1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; providing for the certification of election judges by 
1.3 	municipalities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.19, subdivision 
1.4 	4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.19, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Additional qualifications permitted; examination; certification. The 
1.8 	appointing authority may establish additional qualifications which are not inconsistent 
1.9 	with the provisions of this section and which relate to the ability of an individual to 
1.10 	perform the duties of an election judge. The appointing authority may examine any 
1.11 	individual who seeks appointment as an election judge to determine whether the individual 
1.12 	meets any qualification established under this section. For election judges appointed for 
1.13 	an election, a municipal clerk must, no later than three weeks before the election:
1.14 	(a) enter into the statewide voter registration system election judge module the 
1.15 	following information for each election judge appointed by the municipality:
1.16 	(1) name;
1.17 	(2) address;
1.18 	(3) other contact information including telephone number and e-mail address 
1.19 	supplied by the election judge;
1.20 	(4) political party affiliation;
1.21 	(5) description of election judge training received; and
1.22 	(b) electronically certify to the secretary of state, under penalty of perjury, through 
1.23 	the election reporting system in the statewide voter registration system to which the 
1.24 	municipal clerk has access, that election judges in that municipality for that election have 
2.1 	been appointed pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 204B.19, and 
2.2 	have received the training required by law.