1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to elections; permitting election judges to 
  1.3             serve outside the county where they reside in certain 
  1.4             cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 
  1.5             204B.19, subdivision 1. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 204B.19, 
  1.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [INDIVIDUALS QUALIFIED TO BE ELECTION 
  1.10  JUDGES.] Except as provided in subdivision 6, any individual who 
  1.11  is eligible to vote in an election precinct is qualified to be 
  1.12  appointed as an election judge for that precinct subject to this 
  1.13  section.  If the files of the appointing authority do not 
  1.14  contain sufficient voters within a precinct who are qualified 
  1.15  and willing to serve as election judges, election judges may be 
  1.16  appointed who reside in another precinct in the same 
  1.17  municipality, or for school district elections, in the same 
  1.18  school district, whether or not the precinct where they reside 
  1.19  is in the same county as the precinct where they will serve.  If 
  1.20  there are not sufficient voters within the municipality or 
  1.21  school district who are qualified and willing to serve as 
  1.22  election judges, election judges may be appointed who reside in 
  1.23  the county where the precinct is located.