1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; providing various election reforms; restoring the civil right 
1.3 	to vote of an individual upon release from incarceration or upon sentencing if no 
1.4 	incarceration is imposed; requiring notice; modifying in-person voting time periods; 
1.5 	providing requirements for absentee voting eligibility; requiring an individual to 
1.6 	present identification before voting; providing free voter identification cards; 
1.7 	making technical changes; prohibiting electronic rosters from having a wireless 
1.8 	connection; prohibiting electronic voting systems from having wireless or Internet 
1.9 	connectivity capabilities; requiring reports; appropriating money;amending 
1.10 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 144.226, by 
1.11 	adding subdivisions; 171.06, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, 
1.12 	subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 171.07, subdivisions 1a, 4, 14, by adding a subdivision; 
1.13 	171.071, subdivisions 1, 2; 171.10, subdivision 1; 171.11; 171.12, subdivision 3c; 
1.14 	171.121; 171.14; 201.014, by adding a subdivision; 201.022, subdivision 1; 
1.15 	201.061, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3; 201.071, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 201.091, subdivision 
1.16 	9; 201.121, subdivision 1; 201.13, subdivision 3; 201.14; 201.145, subdivisions 
1.17 	2, 3, 4, 5; 201.161; 201.221, subdivision 3; 201.225, subdivision 2; 203B.02, 
1.18 	subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 203B.06, 
1.19 	subdivision 1; 203B.065; 203B.07, subdivision 3; 203B.08, subdivision 1; 
1.20 	203B.081, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.121, subdivision 2; 203B.17, subdivision 2; 
1.21 	203B.19; 203B.21, subdivision 3; 203B.24, subdivision 1; 204B.45, subdivision 
1.22 	2; 204B.46; 204C.08, subdivision 1d; 204C.10; 206.56, subdivision 8; 256E.22, 
1.23 	subdivision 1; 609.165, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.24 	Statutes, chapters 200; 201; 203B; 204C; 243; 357; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.25 	2020, section 201.061, subdivision 7.
2.1 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.2 	ARTICLE 1
2.3 	RESTORE FELON VOTING

2.4 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.014, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.5 	to read:
2.6 		Subd. 2a.Felony conviction; restoration of civil right to vote. An individual convicted 
2.7 	of a felony has the civil right to vote restored when the individual completes any incarceration 
2.8 	imposed and executed by the court for the offense, or upon sentencing if no incarceration 
2.9 	is imposed. If the individual is later incarcerated for the same offense, the individual's civil 
2.10 	right to vote is lost only during the period of incarceration.

2.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.12 		Subdivision 1.Form. Both paper and electronic voter registration applications must 
2.13 	contain the same information unless otherwise provided by law. A voter registration 
2.14 	application must contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first name, 
2.15 	middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; voter's 
2.16 	previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of residence; 
2.17 	voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current and valid 
2.18 	Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota state identification number, or if the voter 
2.19 	has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state identification, the 
2.20 	last four digits of the voter's Social Security number; and voter's signature. The paper 
2.21 	registration application may include the voter's e-mail address, if provided by the voter. The 
2.22 	electronic voter registration application must include the voter's e-mail address. The 
2.23 	registration application may include the voter's interest in serving as an election judge, if 
2.24 	indicated by the voter. The application must also contain the following certification of voter 
2.25 	eligibility:
2.26 	"I certify that I:
2.27 	(1) will be at least 18 years old on election day;
2.28 	(2) am a citizen of the United States;
2.29 	(3) will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding election day;
2.30 	(4) maintain residence at the address given on the registration form;
3.1 	(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right 
3.2 	to vote;
3.3 	(6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;
3.4 	(7) ~~have the right to vote because, if I have been convicted of a felony, my felony sentence~~ 
3.5 	~~has expired (been completed) or I have been discharged from my sentence~~ am not currently 
3.6 	incarcerated for a felony offense; and
3.7 	(8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information is a 
3.8 	felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more than 
3.9 	$10,000, or both."
3.10 	The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following questions:
3.11 	"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and
3.12 	"(2) Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?"
3.13 	And the instruction:
3.14 	"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."
3.15 	The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility 
3.16 	must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter 
3.17 	registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted 
3.18 	as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not 
3.19 	deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.
3.20 	An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in 
3.21 	Minnesota or to change information on an existing registration.

3.22 	Sec. 3. [201.276] DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE; INFORMATION ABOUT 
3.23 	VOTING RIGHTS.
3.24 	The secretary of state shall develop accurate and complete information in a single 
3.25 	publication about the voting rights of people who have been charged with or convicted of 
3.26 	a crime. This publication must be made available electronically to the state court administrator 
3.27 	for distribution to judges, court personnel, probation officers, and the commissioner of 
3.28 	corrections for distribution to corrections officials, parole and supervised release agents, 
3.29 	and the public.

4.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.10, is amended to read:
4.2 	204C.10 POLLING PLACE ROSTER; VOTER SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE; 
4.3 	VOTER RECEIPT.
4.4 	(a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature 
4.5 	certificate which states that the individual:
4.6 	(1) is at least 18 years of age~~,~~;
4.7 	(2) is a citizen of the United States~~,~~;
4.8 	(3) has resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election~~,~~;
4.9 	(4) maintains residence at the address shown~~,~~;
4.10 	(5) is not under a guardianship in which the court order revokes the individual's right to 
4.11 	vote~~,~~;
4.12 	(6) has not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent to vote ~~or~~;
4.13 	(7) has the right to vote because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, ~~the felony~~ 
4.14 	~~sentence has expired or been completed or~~ the individual has ~~been discharged from the~~ 
4.15 	~~sentence,~~ completed the term of incarceration, if any, for the felony offense;
4.16 	(8) is registered; and
4.17 	(9) has not already voted in the election.
4.18 	The roster must also state: "I understand that deliberately providing false information 
4.19 	is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of not more than 
4.20 	$10,000, or both."
4.21 	(b) At the presidential nomination primary, the polling place roster must also state: "I 
4.22 	am in general agreement with the principles of the party for whose candidate I intend to 
4.23 	vote." This statement must appear separately from the statements required in paragraph (a). 
4.24 	The felony penalty provided for in paragraph (a) does not apply to this paragraph.
4.25 	(c) A judge may, before the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, 
4.26 	confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth.
4.27 	(d) After the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, the judge shall give 
4.28 	the applicant a voter's receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in 
4.29 	charge of ballots as proof of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to 
4.30 	the voter the ballot. The voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of 
4.31 	filing an election contest.
5.1 	(e) Whenever a challenged status appears on the polling place roster, an election judge 
5.2 	must ensure that the challenge is concealed or hidden from the view of any voter other than 
5.3 	the voter whose status is challenged.

5.4 	Sec. 5. [243.205] NOTICE OF RESTORATION OF RIGHT TO VOTE.
5.5 		Subdivision 1.Correctional facilities; designation of official. The chief executive 
5.6 	officer of each state and local correctional facility shall designate an official within the 
5.7 	facility to provide the notice and application required under this section to persons to whom 
5.8 	the civil right to vote is restored by reason of the persons' release from actual incarceration. 
5.9 	The official shall maintain an adequate supply of voter registration applications and 
5.10 	informational materials for this purpose.
5.11 		Subd. 2.Notice requirement. A notice of restoration of the civil right to vote and a 
5.12 	voter registration application must be provided as follows:
5.13 	(1) the chief executive officer of each state and local correctional facility shall provide 
5.14 	the notice and application to a person being released from the facility following incarceration 
5.15 	for a felony-level offense; and
5.16 	(2) a probation officer or supervised release agent shall provide the notice and application 
5.17 	to all individuals under correctional supervision for a felony-level offense.
5.18 		Subd. 3.Form of notice. The notice required by subdivision 2 must appear substantially 
5.19 	as follows:
5.20 	"NOTICE OF RESTORATION OF YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE.
5.21 	Your receipt of this notice today means that your right to vote in Minnesota has been 
5.22 	restored. Before you can vote on election day, you still need to register to vote. To register, 
5.23 	you may complete a voter registration application and return it to the Office of the Minnesota 
5.24 	Secretary of State. You may also register to vote in your polling place on election day. You 
5.25 	will not be permitted to cast a ballot until you register to vote. The first time you appear at 
5.26 	your polling place to cast a ballot, you may be required to provide proof of your current 
5.27 	residence."
5.28 		Subd. 4.Failure to provide notice. A failure to provide proper notice as required by 
5.29 	this section does not prevent the restoration of the person's civil right to vote.

6.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.165, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.2 		Subdivision 1.Restoration. When a person has been deprived of civil rights by reason 
6.3 	of conviction of a crime and is thereafter discharged, such discharge shall restore the person 
6.4 	to all civil rights and to full citizenship, ~~with full right to vote and hold office~~, the same as 
6.5 	if such conviction had not taken place, and the order of discharge shall so provide.

6.6 	Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 6.7 	This article is effective August 1, 2021, and applies to elections held on or after that 
6.8 	date.

6.9 	ARTICLE 2
6.10 	ABSENTEE VOTING

6.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.12 		Subdivision 1.Absentee voting; eligibility. ~~Any eligible voter may vote by absentee~~ 
6.13 	~~ballot as provided in sections 203B.04 to 203B.15.~~ (a) Any eligible voter who reasonably 
6.14 	expects to be unable to go to the polling place on election day in the precinct where the 
6.15 	individual maintains residence because of absence from the precinct; illness, including 
6.16 	isolation or quarantine under sections 144.419 to 144.4196 or United States Code, title 42, 
6.17 	sections 264 to 272; disability; religious discipline; observance of a religious holiday; or 
6.18 	service as an election judge in another precinct may vote by absentee ballot as provided in 
6.19 	sections 203B.04 to 203B.15.
6.20 	(b) If the governor has declared an emergency and filed the declaration with the secretary 
6.21 	of state under section 12.31, and the declaration states that the emergency has made it 
6.22 	difficult for voters to go to the polling place on election day, any voter in a precinct covered 
6.23 	by the declaration may vote by absentee ballot as provided in sections 203B.04 to 203B.15.

6.24 	Sec. 2. [203B.031] ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS; DISTRIBUTION 
6.25 	PROHIBITION.
6.26 	The following individuals or entities or an agent of the following individuals or entities 
6.27 	are prohibited from mailing, offering, providing, or in any other way distributing absentee 
6.28 	ballot applications to an individual:
6.29 	(1) a candidate, as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 10;
6.30 	(2) a political party unit, as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 30; and
7.1 	(3) a principal campaign committee, as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 34.

7.2 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.3 		Subdivision 1.Application procedures. (a) Except as otherwise allowed by subdivision 
7.4 	2 or by section 203B.11, subdivision 4, an application for absentee ballots for any election 
7.5 	may be submitted at any time not less than one day before the day of that election. The 
7.6 	county auditor shall prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format provided by the 
7.7 	secretary of state and shall furnish them to any person on request. By January 1 of each 
7.8 	even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the forms to be used available to 
7.9 	auditors through electronic means. An application submitted pursuant to this subdivision 
7.10 	shall be in writing. An application may be submitted in person, by electronic facsimile 
7.11 	device, by electronic mail, or by mail to:
7.12 	(1) the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or
7.13 	(2) the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where the 
7.14 	applicant maintains residence.
7.15 	For a federal, state, or county election, an absentee ballot application may alternatively be 
7.16 	submitted electronically through a secure website that shall be maintained by the secretary 
7.17 	of state for this purpose. Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the secretary of state must require 
7.18 	applicants using the website to submit the applicant's e-mail address and verifiable Minnesota 
7.19 	driver's license number, Minnesota state identification card number, or the last four digits 
7.20 	of the applicant's Social Security number.
7.21 	An application submitted electronically under this paragraph may only be transmitted to 
7.22 	the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the application 
7.23 	information matches the information in a government database associated with the applicant's 
7.24 	driver's license number, state identification card number, or Social Security number. The 
7.25 	secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications for evidence of suspicious activity 
7.26 	and must forward any such application to an appropriate law enforcement agency for 
7.27 	investigation.
7.28 	(b) An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the 
7.29 	applicant, contains the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses, date of birth, 
7.30 	and at least one of the following:
7.31 	(1) the applicant's Minnesota driver's license number;
7.32 	(2) Minnesota state identification card number;
8.1 	(3) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number; or
8.2 	(4) a statement that the applicant does not have any of these numbers.
8.3 	(c) To be approved, the application must state that the applicant is eligible to vote by 
8.4 	absentee ballot for one of the reasons specified in section 203B.02, and must contain an 
8.5 	oath that the information contained on the form is accurate, that the applicant is applying 
8.6 	on the applicant's own behalf, and that the applicant is signing the form under penalty of 
8.7 	perjury.
8.8 	(d) An applicant's full date of birth, Minnesota driver's license or state identification 
8.9 	number, and the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number must not be made 
8.10 	available for public inspection. An application may be submitted to the county auditor or 
8.11 	municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device. An application mailed or returned in 
8.12 	person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on behalf of a voter by a person other than 
8.13 	the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned in person to the county auditor or 
8.14 	municipal clerk within ten days after it has been dated by the voter and no later than six 
8.15 	days before the election. The absentee ballot applications or a list of persons applying for 
8.16 	an absentee ballot may not be made available for public inspection until the close of voting 
8.17 	on election day, except as authorized in section 203B.12.
8.18 	(e) An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision 
8.19 	5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot application.

8.20 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.21 		Subd. 5.Permanent absentee voter status. (a) An eligible voter who reasonably expects 
8.22 	to be permanently unable to go to the polling place on election day because of illness or 
8.23 	disability may apply to a county auditor or municipal clerk under this section to automatically 
8.24 	receive an absentee ballot application before each election, other than an election by mail 
8.25 	conducted under section 204B.45, and to have the status as a permanent absentee voter 
8.26 	indicated on the voter's registration record. ~~An eligible voter listed as an ongoing absentee~~ 
8.27 	~~voter as of July 31, 2013, pursuant to laws in effect on that date, shall be treated as if the~~ 
8.28 	~~voter applied for status as a permanent absentee voter pursuant to this subdivision.~~
8.29 	~~(b) A voter who applies under paragraph (a) must automatically be provided an absentee~~ 
8.30 	~~ballot application for each eligible election. A voter's permanent absentee status ends and~~ 
8.31 	~~automatic ballot application delivery must be terminated on:~~
8.32 	~~(1) the voter's written request;~~
8.33 	~~(2) the voter's death;~~
9.1 	~~(3) return of an absentee ballot as undeliverable; or~~
9.2 	~~(4) a change in the voter's status to "challenged" or "inactive" in the statewide voter~~ 
9.3 	~~registration system.~~
9.4 	~~(c)~~ (b) The secretary of state shall adopt rules governing procedures under this 
9.5 	subdivision.

9.6 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
9.7 	read:
9.8 		Subd. 6a.Ongoing absentee status; termination. (a) An eligible voter may apply to a 
9.9 	county auditor or municipal clerk for status as an ongoing absentee voter who reasonably 
9.10 	expects to meet the requirements of section 203B.02, subdivision 1. Each applicant must 
9.11 	automatically be provided with an absentee ballot application for each ensuing election 
9.12 	other than an election by mail conducted under section 204B.45, and must have the status 
9.13 	of ongoing absentee voter indicated on the voter's registration record.
9.14 	(b) Ongoing absentee voter status ends on:
9.15 	(1) the voter's written request;
9.16 	(2) the voter's death;
9.17 	(3) return of an ongoing absentee ballot as undeliverable;
9.18 	(4) a change in the voter's status so that the voter is not eligible to vote; or
9.19 	(5) placement of the voter's registration on inactive status under section 201.171.

9.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.21 		Subdivision 1.Printing and delivery of forms. Each county auditor and municipal 
9.22 	clerk shall prepare and print a sufficient number of blank application forms for absentee 
9.23 	ballots. The county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver a blank application form to any 
9.24 	voter who requests one pursuant to section 203B.04. Blank application forms must be mailed 
9.25 	to eligible voters who have requested an application pursuant to section 203B.04, subdivision 
9.26 	5 or 6a, at least 60 days before:
9.27 	(1) each regularly scheduled primary for federal, state, county, city, or school board 
9.28 	office;
9.29 	(2) each regularly scheduled general election for city or school board office for which 
9.30 	a primary is not held; and
10.1 	(3) a special primary to fill a federal or county office vacancy or special election to fill 
10.2 	a federal or county office vacancy, if a primary is not required to be held pursuant to section 
10.3 	204D.03, subdivision 3, or 204D.07, subdivision 3; and
10.4 	(4) any election held in conjunction with an election described in clauses (1) to (3);
10.5 	or at least 45 days before any other primary or other election for which a primary is not 
10.6 	held.

10.7 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.081, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.8 		Subdivision 1.Location; timing. An eligible voter may vote by absentee ballot in the 
10.9 	office of the county auditor and at any other polling place designated by the county auditor 
10.10 	during the ~~46~~ ten days before the election, except as provided in this section.

10.11 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
10.12 		Subd. 3.Alternative procedure. (a) The county auditor may make available a ballot 
10.13 	counter and ballot box for use by the voters during the ~~seven~~ ten days before the election. 
10.14 	If a ballot counter and ballot box is provided, a voter must be given the option either (1) to 
10.15 	vote using the process provided in section 203B.08, subdivision 1, or (2) to vote in the 
10.16 	manner provided in this subdivision.
10.17 	(b) If a voter chooses to vote in the manner provided in this subdivision, the voter must 
10.18 	state the voter's name, address, and date of birth to the county auditor or municipal clerk. 
10.19 	The voter shall sign a voter's certificate, which must include the voter's name, identification 
10.20 	number, and the certification required by section 201.071, subdivision 1. The signature of 
10.21 	an individual on the voter's certificate and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence 
10.22 	of the intent of the individual to vote at that election.
10.23 	(c) After signing the voter's certificate, the voter shall be issued a ballot and immediately 
10.24 	retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to mark the ballot. 
10.25 	The ballot must not be taken from the polling place. If the voter spoils the ballot, the voter 
10.26 	may return it to the election official in exchange for a new ballot. After completing the 
10.27 	ballot, the voter shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box.
10.28 	(d) The election official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the manner 
10.29 	provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
10.30 	(e) The election duties required by this subdivision must be performed by the county 
10.31 	auditor, municipal clerk, or a deputy of the auditor or clerk.

11.1 	Sec. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 11.2 	This article is effective the day following final enactment and applies to elections held 
11.3 	on or after that date.

11.4 	ARTICLE 3
11.5 	VOTER IDENTIFICATION

11.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision 
11.7 	to read:
11.8 		Subd. 36.Voter identification card. Applicant data related to a voter identification 
11.9 	card is governed by section 171.06, subdivision 3c.

11.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

11.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.226, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
11.12 	read:
11.13 		Subd. 7.Documents required for voter identification card. (a) Notwithstanding 
11.14 	provisions to the contrary in this section, the state registrar or a local issuance officer must 
11.15 	not charge a fee or surcharge for a certified vital record if the applicant attests that the record 
11.16 	is needed to obtain a voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 
11.17 	3b.
11.18 	(b) The state registrar and local issuance offices must report each year to the commissioner 
11.19 	of management and budget the number of records obtained under this subdivision for which 
11.20 	no fee or surcharge was charged.

11.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

11.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.226, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
11.23 	read:
11.24 		Subd. 8.Appropriations and transfers. (a) Each year, an amount equal to the total 
11.25 	number of records reported to the commissioner of management and budget under subdivision 
11.26 	7, paragraph (b), for that year times the amount of the surcharge under subdivision 3, 
11.27 	paragraph (b), is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of health for the 
11.28 	administration of this section.
11.29 	(b) Each year, an amount equal to the total number of records reported to the 
11.30 	commissioner of management and budget under subdivision 7, paragraph (b), for that year 
12.1 	times the amount of the surcharge under subdivision 4, is transferred from the general fund 
12.2 	to the state government special revenue fund. This amount is appropriated annually from 
12.3 	the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of health for the 
12.4 	administration of this section.
12.5 	(c) Each year, an amount equal to the total number of records reported to the 
12.6 	commissioner of management and budget under subdivision 7, paragraph (b), for that year 
12.7 	times the amount of the surcharge under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), is transferred from 
12.8 	the general fund to the account for the children's trust fund for the prevention of child abuse 
12.9 	established under section 256E.22.
12.10 	(d) Each year an amount equal to the number of records reported to the commissioner 
12.11 	of management and budget by the state registrar under subdivision 7, paragraph (b), for that 
12.12 	year times the amount of the fee under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), is transferred from the 
12.13 	general fund to the state government special revenue fund. This amount is appropriated 
12.14 	annually from the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of health for 
12.15 	the administration of this section.
12.16 	(e) The commissioner of health must transmit payment of $9 to a local issuance office 
12.17 	for each certified vital record issued for no charge under subdivision 7, paragraph (a). Each 
12.18 	year, an amount equal to the number of records reported to the commissioner of management 
12.19 	and budget by local issuance offices under subdivision 7, paragraph (b), for that year times 
12.20 	the amount of the fee under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), is appropriated from the general 
12.21 	fund to the commissioner of health to make payments under this paragraph.

12.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

12.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
12.24 		Subdivision 1.Application format and requirements. Every application for a Minnesota 
12.25 	identification card, including an enhanced identification card, or for a driver's license, 
12.26 	including an instruction permit, a provisional license, ~~and~~ an enhanced driver's license, or 
12.27 	voter identification card, must be made in a format approved by the department. Every 
12.28 	application must be accompanied by payment of the proper fee except for an application 
12.29 	for a voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3b. All applicants 
12.30 	must sign the application and declare, under penalty of perjury, that the information and 
12.31 	documentation presented in the application is true and correct. All applications requiring 
12.32 	evidence of legal presence in the United States or United States citizenship must be signed 
12.33 	in the presence of the person authorized to accept the application, or the signature on the 
12.34 	application may be verified by a notary public.

13.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

13.2 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.3 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are as follows:

13.4
13.5

13.6

REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Driver's License

D-$21.00

C-$25.00

B-$32.00

A-$40.00

13.7
13.8

13.9

REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Under-21 D.L.

D-$21.00

C-$25.00

B-$32.00

A-$20.00

13.10 | Enhanced Driver's License | | D-$36.00 | C-$40.00 | B-$47.00 | A-$55.00
13.11
13.12

13.13

REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Instruction 
Permit

$5.25

13.14

13.15

Enhanced Instruction 
Permit

$20.25

13.16

13.17

Commercial Learner's 
Permit

$2.50

13.18
13.19

13.20

REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Provisional 
License

$8.25

13.21

13.22

Enhanced Provisional 
License

$23.25

13.23
13.24
13.25
13.26
13.27

13.28

Duplicate REAL ID 
Compliant or Noncompliant 
License or duplicate REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant 
identification card

$6.75

13.29
13.30

13.31

Enhanced Duplicate 
License or enhanced 
duplicate identification card

$21.75

13.32
13.33
13.34
13.35
13.36
13.37
13.38
13.39
13.40

13.41

REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Minnesota 
identification card or REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Under-21 
Minnesota identification 
card, other than duplicate, 
except as otherwise 
provided in section 171.07, 
subdivisions 3 and 3a

$11.25

13.42

13.43

Enhanced Minnesota 
identification card

$26.25

14.1 	From August 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022, the fee is increased by $0.75 for REAL ID compliant 
14.2 	or noncompliant classified driver's licenses, REAL ID compliant or noncompliant classified 
14.3 	under-21 driver's licenses, and enhanced driver's licenses.
14.4 	(b) In addition to each fee required in paragraph (a), the commissioner shall collect a 
14.5 	surcharge of $2.25. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver 
14.6 	and vehicle services technology account under section 299A.705.
14.7 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and 
14.8 	has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 
14.9 	169A.35, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177, (2) convictions for crash-related 
14.10 	moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall 
14.11 	have a $3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving 
14.12 	violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
14.13 	(d) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner 
14.14 	shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or individual renewing 
14.15 	a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for processing an applicant's 
14.16 	initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The department shall not charge these 
14.17 	applicants any other fee to receive or renew the endorsement.
14.18 	(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may charge 
14.19 	and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
14.20 	(f) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall charge a 
14.21 	filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061, subdivision 
14.22 	4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver services operating 
14.23 	account under section 299A.705.
14.24 	(g) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional 
14.25 	license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision 
14.26 	that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the purposes 
14.27 	of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.
14.28 	(h) The commissioner or driver's license agent must not collect any fee or surcharge for 
14.29 	a voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3b.

14.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

15.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
15.2 	read:
15.3 		Subd. 3c.Application for voter identification card. (a) An application for a voter 
15.4 	identification card, including a renewal or duplicate card, must:
15.5 	(1) state the applicant's full legal name, date of birth, sex, residence address, and (i) last 
15.6 	four digits of the applicant's Social Security number, or (ii) certification that the applicant 
15.7 	has not been assigned a Social Security number;
15.8 	(2) provide a description of the applicant in the same manner as required on an application 
15.9 	for a Minnesota driver's license;
15.10 	(3) provide proof of the applicant's United States citizenship by presenting a document 
15.11 	included in Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, subpart 1, item D;
15.12 	(4) state the length of residence at the applicant's current address; and
15.13 	(5) present a photographic identity document described in section 200.035 or affirm 
15.14 	under penalty of perjury that the applicant has a religious objection to the use of a 
15.15 	photographic image.
15.16 	(b) Applicant data, submitted pursuant to this subdivision, is private data on individuals, 
15.17 	as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

15.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

15.19 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section:
15.21 	(1) "applicant" means an individual applying for a driver's license, provisional license, 
15.22 	restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, voter 
15.23 	identification card, or motorized bicycle operator's permit; and
15.24 	(2) "application" refers to an application for a driver's license, provisional license, 
15.25 	restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, voter 
15.26 	identification card, or motorized bicycle operator's permit.

15.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

15.28 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.29 		Subd. 3.Application. An applicant may file an application with an agent. The agent 
15.30 	shall receive and accept applications in accordance with the laws and rules of the Department 
16.1 	of Public Safety for a noncompliant driver's license or identification card; an enhanced 
16.2 	driver's license or identification card; a REAL ID compliant driver's license or identification 
16.3 	card; restricted license; duplicate license; instruction permit; voter identification card; or 
16.4 	motorized bicycle operator's permit. Application records must be maintained at the office 
16.5 	of the agent in a manner that complies with sections 13.05, subdivision 5, and 13.055. As 
16.6 	an alternative to paper copy storage, an agent may retain records and documents in a secure 
16.7 	electronic medium that complies with the security requirements under the United States 
16.8 	Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Policy 5.4 
16.9 	or any successor policy, provided 60 days have elapsed since the transaction and subject to 
16.10 	standards established by the commissioner. The agent is responsible for all costs associated 
16.11 	with the conversion to electronic records and maintenance of the electronic storage medium, 
16.12 	including the destruction of existing paper records after conversion to the electronic format. 
16.13 	All queries and responses in the secure electronic medium, and all actions in which data 
16.14 	are entered, updated, accessed, or shared or disseminated by the agent must be contained 
16.15 	in a data audit trail. Data contained in the audit trail are public to the extent the data are not 
16.16 	otherwise classified under this section.

16.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

16.18 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
16.19 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $8 for each 
16.20 	application, except for an application for a voter identification card issued pursuant to section 
16.21 	171.07, subdivision 3b, for which no filing fee may be charged. Except as provided in 
16.22 	paragraph (c), the fee shall cover all expenses involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding 
16.23 	to the department the applications and fees required under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 
16.24 	171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
16.25 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid by 
16.26 	credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on the 
16.27 	statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit 
16.28 	card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing credit card 
16.29 	and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this paragraph 
16.30 	using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, paragraph (b), 
16.31 	does not apply.
16.32 	(c) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all agents 
16.33 	appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or discontinuance 
16.34 	of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office pursuant to 
17.1 	Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota Rules, part 
17.2 	7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification equipment without 
17.3 	additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office was provided the 
17.4 	equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo identification equipment 
17.5 	must be compatible with standards established by the department.
17.6 	(d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into the 
17.7 	county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not 
17.8 	an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment or salary 
17.9 	and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the 
17.10 	Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees Retirement 
17.11 	Association.
17.12 	(e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting period 
17.13 	established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all applications 
17.14 	and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph (d).
17.15 	(f) The commissioner must transmit payment to the agent of $8 for each application for 
17.16 	a voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3b. An agent 
17.17 	employed by a county board must remit the payments to the county under paragraph (d). 
17.18 	All other agents may retain the payments.

17.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

17.20 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
17.21 		Subd. 1a.Filing photograph or image; data classification. The department shall file, 
17.22 	or contract to file, all photographs or electronically produced images obtained in the process 
17.23 	of issuing drivers' licenses ~~or~~, Minnesota identification cards, or voter identification cards. 
17.24 	The photographs or electronically produced images shall be private data pursuant to section 
17.25 	13.02, subdivision 12. Notwithstanding section 13.04, subdivision 3, the department shall 
17.26 	not be required to provide copies of photographs or electronically produced images to data 
17.27 	subjects. The use of the files is restricted:
17.28 	(1) to the issuance and control of drivers' licenses and voter identification cards;
17.29 	(2) to criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 299C.46, subdivision 2, for the 
17.30 	investigation and prosecution of crimes, service of process, enforcement of no contact 
17.31 	orders, location of missing persons, investigation and preparation of cases for criminal, 
17.32 	juvenile, and traffic court, location of individuals required to register under section 243.166 
17.33 	or 243.167, and supervision of offenders;
18.1 	(3) to public defenders, as defined in section 611.272, for the investigation and preparation 
18.2 	of cases for criminal, juvenile, and traffic courts;
18.3 	(4) to child support enforcement purposes under section 256.978; and
18.4 	(5) to a county medical examiner or coroner as required by section 390.005 as necessary 
18.5 	to fulfill the duties under sections 390.11 and 390.25.

18.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

18.7 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
18.8 	read:
18.9 		Subd. 3b.Voter identification cards. (a) A voter identification card must be issued to 
18.10 	a qualifying applicant who, on the election day next occurring after the date of issuance, 
18.11 	will meet the voter eligibility requirements of the Minnesota Constitution and Minnesota 
18.12 	Statutes, and who does not possess a current Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota 
18.13 	identification card.
18.14 	(b) A voter identification card must bear a distinguishing number assigned to the 
18.15 	applicant, the applicant's full name and date of birth, the applicant's address of residence, 
18.16 	a description of the applicant in the same manner as provided on a Minnesota driver's license, 
18.17 	the date of the card's expiration, and the usual signature of the applicant. The card must bear 
18.18 	a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of the applicant, or, for an applicant 
18.19 	who has affirmed a religious objection under section 171.06, subdivision 3c, paragraph (a), 
18.20 	clause (5), the card must bear the words "Valid without photograph."
18.21 	(c) A voter identification card is not valid identification for any purpose other than 
18.22 	proving identity and residence for voting purposes.
18.23 	(d) A voter identification card must be of a different color scheme than a Minnesota 
18.24 	driver's license or state identification card, but must incorporate the same information and 
18.25 	security features as provided in subdivision 9.
18.26 	(e) Each voter identification card must be plainly marked: "Voter Identification Card. 
18.27 	Valid Identification Only for Voting."

18.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

18.29 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
18.30 		Subd. 4.Identification card expiration. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 
18.31 	subdivision, the expiration date of a Minnesota identification card or voter identification 
19.1 	card is the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year following the date of issuance of the 
19.2 	card.
19.3 	(b) For an applicant age 65 or older:
19.4 	(1) the expiration date of a Minnesota identification card or voter identification card is 
19.5 	the birthday of the applicant in the eighth year following the date of issuance of the card; 
19.6 	or
19.7 	(2) a noncompliant identification card is valid for the lifetime of the applicant.
19.8 	(c) For the purposes of paragraph (b), "Minnesota identification card" does not include 
19.9 	an enhanced identification card issued to an applicant age 65 or older.
19.10 	(d) The expiration date for an Under-21 identification card is the cardholder's 21st 
19.11 	birthday. The commissioner shall issue an identification card to a holder of an Under-21 
19.12 	identification card who applies for the card, pays the required fee, and presents proof of 
19.13 	identity and age, unless the commissioner determines that the applicant is not qualified for 
19.14 	the identification card.
19.15 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the expiration date for an identification card 
19.16 	issued to a person with temporary lawful status is the last day of the person's legal stay in 
19.17 	the United States, or one year after issuance if the last day of the person's legal stay is not 
19.18 	identified.
19.19 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), a voter identification card issued pursuant to 
19.20 	section 171.07, subdivision 3b, to a person then or subsequently serving outside Minnesota 
19.21 	in active military service, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5, in any branch or unit 
19.22 	of the armed forces of the United States, or the person's spouse, continues in full force and 
19.23 	effect without requirement for renewal until the date one year following the service member's 
19.24 	separation or discharge from active military service, or until the cardholder's birthday in 
19.25 	the fourth full year following the person's most recent card renewal or until the person's 
19.26 	birthday in the third full year following the renewal.

19.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

19.28 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
19.29 		Subd. 14.Use of Social Security number. An applicant's Social Security number must 
19.30 	not be displayed, encrypted, or encoded on the driver's license ~~or~~, Minnesota identification 
19.31 	card, or voter identification card or included in a magnetic strip or bar code used to store 
20.1 	data on the license or Minnesota identification card. The Social Security number must not 
20.2 	be used as a Minnesota driver's license or identification number.

20.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

20.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.5 		Subdivision 1.Religious objection. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 171.07, 
20.6 	the commissioner of public safety may adopt rules to permit identification on a driver's 
20.7 	license ~~or~~, Minnesota identification card, or voter identification card in lieu of a photograph 
20.8 	or electronically produced image where the commissioner finds that the licensee has religious 
20.9 	objections to the use of a photograph or electronically produced image.

20.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

20.11 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
20.12 		Subd. 2.Certain head wear permitted. If an accident involving a head injury, serious 
20.13 	illness, or treatment of the illness has resulted in hair loss by an applicant for a driver's 
20.14 	license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card, the commissioner shall permit 
20.15 	the applicant to wear a hat or similar head wear in the photograph or electronically produced 
20.16 	image. The hat or head wear must be of an appropriate size and type to allow identification 
20.17 	of the holder of the license or card and must not obscure the holder's face.

20.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

20.19 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.20 		Subdivision 1.Duplicate license. In the event that an instruction permit, provisional 
20.21 	license, ~~or~~ driver's license, or voter identification card issued under the provisions of this 
20.22 	chapter is lost or destroyed, or becomes illegible, the person to whom the same was issued 
20.23 	shall obtain a duplicate thereof, furnishing proof satisfactory to the department that such 
20.24 	permit or license has been lost or destroyed or has become illegible, and make payment of 
20.25 	the required fee.

20.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

20.27 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.11, is amended to read:
20.28 	171.11 DUPLICATE LICENSE; CHANGE OF DOMICILE OR NAME.
20.29 		Subdivision 1.Duplicate driver's license. When any person, after applying for or 
20.30 	receiving a driver's license, shall change permanent domicile from the address named in 
21.1 	such application or in the license issued to the person, or shall change a name by marriage 
21.2 	or otherwise, such person shall, within 30 days thereafter, apply for a duplicate driver's 
21.3 	license upon a form furnished by the department and pay the required fee. The application 
21.4 	or duplicate license shall show both the licensee's old address and new address or the former 
21.5 	name and new name as the case may be.
21.6 		Subd. 2.Duplicate voter identification card. A voter identification cardholder who 
21.7 	changes residence address or name from the address or name stated on the card must not 
21.8 	present the card for voting purposes, but must apply for a duplicate voter identification card 
21.9 	on a form furnished by the department within 30 days of the address or name change. The 
21.10 	application for a duplicate voter identification card must show the cardholder's former 
21.11 	address and current address, along with length of residence at the current address, and the 
21.12 	cardholder's former name and current name, as applicable.

21.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

21.14 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.12, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
21.15 		Subd. 3c.Record retention; birth certificates. (a) If the procedures established by the 
21.16 	commissioner for driver's license ~~or~~, Minnesota identification card, or voter identification 
21.17 	card records include retention of a physical copy or digital image of a birth certificate, the 
21.18 	commissioner must:
21.19 	(1) notify a driver's license or identification card applicant of the retention procedure; 
21.20 	and
21.21 	(2) allow the applicant, licensee, or identification cardholder to designate that the 
21.22 	applicant, licensee, or identification cardholder's birth certificate physical copy or digital 
21.23 	image must not be retained.
21.24 	(b) The commissioner must not retain a birth certificate if directed by an applicant, 
21.25 	licensee, or identification cardholder under paragraph (a), clause (2), but must record and 
21.26 	retain data on the birth certificate required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 
21.27 	37.31(c).

21.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

22.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.121, is amended to read:
22.2 	171.121 USE OF ANOTHER'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS.
22.3 	A person may notify the commissioner in writing to the effect that the person (1) is the 
22.4 	owner of a residence, and (2) does not consent to have that residence address identified on 
22.5 	any driver's license ~~or~~, identification card, voter identification card, or driving record of the 
22.6 	department as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named in 
22.7 	the notice. The notice may not name a spouse of the notifying person. Upon receiving the 
22.8 	notice the commissioner shall not issue any license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter 
22.9 	identification card under this chapter, or accept an application for a license ~~or~~, identification 
22.10 	card, or voter identification card under this chapter, that lists the residence address identified 
22.11 	in the notice as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named 
22.12 	in the notice.

22.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

22.14 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.14, is amended to read:
22.15 	171.14 CANCELLATION.
22.16 		Subdivision 1.Cancellation of driver's license. (a) The commissioner may cancel any 
22.17 	driver's license upon determination that (1) the licensee was not entitled to the issuance of 
22.18 	the license, (2) the licensee failed to give the required or correct information in the 
22.19 	application, (3) the licensee committed any fraud or deceit in making the application, or (4) 
22.20 	the person, at the time of the cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a license 
22.21 	under section 171.04.
22.22 	(b) The commissioner shall cancel the driver's license of a person described in paragraph 
22.23 	(a), clause (3), for 60 days or until the required or correct information has been provided, 
22.24 	whichever is longer.
22.25 		Subd. 2.Cancellation of voter identification card. (a) The commissioner must cancel 
22.26 	any voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3b, upon 
22.27 	determination that (1) the cardholder was not entitled to the issuance of the card, (2) the 
22.28 	cardholder failed to give the required or correct information in the application, (3) the 
22.29 	cardholder committed any fraud or deceit in making the application, or (4) the cardholder, 
22.30 	at the time of the cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a voter identification 
22.31 	card under section 171.07, subdivision 3b.
22.32 	(b) The commissioner must cancel the voter identification card issued pursuant to section 
22.33 	171.07, subdivision 3b, of a person described in paragraph (a) until the person completes 
23.1 	the application process under section 171.07, subdivision 3b, and complies in all respects 
23.2 	with the requirements of the commissioner.
23.3 	(c) The commissioner must immediately notify the holder of a voter identification card 
23.4 	issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3b, of a cancellation of the card. Notification 
23.5 	must be by mail and addressed to the cardholder's last known address.

23.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

23.7 	Sec. 21. [200.035] DOCUMENTATION OF IDENTITY AND RESIDENCE.
23.8 	(a) The following are sufficient proof of identity and residence for purposes of election 
23.9 	day voter registration under section 201.061, subdivision 3; absentee voting under sections 
23.10 	203B.04, 203B.07, and 203B.08; photo identification requirements under section 204C.10; 
23.11 	and for determining whether to count a provisional ballot under section 204C.135, subdivision 
23.12 	2:
23.13 	(1) an unexpired driver's license, state identification card, or voter identification card 
23.14 	issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's photograph 
23.15 	and current address of residence in the precinct;
23.16 	(2) a valid United States military identification card issued to the voter by the Department 
23.17 	of Defense that contains the voter's photograph and current address of residence in the 
23.18 	precinct;
23.19 	(3) an unexpired identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a 
23.20 	tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains a photograph of the voter, 
23.21 	the voter's current address of residence in the precinct, and any other items of data required 
23.22 	to be contained on a Minnesota identification card, as provided in section 171.07, subdivision 
23.23 	3, paragraphs (a) and (b);
23.24 	(4) an original receipt, issued within the past 150 days, for a new, renewed, or updated 
23.25 	driver's license, state identification card, or voter identification card issued to the voter under 
23.26 	section 171.07 that contains the voter's photograph and current address of residence in the 
23.27 	precinct. If the receipt does not include a photograph, one of the following documents that 
23.28 	contains a photograph of the voter must be provided:
23.29 	(i) a driver's license, identification card, or voter identification card that is expired or 
23.30 	does not contain the voter's current address of residence, issued to the voter by the state of 
23.31 	Minnesota or any other state of the United States as defined in section 645.44, subdivision 
23.32 	11;
24.1 	(ii) a United States passport, issued to the voter;
24.2 	(iii) an identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, entity, or subdivision 
24.3 	of Minnesota or the federal government;
24.4 	(iv) an identification card issued by an accredited postsecondary institution with a campus 
24.5 	located within Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under 
24.6 	section 135A.17, and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of the 
24.7 	secretary of state; or
24.8 	(v) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
24.9 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
24.10 	(5) one of the following documents issued to the voter that includes a photograph but 
24.11 	not the voter's current address of residence in the precinct:
24.12 	(i) a United States passport;
24.13 	(ii) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
24.14 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or
24.15 	(iii) a valid United States military identification card;
24.16 	along with one of the following documents that contains the voter's name and current address 
24.17 	of residence in the precinct:
24.18 	(i) a home utility services bill issued within the past 12 months;
24.19 	(ii) a home utility services hook-up work order issued within the past 12 months;
24.20 	(iii) United States bank or financial information issued within the past 12 months, with 
24.21 	account numbers redacted, including a bank account statement, a credit card or debit card 
24.22 	statement, a brokerage account statement; or a money market account statement;;
24.23 	(iv) a certified transcript from a United States high school, if issued within the past 180 
24.24 	days;
24.25 	(v) a certified transcript from a Minnesota college or university if issued within the past 
24.26 	180 days;
24.27 	(vi) an employment pay stub issued within the past 12 months that lists the employer's 
24.28 	name and address;
24.29 	(vii) a Minnesota unemployment insurance benefit statement issued within the past 12 
24.30 	months;
25.1 	(viii) a statement from a housing with services establishment registered under section 
25.2 	144D, nursing home licensed under section 144A, or a boarding care facility licensed under 
25.3 	sections 144.50 to 144.56, that was issued within the past 90 days;
25.4 	(ix) a current policy or card for health, automobile, homeowner's, or renter's insurance;
25.5 	(x) a federal or state income tax return or statement for the most recent tax filing year;
25.6 	(xi) a Minnesota property tax statement for the current or prior calendar year or a proposed 
25.7 	Minnesota property tax notice for the current year that shows the applicant's principal 
25.8 	residential address both on the mailing portion and the portion stating what property is being 
25.9 	taxed;
25.10 	(xii) a Minnesota vehicle certificate of title;
25.11 	(xiii) a filed property deed or title for current residence;
25.12 	(xiv) a Supplemental Security Income award statement issued within the past 12 months;
25.13 	(xv) mortgage documents for the applicant's principal residence;
25.14 	(xvi) a residential lease agreement for the applicant's principal residence issued within 
25.15 	the past 12 months;
25.16 	(xvii) an unexpired Minnesota professional license;
25.17 	(xviii) an unexpired Selective Service card;
25.18 	(xix) military orders that are still in effect at the time of application;
25.19 	(xx) a cellular phone bill issued no more than 12 months before the application; or
25.20 	(xxi) a valid license issued pursuant to the game and fish laws;
25.21 	(6) if the voter is a student, a driver's license, identification card, or voter identification 
25.22 	card issued by Minnesota or any other state of the United States as defined in section 645.44, 
25.23 	subdivision 11, that contains a photograph of the voter but does not contain the voter's 
25.24 	current address of residence, along with a current student fee statement that contains the 
25.25 	student's valid address of residence in the precinct; or
25.26 	(7) if the voter maintains residence in a residential facility located in the precinct, a 
25.27 	driver's license or identification card issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety 
25.28 	that contains the voter's photograph along with a certification of residence in the facility, 
25.29 	signed by the facility administrator on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
25.30 	(b) The documents specified in paragraph (a) are the only documents that may be accepted 
25.31 	to prove identity and residence. Identification issued by counties, home rule charter or 
26.1 	statutory cities, towns, or school districts are not acceptable to prove identity or residence 
26.2 	unless explicitly authorized by paragraph (a).
26.3 	(c) As used in this section, "residential facility" means transitional housing as defined 
26.4 	in section 256E.33, subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner 
26.5 	of health under section 144.50, subdivision 6; a swing bed in a hospital licensed by the 
26.6 	commissioner of health under sections 144.50 to 144.56; a certified boarding care home 
26.7 	licensed by the commissioner of health under sections 144.50 to 144.56; a nursing home as 
26.8 	defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 5; a residence registered with the commissioner of 
26.9 	health as a housing with services establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 
26.10 	4; an assisted living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under chapter 144G; a 
26.11 	boarding and lodging establishment with special services registered under section 157.17; 
26.12 	a setting in which home and community-based services licensed under chapter 245D are 
26.13 	provided; a veterans home operated by the commissioner of veterans affairs under chapter 
26.14 	198; a residence licensed by the commissioner of human services under chapter 245A to 
26.15 	provide a residential program as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential 
26.16 	facility for persons with a developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human 
26.17 	services under section 252.28; an establishment providing housing support as defined in 
26.18 	section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a shelter for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, 
26.19 	subdivision 4; or a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed 
26.20 	to provide temporary living accommodations for the homeless.

26.21 	Sec. 22. [201.017] VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD ACCOUNT.
26.22 	(a) A voter identification card account is established in the special revenue fund. Money 
26.23 	in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for:
26.24 	(1) reimbursing individuals for the costs of obtaining documents under paragraph (b);
26.25 	(2) making payments to driver's license agents under section 171.061, subdivision 4, 
26.26 	paragraph (f); and
26.27 	(3) providing voter identification cards to individuals qualifying under section 171.07, 
26.28 	subdivision 3b.
26.29 	Money in the account does not cancel and is available until spent.
26.30 	(b) The commissioner of public safety must reimburse individuals for any fees required 
26.31 	to secure an official document or certified copy from any federal, state, or local government, 
26.32 	or from a court in any jurisdiction for the purpose of obtaining a voter identification card 
26.33 	issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3b. In order to receive reimbursement, an 
27.1 	applicant for a voter identification card must complete a reimbursement form approved by 
27.2 	the commissioner of public safety, along with documentation of the applicant's reimbursable 
27.3 	expenditure. The commissioner must mail payment for the reimbursable amount to an 
27.4 	eligible applicant at the address listed on the voter identification card.
27.5 	(c) The amount available to the commissioner of public safety under paragraph (a), 
27.6 	clause (3), must not exceed the actual cost of providing voter identification cards, not to 
27.7 	exceed $....... for each card issued.
27.8 	(d) The commissioner of public safety must report to the committee members of the 
27.9 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections on the total expenditures from the 
27.10 	account by county by January 31 of each year.

27.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

27.12 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.022, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.13 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The secretary of state shall maintain a statewide voter 
27.14 	registration system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database containing 
27.15 	voter registration information from around the state. The system must be accessible to the 
27.16 	county auditor of each county in the state. The system must also:
27.17 	(1) provide for voters to submit their voter registration applications to any county auditor, 
27.18 	the secretary of state, or the Department of Public Safety;
27.19 	(2) provide for the definition, establishment, and maintenance of a central database for 
27.20 	all voter registration information;
27.21 	(3) provide for entering data into the statewide registration system;
27.22 	(4) provide for electronic transfer of completed voter registration applications from the 
27.23 	Department of Public Safety to the secretary of state or the county auditor;
27.24 	(5) assign a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the state;
27.25 	(6) provide for the acceptance of the Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state 
27.26 	identification number, voter identification card number, and last four digits of the Social 
27.27 	Security number for each voter record;
27.28 	(7) coordinate with other agency databases within the state;
27.29 	(8) allow county auditors and the secretary of state to add or modify information in the 
27.30 	system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records;
28.1 	(9) allow county auditors, municipal and school district clerks, and the secretary of state 
28.2 	to have electronic access to the statewide registration system for review and search 
28.3 	capabilities;
28.4 	(10) provide security and protection of all information in the statewide registration 
28.5 	system and ensure that unauthorized access is not allowed;
28.6 	(11) provide access to municipal clerks to use the system;
28.7 	(12) provide a system for each county to identify the precinct to which a voter should 
28.8 	be assigned for voting purposes;
28.9 	(13) provide daily reports accessible by county auditors on the driver's license numbers, 
28.10 	state identification numbers, voter identification card number, or last four digits of the Social 
28.11 	Security numbers submitted on voter registration applications that have been verified as 
28.12 	accurate by the secretary of state; and
28.13 	(14) provide reports on the number of absentee ballots transmitted to and returned and 
28.14 	cast by voters under section 203B.16.
28.15 	The appropriate state or local official shall provide security measures to prevent 
28.16 	unauthorized access to the computerized list established under section 201.021.

28.17 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.18 		Subdivision 1.Prior to election day. (a) At any time except during the 20 days 
28.19 	immediately preceding any regularly scheduled election, an eligible voter or any individual 
28.20 	who will be an eligible voter at the time of the next election may register to vote in the 
28.21 	precinct in which the voter maintains residence by completing a voter registration application 
28.22 	as described in section 201.071, subdivision 1. A completed application may be submitted:
28.23 	(1) in person or by mail to the county auditor of that county or to the Secretary of State's 
28.24 	Office; or
28.25 	(2) electronically through a secure website that shall be maintained by the secretary of 
28.26 	state for this purpose, if the applicant has an e-mail address and provides the applicant's 
28.27 	verifiable Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state identification card number, 
28.28 	voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security 
28.29 	number.
28.30 	A registration that is received in person or by mail no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 21st 
28.31 	day preceding any election, or a registration received electronically through the secretary 
28.32 	of state's secure website no later than 11:59 p.m. on the 21st day preceding any election, 
29.1 	shall be accepted. An improperly addressed or delivered registration application shall be 
29.2 	forwarded within two working days after receipt to the county auditor of the county where 
29.3 	the voter maintains residence. A state or local agency or an individual that accepts completed 
29.4 	voter registration applications from a voter must submit the completed applications to the 
29.5 	secretary of state or the appropriate county auditor within ten calendar days after the 
29.6 	applications are dated by the voter.
29.7 	(b) An application submitted electronically under paragraph (a), clause (2), may only 
29.8 	be transmitted to the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the 
29.9 	application information matches the information in a government database associated with 
29.10 	the applicant's driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification 
29.11 	card number, or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable 
29.12 	voter registration applications submitted electronically for evidence of suspicious activity 
29.13 	and must forward any such application to an appropriate law enforcement agency for 
29.14 	investigation.
29.15 	An individual may not electronically submit a voter registration application on behalf 
29.16 	of any other individual.
29.17 	(c) For purposes of this section, mail registration is defined as a voter registration 
29.18 	application delivered to the secretary of state, county auditor, or municipal clerk by the 
29.19 	United States Postal Service or a commercial carrier.

29.20 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
29.21 		Subd. 1a.Incomplete registration by mail. If the county auditor determines that a voter 
29.22 	who has submitted a voter registration application by mail has not previously voted in this 
29.23 	state for a federal office and has also not presented a document authorized for election day 
29.24 	registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the auditor, and the county auditor is unable 
29.25 	to verify the voter's driver's license, state identification, voter identification card, or last 
29.26 	four digits of the voter's Social Security number as provided by the voter on the voter 
29.27 	registration application, then the county auditor must notify the voter that the registration 
29.28 	is incomplete and to complete registration by using one of the following methods:
29.29 	(1) presenting to the auditor more than 20 days before the election a document authorized 
29.30 	for election day registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3;
29.31 	(2) registering in person before or on election day;
29.32 	(3) if voting by absentee ballot or by mail, following election day registration procedures 
29.33 	for absentee voters as described in section 203B.04, subdivision 4; or
30.1 	(4) providing proof of residence by any of the methods authorized for election day 
30.2 	registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3.

30.3 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.4 		Subd. 3.Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may register 
30.5 	on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in which the 
30.6 	individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making an oath in 
30.7 	the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of identity and residence. 
30.8 	An individual may prove identity and residence for purposes of registering by~~:~~ presenting 
30.9 	documentation as permitted by section 200.035. If an individual is unable to prove identity 
30.10 	and residence, the individual may complete a voter registration application and cast a 
30.11 	provisional ballot as provided in section 204C.135.
30.12 	(b) The election judge must keep separate all voter registration applications completed 
30.13 	by individuals unable to prove identity and residence. These voter registration applications 
30.14 	must be processed immediately in the manner described in section 201.121, subdivision 1.
30.15 	~~(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant to~~ 
30.16 	~~section 171.07;~~
30.17 	~~(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper identification;~~
30.18 	~~(3) presenting one of the following:~~
30.19 	~~(i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational institution~~ 
30.20 	~~in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under section~~ 
30.21 	~~135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of the secretary~~ 
30.22 	~~of state; or~~
30.23 	~~(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the precinct~~ 
30.24 	~~together with a picture identification card; or~~
30.25 	~~(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or an employee employed~~ 
30.26 	~~by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a resident in the~~ 
30.27 	~~facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the voter or employee~~ 
30.28 	~~personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. A voter who has been~~ 
30.29 	~~vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for any other~~ 
30.30 	~~individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to vote in the precinct may sign~~ 
30.31 	~~up to eight proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation does not apply to~~ 
30.32 	~~an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The secretary of state shall~~ 
30.33 	~~provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number of individuals for whom~~ 
31.1 	~~a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The form must include space for the~~ 
31.2 	~~maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may sign proof-of-residence oaths. For~~ 
31.3 	~~each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include a statement that the individual: (i) is~~ 
31.4 	~~registered to vote in the precinct or is an employee of a residential facility in the precinct,~~ 
31.5 	~~(ii) personally knows that the voter is a resident of the precinct, and (iii) is making the~~ 
31.6 	~~statement on oath. The form must include a space for the voter's printed name, signature,~~ 
31.7 	~~telephone number, and address.~~
31.8 	~~The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be~~ 
31.9 	~~attached to the voter registration application.~~
31.10 	~~(b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its employees~~ 
31.11 	~~currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential facility. The~~ 
31.12 	~~operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor no less than~~ 
31.13 	~~20 days before each election for use in election day registration.~~
31.14 	~~(c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256E.33,~~ 
31.15 	~~subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under~~ 
31.16 	~~section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision~~ 
31.17 	~~5; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services~~ 
31.18 	~~establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home operated by~~ 
31.19 	~~the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence~~ 
31.20 	~~licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as defined~~ 
31.21 	~~in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons with a developmental~~ 
31.22 	~~disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section 252.28; setting~~ 
31.23 	~~authorized to provide housing support as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a shelter~~ 
31.24 	~~for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a supervised publicly~~ 
31.25 	~~or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living~~ 
31.26 	~~accommodations for the homeless.~~
31.27 	~~(d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of~~ 
31.28 	~~registering by:~~
31.29 	~~(1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized~~ 
31.30 	~~by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the~~ 
31.31 	~~name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or~~
31.32 	~~(2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized~~ 
31.33 	~~by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the~~ 
32.1 	~~name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the documents~~ 
32.2 	~~listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B.~~
32.3 	~~(e)~~(c) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge 
32.4 	responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

32.5 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.6 		Subdivision 1.Form. Both paper and electronic voter registration applications must 
32.7 	contain the same information unless otherwise provided by law. A voter registration 
32.8 	application must contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first name, 
32.9 	middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; voter's 
32.10 	previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of residence; 
32.11 	voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current and valid 
32.12 	Minnesota driver's license number ~~or~~, Minnesota state identification number, voter 
32.13 	identification card number, or if the voter has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license
32.14 	~~or~~, Minnesota state identification, or voter identification card, the last four digits of the 
32.15 	voter's Social Security number; and voter's signature. The paper registration application 
32.16 	may include the voter's e-mail address, if provided by the voter. The electronic voter 
32.17 	registration application must include the voter's e-mail address. The registration application 
32.18 	may include the voter's interest in serving as an election judge, if indicated by the voter. 
32.19 	The application must also contain the following certification of voter eligibility:
32.20 	"I certify that I:
32.21 	(1) will be at least 18 years old on election day;
32.22 	(2) am a citizen of the United States;
32.23 	(3) will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding election day;
32.24 	(4) maintain residence at the address given on the registration form;
32.25 	(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right 
32.26 	to vote;
32.27 	(6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;
32.28 	(7) have the right to vote because, if I have been convicted of a felony, my felony sentence 
32.29 	has expired (been completed) or I have been discharged from my sentence; and
32.30 	(8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information is a 
32.31 	felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more than 
32.32 	$10,000, or both."
33.1 	The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following questions:
33.2 	"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and
33.3 	"(2) Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?"
33.4 	And the instruction:
33.5 	"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."
33.6 	The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility 
33.7 	must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter 
33.8 	registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted 
33.9 	as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not 
33.10 	deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.
33.11 	An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in 
33.12 	Minnesota or to change information on an existing registration.

33.13 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
33.14 		Subd. 2.Instructions. A registration application shall be accompanied by instructions 
33.15 	specifying the manner and method of registration, the qualifications for voting, the penalties 
33.16 	for false registration, and the availability of registration and voting assistance for elderly 
33.17 	and disabled individuals and residents of health care facilities and hospitals. The instructions 
33.18 	must indicate that if the voter does not have a valid Minnesota driver's license or identification 
33.19 	card, voter identification card, the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number must 
33.20 	be provided, unless the voter does not have a Social Security number. If, prior to election 
33.21 	day, a person requests the instructions in Braille, audio format, or in a version printed in 
33.22 	16-point bold type with 24-point leading, the county auditor shall provide them in the form 
33.23 	requested. The secretary of state shall prepare Braille and audio copies and make them 
33.24 	available.

33.25 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.26 		Subd. 3.Deficient registration. No voter registration application is deficient if it contains 
33.27 	the voter's name, address, date of birth, current and valid Minnesota driver's license number 
33.28 	~~or~~, Minnesota state identification number, or voter identification card number, or if the voter 
33.29 	has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license ~~or~~, Minnesota state identification number, 
33.30 	or voter identification card number, the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, 
33.31 	if the voter has been issued a Social Security number, prior registration, if any, and signature. 
33.32 	The absence of a zip code number does not cause the registration to be deficient. Failure to 
34.1 	check a box on an application form that a voter has certified to be true does not cause the 
34.2 	registration to be deficient. The election judges shall request an individual to correct a voter 
34.3 	registration application if it is deficient or illegible. No eligible voter may be prevented 
34.4 	from voting unless the voter's registration application is deficient or the voter is duly and 
34.5 	successfully challenged in accordance with section 201.195 or 204C.12.
34.6 	A voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, is not deficient for 
34.7 	lack of date of birth. The county or municipality may attempt to obtain the date of birth for 
34.8 	a voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, by a request to the voter 
34.9 	at any time except at the polling place. Failure by the voter to comply with this request does 
34.10 	not make the registration deficient.
34.11 	A voter registration application accepted before January 1, 2004, is not deficient for lack 
34.12 	of a valid Minnesota driver's license or state identification number or the last four digits of 
34.13 	a Social Security number. A voter registration application submitted by a voter who does 
34.14 	not have a Minnesota driver's license or state identification number, or a Social Security 
34.15 	number, is not deficient for lack of any of these numbers.
34.16 	A voter registration application submitted electronically through the website of the 
34.17 	secretary of state prior to April 30, 2014, is not invalid as a result of its electronic submission.

34.18 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.091, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
34.19 		Subd. 9.Restricted data. A list provided for public inspection or purchase, or in response 
34.20 	to a law enforcement inquiry, must not include a voter's date of birth or any part of a voter's 
34.21 	Social Security number, driver's license number, identification card number, voter 
34.22 	identification card number, military identification card number, or passport number.

34.23 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.24 		Subdivision 1.Entry of registration information. (a) At the time a voter registration 
34.25 	application is properly completed, submitted, and received in accordance with sections 
34.26 	201.061 and 201.071, the county auditor shall enter the information contained on it into the 
34.27 	statewide registration system. Voter registration applications completed before election day 
34.28 	must be entered into the statewide registration system within ten days after they have been 
34.29 	submitted to the county auditor. Voter registration applications completed on election day 
34.30 	must be entered into the statewide registration system within 42 days after the election, 
34.31 	unless the county auditor notifies the secretary of state before the deadline has expired that 
34.32 	the deadline will not be met. Upon receipt of a notification under this paragraph, the secretary 
34.33 	of state must extend the deadline for that county auditor by an additional 28 days. The 
35.1 	secretary of state may waive a county's obligations under this paragraph if, on good cause 
35.2 	shown, the county demonstrates its permanent inability to comply.
35.3 	The secretary of state must post data on each county's compliance with this paragraph on 
35.4 	the secretary of state's website including, as applicable, the date each county fully complied 
35.5 	or the deadline by which a county's compliance must be complete.
35.6 	(b) Upon receiving a completed voter registration application, the secretary of state may 
35.7 	electronically transmit the information on the application to the appropriate county auditor 
35.8 	as soon as possible for review by the county auditor before final entry into the statewide 
35.9 	registration system. The secretary of state may mail the voter registration application to the 
35.10 	county auditor.
35.11 	(c) Within ten days after the county auditor has entered information from a voter 
35.12 	registration application into the statewide registration system, the secretary of state shall 
35.13 	compare the voter's name, date of birth, and driver's license number, state identification 
35.14 	number, voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the Social Security number 
35.15 	with the same information contained in the Department of Public Safety database.
35.16 	(d) The secretary of state shall provide a report to the county auditor on a weekly basis 
35.17 	that includes a list of voters whose name, date of birth, or identification number have been 
35.18 	compared with the same information in the Department of Public Safety database and cannot 
35.19 	be verified as provided in this subdivision. The report must list separately those voters who 
35.20 	have submitted a voter registration application by mail and have not voted in a federal 
35.21 	election in this state.
35.22 	(e) The county auditor shall compile a list of voters for whom the county auditor and 
35.23 	the secretary of state are unable to conclude that information on the voter registration 
35.24 	application and the corresponding information in the Department of Public Safety database 
35.25 	relate to the same person.
35.26 	(f) The county auditor shall send a notice of incomplete registration to any voter whose 
35.27 	name appears on the list and change the voter's status to "incomplete." A voter who receives 
35.28 	a notice of incomplete registration from the county auditor may either provide the information 
35.29 	required to complete the registration at least 21 days before the next election or at the polling 
35.30 	place on election day.

35.31 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.32 		Subd. 3.Use of change of address system. (a) At least once each month the secretary 
35.33 	of state shall obtain a list of individuals registered to vote in this state who have filed with 
36.1 	the United States Postal Service a change of their permanent address. The secretary of state 
36.2 	may also periodically obtain a list of individuals with driver's licenses ~~or~~, state identification 
36.3 	cards, or voter identification cards to identify those who are registered to vote who have 
36.4 	applied to the Department of Public Safety for a replacement driver's license ~~or~~, state 
36.5 	identification card, or voter identification card with a different address, and a list of 
36.6 	individuals for whom the Department of Public Safety received notification of a driver's 
36.7 	license ~~or~~, state identification card, or voter identification card cancellation due to a change 
36.8 	of residency out of state. However, the secretary of state shall not load data derived from 
36.9 	these lists into the statewide voter registration system within the 47 days before the state 
36.10 	primary or 47 days before a November general election.
36.11 	(b) If the address is changed to another address in this state, the secretary of state shall 
36.12 	locate the precinct in which the voter resides, if possible. If the secretary of state is able to 
36.13 	locate the precinct in which the voter resides, the secretary must transmit the information 
36.14 	about the changed address by electronic means to the county auditor of the county in which 
36.15 	the new address is located. For addresses for which the secretary of state is unable to 
36.16 	determine the precinct, the secretary may forward information to the appropriate county 
36.17 	auditors for individual review. If the voter has not voted or submitted a voter registration 
36.18 	application since the address change, upon receipt of the information, the county auditor 
36.19 	shall update the voter's address in the statewide voter registration system. The county auditor 
36.20 	shall mail to the voter a notice stating the voter's name, address, precinct, and polling place, 
36.21 	unless the voter's record is challenged due to a felony conviction, noncitizenship, name 
36.22 	change, incompetence, or a court's revocation of voting rights of individuals under 
36.23 	guardianship, in which case the auditor must not mail the notice. The notice must advise 
36.24 	the voter that the voter's voting address has been changed and that the voter must notify the 
36.25 	county auditor within 21 days if the new address is not the voter's address of residence. The 
36.26 	notice must state that it must be returned if it is not deliverable to the voter at the named 
36.27 	address.
36.28 	(c) If the change of permanent address is to an address outside this state, the secretary 
36.29 	of state shall notify by electronic means the auditor of the county where the voter formerly 
36.30 	resided that the voter has moved to another state. If the voter has not voted or submitted a 
36.31 	voter registration application since the address change, the county auditor shall promptly 
36.32 	mail to the voter at the voter's new address a notice advising the voter that the voter's status 
36.33 	in the statewide voter registration system will be changed to "inactive" unless the voter 
36.34 	notifies the county auditor within 21 days that the voter is retaining the former address as 
36.35 	the voter's address of residence, except that if the voter's record is challenged due to a felony 
37.1 	conviction, noncitizenship, name change, incompetence, or a court's revocation of voting 
37.2 	rights of individuals under guardianship, the auditor must not mail the notice. If the notice 
37.3 	is not received by the deadline, the county auditor shall change the voter's status to "inactive" 
37.4 	in the statewide voter registration system.
37.5 	(d) If, in order to maintain voter registration records, the secretary of state enters an 
37.6 	agreement to share information or data with an organization governed exclusively by a 
37.7 	group of states, the secretary must first determine that the data security protocols are sufficient 
37.8 	to safeguard the information or data shared. If required by such an agreement, the secretary 
37.9 	of state may share the following data from the statewide voter registration system and data 
37.10 	released to the secretary of state under section 171.12, subdivision 7a:
37.11 	(1) name;
37.12 	(2) date of birth;
37.13 	(3) address;
37.14 	(4) driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card number, or voter identification number;
37.15 	(5) the last four digits of an individual's Social Security number; and
37.16 	(6) the date that an individual's record was last updated.
37.17 	If the secretary of state enters into such an agreement, the secretary and county auditors 
37.18 	must process changes to voter records based upon that data in accordance with this section. 
37.19 	Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, when data is shared with the secretary of 
37.20 	state by another state, the secretary of state must maintain the same data classification that 
37.21 	the data had while it was in the possession of the state providing the data.

37.22 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.14, is amended to read:
37.23 	201.14 COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF DISTRICT COURT; REPORT CHANGES 
37.24 	OF NAMES.
37.25 	The state court administrator shall regularly report by electronic means to the secretary 
37.26 	of state the name, address, and, if available, driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card 
37.27 	number, or voter identification card number of each individual, 18 years of age or over, 
37.28 	whose name was changed since the last report, by marriage, divorce, or any order or decree 
37.29 	of the court. The secretary of state shall determine if any of the persons in the report are 
37.30 	registered to vote under their previous name and shall prepare a list of those registrants for 
37.31 	each county auditor. Upon receipt of the list, the county auditor shall make the change in 
37.32 	the voter's record and mail to the voter the notice of registration required by section 201.121, 
38.1 	subdivision 2. A notice must not be mailed if the voter's record is challenged due to a felony 
38.2 	conviction, lack of United States citizenship, legal incompetence, or court-ordered revocation 
38.3 	of voting rights of persons under guardianship.

38.4 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.145, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.5 		Subd. 2.State court administrator report. (a) The state court administrator must report 
38.6 	on individuals 17 years of age or older who are under a guardianship in which a court order 
38.7 	revokes the ward's right to vote or where the court has found the individual to be legally 
38.8 	incompetent to vote.
38.9 	(b) The state court administrator must report on individuals transferred to the jurisdiction 
38.10 	of the court who meet a condition specified in paragraph (a).
38.11 	(c) Each report required under this subdivision must include the following information 
38.12 	for each individual in the report: name, address, date of birth, and, if available, last four 
38.13 	digits of the Social Security number and driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card number, 
38.14 	or voter identification card number.
38.15 	(d) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the 
38.16 	secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraphs (a) and (b) is 
38.17 	registered to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later 
38.18 	than seven calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county auditor 
38.19 	must challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of each 
38.20 	individual named in the list.

38.21 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.145, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
38.22 		Subd. 3.Commissioner of corrections report; state court administrator report. (a) 
38.23 	The state court administrator must report on individuals 17 years of age or older who have 
38.24 	been convicted of a felony.
38.25 	(b) The commissioner of corrections must report on individuals 17 years of age or older 
38.26 	who are currently:
38.27 	(1) serving felony sentences under the commissioner's jurisdiction; or
38.28 	(2) on probation for felony offenses that resulted in the loss of civil rights, as indicated 
38.29 	by the statewide supervision system established under section 241.065.
38.30 	(c) Each report under this subdivision must include the following information for each 
38.31 	individual: name, address or last known residential address that is not a correctional facility, 
39.1 	and date of birth. If available, each report must also include the individual's: corrections' 
39.2 	state identification number, last four digits of the Social Security number, driver's license 
39.3 	~~or~~, state identification card number, or voter identification card number, date of sentence, 
39.4 	effective date of the sentence, county in which the conviction occurred, and date of discharge.
39.5 	(d) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the 
39.6 	secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraph (a) is registered to 
39.7 	vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven 
39.8 	calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the secretary of state must 
39.9 	determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under paragraph (b) is registered 
39.10 	to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven 
39.11 	calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county auditor must 
39.12 	challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of each individual 
39.13 	named in the list.
39.14 	(e) The county auditor must identify an individual who registered to vote or voted while 
39.15 	serving a felony sentence under the commissioner's jurisdiction or while on probation for 
39.16 	a felony offense that resulted in the loss of civil rights during a period when the individual's 
39.17 	civil rights were revoked. The county auditor must immediately send notice to the county 
39.18 	attorney. The notice must include the name of the individual and any other identifying 
39.19 	information as well as the evidence that shows the individual registered to vote or voted 
39.20 	during the period when the individual's civil rights were revoked.

39.21 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.145, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
39.22 		Subd. 4.Reports; restoration of right to vote. (a) The state court administrator must 
39.23 	report on each individual whose guardianship was modified to restore the ward's right to 
39.24 	vote or whose guardianship was terminated by order of the court under section 524.5-317 
39.25 	after being ineligible to vote for any of the reasons specified in subdivision 2, paragraph 
39.26 	(a).
39.27 	(b) The state court administrator must report on individuals previously convicted of a 
39.28 	felony whose civil rights have been restored.
39.29 	(c) The commissioner of corrections must report on individuals who were serving a 
39.30 	felony sentence under the commissioner's jurisdiction or who were on probation for a felony 
39.31 	offense under the commissioner's jurisdiction that resulted in the loss of civil rights but who 
39.32 	have been discharged from the sentence.
40.1 	(d) Each report under this subdivision must include the following information for each 
40.2 	individual: name, address, date of birth, and, if available, the last four digits of the Social 
40.3 	Security number. For reports required by paragraphs (b) and (c), each report must also 
40.4 	include the individual's, if available: corrections' state identification number, driver's license 
40.5 	~~or~~, state identification card number, or voter identification card number, date of sentence, 
40.6 	effective date of the sentence, county in which the conviction occurred, and date of discharge.
40.7 	(e) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the 
40.8 	secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraph (a) or (b) is registered 
40.9 	to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven 
40.10 	calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the secretary of state must 
40.11 	determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under paragraph (c) is registered 
40.12 	to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven 
40.13 	calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county auditor must 
40.14 	remove the challenge status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of each 
40.15 	individual named in the list.

40.16 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.145, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
40.17 		Subd. 5.Commissioner of public safety report. (a) The commissioner of public safety 
40.18 	must report on individuals identified by department data as having temporary lawful status 
40.19 	in the United States.
40.20 	(b) The report under this section must include the following information for each 
40.21 	individual: name, address, date of birth, driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card number, 
40.22 	voter identification card number, and, if available, last four digits of the Social Security 
40.23 	number.
40.24 	(c) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the 
40.25 	secretary of state must determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under 
40.26 	paragraph (a) is registered to vote and prepare a list of those voters for the county auditor. 
40.27 	Within seven calendar days of receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county 
40.28 	auditor must challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of 
40.29 	each individual named in the list.
40.30 	(d) The county auditor must also immediately send notice to the county attorney of each 
40.31 	individual identified in paragraph (c). The notice must include the name of the individual 
40.32 	and any other identifying information as well as the evidence that shows the individual 
40.33 	registered to vote or voted and is not a citizen.

41.1 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.161, is amended to read:
41.2 	201.161 DRIVER'S LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION CARD APPLICATIONS.
41.3 	The Department of Public Safety shall change its applications for an original, duplicate, 
41.4 	or change of address driver's license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card so 
41.5 	that the forms may also serve as voter registration applications. The forms must contain 
41.6 	spaces for all information collected by voter registration applications prescribed by the 
41.7 	secretary of state. Applicants for driver's licenses ~~or~~, identification cards, or voter 
41.8 	identification cards must be asked if they want to register to vote at the same time and that 
41.9 	information must be transmitted at least weekly by electronic means to the secretary of state. 
41.10 	Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, the computerized 
41.11 	driver's license record containing the voter's name, address, date of birth, driver's license 
41.12 	number or state identification number, county, town, and city must be made available for 
41.13 	access by the secretary of state and interaction with the statewide voter registration system.

41.14 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
41.15 		Subd. 3.Procedures for polling place rosters. The secretary of state shall prescribe 
41.16 	the form of paper polling place rosters that include the voter's name, address, date of birth, 
41.17 	school district number, and space for the voter's signature. An electronic roster and the voter 
41.18 	signature certificate together must include the same information as a paper polling place 
41.19 	roster. The address listed on the polling place roster must be the voter's address of residence, 
41.20 	unless the voter has requested that the address printed on the roster be the voter's mailing 
41.21 	address because the voter is a judge or a law enforcement or corrections officer, or the voter 
41.22 	participates in the Safe at Home program as provided in chapter 5B. The secretary of state 
41.23 	may prescribe additional election-related information to be placed on the polling place 
41.24 	rosters on an experimental basis for one state primary and general election cycle; the same 
41.25 	information may not be placed on the polling place roster for a second state primary and 
41.26 	general election cycle unless specified in this subdivision. The polling place roster must be 
41.27 	used to indicate whether the voter has voted in a given election. The secretary of state shall 
41.28 	prescribe procedures for transporting the polling place rosters to the election judges for use 
41.29 	on election day. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for a county or municipality 
41.30 	to request the date of birth from currently registered voters. The county or municipality 
41.31 	shall not request the date of birth from currently registered voters by any communication 
41.32 	other than the prescribed form and the form must clearly indicate that a currently registered 
41.33 	voter does not lose registration status by failing to provide the date of birth. In accordance 
42.1 	with section 204B.40, the county auditor shall retain the prescribed polling place rosters 
42.2 	used on the date of election for 22 months following the election.

42.3 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.225, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.4 		Subd. 2.Technology requirements. An electronic roster must:
42.5 	(1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file 
42.6 	format prescribed by the secretary of state;
42.7 	(2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;
42.8 	(3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license
42.9 	~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card to locate a voter record or populate a 
42.10 	voter registration application that would be printed and signed and dated by the voter. The 
42.11 	printed registration application can be either a printed form, labels printed with voter 
42.12 	information to be affixed to a preprinted form, or a combination of both;
42.13 	(4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's 
42.14 	license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card;
42.15 	(5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a scanned 
42.16 	driver's license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card that is otherwise required 
42.17 	to be collected from the voter or an election judge;
42.18 	(6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that indicates 
42.19 	that the voter is not eligible to vote;
42.20 	(7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter has 
42.21 	already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears the 
42.22 	voter resides in a different precinct;
42.23 	(8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge when 
42.24 	a voter's record is challenged;
42.25 	(9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, address 
42.26 	of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by section 204C.10, 
42.27 	and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature certificate can be 
42.28 	either a printed form or a label printed with the voter's information to be affixed to the oath;
42.29 	(10) contain only preregistered voters within the precinct, and not contain preregistered 
42.30 	voter data on voters registered outside of the precinct;
43.1 	(11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the purpose 
43.2 	of updating absentee ballot records;
43.3 	(12) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by the 
43.4 	Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with the Office of MN.IT Services;
43.5 	(13) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and
43.6 	(14) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration 
43.7 	of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.
43.8 	Electronic rosters used only for election day registration do not need to comply with clauses 
43.9 	(1), (8), and (10). Electronic rosters used only for preregistered voter processing do not need 
43.10 	to comply with clauses (4) and (5).

43.11 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.12 		Subdivision 1.Application procedures. (a) Except as otherwise allowed by subdivision 
43.13 	2 or by section 203B.11, subdivision 4, an application for absentee ballots for any election 
43.14 	may be submitted at any time not less than one day before the day of that election. The 
43.15 	county auditor shall prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format provided by the 
43.16 	secretary of state and shall furnish them to any person on request. By January 1 of each 
43.17 	even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the forms to be used available to 
43.18 	auditors through electronic means. An application submitted pursuant to this subdivision 
43.19 	shall be in writing. An application may be submitted in person, by electronic facsimile 
43.20 	device, by electronic mail, or by mail to:
43.21 	(1) the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or
43.22 	(2) the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where the 
43.23 	applicant maintains residence.
43.24 	For a federal, state, or county election, an absentee ballot application may alternatively be 
43.25 	submitted electronically through a secure website that shall be maintained by the secretary 
43.26 	of state for this purpose. Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the secretary of state must require 
43.27 	applicants using the website to submit the applicant's e-mail address and verifiable Minnesota 
43.28 	driver's license number, Minnesota state identification card number, voter identification 
43.29 	card number, or the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number.
43.30 	An application submitted electronically under this paragraph may only be transmitted to 
43.31 	the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the application 
43.32 	information matches the information in a government database associated with the applicant's 
44.1 	driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification card number, 
44.2 	or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications 
44.3 	for evidence of suspicious activity and must forward any such application to an appropriate 
44.4 	law enforcement agency for investigation.
44.5 	(b) An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the 
44.6 	applicant, contains the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses, date of birth, 
44.7 	and at least one of the following:
44.8 	(1) the applicant's Minnesota driver's license number;
44.9 	(2) Minnesota state identification card number;
44.10 	(3) voter identification card number; or
44.11 	(4) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number~~; or~~.
44.12 	~~(4) a statement that the applicant does not have any of these numbers.~~
44.13 	(c) To be approved, the application must contain an oath that the information contained 
44.14 	on the form is accurate, that the applicant is applying on the applicant's own behalf, and 
44.15 	that the applicant is signing the form under penalty of perjury.
44.16 	(d) Before approval, the county auditor or municipal clerk must verify that the Minnesota 
44.17 	driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification card number, 
44.18 	or the last four digits of the Social Security number submitted by an applicant is valid and 
44.19 	assigned to that applicant. If a driver's license, identification card number, voter identification 
44.20 	card number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number is invalid or not assigned 
44.21 	to the applicant, the county auditor or municipal clerk must reject the application.
44.22 	~~(d)~~(e) An applicant's full date of birth, Minnesota driver's license or state identification 
44.23 	number, and the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number must not be made 
44.24 	available for public inspection. An application may be submitted to the county auditor or 
44.25 	municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device. An application mailed or returned in 
44.26 	person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on behalf of a voter by a person other than 
44.27 	the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned in person to the county auditor or 
44.28 	municipal clerk within ten days after it has been dated by the voter and no later than six 
44.29 	days before the election. The absentee ballot applications or a list of persons applying for 
44.30 	an absentee ballot may not be made available for public inspection until the close of voting 
44.31 	on election day, except as authorized in section 203B.12.
44.32 	~~(e)~~ (f) An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision 
44.33 	5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot application.

45.1 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
45.2 		Subd. 4.Registration at time of application. An eligible voter who is not registered 
45.3 	to vote but who is otherwise eligible to vote by absentee ballot may register by including a 
45.4 	completed voter registration application with the absentee ballot. The individual shall present 
45.5 	proof of identity and residence as required by section ~~201.061, subdivision 3~~ 200.035, to 
45.6 	the individual who witnesses the marking of the absentee ballots. A military voter, as defined 
45.7 	in section 203B.01, may register in this manner if voting pursuant to sections 203B.04 to 
45.8 	203B.15, or may register pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27.

45.9 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.065, is amended to read:
45.10 	203B.065 USING THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
45.11 	Upon accepting an application for a state primary or state general election, the county 
45.12 	auditor or municipal clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system the voter's 
45.13 	name, date of birth, address of residence in Minnesota, mailing address, Minnesota driver's 
45.14 	license ~~or~~, state identification number, or voter identification card, or the last four digits of 
45.15 	the voter's Social Security number, if provided by the voter. Upon acceptance of an absentee 
45.16 	ballot application of a voter who is registered to vote at an address different from the 
45.17 	residential address certified on the absentee ballot application, the voter registration record 
45.18 	with the previous address shall be challenged. Once the absentee ballot has been transmitted 
45.19 	to the voter, the method of transmission and the date of transmission must be recorded.
45.20 	Upon receipt of a returned absentee ballot for a state primary or state general election, 
45.21 	the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system 
45.22 	that the voter has returned the ballot.
45.23 	Upon receipt of notice that the ballot board has accepted or rejected the absentee ballot 
45.24 	for a state primary or state general election, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall 
45.25 	record in the statewide voter registration system whether the ballot was accepted or rejected, 
45.26 	and if rejected, the reason for rejection. If a replacement ballot is transmitted to the voter, 
45.27 	the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record this in the statewide voter registration 
45.28 	system.
45.29 	The labels provided for envelopes used for transmitting an absentee ballot to and from 
45.30 	an applicant for an absentee ballot for a state primary or state general election must contain 
45.31 	bar codes generated by the statewide voter registration system to facilitate the recording 
45.32 	required under this section. A county auditor or municipal clerk entering information into 
46.1 	the statewide voter registration system under this section must include the information 
46.2 	provided on the bar code label whenever information is entered into the system.

46.3 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
46.4 		Subd. 3.Eligibility certificate. (a) A certificate of eligibility to vote by absentee ballot 
46.5 	shall be printed on the back of the return envelope. The certificate shall contain space for 
46.6 	the voter's Minnesota driver's license number, state identification number, voter identification 
46.7 	card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, or to indicate that 
46.8 	the voter does not have one of these numbers. The space must be designed to ensure that 
46.9 	the voter provides the same type of identification as provided on the voter's absentee ballot 
46.10 	application for purposes of comparison. The certificate must also contain a statement to be 
46.11 	signed and sworn by the voter indicating that the voter meets all of the requirements 
46.12 	established by law for voting by absentee ballot ~~and~~.
46.13 	(b) The certificate must include a space for ~~a statement~~an oath signed by a ~~person who~~ 
46.14 	~~is registered to vote in Minnesota or by a notary public or other individual authorized to~~ 
46.15 	~~administer oaths~~witness stating that:
46.16 	(1) the unmarked ballots were displayed to ~~that individual unmarked~~ the witness;
46.17 	(2) the voter marked the ballots in ~~that individual's~~the witness's presence without showing 
46.18 	how they were marked, or, if the voter was physically unable to mark them, that the voter 
46.19 	directed another individual to mark them; ~~and~~
46.20 	(3) ~~if the voter was not previously registered,~~ the voter has ~~provided~~shown to the witness 
46.21 	proof of identity and residence as required by section ~~201.061, subdivision 3~~ 200.035. The 
46.22 	witness must also indicate the document or documents presented to prove identity and 
46.23 	residence~~.~~; and
46.24 	(4) the witness is registered to vote in Minnesota, is a notary public, or is an individual 
46.25 	authorized to administer oaths. The witness must include the witness's driver's license 
46.26 	number, identification card number, voter identification card number, or the last four digits 
46.27 	of the applicant's Social Security number.

46.28 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.29 		Subdivision 1.Marking and return by voter. (a) An eligible voter who receives absentee 
46.30 	ballots as provided in this chapter shall mark them in the manner specified in the directions 
46.31 	for casting the absentee ballots.
47.1 	(b) The voter must present proof of identity and residence as described in section 200.035 
47.2 	to the individual who witnesses the marking of the absentee ballot. The witness must record 
47.3 	the type of document that was presented on the witness certificate described in section 
47.4 	203B.07, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
47.5 	(c) The return envelope containing marked ballots may be mailed as provided in the 
47.6 	directions for casting the absentee ballots or may be left with the county auditor or municipal 
47.7 	clerk who transmitted the absentee ballots to the voter. If delivered in person, the return 
47.8 	envelope must be submitted to the county auditor or municipal clerk by 3:00 p.m. on election 
47.9 	day.
47.10 	(d) The voter may designate an agent to deliver in person the sealed absentee ballot 
47.11 	return envelope to the county auditor or municipal clerk or to deposit the return envelope 
47.12 	in the mail. An agent may deliver or mail the return envelopes of not more than three voters 
47.13 	in any election. Any person designated as an agent who tampers with either the return 
47.14 	envelope or the voted ballots or does not immediately mail or deliver the return envelope 
47.15 	to the county auditor or municipal clerk is guilty of a misdemeanor.

47.16 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
47.17 		Subd. 2.Duties of ballot board; absentee ballots. (a) The members of the ballot board 
47.18 	shall take possession of all return envelopes delivered to them in accordance with section 
47.19 	203B.08. Upon receipt from the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk, 
47.20 	two or more members of the ballot board shall examine each return envelope and shall mark 
47.21 	it accepted or rejected in the manner provided in this subdivision. Election judges performing 
47.22 	the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, unless they are exempt 
47.23 	from that requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10, subdivision 
47.24 	2.
47.25 	(b) The members of the ballot board shall mark the return envelope "Accepted" and 
47.26 	initial or sign the return envelope below the word "Accepted" if a majority of the members 
47.27 	of the ballot board examining the envelope are satisfied that:
47.28 	(1) the voter's name and address on the return envelope are the same as the information 
47.29 	provided on the absentee ballot application;
47.30 	(2) the voter signed the certification on the envelope;
47.31 	(3) the voter's Minnesota driver's license, state identification number, voter identification 
47.32 	card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number are the same as a 
47.33 	number on the voter's absentee ballot application or voter record. If the number does not 
48.1 	match, the election judges must compare the signature provided by the applicant to determine 
48.2 	whether the ballots were returned by the same person to whom they were transmitted;
48.3 	(4) the voter is registered and eligible to vote in the precinct or has included a properly 
48.4 	completed voter registration application in the return envelope;
48.5 	(5) the portion of the certificate completed by a witness as required by section 203B.07, 
48.6 	subdivision 3, paragraph (b), is completed and the document or documents listed that were 
48.7 	used to prove identity and residence are documents authorized by section 200.035;
48.8 	(6) the certificate has been completed as prescribed in the directions for casting an 
48.9 	absentee ballot; and
48.10 	~~(6)~~ (7) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or, if it is after 
48.11 	the close of business on the seventh day before the election, by absentee ballot.
48.12 	The return envelope from accepted ballots must be preserved and returned to the county 
48.13 	auditor.
48.14 	(c)(1) If a majority of the members of the ballot board examining a return envelope find 
48.15 	that an absentee voter has failed to meet one of the requirements provided in paragraph (b), 
48.16 	they shall mark the return envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the word "Rejected," 
48.17 	list the reason for the rejection on the envelope, and return it to the county auditor. There 
48.18 	is no other reason for rejecting an absentee ballot beyond those permitted by this section. 
48.19 	Failure to place the ballot within the security envelope before placing it in the outer white 
48.20 	envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee ballot.
48.21 	(2) If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the envelope 
48.22 	must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board shall provide the voter with 
48.23 	a replacement absentee ballot and return envelope in place of the rejected ballot.
48.24 	(3) If an envelope is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain 
48.25 	sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by 
48.26 	telephone or e-mail to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official 
48.27 	must document the attempts made to contact the voter.
48.28 	(d) The official in charge of the absentee ballot board must mail the voter a written notice 
48.29 	of absentee ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. If the official 
48.30 	determines that the voter has otherwise cast a ballot in the election, no notice is required. 
48.31 	If an absentee ballot arrives after the deadline for submission provided by this chapter, the 
48.32 	notice must be provided between six to ten weeks after receipt of the ballot. A notice of 
48.33 	absentee ballot rejection must contain the following information:
49.1 	(1) the date on which the absentee ballot was rejected or, if the ballot was received after 
49.2 	the required deadline for submission, the date on which the ballot was received;
49.3 	(2) the reason for rejection; and
49.4 	(3) the name of the appropriate election official to whom the voter may direct further 
49.5 	questions, along with appropriate contact information.
49.6 	(e) An absentee ballot return envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or subject 
49.7 	to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.

49.8 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
49.9 		Subd. 2.Required information. (a) An application shall be accepted if it contains the 
49.10 	following information stated under oath:
49.11 	(1) the voter's name, birthdate, and present address of residence in Minnesota, or former 
49.12 	address of residence or parent's former address of residence in Minnesota if the voter is 
49.13 	living permanently outside the United States;
49.14 	(2) a statement indicating that the voter is in the military, or is the spouse or dependent 
49.15 	of an individual serving in the military, or is temporarily outside the territorial limits of the 
49.16 	United States, or is living permanently outside the territorial limits of the United States and 
49.17 	voting under federal law;
49.18 	(3) a statement that the voter expects to be absent from the precinct at the time of the 
49.19 	election;
49.20 	(4) the address to which absentee ballots are to be mailed;
49.21 	(5) the voter's signature or the signature and relationship of the individual authorized to 
49.22 	apply on the voter's behalf;
49.23 	(6) the voter's passport number, Minnesota driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card 
49.24 	number, or voter identification card, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security 
49.25 	number; if the voter does not have access to any of these documents, the voter or other 
49.26 	individual requesting absentee ballots may attest to the truthfulness of the contents of the 
49.27 	application under penalty of perjury; and
49.28 	(7) the voter's e-mail address, if the application was submitted electronically through 
49.29 	the secure website maintained by the secretary of state.
49.30 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (6), an application submitted through the 
49.31 	secretary of state's website must include the voter's verifiable Minnesota driver's license 
50.1 	number, Minnesota state identification card number, voter identification card number, or 
50.2 	the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, and may only be transmitted to 
50.3 	the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the application 
50.4 	information matches the information in a government database associated with the applicant's 
50.5 	driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification card number, 
50.6 	or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications 
50.7 	for evidence of suspicious activity and must forward any such application to an appropriate 
50.8 	law enforcement agency for investigation.

50.9 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.19, is amended to read:
50.10 	203B.19 RECORDING APPLICATIONS.
50.11 	Upon accepting an application, the county auditor shall record in the statewide registration 
50.12 	system the voter's name, address of present or former residence in Minnesota, mailing 
50.13 	address, school district number, passport number, Minnesota driver's license number ~~or~~,
50.14 	state identification card number, or voter identification card number, or the last four digits 
50.15 	of the voter's Social Security number, and whether the voter is in the military or the spouse 
50.16 	or dependent of an individual serving in the military, is a voter temporarily outside the 
50.17 	territorial limits of the United States, or is living permanently outside the territorial limits 
50.18 	of the United States and voting under federal law. The county auditor shall retain the record 
50.19 	for six years. A voter whose name is recorded as provided in this section shall not be required 
50.20 	to register under any other provision of law in order to vote under sections 203B.16 to 
50.21 	203B.27. Persons from whom applications are not accepted must be notified by the county 
50.22 	auditor and provided with the reasons for the rejection.
50.23 	No later than 60 days after the general election, the county auditor shall report to the 
50.24 	secretary of state the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to and the combined 
50.25 	number of absentee ballots returned and cast by absent voters described in section 203B.16. 
50.26 	The secretary of state may require the information be reported by category under section 
50.27 	203B.16 or by precinct.
50.28 	No later than 90 days after the general election, the secretary of state shall report to the 
50.29 	federal Election Assistance Commission the number of absentee ballots transmitted to voters 
50.30 	under section 203B.16.

50.31 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
50.32 		Subd. 3.Back of return envelope. On the back of the return envelope a certificate shall 
50.33 	appear with space for:
51.1 	(1) the voter's address of present or former residence in Minnesota;
51.2 	(2) the voter's current e-mail address, if the voter has one;
51.3 	(3) a statement indicating the category described in section 203B.16 to which the voter 
51.4 	belongs;
51.5 	(4) a statement that the voter has not cast and will not cast another absentee ballot in the 
51.6 	same election or elections;
51.7 	(5) a statement that the voter personally marked the ballots without showing them to 
51.8 	anyone, or if physically unable to mark them, that the voter directed another individual to 
51.9 	mark them; and
51.10 	(6) the same voter's passport number, Minnesota driver's license ~~or~~, state identification 
51.11 	card number, or voter identification card, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security 
51.12 	number as provided on the absentee ballot application; if the voter does not have access to 
51.13 	any of these documents, the voter may attest to the truthfulness of the contents of the 
51.14 	certificate under penalty of perjury.
51.15 	The certificate shall also contain a signed oath in the form required by section 705 of 
51.16 	the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, which must read:
51.17 	"I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that:
51.18 	I am a member of the uniformed services or merchant marine on active duty or an eligible 
51.19 	spouse or dependent of such a member; a United States citizen temporarily residing outside 
51.20 	the United States; or other United States citizen residing outside the United States; and I 
51.21 	am a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the election), 
51.22 	and I am eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction; I have not been convicted of a felony, 
51.23 	or other disqualifying offense, or been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or, if so, my voting 
51.24 	rights have been reinstated; and I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any 
51.25 	other jurisdiction in the United States except the jurisdiction cited in this voting form. In 
51.26 	voting, I have marked and sealed my ballot in private and have not allowed any person to 
51.27 	observe the marking of the ballot, except for those authorized to assist voters under state or 
51.28 	federal law. I have not been influenced.
51.29 	The information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. 
51.30 	I understand that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this document may 
51.31 	constitute grounds for a conviction for perjury."

52.1 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.2 		Subdivision 1.Check of voter eligibility; proper execution of certificate. Upon receipt 
52.3 	of an absentee ballot returned as provided in sections 203B.16 to 203B.27, the election 
52.4 	judges shall compare the voter's name with the names recorded under section 203B.19 in 
52.5 	the statewide registration system to insure that the ballot is from a voter eligible to cast an 
52.6 	absentee ballot under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27. The election judges shall mark the return 
52.7 	envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the return envelope below the word "Accepted" if 
52.8 	the election judges are satisfied that:
52.9 	(1) the voter's name on the return envelope appears in substantially the same form as on 
52.10 	the application records provided to the election judges by the county auditor;
52.11 	(2) the voter has signed the federal oath prescribed pursuant to section 705(b)(2) of the 
52.12 	Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252;
52.13 	(3) the voter has set forth the same voter's passport number, or Minnesota driver's license
52.14 	~~or~~, state identification card number, or voter identification card number, or the last four 
52.15 	digits of the voter's Social Security number as submitted on the application, if the voter has 
52.16 	one of these documents;
52.17 	(4) the voter is not known to have died; and
52.18 	(5) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or by absentee ballot.
52.19 	If the identification number described in clause (3) does not match the number as 
52.20 	submitted on the application, the election judges must make a reasonable effort to satisfy 
52.21 	themselves through other information provided by the applicant, or by an individual 
52.22 	authorized to apply on behalf of the voter, that the ballots were returned by the same person 
52.23 	to whom the ballots were transmitted.
52.24 	An absentee ballot cast pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 may only be rejected 
52.25 	for the lack of one of clauses (1) to (5). In particular, failure to place the ballot within the 
52.26 	security envelope before placing it in the outer white envelope is not a reason to reject an 
52.27 	absentee ballot.
52.28 	Election judges must note the reason for rejection on the back of the envelope in the 
52.29 	space provided for that purpose.
52.30 	Failure to return unused ballots shall not invalidate a marked ballot, but a ballot shall 
52.31 	not be counted if the certificate on the return envelope is not properly executed. In all other 
52.32 	respects the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit and counting of 
53.1 	ballots shall apply. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the counting of the 
53.2 	absentee ballot of a deceased voter does not invalidate the election.

53.3 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.4 		Subd. 2.Procedure. Mail balloting must be conducted as provided in this section and 
53.5 	Minnesota Rules, part 8210.3000. Notice of the election and the special mail procedure 
53.6 	must be given at least ten weeks prior to the election. Not more than 46 days nor later than 
53.7 	14 days before a regularly scheduled election and not more than 30 days nor later than 14 
53.8 	days before any other election, the auditor shall mail ballots by nonforwardable mail to all 
53.9 	voters registered in the city, town, or unorganized territory. No later than 14 days before 
53.10 	the election, the auditor must make a subsequent mailing of ballots to those voters who 
53.11 	register to vote after the initial mailing but before the 20th day before the election. Eligible 
53.12 	voters not registered at the time the ballots are mailed may apply for ballots as provided in 
53.13 	chapter 203B. Ballot return envelopes, with return postage provided, must be preaddressed 
53.14 	to the auditor or clerk and the voter may return the ballot by mail or in person to the office 
53.15 	of the auditor or clerk. The voter must present proof of identity and residence to the voter's 
53.16 	witness in the same manner required by section 203B.08, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and 
53.17 	(c). In addition to the information required by Minnesota Rules, part 8210.3000, the signature 
53.18 	envelope must include the witness oath prescribed by section 203B.07, subdivision 3, 
53.19 	paragraph (b). The auditor or clerk must appoint a ballot board to examine the mail and 
53.20 	absentee ballot return envelopes and mark them "accepted" or "rejected" within three days 
53.21 	of receipt if there are 14 or fewer days before election day, or within five days of receipt if 
53.22 	there are more than 14 days before election day. The board may consist of deputy county 
53.23 	auditors or deputy municipal clerks who have received training in the processing and counting 
53.24 	of mail ballots, who need not be affiliated with a major political party. Election judges 
53.25 	performing the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, unless they 
53.26 	are exempt from that requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10. 
53.27 	If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the ballots in the 
53.28 	envelope must remain sealed and the auditor or clerk shall provide the voter with a 
53.29 	replacement ballot and return envelope in place of the spoiled ballot. If the ballot is rejected 
53.30 	within five days of the election, the envelope must remain sealed and the official in charge 
53.31 	of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by telephone or e-mail to notify the 
53.32 	voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official must document the attempts made 
53.33 	to contact the voter.
53.34 	If the ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the roster to 
53.35 	indicate that the voter has already cast a ballot in that election. After the close of business 
54.1 	on the seventh day before the election, the ballots from return envelopes marked "Accepted" 
54.2 	may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided by section 206.86, subdivision 
54.3 	5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the ballot box.
54.4 	In all other respects, the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit 
54.5 	and counting of ballots apply.
54.6 	The mail and absentee ballots for a precinct must be counted together and reported as 
54.7 	one vote total. No vote totals from mail or absentee ballots may be made public before the 
54.8 	close of voting on election day.
54.9 	The costs of the mailing shall be paid by the election jurisdiction in which the voter 
54.10 	resides. Any ballot received by 8:00 p.m. on the day of the election must be counted.

54.11 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.46, is amended to read:
54.12 	204B.46 MAIL ELECTIONS; QUESTIONS.
54.13 	A county, municipality, or school district submitting questions to the voters at a special 
54.14 	election may conduct an election by mail with no polling place other than the office of the 
54.15 	auditor or clerk. No offices may be voted on at a mail election. Mail balloting must be 
54.16 	conducted as provided in this section and Minnesota Rules, part 8210.3000. Notice of the 
54.17 	election must be given to the county auditor at least 74 days prior to the election. This notice 
54.18 	shall also fulfill the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 8210.3000. The special mail 
54.19 	ballot procedures must be posted at least six weeks prior to the election. Not more than 46 
54.20 	nor later than 14 days prior to the election, the auditor or clerk shall mail ballots by 
54.21 	nonforwardable mail to all voters registered in the county, municipality, or school district. 
54.22 	No later than 14 days before the election, the auditor or clerk must make a subsequent 
54.23 	mailing of ballots to those voters who register to vote after the initial mailing but before the 
54.24 	20th day before the election. Eligible voters not registered at the time the ballots are mailed 
54.25 	may apply for ballots pursuant to chapter 203B. The voter must present proof of identity 
54.26 	and residence to the voter's witness in the same manner required by section 203B.08, 
54.27 	subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c). In addition to the information required by Minnesota 
54.28 	Rules, part 8210.3000, the signature envelope must include the witness oath prescribed by 
54.29 	section 203B.07, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). The auditor or clerk must appoint a ballot 
54.30 	board to examine the mail and absentee ballot return envelopes and mark them "Accepted" 
54.31 	or "Rejected" within three days of receipt if there are 14 or fewer days before election day, 
54.32 	or within five days of receipt if there are more than 14 days before election day. The board 
54.33 	may consist of deputy county auditors, deputy municipal clerks, or deputy school district 
54.34 	clerks who have received training in the processing and counting of mail ballots, who need 
55.1 	not be affiliated with a major political party. Election judges performing the duties in this 
55.2 	section must be of different major political parties, unless they are exempt from that 
55.3 	requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10. If an envelope has 
55.4 	been rejected at least five days before the election, the ballots in the envelope must remain 
55.5 	sealed and the auditor or clerk must provide the voter with a replacement ballot and return 
55.6 	envelope in place of the spoiled ballot. If the ballot is rejected within five days of the election, 
55.7 	the envelope must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt 
55.8 	to contact the voter by telephone or e-mail to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been 
55.9 	rejected. The official must document the attempts made to contact the voter.
55.10 	If the ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the roster to 
55.11 	indicate that the voter has already cast a ballot in that election. After the close of business 
55.12 	on the seventh day before the election, the ballots from return envelopes marked "Accepted" 
55.13 	may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided by section 206.86, subdivision 
55.14 	5, initialed by the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate ballot box.
55.15 	In all other respects, the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit 
55.16 	and counting of ballots apply.
55.17 	The mail and absentee ballots for a precinct must be counted together and reported as 
55.18 	one vote total. No vote totals from ballots may be made public before the close of voting 
55.19 	on election day.

55.20 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.08, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
55.21 		Subd. 1d.Voter's Bill of Rights. The county auditor shall prepare and provide to each 
55.22 	polling place sufficient copies of a poster setting forth the Voter's Bill of Rights as set forth 
55.23 	in this section. Before the hours of voting are scheduled to begin, the election judges shall 
55.24 	post it in a conspicuous location or locations in the polling place. The Voter's Bill of Rights 
55.25 	is as follows:
55.26 	"VOTER'S BILL OF RIGHTS
55.27 	For all persons residing in this state who meet federal voting eligibility requirements:
55.28 	(1) You have the right to be absent from work for the purpose of voting in a state, federal, 
55.29 	or regularly scheduled election without reduction to your pay, personal leave, or vacation 
55.30 	time on election day for the time necessary to appear at your polling place, cast a ballot, 
55.31 	and return to work.
55.32 	(2) If you are in line at your polling place any time before 8:00 p.m., you have the right 
55.33 	to vote.
56.1 	(3) If you can provide the required proof of identity and residence, you have the right 
56.2 	to register to vote and to vote on election day.
56.3 	(4) If you cannot provide the required proof of identity and residence, you have the right 
56.4 	to register to vote and cast a provisional ballot.
56.5 	~~(4)~~(5) If you are unable to sign your name, you have the right to orally confirm your 
56.6 	identity with an election judge and to direct another person to sign your name for you.
56.7 	~~(5)~~(6) You have the right to request special assistance when voting.
56.8 	~~(6)~~ (7) If you need assistance, you may be accompanied into the voting booth by a person 
56.9 	of your choice, except by an agent of your employer or union or a candidate.
56.10 	~~(7)~~ (8) You have the right to bring your minor children into the polling place and into 
56.11 	the voting booth with you.
56.12 	~~(8)~~ (9) If you have been convicted of a felony but your felony sentence has expired (been 
56.13 	completed) or you have been discharged from your sentence, you have the right to vote.
56.14 	~~(9)~~ (10) If you are under a guardianship, you have the right to vote, unless the court 
56.15 	order revokes your right to vote.
56.16 	~~(10)~~(11) You have the right to vote without anyone in the polling place trying to influence 
56.17 	your vote.
56.18 	~~(11)~~(12) If you make a mistake or spoil your ballot before it is submitted, you have the 
56.19 	right to receive a replacement ballot and vote.
56.20 	~~(12)~~(13) You have the right to file a written complaint at your polling place if you are 
56.21 	dissatisfied with the way an election is being run.
56.22 	~~(13)~~(14) You have the right to take a sample ballot into the voting booth with you.
56.23 	~~(14)~~(15) You have the right to take a copy of this Voter's Bill of Rights into the voting 
56.24 	booth with you."

56.25 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.10, is amended to read:
56.26 	204C.10 POLLING PLACE ROSTER; VOTER SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE; 
56.27 	VOTER RECEIPT.
56.28 	(a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature 
56.29 	certificate which states that the individual is at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United 
56.30 	States, has resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election, maintains 
56.31 	residence at the address shown, is not under a guardianship in which the court order revokes 
57.1 	the individual's right to vote, has not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent 
57.2 	to vote or has the right to vote because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, the 
57.3 	felony sentence has expired or been completed or the individual has been discharged from 
57.4 	the sentence, is registered and has not already voted in the election. The roster must also 
57.5 	state: "I understand that deliberately providing false information is a felony punishable by 
57.6 	not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of not more than $10,000, or both."
57.7 	(b) At the presidential nomination primary, the polling place roster must also state: "I 
57.8 	am in general agreement with the principles of the party for whose candidate I intend to 
57.9 	vote." This statement must appear separately from the statements required in paragraph (a). 
57.10 	The felony penalty provided for in paragraph (a) does not apply to this paragraph.
57.11 	(c) ~~A judge may,~~ Before the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, a 
57.12 	judge must (1) require the voter to present proof of identity and residence as described in 
57.13 	section 200.035; and (2) confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth. An applicant 
57.14 	who does not present proof of identity and residence as required by section 200.035 must 
57.15 	not sign the polling place roster or a voter signature certificate, but must be allowed to cast 
57.16 	a provisional ballot as provided in section 204C.135.
57.17 	(d) After the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, the judge shall give 
57.18 	the applicant a voter's receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in 
57.19 	charge of ballots as proof of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to 
57.20 	the voter the ballot. The voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of 
57.21 	filing an election contest.
57.22 	(e) Whenever a challenged status appears on the polling place roster, an election judge 
57.23 	must ensure that the challenge is concealed or hidden from the view of any voter other than 
57.24 	the voter whose status is challenged.

57.25 	Sec. 55. [204C.135] PROVISIONAL BALLOTS; PROOF OF IDENTITY AND 
57.26 	RESIDENCE.
57.27 		Subdivision 1.Casting of provisional ballots. (a) A voter who is unable to provide 
57.28 	proper proof of identity and residence as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3, or 
57.29 	204C.10, is entitled to cast a provisional ballot in the manner provided by this section.
57.30 	(b) A voter seeking to vote a provisional ballot under this section must complete a 
57.31 	provisional ballot envelope and sign a provisional ballot roster or voter signature certificate 
57.32 	for a provisional ballot. The envelope must contain a space for the voter to list the voter's 
57.33 	name, address of residence, date of birth, and any other information prescribed by the 
58.1 	secretary of state. The voter must also swear or affirm, in writing, that the voter is eligible 
58.2 	to vote, has not voted previously in the same election, and meets the criteria for registering 
58.3 	to vote in the precinct in which the voter appears. Once the voter has completed the 
58.4 	provisional ballot envelope, the voter must be allowed to cast a provisional ballot. The 
58.5 	provisional ballot must be the same as the official ballot available in the precinct on election 
58.6 	day. A completed provisional ballot must be sealed in a secrecy envelope. The secrecy 
58.7 	envelope must be sealed inside the voter's provisional ballot envelope and deposited by the 
58.8 	voter in a secure, sealed, provisional ballot box. Completed provisional ballots must not be 
58.9 	combined with other voted ballots in the polling place.
58.10 	(c) An election judge must inform the voter on the process to follow to prove residence 
58.11 	and identity during the seven days following the election. The election judge must inform 
58.12 	the voter of the location of the county auditor or municipal clerk responsible for accepting 
58.13 	or rejecting provisional ballots and the hours the auditor or clerk is open for business during 
58.14 	the week following the election.
58.15 	(d) The form of the secrecy and provisional ballot envelopes must be prescribed by the 
58.16 	secretary of state. The provisional ballot envelope must be a color other than that provided 
58.17 	for absentee ballot envelopes. The envelope must be prominently labeled "Provisional Ballot 
58.18 	Envelope."
58.19 	(e) Provisional ballots and related documentation must be delivered to and securely 
58.20 	maintained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the same manner as required for 
58.21 	other election materials under sections 204C.27 and 204C.28.
58.22 		Subd. 2.Accepting or rejecting provisional ballots. (a) A voter who casts a provisional 
58.23 	ballot in the polling place may personally appear before the county auditor or municipal 
58.24 	clerk no later than seven calendar days following the election to prove that the voter's 
58.25 	provisional ballot should be counted. The county auditor's office and the city clerk's office 
58.26 	must be open for approving provisional ballots on the Saturday following the election for 
58.27 	the hours prescribed in section 203B.085.
58.28 	(b) The county auditor or municipal clerk must accept a provisional ballot if:
58.29 	(1) the statewide voter registration system indicates that the voter is registered and is 
58.30 	eligible to vote or, if challenged, the county auditor or municipal clerk does not, based upon 
58.31 	available records and any documentation presented by the voter, conclude that the voter is 
58.32 	ineligible;
58.33 	(2) the voter presents proof of identity and residence in the precinct in the manner 
58.34 	permitted by section 200.035 or executes an affidavit described in paragraph (c); and
59.1 	(3) the data on the identity and residence document presented by the voter matches the 
59.2 	data provided by the voter on the provisional ballot envelope.
59.3 	(c) If a voter registered on election day without proper proof of identity and residence 
59.4 	and the voter registration application that was completed on election day has not yet been 
59.5 	processed at the time the voter appears to prove identity and residence, the voter must be 
59.6 	allowed to provide proof of identity and residence in the manner described by this section. 
59.7 	If the criteria in paragraph (b) are satisfied except that the voter is not yet registered, the 
59.8 	county auditor or municipal clerk must set the ballot aside until the voter registration 
59.9 	application is processed. Once the voter registration application is processed, if the voter is 
59.10 	registered to vote, the ballot must be accepted as provided in paragraph (e). If a voter is not 
59.11 	registered to vote, the ballot must be rejected.
59.12 	(d) If the voter's ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must remove 
59.13 	the ballot from the provisional ballot box, mark the provisional ballot envelope "accepted" 
59.14 	and initial or sign the provisional ballot envelope below the word "accepted." All accepted 
59.15 	provisional ballot envelopes must be kept together in a secure location. Provisional ballot 
59.16 	envelopes must only be opened as provided in subdivision 3.
59.17 	(e) A county auditor or municipal clerk must not accept or count a provisional ballot if 
59.18 	the voter does not appear before the county auditor or municipal clerk within seven calendar 
59.19 	days following the election or if the voter does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph 
59.20 	(a).
59.21 	(f) The county auditor or municipal clerk must notify, in writing, any voter who cast a 
59.22 	provisional ballot and who does not appear within seven calendar days of the election that 
59.23 	the voter's provisional ballot was not counted because of the voter's failure to appear before 
59.24 	the county auditor or municipal clerk within the time permitted by law to determine whether 
59.25 	the provisional ballot should be counted.
59.26 		Subd. 3.Provisional ballots; reconciliation; counting. (a) At the close of business for 
59.27 	the county auditor's or municipal clerk's office on the seventh day after the election, but 
59.28 	prior to counting any provisional ballots in the final vote totals from a precinct, the county 
59.29 	auditor or municipal clerk must determine whether the number of signatures appearing on 
59.30 	the provisional ballot roster or number of voter signature certificates for provisional ballots 
59.31 	from that precinct is equal to the number of provisional ballots submitted by voters in the 
59.32 	precinct on election day. If there are excess ballots, ballots must be randomly withdrawn 
59.33 	from the accepted provisional ballot envelopes in the manner required by section 204C.20, 
60.1 	subdivision 2. Any discrepancy must be resolved before the provisional ballots from the 
60.2 	precinct may be counted.
60.3 	(b) After the ballots are reconciled pursuant to paragraph (a), the county auditor or 
60.4 	municipal clerk must open the accepted provisional ballot envelopes and deposit them in 
60.5 	the appropriate ballot box. The accepted and deposited provisional ballots must be included 
60.6 	in the final certified results from the precinct.

60.7 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256E.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60.8 		Subdivision 1.Creation of trust fund. A children's trust fund for the prevention of child 
60.9 	abuse is established as an account in the state treasury. The commissioner of management 
60.10 	and budget shall credit to the trust fund all amounts received under sections 144.226, 
60.11 	~~subdivision~~ subdivisions 3 and 8, paragraph (c), and 256E.26, and shall ensure that trust 
60.12 	fund money is invested under section 11A.25. All money earned by the trust fund must be 
60.13 	credited to the trust fund. The trust fund earns its proportionate share of the total annual 
60.14 	state investment income.

60.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

60.16 	Sec. 57. [357.43] DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR VOTER IDENTIFICATION 
60.17 	CARD.
60.18 	Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, no fee shall be charged by the courts 
60.19 	for a certified copy of a court order, decree, record, or other document if the applicant attests 
60.20 	that the record is needed to obtain a voter identification card issued pursuant to section 
60.21 	171.07, subdivision 3b.

60.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

60.23 	Sec. 58. PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.
 60.24 	The secretary of state must contract with a vendor for the production and implementation 
60.25 	of a statewide public educational campaign related to the voter identification requirements 
60.26 	of this article. The campaign must inform voters of the requirements for identification when 
60.27 	voting, methods of securing sufficient identification, including securing a free voter 
60.28 	identification card if necessary, and the process for provisional balloting for voters unable 
60.29 	to meet the identification requirements on election day. The secretary of state may consult 
60.30 	with the vendor in coordinating material related to the campaign, but the secretary, the 
60.31 	secretary's staff, and any other documents or materials promoting the Office of the Secretary 
61.1 	of State may not appear visually or audibly in any advertising or promotional items 
61.2 	disseminated by the vendor as part of the public education campaign.

61.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

61.4 	Sec. 59. VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD TRAINING FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE 
61.5 	AGENTS.
 61.6 	The commissioner of public safety must provide training for driver's license agents on 
61.7 	the process for issuing voter identification cards.

61.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

61.9 	Sec. 60. APPROPRIATIONS.
 61.10 	(a) $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2022 from the general fund to the secretary of 
61.11 	state for implementing the requirements of this act. This is a onetime appropriation.
61.12 	(b) $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2022 from the general fund to the commissioner 
61.13 	of public safety for the programming costs in the driver's license system necessary to 
61.14 	implement this act and for the training for driver's license agents required by section 59. 
61.15 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2024.
61.16 	(c) $....... in fiscal year 2022 and $....... in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated from the 
61.17 	general fund to the commissioner of management and budget for transfer to the voter 
61.18 	identification card account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 201.017, paragraph 
61.19 	(a). The base for this appropriation is $....... in fiscal year 2024 and each year thereafter.

61.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021.

61.21 	Sec. 61. REPEALER.
 61.22 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 7, is repealed.

61.23 	Sec. 62. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 61.24 	Except where otherwise provided, this article is effective June 1, 2023.

61.25 	ARTICLE 4
61.26 	ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES

61.27 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.225, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
61.28 		Subd. 2.Technology requirements. An electronic roster must:
62.1 	(1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file 
62.2 	format prescribed by the secretary of state;
62.3 	(2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;
62.4 	(3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license or 
62.5 	identification card to locate a voter record or populate a voter registration application that 
62.6 	would be printed and signed and dated by the voter. The printed registration application 
62.7 	can be either a printed form, labels printed with voter information to be affixed to a preprinted 
62.8 	form, or a combination of both;
62.9 	(4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's 
62.10 	license or identification card;
62.11 	(5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a scanned 
62.12 	driver's license or identification card that is otherwise required to be collected from the voter 
62.13 	or an election judge;
62.14 	(6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that indicates 
62.15 	that the voter is not eligible to vote;
62.16 	(7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter has 
62.17 	already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears the 
62.18 	voter resides in a different precinct;
62.19 	(8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge when 
62.20 	a voter's record is challenged;
62.21 	(9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, address 
62.22 	of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by section 204C.10, 
62.23 	and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature certificate can be 
62.24 	either a printed form or a label printed with the voter's information to be affixed to the oath;
62.25 	(10) contain only preregistered voters within the precinct, and not contain preregistered 
62.26 	voter data on voters registered outside of the precinct;
62.27 	(11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the purpose 
62.28 	of updating absentee ballot records;
62.29 	(12) not be able to establish a wireless connection;
62.30 	~~(12)~~ (13) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by 
62.31 	the Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with the Office of MN.IT Services;
62.32 	~~(13)~~ (14) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and
63.1 	~~(14)~~ (15) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration 
63.2 	of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.
63.3 	Electronic rosters used only for election day registration do not need to comply with clauses 
63.4 	(1), (8), and (10). Electronic rosters used only for preregistered voter processing do not need 
63.5 	to comply with clauses (4) and (5).

63.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

63.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.56, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
63.8 		Subd. 8.Electronic voting system. (a) "Electronic voting system" means a system in 
63.9 	which the voter records votes by means of marking a ballot, so that votes may be counted 
63.10 	by automatic tabulating equipment in the polling place where the ballot is cast or at a counting 
63.11 	center.
63.12 	(b) An electronic voting system includes automatic tabulating equipment; nonelectronic 
63.13 	ballot markers; electronic ballot markers, including electronic ballot display, audio ballot 
63.14 	reader, and devices by which the voter will register the voter's voting intent; software used 
63.15 	to program automatic tabulators and layout ballots; computer programs used to accumulate 
63.16 	precinct results; ballots; secrecy folders; system documentation; and system testing results.
63.17 	(c) An electronic voting system does not include a system that is capable of:
63.18 	(1) establishing a wireless connection;
63.19 	(2) establishing a connection to an external network; or
63.20 	(3) connecting to any device that is capable of establishing a connection to an external 
63.21 	network.

63.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

63.23 	ARTICLE 5
63.24 	CONFORMING CHANGES

63.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
63.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section:
63.27 	(1) "applicant" means an individual applying for a driver's license, provisional license, 
63.28 	restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, voter 
63.29 	identification card, or motorized bicycle operator's permit; and
64.1 	(2) "application" refers to an application for a driver's license, provisional license, 
64.2 	restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, voter 
64.3 	identification card, or motorized bicycle operator's permit.

64.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

64.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
64.6 		Subd. 3.Application. An applicant may file an application with an agent. The agent 
64.7 	shall receive and accept applications in accordance with the laws and rules of the Department 
64.8 	of Public Safety for a noncompliant driver's license or identification card; an enhanced 
64.9 	driver's license or identification card; a REAL ID compliant driver's license or identification 
64.10 	card; restricted license; duplicate license; instruction permit; voter identification card; or 
64.11 	motorized bicycle operator's permit. Application records must be maintained at the office 
64.12 	of the agent in a manner that complies with sections 13.05, subdivision 5, and 13.055. As 
64.13 	an alternative to paper copy storage, an agent may retain records and documents in a secure 
64.14 	electronic medium that complies with the security requirements under the United States 
64.15 	Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Policy 5.4 
64.16 	or any successor policy, provided 60 days have elapsed since the transaction and subject to 
64.17 	standards established by the commissioner. The agent is responsible for all costs associated 
64.18 	with the conversion to electronic records and maintenance of the electronic storage medium, 
64.19 	including the destruction of existing paper records after conversion to the electronic format. 
64.20 	All queries and responses in the secure electronic medium, and all actions in which data 
64.21 	are entered, updated, accessed, or shared or disseminated by the agent must be contained 
64.22 	in a data audit trail. Data contained in the audit trail are public to the extent the data are not 
64.23 	otherwise classified under this section.

64.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

64.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
64.26 		Subd. 1a.Filing photograph or image; data classification. The department shall file, 
64.27 	or contract to file, all photographs or electronically produced images obtained in the process 
64.28 	of issuing drivers' licenses ~~or~~, Minnesota identification cards, or voter identification cards. 
64.29 	The photographs or electronically produced images shall be private data pursuant to section 
64.30 	13.02, subdivision 12. Notwithstanding section 13.04, subdivision 3, the department shall 
64.31 	not be required to provide copies of photographs or electronically produced images to data 
64.32 	subjects. The use of the files is restricted:
64.33 	(1) to the issuance and control of drivers' licenses and voter identification cards;
65.1 	(2) to criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 299C.46, subdivision 2, for the 
65.2 	investigation and prosecution of crimes, service of process, enforcement of no contact 
65.3 	orders, location of missing persons, investigation and preparation of cases for criminal, 
65.4 	juvenile, and traffic court, location of individuals required to register under section 243.166 
65.5 	or 243.167, and supervision of offenders;
65.6 	(3) to public defenders, as defined in section 611.272, for the investigation and preparation 
65.7 	of cases for criminal, juvenile, and traffic courts;
65.8 	(4) to child support enforcement purposes under section 256.978; and
65.9 	(5) to a county medical examiner or coroner as required by section 390.005 as necessary 
65.10 	to fulfill the duties under sections 390.11 and 390.25.

65.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

65.12 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
65.13 		Subd. 14.Use of Social Security number. An applicant's Social Security number must 
65.14 	not be displayed, encrypted, or encoded on the driver's license ~~or~~, Minnesota identification 
65.15 	card, or voter identification card or included in a magnetic strip or bar code used to store 
65.16 	data on the license or Minnesota identification card. The Social Security number must not 
65.17 	be used as a Minnesota driver's license or identification number.

65.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

65.19 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
65.20 		Subdivision 1.Religious objection. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 171.07, 
65.21 	the commissioner of public safety may adopt rules to permit identification on a driver's 
65.22 	license ~~or~~, Minnesota identification card, or voter identification card in lieu of a photograph 
65.23 	or electronically produced image where the commissioner finds that the licensee has religious 
65.24 	objections to the use of a photograph or electronically produced image.

65.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

65.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
65.27 		Subd. 2.Certain head wear permitted. If an accident involving a head injury, serious 
65.28 	illness, or treatment of the illness has resulted in hair loss by an applicant for a driver's 
65.29 	license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card, the commissioner shall permit 
65.30 	the applicant to wear a hat or similar head wear in the photograph or electronically produced 
66.1 	image. The hat or head wear must be of an appropriate size and type to allow identification 
66.2 	of the holder of the license or card and must not obscure the holder's face.

66.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

66.4 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
66.5 		Subdivision 1.Duplicate license. In the event that an instruction permit, provisional 
66.6 	license, ~~or~~ driver's license, or voter identification card issued under the provisions of this 
66.7 	chapter is lost or destroyed, or becomes illegible, the person to whom the same was issued 
66.8 	shall obtain a duplicate thereof, furnishing proof satisfactory to the department that such 
66.9 	permit or license has been lost or destroyed or has become illegible, and make payment of 
66.10 	the required fee.

66.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

66.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.12, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
66.13 		Subd. 3c.Record retention; birth certificates. (a) If the procedures established by the 
66.14 	commissioner for driver's license ~~or~~, Minnesota identification card, or voter identification 
66.15 	card records include retention of a physical copy or digital image of a birth certificate, the 
66.16 	commissioner must:
66.17 	(1) notify a driver's license or identification card applicant of the retention procedure; 
66.18 	and
66.19 	(2) allow the applicant, licensee, or identification cardholder to designate that the 
66.20 	applicant, licensee, or identification cardholder's birth certificate physical copy or digital 
66.21 	image must not be retained.
66.22 	(b) The commissioner must not retain a birth certificate if directed by an applicant, 
66.23 	licensee, or identification cardholder under paragraph (a), clause (2), but must record and 
66.24 	retain data on the birth certificate required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 
66.25 	37.31(c).

66.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

66.27 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.121, is amended to read:
66.28 	171.121 USE OF ANOTHER'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS.
66.29 	A person may notify the commissioner in writing to the effect that the person (1) is the 
66.30 	owner of a residence, and (2) does not consent to have that residence address identified on 
67.1 	any driver's license ~~or~~, identification card, voter identification card, or driving record of the 
67.2 	department as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named in 
67.3 	the notice. The notice may not name a spouse of the notifying person. Upon receiving the 
67.4 	notice the commissioner shall not issue any license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter 
67.5 	identification card under this chapter, or accept an application for a license ~~or~~, identification 
67.6 	card, or voter identification card under this chapter, that lists the residence address identified 
67.7 	in the notice as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named 
67.8 	in the notice.

67.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2022.

67.10 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.022, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
67.11 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The secretary of state shall maintain a statewide voter 
67.12 	registration system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database containing 
67.13 	voter registration information from around the state. The system must be accessible to the 
67.14 	county auditor of each county in the state. The system must also:
67.15 	(1) provide for voters to submit their voter registration applications to any county auditor, 
67.16 	the secretary of state, or the Department of Public Safety;
67.17 	(2) provide for the definition, establishment, and maintenance of a central database for 
67.18 	all voter registration information;
67.19 	(3) provide for entering data into the statewide registration system;
67.20 	(4) provide for electronic transfer of completed voter registration applications from the 
67.21 	Department of Public Safety to the secretary of state or the county auditor;
67.22 	(5) assign a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the state;
67.23 	(6) provide for the acceptance of the Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state 
67.24 	identification number, voter identification card number, and last four digits of the Social 
67.25 	Security number for each voter record;
67.26 	(7) coordinate with other agency databases within the state;
67.27 	(8) allow county auditors and the secretary of state to add or modify information in the 
67.28 	system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records;
67.29 	(9) allow county auditors, municipal and school district clerks, and the secretary of state 
67.30 	to have electronic access to the statewide registration system for review and search 
67.31 	capabilities;
68.1 	(10) provide security and protection of all information in the statewide registration 
68.2 	system and ensure that unauthorized access is not allowed;
68.3 	(11) provide access to municipal clerks to use the system;
68.4 	(12) provide a system for each county to identify the precinct to which a voter should 
68.5 	be assigned for voting purposes;
68.6 	(13) provide daily reports accessible by county auditors on the driver's license numbers, 
68.7 	state identification numbers, voter identification card number, or last four digits of the Social 
68.8 	Security numbers submitted on voter registration applications that have been verified as 
68.9 	accurate by the secretary of state; and
68.10 	(14) provide reports on the number of absentee ballots transmitted to and returned and 
68.11 	cast by voters under section 203B.16.
68.12 	The appropriate state or local official shall provide security measures to prevent 
68.13 	unauthorized access to the computerized list established under section 201.021.

68.14 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
68.15 		Subdivision 1.Prior to election day. (a) At any time except during the 20 days 
68.16 	immediately preceding any regularly scheduled election, an eligible voter or any individual 
68.17 	who will be an eligible voter at the time of the next election may register to vote in the 
68.18 	precinct in which the voter maintains residence by completing a voter registration application 
68.19 	as described in section 201.071, subdivision 1. A completed application may be submitted:
68.20 	(1) in person or by mail to the county auditor of that county or to the Secretary of State's 
68.21 	Office; or
68.22 	(2) electronically through a secure website that shall be maintained by the secretary of 
68.23 	state for this purpose, if the applicant has an e-mail address and provides the applicant's 
68.24 	verifiable Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state identification card number, 
68.25 	voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security 
68.26 	number.
68.27 	A registration that is received in person or by mail no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 21st 
68.28 	day preceding any election, or a registration received electronically through the secretary 
68.29 	of state's secure website no later than 11:59 p.m. on the 21st day preceding any election, 
68.30 	shall be accepted. An improperly addressed or delivered registration application shall be 
68.31 	forwarded within two working days after receipt to the county auditor of the county where 
68.32 	the voter maintains residence. A state or local agency or an individual that accepts completed 
69.1 	voter registration applications from a voter must submit the completed applications to the 
69.2 	secretary of state or the appropriate county auditor within ten calendar days after the 
69.3 	applications are dated by the voter.
69.4 	(b) An application submitted electronically under paragraph (a), clause (2), may only 
69.5 	be transmitted to the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the 
69.6 	application information matches the information in a government database associated with 
69.7 	the applicant's driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification 
69.8 	card number, or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable 
69.9 	voter registration applications submitted electronically for evidence of suspicious activity 
69.10 	and must forward any such application to an appropriate law enforcement agency for 
69.11 	investigation.
69.12 	An individual may not electronically submit a voter registration application on behalf 
69.13 	of any other individual.
69.14 	(c) For purposes of this section, mail registration is defined as a voter registration 
69.15 	application delivered to the secretary of state, county auditor, or municipal clerk by the 
69.16 	United States Postal Service or a commercial carrier.

69.17 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
69.18 		Subd. 1a.Incomplete registration by mail. If the county auditor determines that a voter 
69.19 	who has submitted a voter registration application by mail has not previously voted in this 
69.20 	state for a federal office and has also not presented a document authorized for election day 
69.21 	registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the auditor, and the county auditor is unable 
69.22 	to verify the voter's driver's license, state identification, voter identification card, or last 
69.23 	four digits of the voter's Social Security number as provided by the voter on the voter 
69.24 	registration application, then the county auditor must notify the voter that the registration 
69.25 	is incomplete and to complete registration by using one of the following methods:
69.26 	(1) presenting to the auditor more than 20 days before the election a document authorized 
69.27 	for election day registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3;
69.28 	(2) registering in person before or on election day;
69.29 	(3) if voting by absentee ballot or by mail, following election day registration procedures 
69.30 	for absentee voters as described in section 203B.04, subdivision 4; or
69.31 	(4) providing proof of residence by any of the methods authorized for election day 
69.32 	registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3.

70.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
70.2 		Subdivision 1.Form. Both paper and electronic voter registration applications must 
70.3 	contain the same information unless otherwise provided by law. A voter registration 
70.4 	application must contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first name, 
70.5 	middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; voter's 
70.6 	previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of residence; 
70.7 	voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current and valid 
70.8 	Minnesota driver's license number ~~or~~, Minnesota state identification number, voter 
70.9 	identification card number, or if the voter has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license
70.10 	~~or~~, Minnesota state identification, or voter identification card, the last four digits of the 
70.11 	voter's Social Security number; and voter's signature. The paper registration application 
70.12 	may include the voter's e-mail address, if provided by the voter. The electronic voter 
70.13 	registration application must include the voter's e-mail address. The registration application 
70.14 	may include the voter's interest in serving as an election judge, if indicated by the voter. 
70.15 	The application must also contain the following certification of voter eligibility:
70.16 	"I certify that I:
70.17 	(1) will be at least 18 years old on election day;
70.18 	(2) am a citizen of the United States;
70.19 	(3) will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding election day;
70.20 	(4) maintain residence at the address given on the registration form;
70.21 	(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right 
70.22 	to vote;
70.23 	(6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;
70.24 	(7) have the right to vote because, if I have been convicted of a felony, my felony sentence 
70.25 	has expired (been completed) or I have been discharged from my sentence; and
70.26 	(8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information is a 
70.27 	felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more than 
70.28 	$10,000, or both."
70.29 	The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following questions:
70.30 	"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and
70.31 	"(2) Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?"
71.1 	And the instruction:
71.2 	"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."
71.3 	The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility 
71.4 	must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter 
71.5 	registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted 
71.6 	as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not 
71.7 	deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.
71.8 	An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in 
71.9 	Minnesota or to change information on an existing registration.

71.10 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
71.11 		Subd. 2.Instructions. A registration application shall be accompanied by instructions 
71.12 	specifying the manner and method of registration, the qualifications for voting, the penalties 
71.13 	for false registration, and the availability of registration and voting assistance for elderly 
71.14 	and disabled individuals and residents of health care facilities and hospitals. The instructions 
71.15 	must indicate that if the voter does not have a valid Minnesota driver's license or identification 
71.16 	card, voter identification card, the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number must 
71.17 	be provided, unless the voter does not have a Social Security number. If, prior to election 
71.18 	day, a person requests the instructions in Braille, audio format, or in a version printed in 
71.19 	16-point bold type with 24-point leading, the county auditor shall provide them in the form 
71.20 	requested. The secretary of state shall prepare Braille and audio copies and make them 
71.21 	available.

71.22 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
71.23 		Subd. 3.Deficient registration. No voter registration application is deficient if it contains 
71.24 	the voter's name, address, date of birth, current and valid Minnesota driver's license number 
71.25 	~~or~~, Minnesota state identification number, or voter identification card number, or if the voter 
71.26 	has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license ~~or~~, Minnesota state identification number, 
71.27 	or voter identification card number, the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, 
71.28 	if the voter has been issued a Social Security number, prior registration, if any, and signature. 
71.29 	The absence of a zip code number does not cause the registration to be deficient. Failure to 
71.30 	check a box on an application form that a voter has certified to be true does not cause the 
71.31 	registration to be deficient. The election judges shall request an individual to correct a voter 
71.32 	registration application if it is deficient or illegible. No eligible voter may be prevented 
72.1 	from voting unless the voter's registration application is deficient or the voter is duly and 
72.2 	successfully challenged in accordance with section 201.195 or 204C.12.
72.3 	A voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, is not deficient for 
72.4 	lack of date of birth. The county or municipality may attempt to obtain the date of birth for 
72.5 	a voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, by a request to the voter 
72.6 	at any time except at the polling place. Failure by the voter to comply with this request does 
72.7 	not make the registration deficient.
72.8 	A voter registration application accepted before January 1, 2004, is not deficient for lack 
72.9 	of a valid Minnesota driver's license or state identification number or the last four digits of 
72.10 	a Social Security number. A voter registration application submitted by a voter who does 
72.11 	not have a Minnesota driver's license or state identification number, or a Social Security 
72.12 	number, is not deficient for lack of any of these numbers.
72.13 	A voter registration application submitted electronically through the website of the 
72.14 	secretary of state prior to April 30, 2014, is not invalid as a result of its electronic submission.

72.15 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.091, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
72.16 		Subd. 9.Restricted data. A list provided for public inspection or purchase, or in response 
72.17 	to a law enforcement inquiry, must not include a voter's date of birth or any part of a voter's 
72.18 	Social Security number, driver's license number, identification card number, voter 
72.19 	identification card number, military identification card number, or passport number.

72.20 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.21 		Subdivision 1.Entry of registration information. (a) At the time a voter registration 
72.22 	application is properly completed, submitted, and received in accordance with sections 
72.23 	201.061 and 201.071, the county auditor shall enter the information contained on it into the 
72.24 	statewide registration system. Voter registration applications completed before election day 
72.25 	must be entered into the statewide registration system within ten days after they have been 
72.26 	submitted to the county auditor. Voter registration applications completed on election day 
72.27 	must be entered into the statewide registration system within 42 days after the election, 
72.28 	unless the county auditor notifies the secretary of state before the deadline has expired that 
72.29 	the deadline will not be met. Upon receipt of a notification under this paragraph, the secretary 
72.30 	of state must extend the deadline for that county auditor by an additional 28 days. The 
72.31 	secretary of state may waive a county's obligations under this paragraph if, on good cause 
72.32 	shown, the county demonstrates its permanent inability to comply.
73.1 	The secretary of state must post data on each county's compliance with this paragraph on 
73.2 	the secretary of state's website including, as applicable, the date each county fully complied 
73.3 	or the deadline by which a county's compliance must be complete.
73.4 	(b) Upon receiving a completed voter registration application, the secretary of state may 
73.5 	electronically transmit the information on the application to the appropriate county auditor 
73.6 	as soon as possible for review by the county auditor before final entry into the statewide 
73.7 	registration system. The secretary of state may mail the voter registration application to the 
73.8 	county auditor.
73.9 	(c) Within ten days after the county auditor has entered information from a voter 
73.10 	registration application into the statewide registration system, the secretary of state shall 
73.11 	compare the voter's name, date of birth, and driver's license number, state identification 
73.12 	number, voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the Social Security number 
73.13 	with the same information contained in the Department of Public Safety database.
73.14 	(d) The secretary of state shall provide a report to the county auditor on a weekly basis 
73.15 	that includes a list of voters whose name, date of birth, or identification number have been 
73.16 	compared with the same information in the Department of Public Safety database and cannot 
73.17 	be verified as provided in this subdivision. The report must list separately those voters who 
73.18 	have submitted a voter registration application by mail and have not voted in a federal 
73.19 	election in this state.
73.20 	(e) The county auditor shall compile a list of voters for whom the county auditor and 
73.21 	the secretary of state are unable to conclude that information on the voter registration 
73.22 	application and the corresponding information in the Department of Public Safety database 
73.23 	relate to the same person.
73.24 	(f) The county auditor shall send a notice of incomplete registration to any voter whose 
73.25 	name appears on the list and change the voter's status to "incomplete." A voter who receives 
73.26 	a notice of incomplete registration from the county auditor may either provide the information 
73.27 	required to complete the registration at least 21 days before the next election or at the polling 
73.28 	place on election day.

73.29 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
73.30 		Subd. 3.Use of change of address system. (a) At least once each month the secretary 
73.31 	of state shall obtain a list of individuals registered to vote in this state who have filed with 
73.32 	the United States Postal Service a change of their permanent address. The secretary of state 
73.33 	may also periodically obtain a list of individuals with driver's licenses ~~or~~, state identification 
74.1 	cards, or voter identification cards to identify those who are registered to vote who have 
74.2 	applied to the Department of Public Safety for a replacement driver's license ~~or~~, state 
74.3 	identification card, or voter identification card with a different address, and a list of 
74.4 	individuals for whom the Department of Public Safety received notification of a driver's 
74.5 	license ~~or~~, state identification card, or voter identification card cancellation due to a change 
74.6 	of residency out of state. However, the secretary of state shall not load data derived from 
74.7 	these lists into the statewide voter registration system within the 47 days before the state 
74.8 	primary or 47 days before a November general election.
74.9 	(b) If the address is changed to another address in this state, the secretary of state shall 
74.10 	locate the precinct in which the voter resides, if possible. If the secretary of state is able to 
74.11 	locate the precinct in which the voter resides, the secretary must transmit the information 
74.12 	about the changed address by electronic means to the county auditor of the county in which 
74.13 	the new address is located. For addresses for which the secretary of state is unable to 
74.14 	determine the precinct, the secretary may forward information to the appropriate county 
74.15 	auditors for individual review. If the voter has not voted or submitted a voter registration 
74.16 	application since the address change, upon receipt of the information, the county auditor 
74.17 	shall update the voter's address in the statewide voter registration system. The county auditor 
74.18 	shall mail to the voter a notice stating the voter's name, address, precinct, and polling place, 
74.19 	unless the voter's record is challenged due to a felony conviction, noncitizenship, name 
74.20 	change, incompetence, or a court's revocation of voting rights of individuals under 
74.21 	guardianship, in which case the auditor must not mail the notice. The notice must advise 
74.22 	the voter that the voter's voting address has been changed and that the voter must notify the 
74.23 	county auditor within 21 days if the new address is not the voter's address of residence. The 
74.24 	notice must state that it must be returned if it is not deliverable to the voter at the named 
74.25 	address.
74.26 	(c) If the change of permanent address is to an address outside this state, the secretary 
74.27 	of state shall notify by electronic means the auditor of the county where the voter formerly 
74.28 	resided that the voter has moved to another state. If the voter has not voted or submitted a 
74.29 	voter registration application since the address change, the county auditor shall promptly 
74.30 	mail to the voter at the voter's new address a notice advising the voter that the voter's status 
74.31 	in the statewide voter registration system will be changed to "inactive" unless the voter 
74.32 	notifies the county auditor within 21 days that the voter is retaining the former address as 
74.33 	the voter's address of residence, except that if the voter's record is challenged due to a felony 
74.34 	conviction, noncitizenship, name change, incompetence, or a court's revocation of voting 
74.35 	rights of individuals under guardianship, the auditor must not mail the notice. If the notice 
75.1 	is not received by the deadline, the county auditor shall change the voter's status to "inactive" 
75.2 	in the statewide voter registration system.
75.3 	(d) If, in order to maintain voter registration records, the secretary of state enters an 
75.4 	agreement to share information or data with an organization governed exclusively by a 
75.5 	group of states, the secretary must first determine that the data security protocols are sufficient 
75.6 	to safeguard the information or data shared. If required by such an agreement, the secretary 
75.7 	of state may share the following data from the statewide voter registration system and data 
75.8 	released to the secretary of state under section 171.12, subdivision 7a:
75.9 	(1) name;
75.10 	(2) date of birth;
75.11 	(3) address;
75.12 	(4) driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card number, or voter identification number;
75.13 	(5) the last four digits of an individual's Social Security number; and
75.14 	(6) the date that an individual's record was last updated.
75.15 	If the secretary of state enters into such an agreement, the secretary and county auditors 
75.16 	must process changes to voter records based upon that data in accordance with this section. 
75.17 	Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, when data is shared with the secretary of 
75.18 	state by another state, the secretary of state must maintain the same data classification that 
75.19 	the data had while it was in the possession of the state providing the data.

75.20 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.14, is amended to read:
75.21 	201.14 COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF DISTRICT COURT; REPORT CHANGES 
75.22 	OF NAMES.
75.23 	The state court administrator shall regularly report by electronic means to the secretary 
75.24 	of state the name, address, and, if available, driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card 
75.25 	number, or voter identification card number of each individual, 18 years of age or over, 
75.26 	whose name was changed since the last report, by marriage, divorce, or any order or decree 
75.27 	of the court. The secretary of state shall determine if any of the persons in the report are 
75.28 	registered to vote under their previous name and shall prepare a list of those registrants for 
75.29 	each county auditor. Upon receipt of the list, the county auditor shall make the change in 
75.30 	the voter's record and mail to the voter the notice of registration required by section 201.121, 
75.31 	subdivision 2. A notice must not be mailed if the voter's record is challenged due to a felony 
76.1 	conviction, lack of United States citizenship, legal incompetence, or court-ordered revocation 
76.2 	of voting rights of persons under guardianship.

76.3 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.145, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
76.4 		Subd. 2.State court administrator report. (a) The state court administrator must report 
76.5 	on individuals 17 years of age or older who are under a guardianship in which a court order 
76.6 	revokes the ward's right to vote or where the court has found the individual to be legally 
76.7 	incompetent to vote.
76.8 	(b) The state court administrator must report on individuals transferred to the jurisdiction 
76.9 	of the court who meet a condition specified in paragraph (a).
76.10 	(c) Each report required under this subdivision must include the following information 
76.11 	for each individual in the report: name, address, date of birth, and, if available, last four 
76.12 	digits of the Social Security number and driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card number, 
76.13 	or voter identification card number.
76.14 	(d) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the 
76.15 	secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraphs (a) and (b) is 
76.16 	registered to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later 
76.17 	than seven calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county auditor 
76.18 	must challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of each 
76.19 	individual named in the list.

76.20 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.145, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
76.21 		Subd. 3.Commissioner of corrections report; state court administrator report. (a) 
76.22 	The state court administrator must report on individuals 17 years of age or older who have 
76.23 	been convicted of a felony.
76.24 	(b) The commissioner of corrections must report on individuals 17 years of age or older 
76.25 	who are currently:
76.26 	(1) serving felony sentences under the commissioner's jurisdiction; or
76.27 	(2) on probation for felony offenses that resulted in the loss of civil rights, as indicated 
76.28 	by the statewide supervision system established under section 241.065.
76.29 	(c) Each report under this subdivision must include the following information for each 
76.30 	individual: name, address or last known residential address that is not a correctional facility, 
76.31 	and date of birth. If available, each report must also include the individual's: corrections' 
77.1 	state identification number, last four digits of the Social Security number, driver's license 
77.2 	~~or~~, state identification card number, or voter identification card number, date of sentence, 
77.3 	effective date of the sentence, county in which the conviction occurred, and date of discharge.
77.4 	(d) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the 
77.5 	secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraph (a) is registered to 
77.6 	vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven 
77.7 	calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the secretary of state must 
77.8 	determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under paragraph (b) is registered 
77.9 	to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven 
77.10 	calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county auditor must 
77.11 	challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of each individual 
77.12 	named in the list.
77.13 	(e) The county auditor must identify an individual who registered to vote or voted while 
77.14 	serving a felony sentence under the commissioner's jurisdiction or while on probation for 
77.15 	a felony offense that resulted in the loss of civil rights during a period when the individual's 
77.16 	civil rights were revoked. The county auditor must immediately send notice to the county 
77.17 	attorney. The notice must include the name of the individual and any other identifying 
77.18 	information as well as the evidence that shows the individual registered to vote or voted 
77.19 	during the period when the individual's civil rights were revoked.

77.20 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.145, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
77.21 		Subd. 4.Reports; restoration of right to vote. (a) The state court administrator must 
77.22 	report on each individual whose guardianship was modified to restore the ward's right to 
77.23 	vote or whose guardianship was terminated by order of the court under section 524.5-317 
77.24 	after being ineligible to vote for any of the reasons specified in subdivision 2, paragraph 
77.25 	(a).
77.26 	(b) The state court administrator must report on individuals previously convicted of a 
77.27 	felony whose civil rights have been restored.
77.28 	(c) The commissioner of corrections must report on individuals who were serving a 
77.29 	felony sentence under the commissioner's jurisdiction or who were on probation for a felony 
77.30 	offense under the commissioner's jurisdiction that resulted in the loss of civil rights but who 
77.31 	have been discharged from the sentence.
77.32 	(d) Each report under this subdivision must include the following information for each 
77.33 	individual: name, address, date of birth, and, if available, the last four digits of the Social 
78.1 	Security number. For reports required by paragraphs (b) and (c), each report must also 
78.2 	include the individual's, if available: corrections' state identification number, driver's license 
78.3 	~~or~~, state identification card number, or voter identification card number, date of sentence, 
78.4 	effective date of the sentence, county in which the conviction occurred, and date of discharge.
78.5 	(e) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the 
78.6 	secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraph (a) or (b) is registered 
78.7 	to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven 
78.8 	calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the secretary of state must 
78.9 	determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under paragraph (c) is registered 
78.10 	to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven 
78.11 	calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county auditor must 
78.12 	remove the challenge status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of each 
78.13 	individual named in the list.

78.14 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.145, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
78.15 		Subd. 5.Commissioner of public safety report. (a) The commissioner of public safety 
78.16 	must report on individuals identified by department data as having temporary lawful status 
78.17 	in the United States.
78.18 	(b) The report under this section must include the following information for each 
78.19 	individual: name, address, date of birth, driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card number, 
78.20 	voter identification card number, and, if available, last four digits of the Social Security 
78.21 	number.
78.22 	(c) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the 
78.23 	secretary of state must determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under 
78.24 	paragraph (a) is registered to vote and prepare a list of those voters for the county auditor. 
78.25 	Within seven calendar days of receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county 
78.26 	auditor must challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of 
78.27 	each individual named in the list.
78.28 	(d) The county auditor must also immediately send notice to the county attorney of each 
78.29 	individual identified in paragraph (c). The notice must include the name of the individual 
78.30 	and any other identifying information as well as the evidence that shows the individual 
78.31 	registered to vote or voted and is not a citizen.

79.1 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.161, is amended to read:
79.2 	201.161 DRIVER'S LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION CARD APPLICATIONS.
79.3 	The Department of Public Safety shall change its applications for an original, duplicate, 
79.4 	or change of address driver's license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card so 
79.5 	that the forms may also serve as voter registration applications. The forms must contain 
79.6 	spaces for all information collected by voter registration applications prescribed by the 
79.7 	secretary of state. Applicants for driver's licenses ~~or~~, identification cards, or voter 
79.8 	identification cards must be asked if they want to register to vote at the same time and that 
79.9 	information must be transmitted at least weekly by electronic means to the secretary of state. 
79.10 	Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, the computerized 
79.11 	driver's license record containing the voter's name, address, date of birth, driver's license 
79.12 	number or state identification number, county, town, and city must be made available for 
79.13 	access by the secretary of state and interaction with the statewide voter registration system.

79.14 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.225, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
79.15 		Subd. 2.Technology requirements. An electronic roster must:
79.16 	(1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file 
79.17 	format prescribed by the secretary of state;
79.18 	(2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;
79.19 	(3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license
79.20 	~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card to locate a voter record or populate a 
79.21 	voter registration application that would be printed and signed and dated by the voter. The 
79.22 	printed registration application can be either a printed form, labels printed with voter 
79.23 	information to be affixed to a preprinted form, or a combination of both;
79.24 	(4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's 
79.25 	license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card;
79.26 	(5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a scanned 
79.27 	driver's license ~~or~~, identification card, or voter identification card that is otherwise required 
79.28 	to be collected from the voter or an election judge;
79.29 	(6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that indicates 
79.30 	that the voter is not eligible to vote;
80.1 	(7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter has 
80.2 	already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears the 
80.3 	voter resides in a different precinct;
80.4 	(8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge when 
80.5 	a voter's record is challenged;
80.6 	(9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, address 
80.7 	of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by section 204C.10, 
80.8 	and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature certificate can be 
80.9 	either a printed form or a label printed with the voter's information to be affixed to the oath;
80.10 	(10) contain only preregistered voters within the precinct, and not contain preregistered 
80.11 	voter data on voters registered outside of the precinct;
80.12 	(11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the purpose 
80.13 	of updating absentee ballot records;
80.14 	(12) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by the 
80.15 	Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with the Office of MN.IT Services;
80.16 	(13) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and
80.17 	(14) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration 
80.18 	of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.
80.19 	Electronic rosters used only for election day registration do not need to comply with clauses 
80.20 	(1), (8), and (10). Electronic rosters used only for preregistered voter processing do not need 
80.21 	to comply with clauses (4) and (5).

80.22 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.065, is amended to read:
80.23 	203B.065 USING THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
80.24 	Upon accepting an application for a state primary or state general election, the county 
80.25 	auditor or municipal clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system the voter's 
80.26 	name, date of birth, address of residence in Minnesota, mailing address, Minnesota driver's 
80.27 	license ~~or~~, state identification number, or voter identification card, or the last four digits of 
80.28 	the voter's Social Security number, if provided by the voter. Upon acceptance of an absentee 
80.29 	ballot application of a voter who is registered to vote at an address different from the 
80.30 	residential address certified on the absentee ballot application, the voter registration record 
80.31 	with the previous address shall be challenged. Once the absentee ballot has been transmitted 
80.32 	to the voter, the method of transmission and the date of transmission must be recorded.
81.1 	Upon receipt of a returned absentee ballot for a state primary or state general election, 
81.2 	the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system 
81.3 	that the voter has returned the ballot.
81.4 	Upon receipt of notice that the ballot board has accepted or rejected the absentee ballot 
81.5 	for a state primary or state general election, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall 
81.6 	record in the statewide voter registration system whether the ballot was accepted or rejected, 
81.7 	and if rejected, the reason for rejection. If a replacement ballot is transmitted to the voter, 
81.8 	the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record this in the statewide voter registration 
81.9 	system.
81.10 	The labels provided for envelopes used for transmitting an absentee ballot to and from 
81.11 	an applicant for an absentee ballot for a state primary or state general election must contain 
81.12 	bar codes generated by the statewide voter registration system to facilitate the recording 
81.13 	required under this section. A county auditor or municipal clerk entering information into 
81.14 	the statewide voter registration system under this section must include the information 
81.15 	provided on the bar code label whenever information is entered into the system.

81.16 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
81.17 		Subd. 2.Required information. (a) An application shall be accepted if it contains the 
81.18 	following information stated under oath:
81.19 	(1) the voter's name, birthdate, and present address of residence in Minnesota, or former 
81.20 	address of residence or parent's former address of residence in Minnesota if the voter is 
81.21 	living permanently outside the United States;
81.22 	(2) a statement indicating that the voter is in the military, or is the spouse or dependent 
81.23 	of an individual serving in the military, or is temporarily outside the territorial limits of the 
81.24 	United States, or is living permanently outside the territorial limits of the United States and 
81.25 	voting under federal law;
81.26 	(3) a statement that the voter expects to be absent from the precinct at the time of the 
81.27 	election;
81.28 	(4) the address to which absentee ballots are to be mailed;
81.29 	(5) the voter's signature or the signature and relationship of the individual authorized to 
81.30 	apply on the voter's behalf;
81.31 	(6) the voter's passport number, Minnesota driver's license ~~or~~, state identification card 
81.32 	number, or voter identification card, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security 
82.1 	number; if the voter does not have access to any of these documents, the voter or other 
82.2 	individual requesting absentee ballots may attest to the truthfulness of the contents of the 
82.3 	application under penalty of perjury; and
82.4 	(7) the voter's e-mail address, if the application was submitted electronically through 
82.5 	the secure website maintained by the secretary of state.
82.6 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (6), an application submitted through the 
82.7 	secretary of state's website must include the voter's verifiable Minnesota driver's license 
82.8 	number, Minnesota state identification card number, voter identification card number, or 
82.9 	the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, and may only be transmitted to 
82.10 	the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the application 
82.11 	information matches the information in a government database associated with the applicant's 
82.12 	driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification card number, 
82.13 	or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications 
82.14 	for evidence of suspicious activity and must forward any such application to an appropriate 
82.15 	law enforcement agency for investigation.

82.16 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.19, is amended to read:
82.17 	203B.19 RECORDING APPLICATIONS.
82.18 	Upon accepting an application, the county auditor shall record in the statewide registration 
82.19 	system the voter's name, address of present or former residence in Minnesota, mailing 
82.20 	address, school district number, passport number, Minnesota driver's license number ~~or~~,
82.21 	state identification card number, or voter identification card number, or the last four digits 
82.22 	of the voter's Social Security number, and whether the voter is in the military or the spouse 
82.23 	or dependent of an individual serving in the military, is a voter temporarily outside the 
82.24 	territorial limits of the United States, or is living permanently outside the territorial limits 
82.25 	of the United States and voting under federal law. The county auditor shall retain the record 
82.26 	for six years. A voter whose name is recorded as provided in this section shall not be required 
82.27 	to register under any other provision of law in order to vote under sections 203B.16 to 
82.28 	203B.27. Persons from whom applications are not accepted must be notified by the county 
82.29 	auditor and provided with the reasons for the rejection.
82.30 	No later than 60 days after the general election, the county auditor shall report to the 
82.31 	secretary of state the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to and the combined 
82.32 	number of absentee ballots returned and cast by absent voters described in section 203B.16. 
82.33 	The secretary of state may require the information be reported by category under section 
82.34 	203B.16 or by precinct.
83.1 	No later than 90 days after the general election, the secretary of state shall report to the 
83.2 	federal Election Assistance Commission the number of absentee ballots transmitted to voters 
83.3 	under section 203B.16.

83.4 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
83.5 		Subd. 3.Back of return envelope. On the back of the return envelope a certificate shall 
83.6 	appear with space for:
83.7 	(1) the voter's address of present or former residence in Minnesota;
83.8 	(2) the voter's current e-mail address, if the voter has one;
83.9 	(3) a statement indicating the category described in section 203B.16 to which the voter 
83.10 	belongs;
83.11 	(4) a statement that the voter has not cast and will not cast another absentee ballot in the 
83.12 	same election or elections;
83.13 	(5) a statement that the voter personally marked the ballots without showing them to 
83.14 	anyone, or if physically unable to mark them, that the voter directed another individual to 
83.15 	mark them; and
83.16 	(6) the same voter's passport number, Minnesota driver's license ~~or~~, state identification 
83.17 	card number, or voter identification card, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security 
83.18 	number as provided on the absentee ballot application; if the voter does not have access to 
83.19 	any of these documents, the voter may attest to the truthfulness of the contents of the 
83.20 	certificate under penalty of perjury.
83.21 	The certificate shall also contain a signed oath in the form required by section 705 of 
83.22 	the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, which must read:
83.23 	"I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that:
83.24 	I am a member of the uniformed services or merchant marine on active duty or an eligible 
83.25 	spouse or dependent of such a member; a United States citizen temporarily residing outside 
83.26 	the United States; or other United States citizen residing outside the United States; and I 
83.27 	am a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the election), 
83.28 	and I am eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction; I have not been convicted of a felony, 
83.29 	or other disqualifying offense, or been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or, if so, my voting 
83.30 	rights have been reinstated; and I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any 
83.31 	other jurisdiction in the United States except the jurisdiction cited in this voting form. In 
83.32 	voting, I have marked and sealed my ballot in private and have not allowed any person to 
84.1 	observe the marking of the ballot, except for those authorized to assist voters under state or 
84.2 	federal law. I have not been influenced.
84.3 	The information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. 
84.4 	I understand that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this document may 
84.5 	constitute grounds for a conviction for perjury."

84.6 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
84.7 		Subdivision 1.Check of voter eligibility; proper execution of certificate. Upon receipt 
84.8 	of an absentee ballot returned as provided in sections 203B.16 to 203B.27, the election 
84.9 	judges shall compare the voter's name with the names recorded under section 203B.19 in 
84.10 	the statewide registration system to insure that the ballot is from a voter eligible to cast an 
84.11 	absentee ballot under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27. The election judges shall mark the return 
84.12 	envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the return envelope below the word "Accepted" if 
84.13 	the election judges are satisfied that:
84.14 	(1) the voter's name on the return envelope appears in substantially the same form as on 
84.15 	the application records provided to the election judges by the county auditor;
84.16 	(2) the voter has signed the federal oath prescribed pursuant to section 705(b)(2) of the 
84.17 	Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252;
84.18 	(3) the voter has set forth the same voter's passport number, or Minnesota driver's license
84.19 	~~or~~, state identification card number, or voter identification card number, or the last four 
84.20 	digits of the voter's Social Security number as submitted on the application, if the voter has 
84.21 	one of these documents;
84.22 	(4) the voter is not known to have died; and
84.23 	(5) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or by absentee ballot.
84.24 	If the identification number described in clause (3) does not match the number as 
84.25 	submitted on the application, the election judges must make a reasonable effort to satisfy 
84.26 	themselves through other information provided by the applicant, or by an individual 
84.27 	authorized to apply on behalf of the voter, that the ballots were returned by the same person 
84.28 	to whom the ballots were transmitted.
84.29 	An absentee ballot cast pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 may only be rejected 
84.30 	for the lack of one of clauses (1) to (5). In particular, failure to place the ballot within the 
84.31 	security envelope before placing it in the outer white envelope is not a reason to reject an 
84.32 	absentee ballot.
85.1 	Election judges must note the reason for rejection on the back of the envelope in the 
85.2 	space provided for that purpose.
85.3 	Failure to return unused ballots shall not invalidate a marked ballot, but a ballot shall 
85.4 	not be counted if the certificate on the return envelope is not properly executed. In all other 
85.5 	respects the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit and counting of 
85.6 	ballots shall apply. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the counting of the 
85.7 	absentee ballot of a deceased voter does not invalidate the election.

85.8 	Sec. 31. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 85.9 	Except where otherwise provided, this article is effective June 1, 2023.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 21-03013 

201.061 REGISTRATION ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY.Subd. 7.Record of attempted registrations. 
The election judge responsible for election day registration shall attempt to keep a record of the number of individuals who attempt to register on election day but who cannot provide proof of residence as required by this section. The record shall be forwarded to the county auditor with the election returns for that precinct.