<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 2166<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to elections; providing a study of the use of electronic rosters in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>elections; requiring secretary of state to evaluate electronic rosters in 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>election; authorizing the use of electronic rosters statewide; proposing coding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 201.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>May 12, 2014<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The Honorable Paul Thissen<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 2166 report that we have agreed upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 2166 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><b>ELECTRONIC ROSTER AUTHORIZATION</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[201.225] ELECTRONIC ROSTER AUTHORIZATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> A county, municipality, or school district may use <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>electronic rosters for any election. In a county, municipality, or school district that uses <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>electronic rosters, the head elections official may designate that some or all of the precincts <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>use electronic rosters. An electronic roster must comply with all of the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>this section. An electronic roster must include information required in section 201.221, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>subdivision 3, and any rules adopted pursuant to that section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Technology requirements.</b> An electronic roster must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>(1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>format prescribed by the secretary of state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>(2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>or identification card to locate a voter record or populate a voter registration application <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>that would be printed and signed and dated by the voter. The printed registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>application can be either a printed form, labels printed with voter information to be affixed <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>to a preprinted form, or a combination of both;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>(4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>license or identification card;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>scanned driver's license or identification card that is otherwise required to be collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>from the voter or an election judge;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>indicates that the voter is not eligible to vote;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>has already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>the voter resides in a different precinct;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>when a voter's record is challenged;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>address of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>section 204C.10, and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>certificate can be either a printed form or a label printed with the voter's information <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>to be affixed to the oath;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(10) contain only preregistered voters within the precinct, and not contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>preregistered voter data on voters registered outside of the precinct;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>purpose of updating absentee ballot records;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(12) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with MN.IT;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(13) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>(14) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>Electronic rosters used only for election day registration do not need to comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>clauses (1), (8), and (10). Electronic rosters used only for preregistered voter processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>do not need to comply with clauses (4) and (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Minnesota Election Law; other law.</b> Unless otherwise provided, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>provisions of the Minnesota Election Law apply to the use of electronic rosters. Voters <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>participating in the safe at home program must be allowed to vote pursuant to section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>5B.06. Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend absentee voting provisions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>chapter 203B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Election records retention.</b> All voter signature certificates and voter <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>registration applications printed from an electronic roster must be retained pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>section 204B.40. The electronic rosters must print voter signature certificates and voter <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>registration applications on material that will remain legible through the period prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>by section 204B.40. Data on election day registrants and voter history must be uploaded <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>to the statewide voter registration system for processing by county auditors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Election day.</b> (a) Precincts may use electronic rosters for election day <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>registration, to process preregistered voters, or both. The printed election day registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>applications must be reviewed when electronic records are processed in the statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>voter registration system. The election judges shall determine the number of ballots to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>counted by counting the number of original voter signature certificates or the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>voter receipts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(b) Each precinct using electronic rosters shall have a paper backup system approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>by the secretary of state present at the polling place to use in the event that the election <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>judges are unable to use the electronic roster.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Reporting; certification.</b> (a) A county, municipality, or school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>that intends to use electronic rosters in an upcoming election must notify the Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>of the Secretary of State at least 90 days before the first election in which the county, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>municipality, or school district intends to use electronic rosters. The notification must <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>specify whether all precincts will use electronic rosters, and if not, specify which precincts <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>will be using electronic rosters. The notification is valid for all subsequent elections, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>unless revoked by the county, municipality, or school district. If precincts within a county, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>municipality, or school district that were not included in the initial notification intend to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>use electronic rosters, a new notification must be submitted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(b) The county, municipality, or school district that intends to use electronic rosters <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>must certify to the Office of the Secretary of State at least 30 days before the election that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>the electronic rosters meet all of the requirements in this section. <br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC ROSTER USE; 2014 STATE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var><b>GENERAL ELECTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>The secretary of state must evaluate the use of electronic rosters in the 2014 state <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>general election, and submit a report detailing the results of the evaluation to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>senate with primary jurisdiction over elections no later than April 1, 2015.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var><b>DEFINITIONS AND CONFORMING CHANGES</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 200.02, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 25. <b>Polling place roster.</b> "Polling place roster" or "roster" refers to a roster in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>(1) printed format; or (2) electronic format as permitted by section 201.225. <br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 200.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 26. <b>Voter signature certificate.</b> "Voter signature certificate" means a printed <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>form or label generated from an electronic polling place roster that contains the voter's <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>name, address of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>by section 204C.10, and a space for the voter's original signature. A voter signature <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>certificate is not a "voter certificate" under section 204C.12.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 201.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Procedures for polling place rosters.</b> The secretary of state shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>prescribe the form of paper polling place rosters that include the voter's name, address, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>date of birth, school district number, and space for the voter's signature. An electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>roster and the voter signature certificate together must include the same information as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>paper polling place roster. The secretary of state may prescribe additional election-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>information to be placed on the polling place rosters on an experimental basis for one state <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>primary and general election cycle; the same information may not be placed on the polling <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>place roster for a second state primary and general election cycle unless specified in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>subdivision. The polling place roster must be used to indicate whether the voter has voted <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>in a given election. The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures for transporting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>polling place rosters to the election judges for use on election day. The secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>shall prescribe the form for a county or municipality to request the date of birth from <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>currently registered voters. The county or municipality shall not request the date of birth <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>from currently registered voters by any communication other than the prescribed form and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>the form must clearly indicate that a currently registered voter does not lose registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>status by failing to provide the date of birth. In accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>204B.40</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>county auditor shall retain the prescribed polling place rosters used on the date of election <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>for 22 months following the election.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Separate precincts; combined polling place.</b> (a) The following shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>constitute at least one election precinct:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(1) each city ward; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(2) each town and each statutory city.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>(b) A single, accessible, combined polling place may be established no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>May 1 of any year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(1) for any city of the third or fourth class, any town, or any city having territory in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>more than one county, in which all the voters of the city or town shall cast their ballots;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>(2) for contiguous precincts in the same municipality;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>(3) for up to four contiguous municipalities located entirely outside the metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>area, as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>200.02, subdivision 24</statute_ref>, that are contained in the same county; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(4) for noncontiguous precincts located in one or more counties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>A copy of the ordinance or resolution establishing a combined polling place must <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>be filed with the county auditor within 30 days after approval by the governing body. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>polling place combined under clause (3) must be approved by the governing body of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>participating municipality. A polling place combined under clause (4) must be approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>by the governing body of each participating municipality and the secretary of state and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>may be located outside any of the noncontiguous precincts. A municipality withdrawing <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>from participation in a combined polling place must do so by filing a resolution of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>withdrawal with the county auditor no later than April 1 of any year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>The secretary of state shall provide a separate polling place roster for each precinct <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>served by the combined polling place, except that in a precinct that uses electronic rosters <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>the secretary of state shall provide separate data files for each precinct. A single set of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>election judges may be appointed to serve at a combined polling place. The number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>election judges required must be based on the total number of persons voting at the last <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>similar election in all precincts to be voting at the combined polling place. Separate ballot <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>boxes must be provided for the ballots from each precinct. The results of the election must <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>be reported separately for each precinct served by the combined polling place, except in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>polling place established under clause (2) where one of the precincts has fewer than ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>registered voters, in which case the results of that precinct must be reported in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>specified by the secretary of state.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var><b>204C.10 PERMANENT REGISTRATION; VERIFICATION OF </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var><b>REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>certificate which states that the individual is at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>States, has resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election, maintains <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>residence at the address shown, is not under a guardianship in which the court order revokes <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>the individual's right to vote, has not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>to vote or has the right to vote because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>felony sentence has expired or been completed or the individual has been discharged from <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>the sentence, is registered and has not already voted in the election. The roster must also <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>state: "I understand that deliberately providing false information is a felony punishable by <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of not more than $10,000, or both."<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>(b) A judge may, before the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>(c) After the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, the judge shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>give the applicant a voter's receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>in charge of ballots as proof of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>hand to the voter the ballot. The voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>notice of filing an election contest.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Refusal to answer questions or sign a polling place roster.</b> A challenged <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>individual who refuses to answer questions or sign a polling place roster or voter signature <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>certificate as required by this section must not be allowed to vote. A challenged individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>who leaves the polling place and returns later willing to answer questions or sign a polling <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>place roster or voter signature certificate must not be allowed to vote.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 204C.14, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Signature on roster as evidence of intent.</b> For purposes of proving a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>violation of this section, the signature of an individual on a polling place roster or voter <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>signature certificate is prima facie evidence of the intent of the individual to vote at that <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>election.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Soliciting near polling places.</b> A person may not display campaign <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>material, post signs, ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter within <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>a polling place or within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>or anywhere on the public property on which a polling place is situated, on primary or <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>election day to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question. A person <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>may not provide political badges, political buttons, or other political insignia to be worn <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>at or about the polling place on the day of a primary or election. A political badge, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>political button, or other political insignia may not be worn at or about the polling place on <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>primary or election day. This section applies to areas established by the county auditor or <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>municipal clerk for absentee voting as provided in chapter 203B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk may <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>provide stickers which contain the words "I VOTED" and nothing more. Election judges <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>may offer a sticker of this type to each voter who has signed the polling place roster or <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>voter signature certificate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment."<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>relating to elections; authorizing the use of electronic rosters; requiring an <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>evaluation of the use of electronic rosters in the 2014 election; making various <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>technical and conforming changes; providing definitions;amending Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>Statutes 2012, sections 200.02, by adding subdivisions; 201.221, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>204B.14, subdivision 2; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivision 4; 211B.11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>1; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 204C.14, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 201."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Carolyn Laine<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Laurie Halverson<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Tim Sanders<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Terri E. Bonoff<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Mary Kiffmeyer<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Ann H. Rest<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
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