2006 Minnesota Statutes

5.30 HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT ACCOUNT.
    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Help America Vote Act account is established as
an account in the state treasury. Money received from the federal government under the Help
America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
account. Money appropriated from the general fund to meet the matching requirement of section
253(b)(5) of the Help America Vote Act must be transferred to the account. Money earned from
investing the assets of the account must be credited to the account. Money in the account does
not cancel but remains available until expended. The account is subject to the requirements of
section 254(b) of the Help America Vote Act.
    Subd. 2. Appropriation. Notwithstanding section 4.07, money in the Help America Vote
Act account may be spent only pursuant to direct appropriations enacted from time to time by law.
Money in the account must be spent to improve administration of elections in accordance with the
Help America Vote Act, the state plan certified by the governor under the act, and for reporting
and administrative requirements under the act and plan. Money in the account must be used in
a manner that is consistent with the maintenance of effort requirements of section 254(a)(7) of
the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, based on the level of state expenditures for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.
History: 1Sp2003 c 7 s 1