2001 Minnesota Statutes

     203B.17 Application for ballot. 

    Subdivision 1.    Submission of application.  (a) An 
 application for absentee ballots for a voter described in 
 section 203B.16 may be submitted in writing or by electronic 
 facsimile device, or by electronic mail upon determination by 
 the secretary of state that security concerns have been 
 adequately addressed.  An application for absentee ballots for a 
 voter described in section 203B.16 may be submitted by that 
 voter or by that voter's parent, spouse, sister, brother, or 
 child over the age of 18 years.  For purposes of an application 
 under this subdivision, a person's social security number, no 
 matter how it is designated, qualifies as the person's military 
 identification number if the person is in the military. 

    (b) An application for a voter described in section 
 203B.16, subdivision 1, shall be submitted to the county auditor 
 of the county where the voter maintains residence. 

    (c) An application for a voter described in section 
 203B.16, subdivision 2, shall be submitted to the county auditor 
 of the county where the voter last maintained residence in 
 Minnesota. 

    (d) An application for absentee ballots for a primary shall 
 also constitute an application for absentee ballots for any 
 ensuing general or special election conducted during the same 
 calendar year in which the application is received. 

    (e) There shall be no limitation of time for filing and 
 receiving applications for ballots under sections 203B.16 to 
 203B.27.  

    Subd. 2.    Required information.  An application shall 
 be accepted if it contains the following information stated 
 under oath:  

    (a) The voter's name, birthdate, and present address of 
 residence in Minnesota, or former address of residence in 
 Minnesota if the voter is living permanently outside the United 
 States; 

    (b) A statement indicating that the voter is in the 
 military, or is the spouse or dependent of an individual serving 
 in the military, or is temporarily outside the territorial 
 limits of the United States, or is living permanently outside 
 the territorial limits of the United States and voting under 
 federal law; 

    (c) A statement that the voter expects to be absent from 
 the precinct at the time of the election; 

    (d) The address to which absentee ballots are to be mailed; 

    (e) The voter's signature or the signature and relationship 
 of the individual authorized to apply on the voter's behalf; and 

    (f) The voter's military identification card number, 
 passport number, or, if the voter does not have a valid passport 
 or identification card, the signed statement of an individual 
 authorized to administer oaths or a commissioned or 
 noncommissioned officer of the military not below the rank of 
 sergeant or its equivalent, certifying that the voter or other 
 individual requesting absentee ballots has attested to the 
 truthfulness of the contents of the application under oath. 

    A form for providing this information shall be prepared by 
 each county auditor and shall be furnished to individuals who 
 request it pursuant to this section.  

    HIST: 1981 c 29 art 3 s 17; 1985 c 72 s 1; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 18 
 s 15