Minnesota Legislature
HF 2857
1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/23/2022 12:28pm
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; providing requirements related to certain mailings containing
an absentee ballot application or sample ballot sent by or on behalf of a committee
or other private organization; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 211B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[211B.075] ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS DISTRIBUTED BY
COMMITTEES AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
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(a) Any mailing sent by or on behalf of a committee or other private organization that
includes an absentee ballot application or a sample ballot designed to encourage voting at
an election must include the applicable set of statements, printed in capital letters on the
outside of the mailing so that the statements are clearly visible at the time of opening, as
follows:
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(1) if an absentee ballot application is enclosed:
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(i) "THIS IS AN ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION, NOT AN OFFICIAL
BALLOT"; and
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(ii) "THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION FROM A UNIT OF
GOVERNMENT"; and
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(2) if a sample ballot is enclosed:
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(i) "THIS IS A SAMPLE BALLOT, NOT AN OFFICIAL BALLOT"; and
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(ii) "THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION FROM A UNIT OF
GOVERNMENT.
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(b) As used in this subdivision, "sample ballot" means a document enclosed in the mailing
that is formatted and printed in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to believe the
document is an official ballot. A document that contains the names of particular candidates
or ballot questions alongside illustrations of a generic ballot or common ballot markings is
not a sample ballot for purposes of this subdivision, so long as the format and style of the
document would not lead a reasonable person to mistake it for an official ballot.
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