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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to operations of the secretary of state; regulating filings with the secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>of state; appropriating money for grants to counties for voting equipment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>vote-counting equipment; specifying grant terms and procedures;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 318.02, subdivision 1; 557.01; repealing Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>2005, chapter 162, section 34, subdivision 2, as amended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 318.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> The term "declaration of trust" as used in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>means the declaration of trust, business trust instrument, trust indenture, contract of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>custodianship, or other instrument pursuant to which such association is organized. Every <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>such association organized after April 20, 1961, for the purpose of transacting business <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>in this state shall, prior to transacting any business in this state, file in the Office of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Secretary of State a true and correct copy of the "declaration of trust" under which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>association proposes to conduct its business. The copy shall also contain a statement that <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>the true and correct copy of the "declaration of trust" is being filed in the Office of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Secretary of State of the state of Minnesota pursuant to this chapter and shall also include <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>the full name and street address of an agent of the business trust in this state. That agent <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>shall be the agent for service of process which shall be made pursuant to the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>543.08</statute_ref>. The "declaration of trust" may provide that the duration of such <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>association shall be perpetual. Upon the filing of the copy of the "declaration of trust," and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>the payment of a filing fee of $150 to the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>to such association, or to the trustees named in the said "declaration of trust," or to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>persons or parties to the "declaration of trust," a certificate showing that such "declaration <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>of trust" has been duly filed; whereupon, such association in its name shall be authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>to transact business in this state; provided that all other applicable laws have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>complied with. The "declaration of trust" may be amended as provided in the "declaration <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>of trust" or in any amendments thereto but a true and correct copy of all amendments to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>"declaration of trust," shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State upon the payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>of a filing fee of $50 to the secretary of state and all amendments shall become effective at <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>the time of said filing. When such copy of the "declaration of trust" and any amendments <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>thereto shall have been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State it shall constitute public <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>notice as to the purposes and manner of the business to be engaged in by such association.  <br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 557.01, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><b>557.01 NONRESIDENT, AGENT TO ACCEPT SERVICE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>Any nonresident person or corporation owning or claiming any interest or lien in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>or upon lands in the state may file with the secretary of state a writing, executed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>acknowledged in the manner of a conveyance, appointing a resident agent, whose place <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>of residence shall be stated, to accept service of process or summons in any action or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>proceeding in the courts of the state concerning such interest or lien, except actions or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>proceedings for the collection of taxes, and consenting that service of such process or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>summons upon such agent shall be binding upon the person executing the same. Such <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>writing shall be recorded by the secretary. No service by publication of summons shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>be made upon any such nonresident who has complied with the provisions hereof, but in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>all such cases service of such process or summons, or of any writ or notice in the action <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>or proceedings, shall be made upon such agent in the manner provided by law for such <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>service upon residents of the state, and have the same effect as personal service within <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>the state upon such owner or claimant; but, if such party appears by attorneys therein, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>service of papers shall thereafter be upon such attorney. The authority of such agent <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>may be revoked by writing similarly executed and acknowledged and recorded, but no <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>revocation shall affect any action or proceeding then pending. For filing and recording <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>such papers the secretary shall be entitled to 15 cents for each folio The fee for each filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>made under this section is $50.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; ASSISTIVE VOTING EQUIPMENT AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><b>VOTE-COUNTING EQUIPMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Operating grants.</b> $300,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2010 from <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>the Help America Vote Act account to the secretary of state for grants to counties to defray <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>operating costs of the assistive voting equipment and vote-counting equipment in each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>polling place. This appropriation is available until spent. Grants of up to $300 per polling <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>place may be made until this appropriation is exhausted. If the grant requests exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>appropriation available, the secretary of state shall prorate the grant amounts to each <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>eligible county to match the amount available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grant application.</b> To receive a grant under this subdivision, a county <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>must apply to the secretary of state on forms prescribed by the secretary of state that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>set forth how the grant money will be spent. Grant applications for operating costs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>the 2010 elections must be received by the secretary of state by August 1, 2010. Grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>awards must be made to the counties by December 1, 2010. If money remains from this <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>appropriation, the secretary may also make grants available for the 2012 election, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>grant applications due by March 1, 2012, and grants made to counties by June 30, 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> To be eligible to apply for a grant under this section, a county <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>must have fewer than 50,000 registered voters as of January 1, 2010, and must have <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>less than $300 per polling place that was used in the 2008 general election as a balance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>including any interest earned on the account, in its Help America Vote Act account from <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>money distributed to it in 2005.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Report.</b> Each county receiving a grant under this section must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>the expenditures it has made on the appropriate Help America Vote Act reports submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>to the secretary of state. If a county does not use the money it has received under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>section by June 15, 2013, it must return the unused money to the secretary of state by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>June 30, 2013. In addition to the report required by this section, each county receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>a grant under this act must maintain financial records for each grant sufficient to satisfy <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>federal audit standards and must transmit those records to the secretary of state upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>request of the secretary of state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Operating costs.</b> "Operating costs" include actual county and municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>costs for hardware maintenance, election day technical support, software licensing, system <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>programming, voting system testing, training of county or municipal staff in the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>voting equipment, and transportation and storage of the voting equipment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; OPTICAL SCAN EQUIPMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Optical scan voting equipment grants.</b> $2,100,000 is appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>in fiscal year 2010 from the Help America Vote Act account to the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>for grants to counties to purchase optical scan voting equipment. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>is available until spent. If the grant requests exceed the appropriation available, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>secretary of state shall prorate the grant amounts to each eligible county to match the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>amount available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grant application.</b> To receive a grant under this section, a county must <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>apply to the secretary of state on forms prescribed by the secretary of state that set forth <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>how the grant money will be spent. Applications for grants under this section must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>submitted to the secretary of state by December 1, 2010, and be for purchases made <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>before March 31, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> A county is eligible to apply for a grant of up to $4,000 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>precinct to replace precinct-based optical scan vote counters if the vote counter was <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>purchased before December 31, 2002, and the county received no federal or state money <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>to defray the cost of that purchase. Counties must agree to provide a local match at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>equal to the amount of the grant under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Report.</b> Each county receiving a grant under this section must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>the expenditures it has made on the appropriate Help America Vote Act reports submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>to the secretary of state. If a county does not use the money it has received under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>section by June 15, 2014, it must return the unused money to the secretary of state by <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>June 30, 2014. In addition to the report required by this section, each county receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>a grant under this act must maintain financial records for each grant sufficient to satisfy <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>federal audit standards and must transmit those records to the secretary of state upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>request of the secretary of state.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>Laws 2005, chapter 162, section 34, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>chapter 101, article 2, section 95, is repealed.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>Sections 3 to 5 are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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