VOTING MACHINES AND SYSTEMS

See also ELECTIONS; POLLING PLACES; VOTING

Accessibility

Voting booths, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.64

Voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Administration of law, expenses, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Approaching, restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2026 204C.06

Assessment of, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Assistance to voters, see Voters under VOTING

Automatic tabulating equipment

Ballot cards, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.84

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.56

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.90

Programming, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.86, 206.90

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.80

Tabulation, preliminary and final, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.86

Ballot boxes

Absentee voting, Minn. Statutes 2026 203B.081

Drop boxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 203B.082

Election contests, visual guards, Minn. Statutes 2026 209.05

Electronic voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.84, 206.86

Expenses, payment, local governments, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.32

Judicial ballots, Minn. Statutes 2026 204D.11

Mail voting, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.45

Polling places, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.18, 204C.08, 204C.19

Precinct count voting systems, compartments, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 204C.13, 204C.14

Single location voting precincts, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.16

Special elections, Minn. Statutes 2026 204D.24

Tampering with, violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 211B.076

Ballots, see BALLOTS

Certificates and certification, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57, 206.81

Chain of custody plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.182

City elections, disabled persons, systems accessible to, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

County elections, disabled persons, systems accessible to, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Definitions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.56

Disabled persons, systems accessible to, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Drop boxes, absentee ballots, Minn. Statutes 2026 203B.082

Electronic voting systems, see ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS, Minn. Rules 8220.0050 to 8220.2850

Emergencies, election emergency plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.181

Equipment

Damage or attempts to damage by voters, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.66

Expenses, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.32

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 203B.081

Tampering with, violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 211B.076

Examinations, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Expenses, payment, local governments, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.32

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.55 to 206.90

Help America Vote Act, complaints procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 200.04

Information about

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.58

Instructions, see same under this topic

Instructions

Demonstration equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.58, 206.64

Lever voting machines, see same under this topic

Polling places, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.58, 206.64

Sample ballots, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.62

Lever voting machines

Accessibility, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.64

Assistance to voters, see Voters under VOTING

Ballots, see Lever voting machine ballots under BALLOTS

Counters, exposure during voting hours, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.64

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.56

Electronic voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.55

Experimental machines, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.58

Opening during voting hours, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.64

Payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.59

Use, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57, 206.58

Licensing, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Notices about

Demonstration equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.64

Drop boxes, absentee ballots, Minn. Statutes 2026 203B.082

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.64

Experimental machines, rules, instructions, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.58

Instructions to voters, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.58, 206.64

Sample ballots, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.62

Optical scan voting systems, see OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS

Postelection review, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.86, 206.89

Precinct count voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Primary elections, electronic voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.80

Reports about, examination, licensing approval, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Rules, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.58, 206.66

School district elections

Disabled persons, systems accessible to, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Elections not held on statewide election day, Minn. Statutes 2026 205A.12

State voting systems contracts, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.805

Testing, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.83

Town elections

Disabled persons, systems accessible to, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57

Special elections, Minn. Statutes 2026 365.22

Use, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57, 206.58

Violations and penalties

Ballot boxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 204C.14

Election officials, rules or laws violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.66

Equipment, damage or attempts to damage by voters, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.66

Lever voting machines, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.64

Noncertified machines or systems, use, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.57, 206.58

Tampering with voting equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 211B.076

Voters, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.66

Voting booths

Electronic voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.84

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.64

Lever voting machines, see same under this topic

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 206.90

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.18

Time limits, rules, Minn. Statutes 2026 204C.13, 206.64

Voters, assistance to, see Voters under VOTING

Voting operations, technology, and election resources, funding, Minn. Statutes 2026 5.305

Voting precincts, see VOTING PRECINCTS

Write-in voting, see WRITE-IN VOTING