1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; limiting vouching by an
1.3 	individual as part of election day registration;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061,
1.5 	subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061,
1.8 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Election day registration.  An individual who is
1.10 	eligible to vote may register on election day by appearing in
1.11 	person at the polling place for the precinct in which the
1.12 	individual maintains residence, by completing a registration
1.13 	application, making an oath in the form prescribed by the
1.14 	secretary of state and providing proof of residence.  An
1.15 	individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:
1.16 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota
1.17 	identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07;
1.18 	(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of
1.19 	state as proper identification;
1.20 	(3) presenting one of the following:
1.21 	(i) a current valid student identification card from a
1.22 	postsecondary educational institution in Minnesota, if a list of
1.23 	students from that institution has been prepared under section
1.24 	135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner
1.25 	provided in rules of the secretary of state; or
2.1 	(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the
2.2 	student's valid address in the precinct together with a picture
2.3 	identification card; or
2.4 	(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the
2.5 	precinct sign an oath in the presence of the election judge
2.6 	vouching that the voter personally knows that the individual is
2.7 	a resident of the precinct.  A voter who has been vouched for on
2.8 	election day may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for
2.9 	any other individual on that election day. A voter who is
2.10 	registered to vote in the precinct may sign only three
2.11 	proof-of-residence oaths on any election day.  The oath required
2.12 	by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be
2.13 	attached to the voter registration application and the
2.14 	information on the oath must be recorded on the records of both
2.15 	the voter registering on election day and the voter who is
2.16 	vouching for that person's residence, and entered into the
2.17 	statewide voter registration system by the county auditor when
2.18 	the voter registration application is entered into that system.
2.19 	For tribal band members living on an Indian reservation, an
2.20 	individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by
2.21 	presenting an identification card issued by the tribal
2.22 	government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian
2.23 	Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains
2.24 	the name, street address, signature, and picture of the
2.25 	individual.  The county auditor of each county having territory
2.26 	within the reservation shall maintain a record of the number of
2.27 	election day registrations accepted under this section.
2.28 	A county, school district, or municipality may require that
2.29 	an election judge responsible for election day registration
2.30 	initial each completed registration application.