SF 652

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 11/09/2021 01:01pm

A bill for an act
relating to elections; requiring the secretary of state to provide a list of election
judges to each major political party after each election; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2020, section 204B.21, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.21, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Election judge list; party affiliation. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding section 13.43, the
municipal clerk or county auditor must submit to the secretary of state a list of each person
who served as an election judge for an election. The list must be submitted to the secretary
of state within 14 days after an election. The list must include the following information
for each election judge:
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new text begin (1) name;
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new text begin (2) address;
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new text begin (3) whether the election judge was appointed from a list provided by a major political
party or from another source; if the election judge was appointed from another source, the
list must include a description of that source; and
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new text begin (4) whether the election judge was affiliated with a major political party and, if so, which
party.
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new text begin (b) Notwithstanding section 13.43, the secretary of state must provide a list of politically
affiliated election judges to the chair of the respective major political party. The lists must
be provided to the chairs between 14 and 21 days after an election. The information on the
lists must be used only for purposes related to elections or political activity.
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