HF 3721
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/25/2026 01:33 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; modifying student voter registration requirements for
postsecondary institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.1611.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.1611, is amended to read:
201.1611 POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION AND SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTER
REGISTRATION.
Subdivision 1.
Forms.
(a) All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting
state or federal financial aid must providenew text begin Minnesotanew text end voter registration formsnew text begin and information
about how to register to vote and request and submit an absentee ballot in all other 49 statesnew text end
to each student during the fall and spring of each year. In state election years, it must be
provided 15 days in advance of the deadline for registering to vote for the state general
election. If the voter registration forms are provided electronically, the electronic message
must be devoted exclusively to voter registration.
(b) All school districts must make available paper or electronic voter registration
applications each May and September to all students registered as students of the school
district who are eligible to register or preregister to vote. A school district has no obligation
to provide voter registration applications to students who participate in a postsecondary
education option program or who otherwise maintain residence in the district but do not
attend a school operated by the district. A school district fulfills its obligation to a student
under this section if it provides a voter registration application to the student one time.
(c) The voter registration forms must contain spaces for the information required in
section 201.071, subdivision 1, and applicable rules of the secretary of state. The institutions
and school districts may request these forms from the secretary of state. Institutions must
consult with their campus student government in determining the most effective means of
distributing the forms and in seeking to facilitate election day registration of students under
section 201.061, subdivision 3. School districts must advise students that completion of the
voter registration application is not a school district requirement.
(d) The institutions must report to the secretary of state by November 30 of each year
on their implementation of this section. At a minimum, the report must include how and
when the forms were distributed and the voter engagement plan under subdivision 3,
paragraph deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end , clause (2). Institutions may include information about methods that were
effective in increasing student registrations.
(e) By February 1 of each year, the secretary of state must report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections on the
information under paragraph (d). The secretary must highlight best practices and innovative
methods that were most effective in registering students to vote.
Subd. 2.
Student voter registration.
A copy of each completed voter registration form
must be sent to the county auditor of the county in which the voter maintains residence or
to the secretary of state as soon as possible. All completed voter registration forms must be
forwarded no later than 21 days before the general election.
Subd. 3.
Voter information.
(a) All postsecondary institutions that enroll students
accepting state or federal financial aid must maintain a webpage to share resources to help
students determine where and how they are eligible to vote. The webpage must include the
following:
(1) resources from state and local election officials on voter registration and voting
requirements including voter registration deadlines; residency requirements; acceptable
methods of proving residency for same day registration, as applicable; and absentee voting
options;
(2) applicable deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot, as well as
additional options for early and in-person voting, and voting on election day;
(3) resources to help students who are registered in another state to apply for absentee
ballots in that state, and may include resources from state and local election officials from
that state;
(4) the campus vote coordinator's name and contact information; and
(5) the voter engagement plan required by paragraph deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end , clause (2).
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(b) All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting state or federal financial
aid must provide a voter registration form and an absentee ballot request form applicable
to a student's home state upon the student's request.
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deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting state or federal
financial aid must designate a staff person as the campus vote coordinator. The campus vote
coordinator must:
(1) ensure the institution complies with this section; and
(2) consult with the campus student association to develop a voter engagement plan that
identifies goals and activities, resources to accomplish the identified goals and activities,
and individual or key departments responsible for executing the identified goals and activities.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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