Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes

SF 2576

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/29/2012 08:45am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
Version List Authors and Status
Pdf Rtf

Current Version - as introduced

Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11
1.12 1.13

A bill for an act
 relating to elections; modifying a criminal penalty for deceiving another person
with the intent to prevent the person from voting in an election; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.035, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.035, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Criminal penalty.

No person shall knowingly deceive another person
regarding the time, place, or manner of conducting an election or the qualifications for or
restrictions on voter eligibility for an election, with the intent to prevent the individual
from voting in the election. A violation of this section is a deleted text begin gross misdemeanordeleted text end new text begin felonynew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2012, and applies to acts
occurring on or after that date.
 new text end