Minnesota Administrative Rules

8215.0300 POLLING PLACE VOTING.

Subpart 1.

Form of roster.

At the presidential nomination primary, the polling place roster must also state: "I am in general agreement with the principles of the party for whose candidate I intend to vote, and I understand that my choice of a party's ballot will be public information." This statement must appear separately from the statement certification included in part 8200.9115, subpart 1.

Subp. 2.

Recording of political party.

The election judge must instruct each voter to read the statement required by Minnesota Statutes, section 204C.10, paragraph (b), on the presidential nomination primary polling place roster. After the voter has read the statement, the election judge must ask the voter the name of the major political party whose ballot the voter is requesting. The polling place roster must include a place for the voter to indicate the voter's party choice. The election judge or voter must record in the polling place roster or electronic roster the name of the major political party whose ballot the voter requested. After the voter's major political party choice has been recorded, the election judge shall instruct the voter to sign the polling place roster. The county auditor must include the major political party choice recorded on the roster when posting voting history for every person who voted in the presidential nomination primary in the statewide registration system.

Subp. 3.

Refusal to indicate a major political party.

If a voter refuses to request the ballot of a single major political party, the election judge may refer the voter to instruction posters prepared for the presidential nomination primary by the secretary of state pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 204B.27. A voter who refuses to indicate a major political party must not be allowed to sign the polling place roster or cast a ballot.

Subp. 4.

Voter receipts.

A voter's receipt must identify the major political party choice of the voter but may not distinguish the voter's major political party choice by color, shape, or size.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 207A.11

History:

43 SR 437

Published Electronically:

October 15, 2018