1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; facilitating voter registration
1.3 	by college students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.4 	sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivision
1.5 	3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 135A.17,
1.8 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.Residential housing list.  All postsecondary
1.10 	institutions that enroll students accepting state or federal
1.11 	financial aid ~~may~~ shall prepare a current list of students
1.12 	enrolled in the institution and residing in the institution's
1.13 	housing or in other housing within ten miles of the
1.14 	institution's campus.  The list shall include each student's
1.15 	current address.  The list shall be certified and sent to the
1.16 	appropriate county auditor or auditors for use in election day
1.17 	registration as provided under section 201.061, subdivision 3.

1.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061,
1.19 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 3.Election day registration.  An individual who is
1.21 	eligible to vote may register on election day by appearing in
1.22 	person at the polling place for the precinct in which the
1.23 	individual maintains residence, by completing a registration
1.24 	application, making an oath in the form prescribed by the
1.25 	secretary of state and providing proof of residence.  An
2.1 	individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:
2.2 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota
2.3 	identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07;
2.4 	(2) presenting a current and valid photo identification;
2.5 	(3) presenting a current utility bill, wireless telephone
2.6 	bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other
2.7 	government document that shows the name and address of the
2.8 	voter;
2.9 	(4) presenting any document approved by the secretary of
2.10 	state as proper identification;
2.11 	~~(3)~~ (5) presenting one of the following:
2.12 	(i) a current valid student identification card from a
2.13 	postsecondary educational institution in Minnesota, if a list of
2.14 	students from that institution has been prepared under section
2.15 	135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner
2.16 	provided in rules of the secretary of state; ~~or~~ 
2.17 	(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the
2.18 	student's valid address in the precinct ~~together with a picture~~
2.19 	~~identification card~~;
2.20 	(iii) a copy of a current student registration card that
2.21 	contains the student's valid address in the precinct; or 
2.22 	(iv) a current student monthly rental statement that
2.23 	contains the student's valid address in the precinct;or
2.24 	~~(4)~~ (6) having a voter who is registered to vote in the
2.25 	precinct sign an oath in the presence of the election judge
2.26 	vouching that the voter personally knows that the individual is
2.27 	a resident of the precinct.  A voter who has been vouched for on
2.28 	election day may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for
2.29 	any other individual on that election day.
2.30 	For tribal band members ~~living on an Indian reservation~~, an
2.31 	individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by
2.32 	presenting an identification card issued by the tribal
2.33 	government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian
2.34 	Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains
2.35 	the name, street address, signature, and picture of the
2.36 	individual.  The county auditor of each county having territory
3.1 	within the reservation shall maintain a record of the number of
3.2 	election day registrations accepted under this section.
3.3 	A county, school district, or municipality may require that
3.4 	an election judge responsible for election day registration
3.5 	initial each completed registration application.