Minnesota Session Laws - 2002, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 394-H.F.No. 2886 
                  An act relating to elections; providing additional 
                  identification procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 
                  2000, section 201.061, subdivision 3. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 201.061, 
        subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 3.  [ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION.] An individual who is 
        eligible to vote may register on election day by appearing in 
        person at the polling place for the precinct in which the 
        individual maintains residence, by completing a registration 
        card, making an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of 
        state and providing proof of residence.  An individual may prove 
        residence for purposes of registering by: 
           (1) showing a driver's license or Minnesota identification 
        card issued pursuant to section 171.07; 
           (2) showing any document approved by the secretary of state 
        as proper identification; 
           (3) showing one of the following: 
           (i) a current valid student identification card from a 
        post-secondary educational institution in Minnesota, if a list 
        of students from that institution has been prepared under 
        section 135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the 
        manner provided in rules of the secretary of state; or 
           (ii) a current student fee statement that contains the 
        student's valid address in the precinct together with a picture 
        identification card; or 
           (4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the 
        precinct sign an oath in the presence of the election judge 
        vouching that the voter personally knows that the individual is 
        a resident of the precinct.  A voter who has been vouched for on 
        election day may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for 
        any other individual on that election day.; or 
           (5) for tribal band members living on an Indian 
        reservation, an individual may prove residence for purposes of 
        registering by showing an identification card issued by the 
        tribal government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains 
        the name, street address, signature, and picture of the 
        individual.  The county auditor of each county having territory 
        within the reservation shall maintain a record of the number of 
        election day registrations accepted under this section. 
           A county, school district, or municipality may require that 
        an election judge responsible for election day registration 
        initial each completed registration card.  
           Sec. 2.  [REPORT.] 
           The secretary of state shall prepare a report on 
        implementation of section 1 and shall submit the report by 
        January 15, 2004, to the committees of the senate and house of 
        representatives with jurisdiction over election issues. 
           Presented to the governor May 20, 2002 
           Signed by the governor May 22, 2002, 1:21 p.m.