1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 4240, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 1, after line 10, insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.072, is amended to read:
1.4171.072 TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION CARD.
1.5(a) If a Minnesota identification card is deemed an acceptable form of identification in
1.6Minnesota Statutes or Rules, a tribal identification card is also an acceptable form of
1.7identification. A tribal identification card is a primary document for purposes of section
1.8171.062 when an applicant applies for a noncompliant license or identification card.
1.9(b) For purposes of this section, "tribal identification card" means an unexpired
1.10identification card issued by a tribal government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of
1.11Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the legal name, date
1.12of birth, signature, and picture of the enrolled tribal member.
1.13(c) The tribal identification card must contain security features that make it as impervious
1.14to alteration as is reasonably practicable in its design and quality of material and technology.
1.15The security features must use materials that are not readily available to the general public.
1.16The tribal identification card must not be susceptible to reproduction by photocopying or
1.17simulation and must be highly resistant to data or photograph substitution and other
1.18tampering.
1.19(d) Except as provided in paragraph (a), the requirements of this section do not apply:
1.20(1) except as provided in paragraph (a), to an application for a driver's license or Minnesota
1.21identification card under this chapter; or (2) to tribal identification cards used to prove an
1.22individual's residence for purposes of section 201.061, subdivision 3.

2.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.061, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
2.2    Subd. 1a. Incomplete registration by mail. If the county auditor determines that a voter
2.3who has submitted a voter registration application by mail has not previously voted in this
2.4state for a federal office and has also not presented a document authorized for election day
2.5registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the county auditor, and the county auditor
2.6is unable to verify the voter's driver's license, state identification, or last four digits of the
2.7voter's Social Security number as provided by the voter on the voter registration application
2.8whether the voter is eligible to vote, then the county auditor must notify the voter that the
2.9registration is incomplete and to complete registration by using one of the following methods:
2.10(1) presenting to the auditor submitting a completed voter registration application more
2.11than 20 days before the election a document authorized for election day registration in
2.12section 201.061, subdivision 3;
2.13(2) registering in person before or on election day; or
2.14(3) if voting by absentee ballot or by mail, following election day registration procedures
2.15for absentee voters as described in section 203B.04, subdivision 4; or
2.16(4) providing proof of residence by any of the methods authorized for election day
2.17registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3.
2.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
2.19elections held on or after that date.

2.20    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended
2.21to read:
2.22    Subd. 3. Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may register
2.23or update a registration on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the
2.24precinct in which the individual maintains residence, by and completing a voter registration
2.25application, making an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing
2.26proof of residence. An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering or updating
2.27a registration by:. For purposes of registration under this subdivision, the voter registration
2.28application must be printed on or affixed to a provisional ballot signature envelope and
2.29contain the information required by section 201.071, subdivision 1. An individual who
2.30registers on election day is entitled to cast a provisional ballot pursuant to section 204C.135.
2.31    (1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant to
2.32section 171.07;
3.1    (2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper identification;
3.2    (3) presenting a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address
3.3in the precinct together with a picture identification card; or
3.4    (4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or an employee who provides
3.5proof that they are employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and
3.6vouching for a resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge
3.7vouching that the voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of
3.8the precinct. A voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of
3.9residence oath vouching for any other individual on that election day. An election judge
3.10may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for any individual who appears in the
3.11precinct where the election judge is working unless the election judge personally knows the
3.12individual is a resident of the precinct. A voter who is registered to vote in the precinct may
3.13sign up to eight proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation does not apply
3.14to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The secretary of state shall
3.15provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number of individuals for whom
3.16a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The form must include space for the
3.17maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may sign proof-of-residence oaths. For
3.18each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include a statement that the individual: (i) is
3.19registered to vote in the precinct or is an employee of a residential facility in the precinct,
3.20(ii) personally knows that the voter is a resident of the precinct, and (iii) is making the
3.21statement on oath. The form must include a space for the voter's printed name, signature,
3.22telephone number, and address.
3.23    The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be
3.24attached to the voter registration application.
3.25    (b) The secretary of state must publish guidance for residential facilities and residential
3.26facility employees on the vouching process and the requirements of this subdivision.
3.27    (c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256K.48,
3.28subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under
3.29section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision
3.305; an assisted living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under chapter 144G; a
3.31veterans home operated by the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under
3.32chapter 198; a residence licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a
3.33residential program as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for
3.34persons with a developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services
4.1under section 252.28; setting authorized to provide housing support as defined in section
4.2256I.03, subdivision 10a; a shelter for battered women as defined in section 611A.37,
4.3subdivision 4; a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to
4.4provide temporary living accommodations for the homeless; a facility where a provider
4.5operates a residential treatment program as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 23; or
4.6a facility where a provider operates an adult foster care program as defined in section
4.7245A.02, subdivision 6c.
4.8    (d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of
4.9registering or updating a registration by:
4.10    (1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized
4.11by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the
4.12name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or
4.13    (2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized
4.14by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the
4.15name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the documents
4.16listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B.
4.17    (e) (b) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge
4.18responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

4.19    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 4, is amended
4.20to read:
4.21    Subd. 4. Registration by election judges; procedures. Registration and updates to
4.22registrations at the polling place on election day must be conducted by the election judges.
4.23Before registering an individual to vote or updating an individual's registration at the polling
4.24place, the election judge must review any list of voters who registered or updated a
4.25registration with an absentee ballot provided by the county auditor or municipal clerk to
4.26see if the individual has already voted by absentee ballot. If the individual's name appears
4.27on the list, the election judge must not allow the individual to register, to update the
4.28individual's registration, or to vote in the polling place. The election judge who registers an
4.29individual or updates an individual's registration at the polling place on election day must
4.30not handle that voter's ballots at any time prior to the opening of the ballot box after the
4.31voting ends. Registration applications and forms for oaths must be available at each polling
4.32place. If an individual who registers or updates a registration on election day proves residence
4.33by oath of a registered voter, the form containing the oath must be attached to the individual's
4.34registration application. Registration applications completed on election day must be
5.1forwarded to the county auditor who must add the name of each voter to the registration
5.2system or update the voter's registration unless the information forwarded is substantially
5.3deficient. A county auditor who finds an election day registration or update substantially
5.4deficient must give written notice to the individual whose registration is found deficient.
5.5An election day registration or update must not be found deficient solely because the
5.6individual who provided proof of residence was ineligible to do so.

5.7    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.121, subdivision 1, is amended
5.8to read:
5.9    Subdivision 1. Entry of registration information. (a) At the time a voter registration
5.10application is properly completed, submitted, and received in accordance with sections
5.11201.061 and 201.071, the county auditor must enter or update the information contained on
5.12it into the statewide registration system. Voter registration applications completed before
5.13election day must be entered into the statewide registration system within ten days after
5.14they have been submitted to the county auditor, but no later than three days after the election.
5.15Voter registration applications completed on election day must be entered into the statewide
5.16registration system within 42 as soon as possible, but no later than three days after the
5.17election, unless the county auditor notifies the secretary of state before the deadline has
5.18expired that the deadline will not be met. Upon receipt of a notification under this paragraph,
5.19the secretary of state must extend the deadline for that county auditor by an additional 28
5.20days. The secretary of state may waive a county's obligations under this paragraph if, on
5.21good cause shown, the county demonstrates its permanent inability to comply.
5.22The secretary of state must post data on each county's compliance with this paragraph on
5.23the secretary of state's website including, as applicable, the date each county fully complied
5.24or the deadline by which a county's compliance must be complete.
5.25(b) Upon receiving a completed voter registration application, the secretary of state may
5.26electronically transmit the information on the application to the appropriate county auditor
5.27as soon as possible for review by the county auditor before final entry or update in the
5.28statewide registration system. The secretary of state may mail the voter registration
5.29application to the county auditor.
5.30(c) Within ten days after the county auditor has entered or updated information from a
5.31voter registration application in the statewide registration system, the secretary of state must
5.32compare the voter's name, date of birth, and driver's license number, state identification
5.33number, or the last four digits of the Social Security number with the same information
5.34contained in the Department of Public Safety database. For applications received on election
6.1day, this must be completed within three days after the county auditor or municipal clerk
6.2has entered the information into the statewide voter registration system.
6.3(d) The secretary of state must provide a report to the county auditor on a weekly basis
6.4that includes a list of voters whose name, date of birth, or identification number have been
6.5compared with the same information in the Department of Public Safety database and cannot
6.6be verified as provided in this subdivision. The report must list separately those voters who
6.7have submitted a voter registration application by mail and have not voted in a federal
6.8election in this state. For the six days following an election, the secretary of state must
6.9provide this report daily to county auditors and municipal clerks.
6.10(e) The county auditor must compile a list of voters for whom the county auditor and
6.11the secretary of state are unable to conclude that information on the voter registration
6.12application and the corresponding information in the Department of Public Safety database
6.13relate to the same person.
6.14(f) The county auditor must send a notice of incomplete registration to any voter whose
6.15name appears on the list and change the voter's status to "challenged." A voter who receives
6.16a notice of incomplete registration from the county auditor may either provide the information
6.17required to clear the challenge at least 21 days before the next election or at the polling
6.18place on election day.
6.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
6.20elections held on or after that date.

6.21    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.225, subdivision 2, is amended
6.22to read:
6.23    Subd. 2. Technology requirements. An electronic roster must:
6.24(1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file
6.25format prescribed by the secretary of state;
6.26(2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;
6.27(3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license or
6.28identification card to locate a voter record or populate a voter registration application that
6.29would be affixed to the provisional ballot signature envelope after being (i) printed and
6.30signed and dated by the voter. The printed registration application can be a printed form, a
6.31label printed with voter information to be affixed to a preprinted form, a combination of a
6.32form and label, or an electronic record that the voter signs electronically and is printed
7.1following its completion at the polling place, or (ii) signed and dated electronically and then
7.2printed;
7.3(4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's
7.4license or identification card;
7.5(5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a scanned
7.6driver's license or identification card that is otherwise required to be collected from the voter
7.7or an election judge;
7.8(6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that indicates
7.9that the voter is not eligible to vote;
7.10(7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter has
7.11already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears the
7.12voter maintains residence in a different precinct;
7.13(8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge when
7.14a voter's record is challenged;
7.15(9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, address
7.16of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by section 204C.10,
7.17and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature certificate can be
7.18a printed form, a label printed with the voter's information to be affixed to the oath, or an
7.19electronic record that the voter signs electronically and is printed following its completion
7.20at the polling place;
7.21(10) contain only registered voters within the precinct, and not contain registered voter
7.22data on voters registered outside of the precinct, unless being utilized for a combined polling
7.23place pursuant to section 204B.14, subdivision 2, absentee or early voting under chapter
7.24203B, or for mail balloting on election day pursuant to section 204B.45, subdivision 2a;
7.25(11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the purpose
7.26of updating absentee ballot records;
7.27(12) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by the
7.28Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with the Department of Information
7.29Technology Services;
7.30(13) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and
7.31(14) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration
7.32of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.
8.1Electronic rosters used only for registering voters and updating voters' registration do not
8.2need to comply with clauses (1), (8), and (10). Electronic rosters used only for processing
8.3voters who are registered and do not need to update a registration do not need to comply
8.4with clauses (4) and (5).
8.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
8.6elections held on or after that date.

8.7    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.225, subdivision 5, is amended
8.8to read:
8.9    Subd. 5. Election day. (a) Precincts may use electronic rosters for registering voters
8.10and updating registrations on election day, to process registered voters, or both. The printed
8.11election day registration applications must be reviewed when electronic records are processed
8.12in the statewide voter registration system. The election judges must determine the number
8.13of ballots to be counted by counting the number of original voter signature certificates or
8.14the number of voter receipts.
8.15(b) Each precinct using electronic rosters must have a paper backup system approved
8.16by the secretary of state present at the polling place to use in the event that the election
8.17judges are unable to use the electronic roster.
8.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
8.19elections held on or after that date.

8.20    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.04, subdivision 4, is amended
8.21to read:
8.22    Subd. 4. Registration at time of application; updating registration. An eligible voter
8.23who is not registered to vote or needs to update the voter's registration but who is otherwise
8.24eligible to vote by absentee ballot may register or update a registration by including
8.25submitting a completed voter registration application with the absentee ballot. The individual
8.26must present proof of residence as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the
8.27individual who witnesses the marking of the absentee ballots If the absentee ballot and voter
8.28registration application are returned by mail, the voter registration must be placed into the
8.29return envelope along with the signature envelope. A military voter, as defined in section
8.30203B.01, may register in this manner if voting pursuant to sections 203B.04 to 203B.15, or
8.31may register pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27.
9.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
9.2elections held on or after that date."
9.3Page 4, after line 18, insert:

9.4    "Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.07, subdivision 3, is amended
9.5to read:
9.6    Subd. 3. Eligibility certificate. A certificate of eligibility to vote by absentee ballot
9.7must be printed on the back of the signature envelope. The certificate must contain space
9.8for the voter's Minnesota driver's license number, state identification number, or the last
9.9four digits of the voter's Social Security number, or to indicate that the voter does not have
9.10one of these numbers. The space must be designed to ensure that the voter provides the
9.11same type of identification as provided on the voter's absentee ballot application for purposes
9.12of comparison. The certificate must also contain a statement to be signed and sworn by the
9.13voter indicating that the voter meets all of the requirements established by law for voting
9.14by absentee ballot and space for a statement signed by a person who is at least 18 years of
9.15age on or before the day of the election and a citizen of the United States or by a notary
9.16public or other individual authorized to administer oaths stating that:
9.17    (1) the ballots were displayed to that individual unmarked; and
9.18    (2) the voter marked the ballots in that individual's presence without showing how they
9.19were marked, or, if the voter was physically unable to mark them, that the voter directed
9.20another individual to mark them; and.
9.21    (3) if the voter was not previously registered or needed to update the voter's registration,
9.22the voter has provided proof of residence as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3.
9.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
9.24elections held on or after that date.

9.25    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.08, subdivision 3, is amended
9.26to read:
9.27    Subd. 3. Procedures on receipt of ballots. (a) When absentee ballots are returned to a
9.28county auditor or municipal clerk, that official shall stamp or initial and date the signature
9.29envelope and. The county auditor must open the return envelope to determine if a voter
9.30registration application is in the envelope. If a voter registration application is in the envelope,
9.31the county auditor must remove the voter registration application. The county auditor must
9.32reseal the return envelope, initial across the seal, and note that a voter registration application
10.1was removed from the envelope. The county auditor must place it all return envelopes in a
10.2locked ballot container or other secured and locked space with other signature envelopes
10.3received by that office. Except for voter registration applications removed pursuant to this
10.4section, all contents of the return envelope must remain in the return envelope until delivered
10.5to the ballot board.
10.6    (b) Within five days after receipt, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver to
10.7the ballot board all signature envelopes received, except that during the 14 days immediately
10.8preceding an election, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver all signature
10.9envelopes received to the ballot board within three days. Signature envelopes received on
10.10election day after 8:00 p.m. shall be marked as received late by the county auditor or
10.11municipal clerk, and must not be delivered to the ballot board.
10.12    (c) Upon removing the voter registration application as required by paragraph (a), the
10.13county auditor must promptly process the voter registration application as provided in section
10.14201.121, subdivisions 1 and 2.
10.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
10.16elections held on or after that date.

10.17    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
10.18    Subd. 3. Alternative procedure. (a) In elections not eligible to use early voting under
10.19subdivision 1a, the county auditor may make available a ballot counter and ballot box for
10.20use by the preregistered voters during the 18 days before the election. If a ballot counter
10.21and ballot box is provided, a voter must be given the option either (1) to vote using the
10.22process provided in section 203B.08, subdivision 1, or (2) to vote in the manner provided
10.23in this subdivision.
10.24(b) If a voter chooses to vote in the manner provided in this subdivision, the voter must
10.25state the voter's name, address, and date of birth to the county auditor or municipal clerk.
10.26The voter shall sign a voter's certificate, which must include the voter's name, identification
10.27number, and the certification required by section 201.071, subdivision 1. The signature of
10.28an individual on the voter's certificate and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence
10.29of the intent of the individual to vote at that election.
10.30(c) After signing the voter's certificate, the voter shall be issued a ballot and immediately
10.31retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to mark the ballot.
10.32The ballot must not be taken from the polling place. If the voter spoils the ballot, the voter
11.1may return it to the election official in exchange for a new ballot. After completing the
11.2ballot, the voter shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box.
11.3(d) The election official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the manner
11.4provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
11.5(e) The election duties required by this subdivision must be performed by an election
11.6judge, the county auditor, municipal clerk, or a deputy of the auditor or clerk.
11.7(f) If a person is not registered to vote, the person must not be allowed to cast an absentee
11.8ballot using the alternative procedure authorized by this subdivision.
11.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
11.10elections held on or after that date.

11.11    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.12    Subd. 2. Duties of ballot board; absentee ballots. (a) The members of the ballot board
11.13shall take possession of all signature envelopes delivered to them in accordance with section
11.14203B.08. Upon receipt from the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk,
11.15two or more members of the ballot board shall examine each signature envelope and shall
11.16mark it accepted or rejected in the manner provided in this subdivision. For return envelopes
11.17that note that voter registration application was removed under section 203B.08, subdivision
11.183, the election judges must not examine the signature envelope until after the fourth day
11.19following the election. Election judges performing the duties in this section must be of
11.20different major political parties, unless they are exempt from that requirement under section
11.21205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10, subdivision 2.
11.22(b) The members of the ballot board shall mark the signature envelope "Accepted" and
11.23initial or sign the signature envelope below the word "Accepted" if a majority of the members
11.24of the ballot board examining the envelope are satisfied that:
11.25(1) the voter's name and address on the signature envelope are the same as the information
11.26provided on the absentee ballot application or voter record;
11.27(2) the voter signed the certification on the envelope;
11.28(3) the voter's Minnesota driver's license, state identification number, or the last four
11.29digits of the voter's Social Security number are the same as a number on the voter's absentee
11.30ballot application or voter record. If the number does not match, the election judges must
11.31compare the signature provided by the applicant to determine whether the ballots were
11.32returned by the same person to whom they were transmitted;
12.1(4) the voter is registered and eligible to vote in the precinct or has included a properly
12.2completed voter registration application in the signature envelope;
12.3(5) the certificate has been completed as prescribed in the directions for casting an
12.4absentee ballot; and
12.5(6) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or, if it is after the
12.6close of business on the 19th day before the election, as provided by section 203B.081.
12.7The signature envelope from accepted ballots must be preserved and returned to the
12.8county auditor.
12.9(c)(1) If a majority of the members of the ballot board examining a signature envelope
12.10find that an absentee voter has failed to meet one of the requirements provided in paragraph
12.11(b), they shall mark the signature envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the word
12.12"Rejected," list the reason for the rejection on the envelope, and return it to the county
12.13auditor. There is no other reason for rejecting an absentee ballot beyond those permitted by
12.14this section. Failure to place the ballot within the ballot envelope before placing it in the
12.15outer white envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee ballot.
12.16(2) If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the envelope
12.17must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board shall provide the voter with
12.18a replacement absentee ballot and signature envelope in place of the rejected ballot.
12.19(3) If an envelope is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain
12.20sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter to
12.21notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected by the method or methods of
12.22communication provided by the voter on the voter's application for an absentee ballot or
12.23voter registration. The official must document the attempts made to contact the voter.
12.24(d) The official in charge of the absentee ballot board must mail the voter a written notice
12.25of absentee ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. If the official
12.26determines that the voter has otherwise cast a ballot in the election, no notice is required.
12.27If an absentee ballot arrives after the deadline for submission provided by this chapter, the
12.28notice must be provided between six to ten weeks after receipt of the ballot. A notice of
12.29absentee ballot rejection must contain the following information:
12.30(1) the date on which the absentee ballot was rejected or, if the ballot was received after
12.31the required deadline for submission, the date on which the ballot was received;
12.32(2) the reason for rejection; and
13.1(3) the name of the appropriate election official to whom the voter may direct further
13.2questions, along with appropriate contact information.
13.3(e) An absentee ballot signature envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or
13.4subject to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.
13.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
13.6elections held on or after that date.

13.7    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.30, subdivision 2, is amended
13.8to read:
13.9    Subd. 2. Voting procedure. (a) When a voter appears in an early voting polling place,
13.10the voter must state the voter's name, address, and, if requested, the voter's date of birth to
13.11the early voting official. The early voting official must confirm that the voter's registration
13.12is current in the statewide voter registration system and that the voter has not already cast
13.13a ballot in the election. If the voter's status is challenged, the voter may resolve the challenge
13.14as provided in section 204C.12. An individual who is not registered to vote must register
13.15and a voter whose name or address has changed must update the voter's registration in the
13.16manner provided in section 201.061, subdivision 3, and be provided a provisional ballot
13.17under section 204C.135. A voter who has already cast a ballot in the election must not be
13.18provided with a ballot.
13.19(b) Each voter must sign the certification provided in section 204C.10. The signature of
13.20an individual on the voter's certificate and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence
13.21of the intent of the individual to vote at that election. After the voter signs the certification,
13.22two early voting officials must initial the ballot and issue it to the voter. The voter must
13.23immediately retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to
13.24mark the ballot. The voter must not take a ballot from the polling place. If the voter spoils
13.25the ballot, the voter may return it to the early voting official in exchange for a new ballot.
13.26After completing the ballot, the voter must deposit the ballot into the ballot counter and
13.27ballot box. The early voting official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the
13.28manner provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
13.29(c) If a voter casts a provisional ballot, the early voting official must process the ballot
13.30consistent with section 204C.135.
13.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
13.32elections held on or after that date."
13.33Page 5, after line 10, insert:

14.1    "Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.30, subdivision 3, is amended
14.2to read:
14.3    Subd. 3. Processing of ballots. Each day when early voting occurs, the early voting
14.4officials must:
14.5(1) remove and secure ballots cast, noting the date, voting location, and number of ballots
14.6cast;
14.7(2) without inspecting the ballots, ensure that the number of ballots removed from the
14.8ballot box is equal to the number of voter certificates that were signed by voters in subdivision
14.92, paragraph (b); and
14.10(3) seal and secure all voted and unvoted ballots present in that location at the end of
14.11the day.
14.12The ballot board must count the ballots after the polls have closed on election day following
14.13the procedures in section sections 203B.121, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), and 203C.135.
14.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
14.15elections held on or after that date."
14.16Page 6, after line 5, insert:

14.17    "Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.07, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
14.18    Subd. 3a. Residence requirement. A challenger must be a resident of this state.
14.19Appointed challengers seeking admission to a polling place to serve in that capacity must
14.20prove their status as a resident of this state by presenting one of the documents listed in
14.21section 201.061, subdivision 3. a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued
14.22pursuant to section 171.07, any document approved by the secretary of state as proper
14.23identification, or one of the following:
14.24    (1) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational institution
14.25in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under section
14.26135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of the secretary
14.27of state; or
14.28(2) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the precinct
14.29together with a picture identification card.
14.30Challengers need not prove residence in the precinct in which they seek to act as a challenger.

15.1    Sec. 22. [204C.135] PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.
15.2    Subdivision 1. Casting provisional ballots. (a) A voter who registered on election day
15.3pursuant to section 201.061, subdivision 3, or while early voting under 203B.30, subdivision
15.42, is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.
15.5(b) A voter seeking to cast a provisional ballot must sign a provisional ballot roster or
15.6a provisional voter signature certificate and complete the voter registration application on
15.7the provisional ballot signature envelope. The voter registration application may be completed
15.8by an electronic roster and affixed to the provisional ballot signature envelope. The voter
15.9must also swear or affirm in writing that the voter is eligible to vote, has not voted previously
15.10in the same election, and meets the criteria for registering to vote in the precinct in which
15.11the voter appears.
15.12(c) Once the voter has completed the provisional ballot signature envelope, the voter
15.13must be allowed to cast a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot must be in the same
15.14form as the official ballot available in the precinct on election day. A completed provisional
15.15ballot shall be sealed in a ballot envelope. The ballot envelope shall be sealed inside the
15.16voter's provisional ballot signature envelope and deposited by the voter in a secure, sealed
15.17provisional ballot box. Completed provisional ballots must not be combined with other
15.18voted ballots in the polling place.
15.19(d) The secretary of state must prescribe the form of the ballot envelope and provisional
15.20ballot signature envelope. The provisional ballot signature envelope must be a color other
15.21than that provided for absentee ballot signature envelopes and must be prominently labeled
15.22"Provisional Ballot Signature Envelope."
15.23(e) Provisional ballots and related documentation shall be delivered to and securely
15.24maintained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the same manner as required for
15.25other election materials under sections 204C.27 and 204C.28.
15.26    Subd. 2. Accepting or rejecting provisional ballot signature envelopes. (a) Beginning
15.27four days after the election and finishing no later than seven days after the election, the
15.28county auditor or municipal clerk must process each applicant's provisional ballot signature
15.29envelope. If the applicant is registered to vote, that voter's provisional ballot signature
15.30envelope must be accepted. The county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the provisional
15.31ballot signature envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the envelope below the word
15.32"Accepted." If the applicant is not registered to vote, the provisional ballot signature envelope
15.33must be rejected. If a provisional ballot signature envelope is rejected, the county auditor
15.34or municipal clerk must mark the provisional ballot signature envelope "Rejected," initial
16.1or sign it below the word "Rejected," and list the reason for rejection on the envelope. The
16.2county auditor or municipal clerk must promptly record in the statewide voter registration
16.3system that a voter's provisional ballot signature envelope has been accepted or rejected.
16.4(b) The county auditor or municipal clerk must mail the voter a written notice of
16.5provisional ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. The notice
16.6must include the reason for rejection and the name of the appropriate election official to
16.7whom the voter may direct further questions, along with appropriate contact information.
16.8(c) A provisional ballot signature envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or
16.9subject to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.
16.10    Subd. 3. Provisional ballots; reconciliation. On the seventh day after the election and
16.11prior to counting any provisional ballots in the final vote totals from a precinct, the county
16.12auditor or municipal clerk must verify that the number of signatures appearing on the
16.13provisional ballot roster from that precinct is equal to or greater than the number of
16.14provisional ballots submitted by voters in the precinct on election day. Any discrepancy
16.15must be resolved before the provisional ballots from the precinct may be counted. Excess
16.16provisional ballots must be randomly withdrawn from the accepted provisional ballots in
16.17the manner required by section 204C.20, subdivision 2.
16.18    Subd. 4. Counting provisional ballots. Once the reconciliation process required by
16.19subdivision 3 is completed, accepted provisional ballot signature envelopes must be opened;
16.20duplicated as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, subdivision 5; initialed by
16.21the members of the ballot board; and deposited in the appropriate ballot box. If more than
16.22one ballot is enclosed in the ballot envelope, the ballots must be spoiled and must not be
16.23counted.
16.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
16.25elections held on or after that date."
16.26Page 6, after line 22, insert:

16.27    "Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.32, as amended by Laws 2025, chapter
16.2839, article 8, section 70, is amended to read:
16.29204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES.
16.30    Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board must meet at the county
16.31auditor's office on either the second or third the tenth day following the state primary. After
16.32taking the oath of office, the canvassing board must publicly canvass the election returns
16.33delivered to the county auditor. The board must complete the canvass by the third tenth day
17.1following the state primary and must promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a
17.2report that states:
17.3(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county, and in each precinct;
17.4(b) for each precinct, the number of individuals registering to vote or updating
17.5registrations on election day and the number of individuals who were registered before
17.6election day and did not need to update the voter's registration;
17.7(c) for each major political party, the names of the candidates running for each partisan
17.8office and the number of votes received by each candidate in the county and in each precinct;
17.9(d) the names of the candidates of each major political party who are nominated; and
17.10(e) the number of votes received by each of the candidates for nonpartisan office in each
17.11precinct in the county and the names of the candidates nominated for nonpartisan office.
17.12Upon completion of the canvass, the county auditor must mail or deliver a notice of
17.13nomination to each nominee for county office voted for only in that county. The county
17.14auditor must transmit one of the certified copies of the county canvassing board report for
17.15state and federal offices to the secretary of state by express mail or similar service
17.16immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass. The secretary of state must mail a
17.17notice of nomination to each nominee for state or federal office.
17.18    Subd. 2. State canvass. The State Canvassing Board shall meet at a public meeting
17.19space located in the Capitol complex area seven 14 days after the state primary to canvass
17.20the certified copies of the county canvassing board reports received from the county auditors.
17.21Immediately after the canvassing board declares the results, the secretary of state shall
17.22certify the names of the nominees to the county auditors. The secretary of state shall mail
17.23to each nominee a notice of nomination.
17.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
17.25elections held on or after that date.

17.26    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204C.33, subdivision 1, is amended
17.27to read:
17.28    Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board must meet at the county
17.29auditor's office between the third tenth and eighth 17th days following the state general
17.30election. After taking the oath of office, the board must promptly and publicly canvass the
17.31general election returns delivered to the county auditor. Upon completion of the canvass,
17.32the board must promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report which states:
18.1(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county and in each precinct;
18.2(b) for each precinct, the number of individuals registering to vote or updating
18.3registrations on election day and the number of individuals who were registered before
18.4election day and did not need to update the voter's registration;
18.5(c) the names of the candidates for each office and the number of votes received by each
18.6candidate in the county and in each precinct;
18.7(d) the number of votes counted for and against a proposed change of county lines or
18.8county seat; and
18.9(e) the number of votes counted for and against a constitutional amendment or other
18.10question in the county and in each precinct.
18.11The result of write-in votes cast on the general election ballots must be compiled by the
18.12county auditor before the county canvass, except that write-in votes for a candidate for
18.13federal, state, or county office must not be counted unless the candidate has timely filed a
18.14request under section 204B.09, subdivision 3. The county auditor must arrange for each
18.15municipality to provide an adequate number of election judges to perform this duty or the
18.16county auditor may appoint additional election judges for this purpose. The county auditor
18.17may open the envelopes or containers in which the voted ballots have been sealed in order
18.18to count and record the write-in votes and must reseal the voted ballots at the conclusion of
18.19this process. The county auditor must prepare a separate report of votes received by precinct
18.20for write-in candidates for federal, state, and county offices who have requested under
18.21section 204B.09 that votes for those candidates be tallied.
18.22Upon completion of the canvass, the county canvassing board must declare the candidate
18.23duly elected who received the highest number of votes for each county and state office voted
18.24for only within the county. The county auditor must transmit a certified copy of the county
18.25canvassing board report for state and federal offices to the secretary of state by messenger,
18.26express mail, or similar service immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass.
18.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
18.28elections held on or after that date.

19.1    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.37, is amended to read:
19.2204C.37 COUNTY CANVASS; RETURN OF REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF
19.3STATE.
19.4A copy of the report required by sections 204C.32, subdivision 1, and 204C.33,
19.5subdivision 1, shall be certified under the official seal of the county auditor. The copy shall
19.6be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the secretary of state, with the county auditor's
19.7name and official address and the words "Election Returns" endorsed on the envelope. The
19.8copy of the canvassing board report must be sent by express mail or delivered to the secretary
19.9of state. If the copy is not received by the secretary of state within ten 17 days following
19.10the applicable election a primary election, or within 24 days following a general election,
19.11the secretary of state shall immediately notify the county auditor, who shall deliver another
19.12copy to the secretary of state by special messenger.
19.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
19.14elections held on or after that date."
19.15Page 7, after line 27, insert:

19.16    "Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205.065, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
19.17    Subd. 5. Results. The municipal primary shall be conducted and the returns made in the
19.18manner provided for the state primary so far as practicable. The canvass may be conducted
19.19on either the second or third day after the primary.
19.20The governing body of the municipality shall canvass the returns on the tenth day after
19.21the primary, and the two candidates for each office who receive the highest number of votes,
19.22or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be elected to the
19.23office, who receive the highest number of votes, shall be the nominees for the office named.
19.24Their names shall be certified to the municipal clerk who shall place them on the municipal
19.25general election ballot without partisan designation and without payment of an additional
19.26fee.
19.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
19.28elections held on or after that date."
19.29Page 7, line 30, strike "third" and insert "tenth" and delete "14th" and insert "17th"
19.30Page 8, line 7, strike "two" and insert "nine"
19.31Page 8, after line 15, insert:

20.1    "Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
20.2    Subd. 4. Results. (a) The school district primary must be conducted and the returns
20.3made in the manner provided for the state primary as far as practicable. If the primary is
20.4conducted:
20.5(1) only within that school district, a canvass may be conducted on either the second or
20.6third day after the primary; or
20.7(2) in conjunction with the state primary, the canvass must be conducted on the third
20.8day after the primary, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b).
20.9On the tenth day after the primary, the school board of the school district shall canvass
20.10the returns, and the two candidates for each specified school board position who receive
20.11the highest number of votes, or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of
20.12individuals to be elected to at-large school board positions who receive the highest number
20.13of votes, are the nominees for the office named. Their names must be certified to the school
20.14district clerk who shall place them on the school district general election ballot without
20.15partisan designation and without payment of an additional fee.
20.16(b) Following a school district primary as described in paragraph (a), clause (2), a canvass
20.17may be conducted on the second day after the primary if the county auditor of each county
20.18in which the school district is located agrees to administratively review the school district's
20.19primary voting statistics for accuracy and completeness within a time that permits the canvass
20.20to be conducted on that day.
20.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
20.22elections held on or after that date."
20.23Page 8, line 18, strike "third" and insert "tenth" and delete "14th" and insert "17th"
20.24Page 9, after line 20, insert:

20.25    "Sec. 34. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN; SECRETARY OF STATE.
20.26The secretary of state must conduct a public awareness campaign to encourage people
20.27to register to vote prior to election day. At a minimum, the secretary of state must conduct
20.28the public awareness campaign in each even-numbered year from June 1 until the voter
20.29registration period ends prior to the state general election.
20.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027, and applies to
20.31elections held on or after that date."
20.32Page 9, line 22, before "Minnesota" insert "(a)"
21.1Page 9, after line 22, insert:
21.2"(b) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.17, subdivision 2, is repealed effective
21.3January 1, 2027.
21.4(c) Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 201.061, subdivision 7; and 201.121,
21.5subdivision 3, are repealed effective January 1, 2027."
21.6Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
21.7Amend the title accordingly