HF 17

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/15/2019 03:31pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money from the Help America Vote
Act account for certain authorized purposes.

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

Section 1. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATE; HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $1,534,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the account established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 5.30, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act, to the secretary
of state for the purposes of modernizing, securing, and updating the statewide voter
registration system and for cybersecurity upgrades as authorized by federal law. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2023.
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new text begin (b) $110,000 expended by the secretary of state in fiscal year 2018 for increasing secure
access to the statewide voter registration system was money appropriated for carrying out
the purposes authorized under the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018, Public Law
115-1410, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, section 101, and
is deemed to be credited toward any match required by those laws.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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