HF 2099

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to elections; limiting vouching by an
individual as part of election day registration;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061,
subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Election day registration.

An individual who is
eligible to vote may register on election day by appearing in
person at the polling place for the precinct in which the
individual maintains residence, by completing a registration
application, making an oath in the form prescribed by the
secretary of state and providing proof of residence. An
individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:

(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota
identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07;

(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of
state as proper identification;

(3) presenting one of the following:

(i) a current valid student identification card from a
postsecondary educational institution in Minnesota, if a list of
students from that institution has been prepared under section
135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner
provided in rules of the secretary of state; or

(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the
student's valid address in the precinct together with a picture
identification card; or

(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the
precinct sign an oath in the presence of the election judge
vouching that the voter personally knows that the individual is
a resident of the precinct. A voter who has been vouched for on
election day may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for
any other individual on that election day. new text begin A voter who is
registered to vote in the precinct may sign only three
proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. The oath required
by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be
attached to the voter registration application and the
information on the oath must be recorded on the records of both
the voter registering on election day and the voter who is
vouching for that person's residence, and entered into the
statewide voter registration system by the county auditor when
the voter registration application is entered into that system.
new text end

For tribal band members living on an Indian reservation, an
individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by
presenting an identification card issued by the tribal
government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains
the name, street address, signature, and picture of the
individual. The county auditor of each county having territory
within the reservation shall maintain a record of the number of
election day registrations accepted under this section.

A county, school district, or municipality may require that
an election judge responsible for election day registration
initial each completed registration application.