 	the next state general election. When practicable, the filing period for the vacancy must be 
28.14 	concurrent with the filing period for the general election filing period provided in section 
28.15 	204B.09. If not possible, the filing period for the vacancy must be a minimum of five days 
28.16 	and a maximum of ten days, excluding holidays.

28.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
28.18 	applies to vacancies in legislative offices that occur on or after that date.

28.19 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204D.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.20 		Subd. 2.Special election when legislature will be in session. Except for vacancies in 
28.21 	the legislature which occur at any time between the last day of session in an odd-numbered 
28.22 	year and the 40th 50th day prior to the opening day of session in the succeeding 
28.23 	even-numbered year, when a vacancy occurs and the legislature will be in session so that 
28.24 	the individual elected as provided by this section could take office and exercise the duties 
28.25 	of the office immediately upon election, the governor shall issue within five days after the 
28.26 	vacancy occurs a writ calling for a special election. The filing period for the vacancy must 
28.27 	be a minimum of five days and a maximum of ten days, excluding holidays. The special 
28.28 	election shall be held as soon as possible, consistent with the notice requirements of section 
28.29 	204D.22, subdivision 3, but in no event more than 35 40 days after the issuance of the writ. 
28.30 	A special election must not be held during the four days before or the four days after a 
28.31 	holiday as defined in section 645.44, subdivision 5.

28.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
28.33 	applies to vacancies in legislative offices that occur on or after that date.

29.1 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204D.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
29.2 		Subd. 3.Special election at other times. When a vacancy occurs at a time other than 
29.3 	those described in subdivisions 1 and 2 the governor shall issue a writ, calling for a special 
29.4 	election to be held so that the individual elected may take office at the opening of the next 
29.5 	session of the legislature, or at the reconvening of a session of the legislature. The filing 
29.6 	period for the vacancy must be a minimum of five days and a maximum of ten days, 
29.7 	excluding holidays.

29.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
29.9 	applies to vacancies in legislative offices that occur on or after that date.

29.10 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
29.11 		Subd. 1a.Filing period. In a city nominating candidates at a primary, an affidavit of 
29.12 	candidacy for a city office voted on in November must be filed no more than 84 days nor 
29.13 	less than 70 days before the city primary. In municipalities that do not hold a primary, an 
29.14 	affidavit of candidacy must be filed no more than 70 days and not less than 56 days before 
29.15 	the municipal general election held in March in any year, or a special election not held in 
29.16 	conjunction with another election, and no more than 98 112 days nor less than 84 98 days 
29.17 	before the municipal general election held in November of any year. The municipal clerk's 
29.18 	office must be open for filing from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the filing period.

29.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

29.20 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 206.845, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.21 		Subdivision 1.Prohibited connections. The county auditor and municipal clerk must 
29.22 	secure ballot recording and tabulating systems physically and electronically against 
29.23 	unauthorized access. Except for wired connections within the polling place, ballot recording 
29.24 	and tabulating systems must not be connected to or operated on, directly or indirectly, any 
29.25 	electronic network, including a local area network, a wide-area network, the Internet, or the 
29.26 	World Wide Web. Wireless communications may not be used in any way in a vote recording 
29.27 	or vote tabulating system. Wireless, device-to-device capability is not permitted. No 
29.28 	connection by modem is permitted.
29.29 	Transfer of information from the ballot recording or tabulating system to another system 
29.30 	for network distribution or broadcast must be made by disk, tape, or other physical means 
29.31 	of communication, other than direct or indirect electronic connection of the vote recording 
29.32 	or vote tabulating system. A county auditor or municipal clerk may not create or disclose, 
30.1 	or permit any other person to create or disclose, an electronic image of the hard drive of 
30.2 	any vote recording or tabulating system or any other component of an electronic voting 
30.3 	system, except as authorized in writing by the secretary of state or for the purpose of 
30.4 	conducting official duties as expressly authorized by law. A password used to access any 
30.5 	ballot recording or tabulating system must be kept in a safe and secure place in the precinct 
30.6 	so that it is not accessible to or visible by the public.

30.7 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.8 		Subd. 2.Information required. The report to be filed by a candidate or committee must 
30.9 	include:
30.10 	(1) the name of the candidate and office sought;
30.11 	(2) the printed name, address, telephone number, signature, and email address, if available,
30.12 	or an attestation that the candidate and the candidate's campaign do not possess an email 
30.13 	address, of the person responsible for filing the report;
30.14 	(3) the total cash on hand designated to be used for political purposes;
30.15 	(4) the total amount of contributions received and the total amount of disbursements for 
30.16 	the period from the last previous report to five days before the current report is due;
30.17 	(5) if disbursements made to the same vendor exceed $100 in the aggregate during the 
30.18 	period covered by the report, the name and address for the vendor and the amount, date, 
30.19 	and purpose for each disbursement; and
30.20 	(6) the name, address, and employer, or occupation if self-employed, of any individual 
30.21 	or entity that during the period covered by the report has made one or more contributions 
30.22 	that in the aggregate exceed $100, and the amount and date of each contribution. The filing 
30.23 	officer must restrict public access to the address of any individual who has made a 
30.24 	contribution that exceeds $100 and who has filed with the filing officer a written statement 
30.25 	signed by the individual that withholding the individual's address from the financial report 
30.26 	is required for the safety of the individual or the individual's family.

30.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

30.28 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 375.20, is amended to read:
30.29 	375.20 BALLOT QUESTIONS.
30.30 	If the county board may do an act, incur a debt, appropriate money for a purpose, or 
30.31 	exercise any other power or authority, only if authorized by a vote of the people, the question 
31.1 	may be submitted at a special or general election, by a resolution specifying the matter or 
31.2 	question to be voted upon. If the question is to authorize the appropriation of money, creation 
31.3 	of a debt, or levy of a tax, it shall state the amount. Notice of the election shall be given as 
31.4 	in the case of special elections. If the question submitted is adopted, the board shall pass an 
31.5 	appropriate resolution to carry it into effect. In the election the form of the ballot shall be: 
31.6 	"Shall (here state the substance of the resolution to be submitted)?, Yes ...... No......,". The 
31.7 	county board may call a special county election upon a question to be held within 74 84
31.8 	days after a resolution to that effect is adopted by the county board. Upon the adoption of 
31.9 	the resolution the county auditor shall post and publish notices of the election, as required 
31.10 	by section 204D.22, subdivisions 2 and 3. The election shall be conducted and the returns 
31.11 	canvassed in the manner prescribed by sections 204D.20 to 204D.27, so far as practicable.

31.12 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 383B.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
31.13 		Subd. 5.Economic interest disclosure; Special School District No. 1. Every candidate 
31.14 	for school board in Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, must file an original statement 
31.15 	of economic interest with the school district within 14 days of the filing of an affidavit or 
31.16 	petition to appear on the ballot after the candidate filing period ends. An elected official in 
31.17 	Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, must file the annual statement required in section 
31.18 	10A.09, subdivision 6, with the school district for every year that the individual serves in 
31.19 	office. An original and annual statement must contain the information listed in section 
31.20 	10A.09, subdivision 5. The provisions of section 10A.09, subdivisions 6a, 7, and 9, apply 
31.21 	to statements required under this subdivision.

31.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

31.23 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.24 		Subd. 3.Elections of municipal officers. (a) An order approving an incorporation or 
31.25 	consolidation pursuant to this chapter, or an order requiring an election under section 414.031, 
31.26 	subdivision 4a, shall set a date for an election of new municipal officers not less than 45 
31.27 	days nor more than 60 days after the issuance of such order in accordance with the uniform 
31.28 	election dates defined in section 205.10, subdivision 3a.
31.29 	(b) The chief administrative law judge shall appoint an acting clerk for election purposes, 
31.30 	at least three election judges who shall be residents of the new municipality, and shall 
31.31 	designate polling places within the new municipality.
31.32 	(c) The acting clerk shall prepare the official election ballot pursuant to section 205.17.
32.1 	(d) Any person eligible to hold municipal office may file an affidavit of candidacy not 
32.2 	more than four weeks nor less than two weeks before the date designated in the order for 
32.3 	the election pursuant to section 205.13.
32.4 	(e) The election shall be conducted in conformity with the charter and the laws for 
32.5 	conducting municipal elections insofar as applicable.
32.6 	(f) Any person eligible to vote at a township or municipal election within the area of the 
32.7 	new municipality, is eligible to vote at such election.
32.8 	(g) Any excess in the expense of conducting the election over receipts from filing fees 
32.9 	shall be a charge against the new municipality; any excess of receipts shall be deposited in 
32.10 	the treasury of the new municipality.

32.11 	Sec. 42. REPEALER.
 32.12 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.25, subdivision 3, is repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H1378-1 

204B.25 TRAINING FOR ELECTION JUDGES.Subd. 3.Trained election judges; number required. 
Each election precinct in which less than 100 individuals voted at the last state general election shall have at least two election judges who are members of different major political parties who have received training as required in this section. In every other election precinct, no individual may serve as an election judge who has not received training as required by subdivision 1.