1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 4240, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 2, after line 10, insert:
1.3"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
1.4Page 3, delete section 3 and insert:

1.5    "Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.065, is amended to read:
1.6203B.065 USING THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
1.7    Subdivision 1. Applicability. A clerk administering absentee ballots pursuant to this
1.8section must meet the requirements of section 203B.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
1.9    Subd. 2. Use of the statewide voter registration system. (a) Upon accepting an
1.10application for a state primary or state general election, the county auditor or municipal
1.11clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system the voter's name, date of birth,
1.12address of residence in Minnesota, mailing address, Minnesota driver's license or state
1.13identification number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, if provided
1.14by the voter. Upon acceptance of an absentee ballot application of a voter who is registered
1.15to vote at an address different from the residential address certified on the absentee ballot
1.16application, the voter registration record with the previous address shall be challenged. Once
1.17the absentee ballot has been transmitted to the voter, the method of transmission and the
1.18date of transmission must be recorded.
1.19(b) Upon receipt of a returned absentee ballot for a state primary or state general election,
1.20the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system
1.21that the voter has returned the ballot.
1.22(c) Upon receipt of notice that the ballot board has accepted or rejected the absentee
1.23ballot for a state primary or state general election, the county auditor or municipal clerk
1.24shall record in the statewide voter registration system whether the ballot was accepted or
2.1rejected, and if rejected, the reason for rejection. If a replacement ballot is transmitted to
2.2the voter, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record this in the statewide voter
2.3registration system.
2.4(d) The labels provided for envelopes used for transmitting an absentee ballot to and
2.5from an applicant for an absentee ballot for a state primary or state general election must
2.6contain bar codes generated by the statewide voter registration system to facilitate the
2.7recording required under this section. A county auditor or municipal clerk entering
2.8information into the statewide voter registration system under this section must include the
2.9information provided on the bar code label whenever information is entered into the system.
2.10(e) The requirements of this section do not apply to a town election held in March,
2.11however the system may be used to administer absentee voting in such an election.
2.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective September 1, 2027."
2.13Page 9, after line 20, insert:

2.14    "Sec. 13. NOTIFICATION TO ADMINISTER VOTING.
2.15Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 203B.05, for a municipality already
2.16designated to or that has already given notice of the intent to administer absentee voting,
2.17the municipality and county must come to an agreement by June 12, 2026, and notify the
2.18secretary of state whether the municipality will administer absentee voting for the 46 days
2.19or 18 days before election day in the 2026 state primary.
2.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.21Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.22Amend the title accordingly