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Elections Finance and Policy

SECOND MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Wednesday, January 11, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

ELECTIONS FINANCE AND POLICY MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mike Freiberg, Chair of the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 8:31am on January 11th, 2023, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
FREIBERG, Mike, Chair
GREENMAN, Emma, Vice Chair
TORKELSON, Paul, Republican Lead
AGBAJE, Esther
BAHNER, Kristin
BLISS, Matt
COULTER, Nathan
DAVIS, Ben
FREDERICK, Luke
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
PURSELL, Kristi
STEPHENSON, Zack

Members Excused:
ALTENDORF, Pam

A quorum was present.

Representative Greenman moved that the minutes from January 4th, 2023 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Kraft presented HF 0110, a bill for a bill for an act relating to elections; permitting individuals who are at least 16 years of age to preregister to vote; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 201.054, subdivisions 1, 2; 201.061, by adding a subdivision; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.091, subdivision 4.

Chair Freiberg moved that HF 0110 be re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means

Testifying on HF 0110:
• Steve Simon, Secretary of State, Minnesota
• Dane Smith, Clean Elections Minnesota
• Isaac Israel, Senior, St Louis Park High School
• Kailes Campbell, Citizen
• John Runningen, President, LeadMN
• Dan Thomas-Commins, Citizen
• Dane Smith, Clean Elections Minnesota
• Nicole Freeman, Director of Government Relations, Secretary of State

Chair Freiberg renewed his motion that HF 0110 be re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means.

THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Frazier presented HF 0028, a bill for an act relating to elections; restoring the right to vote to individuals convicted of a felony upon completion of any term of incarceration imposed and executed by a court for the offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 201.014, by adding a subdivision; 201.071, subdivision 1; 204C.10; 609.165, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 201; 243.

Chair Freiberg moved that HF 0028 be re-referred to the committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy

Testifying on HF 0028:
• Wintana Melekin, Resident, St. Paul
• Dr. Chris Uggen, Professor, University of Minnesota
• Ray Dehn, former Minnesota State Representative
• Willie Lloyd, Citizen
• Zeke Caligiuri, Community Organizer, MN Justice Research Center
• Steve Simon, Secretary of State, Minnesota
• Eliot Howard, Citizen
• Carli Stark, Executive Director of Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties
• Naomi Gaines Young, Organizer, Minnesota Freedom Fund
• Ryan Hamilton, Government Relations, Minnesota Catholic Conference
• Dane Smith, Clean Elections Minnesota
• Munira Mohamed, Policy Associate, ACLU Minnesota
• Vickie Lampert, Deacon in Episcopal Church, Red Wing

Chair Freiberg renewed his motion that HF 0028 be re-referred to the committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy

THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:03 AM.

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Representative Mike Freiberg, Chair


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Mike Hermanson, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF28 (Frazier) - Right to vote restored to individuals convicted of a felony upon completion of any term of incarceration imposed and executed by a court for the offense, and money appropriated.
  • HF110 (Kraft) - Individuals at least 16 years of age permitted to preregister to vote.
House TV Video:
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00:31 - HF110 (Kraft) Individuals at least 16 years of age permitted to preregister to vote.
42:13 - HF28 (Frazier) Right to vote restored to individuals convicted of a felony upon completion of any term of incarceration imposed and executed by a court for the offense.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.


HF28 (Frazier); Right to vote restored to individuals convicted of a felony upon completion of any term of incarceration imposed and executed by a court for the offense.

HF110 (Kraft); Individuals at least 16 years of age permitted to preregister to vote.

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair’s discretion

If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the night before, and preferably 24 hours prior to the hearing.

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The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp