1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; clarifying an authorization related to "I VOTED" stickers; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 211B.11, subdivision 1; proposing 
1.4 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [204B.49] "I VOTED" STICKERS.
1.7 	The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, school district clerk, or an election 
1.8 	judge may provide a sticker containing the words "I VOTED," and nothing more, to an 
1.9 	individual who:
1.10 	(1) has successfully deposited a ballot into a ballot box, under section 203B.081, 
1.11 	subdivision 3, or 204C.13, subdivision 5;
1.12 	(2) is provided an absentee ballot under section 203B.07, subdivision 1, or 203B.21, 
1.13 	subdivision 2; or
1.14 	(3) is provided a ballot by mail under section 204B.45 or 204B.46.

1.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 211B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.16 		Subdivision 1.Soliciting near polling places. A person may not display campaign 
1.17 	material, post signs, ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter within 
1.18 	a polling place or within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated, or 
1.19 	anywhere on the public property on which a polling place is situated, on primary or election 
1.20 	day to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question. A person may not 
1.21 	provide political badges, political buttons, or other political insignia to be worn at or about 
1.22 	the polling place on the day of a primary or election. A political badge, political button, or 
2.1 	other political insignia may not be worn at or about the polling place on primary or election 
2.2 	day. This section applies to areas established by the county auditor or municipal clerk for 
2.3 	absentee voting as provided in chapter 203B.
2.4 	The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk may 
2.5 	provide stickers which contain the words "I VOTED" and nothing more. Election judges 
2.6 	may offer a sticker of this type to each voter who has signed the polling place roster or voter 
2.7 	signature certificate Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the distribution of "I VOTED" 
2.8 	stickers as provided in section 204B.49.