SF 1315

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

A bill for an act
relating to elections; changing requirements for
precinct summary statements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 204C.24, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.24,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Information requirements.

Precinct
summary statements shall be submitted by the election judges in
every precinct. For deleted text begin state deleted text end new text begin all new text end elections, the election judges
shall complete three or more copies of the summary statements,
and each copy shall contain the following information for each
kind of ballot:

(a) the number of votes each candidate received or the
number of yes and no votes on each question, the number of
undervotes or partially blank ballots, and the number of
overvotes or partially defective ballots with respect to each
office or question;

(b) the number of totally blank ballots, the number of
totally defective ballots, the number of spoiled ballots, and
the number of unused ballots;

(c) the number of individuals who voted at the election in
the precinct;

(d) the number of voters registering on election day in
that precinct; and

(e) the signatures of the election judges who counted the
ballots certifying that all of the ballots cast were properly
piled, checked, and counted; and that the numbers entered by the
election judges on the summary statements correctly show the
number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each
question.

At least two copies of the summary statement must be
prepared for elections not held on the same day as the state
elections.