SF 4143
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/05/2026 09:44 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; prohibiting nongovernment entities from mailing prefilled
absentee ballot applications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement,
section 211B.066, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 211B.066, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Requirements.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, any person
or entity that mails an absentee ballot application or sample ballot to anyone in the state
must comply with this section. This section does not apply to a unit of government or
employee of that unit of government when discharging official election duties.
(b) The person or entity mailing the absentee ballot application or sample ballot must
include the following statement: "This mailing is not an official election communication
from a unit of government. This [absentee ballot application or sample ballot] has not been
included at the request of a government official." If a sample ballot is enclosed, the statement
must also include the following: "This is a sample ballot, not an official ballot. You cannot
cast the enclosed sample ballot."
(c) The statement required in paragraph (b) must be printed in a typeface and format
designed to be clearly visible at the time the mailing is opened. The person or entity sending
the sample ballot or absentee ballot application must include the person or entity's name
and street address in the return address position on the mailing envelope.
(d) If an absentee ballot application is included, new text begin the fields on the application, including
new text end the space on the application to indicate the applicant's preference to join the permanent
absentee voter listnew text begin ,new text end must be left blank and may only be new text begin filled in or new text end marked by the applicant.new text begin
Nothing in this section prohibits the person or entity mailing the absentee ballot application
from highlighting the required fields.
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