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108 Documents Found in Legislative Session 91 (2019-2020)
for Topics of "Elections"

Body Bill
Status		 Official
Actions		 Last
Action		 Law Bill
Text		 Chief
Author		 Short Description
House HF4619 1 04/30/2020 Text icon Fischer Elections; minor party or independent candidate allowed to pay fee in place of filing nominating petition, and electronic signatures on petitions authorized.
House HF4613 1 04/30/2020 Text icon Bierman Elections; counties and municipalities instructed not to designate school buildings as polling places unless no other availability.
House HF4612 1 04/30/2020 Text icon Lucero Statewide voter registration maintenance procedures modified, and provisional balloting procedure established.
House HF4493 1 03/16/2020 Text icon Davnie Secretary of state required to recognize medical bill as proof of residence on election day, and rulemaking authorized.
House HF4380 1 03/11/2020 Text icon Long Political contribution voucher program established, political contribution refund program repealed, rulemaking authorized, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.
House HF4351 1 03/11/2020 Text icon Quam Elections; technology and cybersecurity account created, maintenance provided, election day registrants required to cast provisional ballots, voter registration process amended in conjunction with absentee ballot submission, penalty provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.
House HF4332 1 03/11/2020 Text icon Bahner Absentee ballot delivery authorized.
House HF4303 1 03/09/2020 Text icon Long Automatic voter registration provided for certain applicants.
House HF4276 1 03/09/2020 Text icon Gomez City council terms of office provided to be either two or four years, municipal election date modified, and local government election district authority to redistrict modified.
House HF4084 2 03/04/2020 Text icon Nash Election technology and cybersecurity assessment, maintenance, and enhancement provided; and election security notifications required.
House HF4071 2 03/04/2020 Text icon Dehn Major political party candidates on state general election ballot rotation required.
House HF3960 1 03/02/2020 Text icon Noor Election precincts required to be established at public college and university campuses.
House HF3815 1 02/26/2020 Text icon Daudt Presidential primary voter data treatment modified.
House HF3804 11 05/15/2020 Text icon Layman Itasca County; unorganized territory addition to Harris Township permitted, notwithstanding the petition requirement.
House HF3766 1 02/24/2020 Text icon Robbins Presidential nomination primary voter data standards modified.
House SF3745 8 05/17/2020 117 Text icon Layman Itasca County; unorganized territory addition to Harris Township permitted, notwithstanding the petition requirement.
House HF3705 1 02/24/2020 Text icon Vang State General Election Day established as a holiday in even-numbered years.
House HF3602 1 02/20/2020 Text icon Long Presidential nomination primary write-in votes authorized, and candidates permitted to request that their write-in votes be counted.
House HF3499 15 04/30/2020 Text icon Nelson, M. Elections; special procedures provided for the safe and secure conduct of the 2020 state primary and state general elections; funding provided for various election-related purposes, including administration, security, accessibility, training, public health and safety, and public outreach; local grants authorized; report required; money transferred and appropriated for purposes of the Help America Vote Act, the federal CARES Act, and the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act; and money appropriated.
House HF3430 3 02/24/2020 Text icon Dehn Access to lists of voter data related to the presidential nomination primary regulated, and voters allowed to request that their data be excluded from the lists.
House HF3429 21 05/09/2020 77 Text icon Nelson, M. Elections; special procedures provided for the safe and secure conduct of the 2020 state primary and state general elections; funding provided for various election-related purposes, including administration, security, accessibility, training, public health and safety, and public outreach; local grants authorized; report required; money transferred and appropriated for purposes of the Help America Vote Act, the federal CARES Act, and the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act; and money appropriated.
House HF3405 1 02/17/2020 Text icon Stephenson Political activities by foreign-influenced corporations prohibited, compliance certification required, and candidates prohibited from accepting certain contributions.
House HF3365 2 02/18/2020 Text icon Elkins Elections; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked-choice voting; procedures for adoption, implementation, and use of ranked-choice voting established; municipalities allowed to use electronic voting systems with reallocation features, and rulemaking authorized.
House HF3333 1 02/13/2020 Text icon Long Free, fair, and equal elections provided; and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF3237 1 02/13/2020 Text icon Freiberg Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote agreed to by Minnesota, and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF3217 4 03/02/2020 Text icon Scott Political party data collection at presidential nomination primary prohibited.
House HF3184 2 03/09/2020 Text icon Wolgamott Elections; a resolution applying to Congress for a limited national convention for purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that will restore balance and integrity to our elections.
House HF3068 16 03/11/2020 Text icon Dehn Voter data access related to presidential nomination primary regulated, and voters allowed to request that their data be excluded from the lists.
House HF3006 7 02/27/2020 Text icon Freiberg Help America Vote Act account money appropriated to the secretary of state.
House HF2968 3 03/09/2020 Text icon Freiberg School referendum election maximum notice period extended from 30 to 45 days.
House HF2945 2 02/11/2020 Text icon Freiberg Presidential candidates required to disclose five years of tax returns prior to being placed on ballot.
House HF2884 2 05/15/2019 Text icon Hansen Campaign finance; solicitation or acceptance of a digital unit of exchange for political campaign purposes prohibited, and civil and criminal penalties provided.
House HF2868 1 05/03/2019 Text icon Dehn Elections requirement that no more than half the election judges in a precinct be affiliated with same political party repealed.
House HF2848 3 02/11/2020 Text icon Vang Voting instructions required in languages other than English for in-person absentee voting.
House HF2831 2 02/20/2020 Text icon Xiong, J. Voting instructions and sample ballots required to be printed in languages other than English for designated precincts, and multilingual election judges required in precincts.
House HF2752 3 02/11/2020 Text icon Olson President and vice-president candidates required to release federal income tax information.
House HF2725 4 03/12/2020 Text icon Vang Independent School District No. 279, Osseo; single-member school board election district establishment provided.
House HF2716 1 03/27/2019 Text icon Sundin University of Minnesota Board of Regents member election process modified, congressional district legislative delegation recommendations provided, and weighted election of candidates provided.
House HF2702 1 03/25/2019 Text icon Dehn Partisan candidates names required to be rotated on state general election ballot.
House HF2689 1 03/25/2019 Text icon Bahner Campaign finance; expressly advocating definition modified, electioneering communication disclosure provided, prorating contribution methods or general treasury money use amended, and penalties provided.
House HF2534 1 03/14/2019 Text icon Bernardy Expressly advocating definition modified, electioneering communications disclosure provided, prorating method for general treasury money use or contributions amended, and penalties provided.
House HF2423 1 03/13/2019 Text icon Dehn Local elections voting age allowed to be lowered to 16 by political subdivisions, conforming changes made, and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF2384 1 03/11/2019 Text icon Christensen School district bond referendums information required at polling place, and school district bond referendums ballot language amended.
House HF2327 5 03/04/2020 Text icon Bahner Polling place solicitation prohibitions clarified.
House HF2322 1 03/11/2019 Text icon Neu Special primaries and special elections conduct prohibited.
House HF2160 1 03/07/2019 Text icon Gomez Election requirements governing ward populations changes for cities of the first class modified.
House HF2117 2 03/18/2019 Text icon Freiberg Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote enacted.
House HF2059 7 02/13/2020 Text icon Lee Fair campaign practice provisions changed.
House HF2050 3 02/13/2020 Text icon Bahner Campaign finance; expressly advocating definition modified, electioneering communications disclosure provided, prorating contribution methods or general treasury money use amended, and penalties provided.
House HF2029 2 03/04/2019 Text icon Claflin South St. Paul; monument commemorating the first woman to vote in United States election funding provided, and money appropriated.
House HF1994 7 02/13/2020 Text icon Freiberg Hennepin County; provisions modified applying to the financing of campaigns for elections and for certain political subdivisions.
House HF1941 7 02/11/2020 Text icon Lesch Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote enacted.
House HF1824 2 03/01/2019 Text icon Lesch Individuals under the age of 18 voting at primary elections authorized.
House HF1818 3 02/13/2020 Text icon Bernardy Absentee ballot voting; additional polling place locations opening for fewer than 46 days authorized.
House HF1776 1 02/27/2019 Text icon Anderson Absentee ballot voting and ballot delivery schedule modified and clarified.
House HF1760 2 03/01/2019 Text icon Freiberg Campaign finance independent expenditure reporting requirements amended, and independent expenditure totals spending limits increased.
House HF1754 2 03/01/2019 Text icon Long Ballot boards opening absentee ballot envelopes after close of business on 20th day before election allowed.
House HF1753 4 03/13/2019 Text icon Long Elections; number of days in-person absentee voters may deposit a ballot in the ballot box increased.
House HF1696 2 02/26/2019 Text icon Bahner Residential facility definition modified for election day registration procedures.
House HF1628 3 02/28/2019 Text icon Sundin Special election timelines modified.
House HF1603 12 04/28/2020 Text icon Dehn Election and campaign finance; automatic voter registration and early voting provided, voting rights of persons with felony convictions restored, automatic absentee ballot delivery and ranked-choice voting authorized, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact adopted, campaign finance reporting requirements modified, expressly advocating definition modified, reporting of electioneering communications required, redistricting commission established, and money appropriated.
House HF1554 1 02/21/2019 Text icon Drazkowski Public subsidy program repealed, and voluntary pledges to abide by expenditure limits provided.
House HF1492 3 03/04/2019 Text icon Halverson Individuals at least 16 years of age permitted to preregister to vote.
House HF1487 9 05/02/2019 Text icon Dehn Elections administration, voting, voter registration, polling places, ballots, recounts, contests, candidates, and related provisions technical and policy changes made.
House HF1440 1 02/21/2019 Text icon Christensen Metropolitan county towns with fewer than 2,000 registered voters authorized to conduct elections by mail.
House HF1439 1 02/21/2019 Text icon Dehn Election day free public transit provided.
House HF1438 2 02/28/2019 Text icon Dehn Weapons at polling place prohibition established, and criminal penalties provided.
House HF1428 3 03/19/2019 Text icon Dehn Secretary of State attorney fees awarded in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky funding provided, and money appropriated.
House HF1372 6 02/26/2020 Text icon Long Voters allowed to join permanent absentee voter list, and absentee ballots required to automatically be sent to voters on permanent absentee list before election.
House HF1371 2 02/22/2019 Text icon Long Early voting provided, and money appropriated.
House HF1328 4 03/04/2020 Text icon Bahner Automatic voter registration for driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card provided; and money appropriated.
House HF1275 1 02/18/2019 Text icon Garofalo Presidential nomination primary procedure for placing candidates on the ballot modified.
House HF1260 1 02/14/2019 Text icon Stephenson Political contributions and independent expenditures required to be made from funds subject to the individual income tax.
House HF1211 1 02/14/2019 Text icon Daudt Exclusive representatives prohibited from requiring political contributions.
House HF1183 4 03/04/2019 Text icon Xiong, J. Voting instructions and sample ballots required to be printed in languages other than English for designated precincts, and multilingual election judges required in certain precincts.
House HF1180 2 02/20/2020 Text icon Vogel Local governments allowed to require write-in candidates to request votes for the candidate to be counted.
House HF1153 3 03/07/2019 Text icon Halverson Presidential nomination primary allowed to be conducted by mail, access to voter party designation restricted, use of a single ballot in the presidential nomination primary required, and additional reimbursements to counties for conducting the presidential nomination primary authorized.
House HF1152 7 02/27/2020 Text icon Freiberg County auditors authorized to transmit ballots electronically to persons with disabilities.
House HF1147 3 02/18/2019 Text icon Dehn Persons allowed to be absent from work to vote in person before election day.
House HF1123 2 02/15/2019 Text icon Bahner Voter electronic signature for electronic roster purposes allowed.
House HF1109 1 02/14/2019 Text icon Drazkowski Provisional balloting procedure established.
House HF1098 2 02/15/2019 Text icon Bernardy Electronic voting system provisions modified, and alternative printed ballot styles permitted.
House HF1017 5 03/04/2019 Text icon Claflin Women's suffrage 100th anniversary commemorated, and money appropriated.
House HF0983 9 03/12/2020 Text icon Elkins Elections; ranked-choice voting adoption by jurisdictions authorized; adoption, implementation, and use of ranked-choice voting procedures established; electronic voting systems with reallocation feature use by municipalities allowed; and rulemaking authorized.
House HF0980 5 04/03/2019 Text icon Gomez Individuals under the age of 18 authorized to vote at a primary election in certain circumstances.
House HF0979 4 02/18/2019 Text icon Gomez Landlords required to provide tenants with voter registration information.
House HF0951 1 02/11/2019 Text icon Becker-Finn Automatic voter registration of applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or state identification card provided.
House HF0939 3 04/08/2019 Text icon Howard Civil right to vote restored to individual upon release from incarceration or upon sentencing if incarceration is not imposed, notice required, and county attorney obligation to promptly investigate voter registration and eligibility repealed.
House HF0839 3 04/03/2019 Text icon Huot School board vacancy filling process amended, and appointee to a vacancy allowed to serve remainder of unexpired term.
House HF0716 1 02/04/2019 Text icon Garofalo Political contributions during legislative session limitation expanded.
House HF0715 1 02/04/2019 Text icon Garofalo Political contributions during legislative session limitation expanded.
House HF0714 1 02/04/2019 Text icon Garofalo Political contributions during legislative session limitation expanded.
House HF0708 2 02/25/2019 Text icon Elkins Major political party designation thresholds amended, nomination petition requirements amended, and political parties allowed to authorize candidate party affiliation on ballot.
House HF0677 4 02/27/2019 Text icon Huot Mail balloting authorized in any town or city with fewer than 400 registered voters.
House HF0673 5 02/19/2020 Text icon Lucero Security service payments added to list of allowable non-campaign disbursements.
House HF0672 1 02/04/2019 Text icon Lucero Elections; requirement that the term incumbent be printed next to candidate's name on the ballot repealed.
House HF0644 2 02/07/2019 Text icon Nash Voter registration information required to be on the hunting and fishing licensing website.
House HF0625 3 02/28/2019 Text icon Long Voter registration automatically provided for driver's license applicants.
House HF0489 6 02/28/2019 Text icon Dehn Free public transit on election day provided.
House HF0471 3 02/17/2020 Text icon Hassan School boards allowed to give school credit for serving as a trainee election judge, appointing authorities required to recruit bilingual high school students to serve as trainee election judges, and money appropriated.
House HF0452 1 01/28/2019 Text icon Quam Elections; owners of agricultural land, real property, or small business property allowed to vote on levy or bond referendums in property location, and constitutional amendment proposed.
House HF0427 1 01/28/2019 Text icon Gruenhagen Public funds use to promote or defeat a ballot question prohibited.
House HF0191 2 01/19/2019 Text icon Hornstein Metropolitan Council member elections provided.
House HF0094 11 03/02/2020 Text icon Vang Elections; number of voters an individual may assist in marking a ballot increased.
House HF0045 7 03/21/2019 Text icon Schultz Automatic voter registration of applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or state identification card provided.
House HF0040 10 05/14/2019 Text icon Dehn Civil right to vote of an individual restored upon release from incarceration or upon sentencing if no incarceration is imposed, and notice required.
House HF0017 7 02/18/2019 Text icon O'Driscoll Help America Vote Act appropriations authorized for purposes of modernizing, securing, and updating statewide voter registration system and for cybersecurity upgrades.
House HF0014 27 04/30/2020 Text icon Nelson, M. Help America Vote Act money transferred and appropriated.