1.1.................... moves to amend S. F. No. 514, the delete everything amendment
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1.4"ARTICLE 4
1.5EARLY VOTING

1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 201.022, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The secretary of state shall maintain a statewide voter
1.8registration system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database containing
1.9voter registration information from around the state. The system must be accessible to the
1.10county auditor of each county in the state. The system must also:
1.11(1) provide for voters to submit their voter registration applications to any county auditor,
1.12the secretary of state, or the Department of Public Safety;
1.13(2) provide for the definition, establishment, and maintenance of a central database for
1.14all voter registration information;
1.15(3) provide for entering data into the statewide registration system;
1.16(4) provide for electronic transfer of completed voter registration applications from the
1.17Department of Public Safety to the secretary of state or the county auditor;
1.18(5) assign a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the state;
1.19(6) provide for the acceptance of the Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state
1.20identification number, and last four digits of the Social Security number for each voter
1.21record;
1.22(7) coordinate with other agency databases within the state;
2.1(8) allow county auditors and the secretary of state to add or modify information in the
2.2system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records;
2.3(9) allow county auditors, municipal and school district clerks, and the secretary of state
2.4to have electronic access to the statewide registration system for review and search
2.5capabilities;
2.6(10) provide security and protection of all information in the statewide registration
2.7system and ensure that unauthorized access is not allowed;
2.8(11) provide access to municipal clerks to use the system;
2.9(12) provide a system for each county to identify the precinct to which a voter should
2.10be assigned for voting purposes;
2.11(13) provide daily reports accessible by county auditors on the driver's license numbers,
2.12state identification numbers, or last four digits of the Social Security numbers submitted on
2.13voter registration applications that have been verified as accurate by the secretary of state;
2.14and
2.15(14) provide reports on the number of absentee ballots transmitted to and returned and
2.16cast by voters under section 203B.16.; and
2.17(15) provide reports necessary for early voting.
2.18The appropriate state or local official shall provide security measures to prevent
2.19unauthorized access to the computerized list established under section 201.021.

2.20    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.001, is amended to read:
2.21203B.001 ELECTION LAW APPLICABILITY.
2.22The Minnesota Election Law is applicable to voting by absentee ballot and early voting
2.23unless otherwise provided in this chapter.

2.24    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.25read:
2.26    Subd. 5. Early voting. "Early voting" means voting in person before election day at the
2.27office of the county auditor or designated municipal clerk within the time period provided
2.28in section 203B.31.

2.29    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.30    Subdivision 1. Violation. (a) No individual shall intentionally:
3.1(1) make or sign any false certificate required by this chapter;
3.2(2) make any false or untrue statement in any application for absentee ballots;
3.3(3) apply for absentee ballots more than once in any election with the intent to cast an
3.4illegal ballot;
3.5(4) exhibit a ballot marked by that individual to any other individual;
3.6(5) do any act in violation of the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of casting an
3.7illegal vote in any precinct or for the purpose of aiding another to cast an illegal vote;
3.8(6) use information from absentee ballot or early voting materials or records for purposes
3.9unrelated to elections, political activities, or law enforcement;
3.10(7) provide assistance to an absentee or early voter except in the manner provided by
3.11section 204C.15, subdivision 1;
3.12(8) solicit the vote of an absentee or early voter while in the immediate presence of the
3.13voter during the time the individual knows the absentee or early voter is voting; or
3.14(9) alter an absentee ballot application after it has been signed by the voter, except by
3.15an election official for administrative purposes.
3.16(b) Before inspecting information from absentee ballot or early voting materials or
3.17records, an individual shall provide identification to the public official having custody of
3.18the material or information.

3.19    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.20    Subdivision 1. Generally. The full-time clerk of any city or town shall administer the
3.21provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 if:
3.22(1) the county auditor of that county has designated the clerk to administer them; or
3.23(2) the clerk has given the county auditor of that county notice of intention to administer
3.24them.
3.25The designation or notice must specify whether the clerk will be responsible for the
3.26administration of a ballot board as provided in section 203B.121.
3.27A clerk of a city that is located in more than one county may only administer the
3.28provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 and 203B.30 to 203B.35 if the clerk has been
3.29designated by each of the county auditors or has provided notice to each of the county
3.30auditors that the city will administer absentee voting. A clerk may only administer the
3.31provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 if the clerk has technical capacity to access the
4.1statewide voter registration system in the secure manner prescribed by the secretary of state.
4.2The secretary of state must identify hardware, software, security, or other technical
4.3prerequisites necessary to ensure the security, access controls, and performance of the
4.4statewide voter registration system. A clerk must receive training approved by the secretary
4.5of state on the use of the statewide voter registration system before administering this section.
4.6A clerk may not use the statewide voter registration system until the clerk has received the
4.7required training. The county auditor must notify the secretary of state of any municipal
4.8clerk who will be administering the provisions of this section and the duties that the clerk
4.9will administer.

4.10    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.081, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.11    Subd. 2. Town elections. Voters casting absentee ballots in person for a town election
4.12held in March may do so during the 30 days before the election, except that an eligible voter
4.13may not vote by absentee ballot in person during the period designated for early voting, as
4.14provided in section 203B.31. The county auditor shall make such designations at least 14
4.15weeks before the election. At least one voting booth in each polling place must be made
4.16available by the county auditor for this purpose. The county auditor must also make available
4.17at least one electronic ballot marker in each polling place that has implemented a voting
4.18system that is accessible for individuals with disabilities pursuant to section 206.57,
4.19subdivision 5
.

4.20    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.085, is amended to read:
4.21203B.085 COUNTY AUDITOR'S AND MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICES TO
4.22REMAIN OPEN DURING CERTAIN HOURS PRECEDING ELECTION.
4.23The county auditor's office in each county and the clerk's office in each city or town
4.24authorized under section 203B.05 to administer absentee balloting must be open for
4.25acceptance of absentee ballot applications and casting of absentee ballots from 8:00 a.m.
4.26to 12:00 noon on the day immediately preceding an election subject to early voting under
4.27section 203B.30 unless that day falls on a Sunday. When performing the duties of the county
4.28auditor in an election not subject to early voting under section 203B.30, the clerk's office
4.29must be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and until 5:00 p.m. on the day
4.30immediately preceding a primary, special, or general election unless that day falls on a
4.31Saturday or Sunday. Town clerks' offices must be open for absentee voting from 10:00 a.m.
4.32to 12:00 noon on the Saturday before a town general election held in March. The school
5.1district clerk, when performing the county auditor's election duties, need not comply with
5.2this section.

5.3    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.4    Subdivision 1. Establishment; applicable laws. (a) The governing body of each county,
5.5municipality, and school district with responsibility to accept and reject absentee ballots or
5.6to administer early voting must, by ordinance or resolution, establish a ballot board. The
5.7board must consist of a sufficient number of election judges trained in the handling of
5.8absentee ballots and appointed as provided in sections 204B.19 to 204B.22. The board may
5.9include deputy county auditors or deputy city clerks who have received training in the
5.10processing and counting of absentee ballots.
5.11(b) Each jurisdiction must pay a reasonable compensation to each member of that
5.12jurisdiction's ballot board for services rendered during an election.
5.13(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, all provisions of the Minnesota Election
5.14Law apply to a ballot board.

5.15    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.121, is amended by adding a subdivision
5.16to read:
5.17    Subd. 2a. Duties of ballot board; early voting. The members of the ballot board shall
5.18administer the process of early voting as prescribed in section 203B.35, and shall make a
5.19record of voters who cast ballots early and count those ballots as provided in subdivisions
5.204 and 5.

5.21    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.121, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.22    Subd. 3. Record of voting. (a) When applicable, the county auditor or municipal clerk
5.23must immediately record that a voter's absentee ballot has been accepted or that the voter
5.24has cast a ballot pursuant to the early voting procedures provided in this chapter. A voter
5.25whose record indicates that the voter has cast an early ballot must not be permitted to cast
5.26another ballot in that election. After the close of business on the seventh day before the
5.27election day prior to the beginning of the early voting period as provided in section 203B.31,
5.28a voter whose record indicates that an absentee ballot has been accepted must not be permitted
5.29to cast another ballot at that election. In a state primary, general, or state special election
5.30for federal or, state, or county office, the auditor or clerk must also record this information
5.31in the statewide voter registration system.
6.1(b) The roster must be marked, and a supplemental report of absentee and early voters
6.2who submitted a voter registration application with their ballot must be created, no later
6.3than the start of voting on election day to indicate the voters that have already cast a ballot
6.4at the election. The roster may be marked either:
6.5(1) by the county auditor or municipal clerk before election day;
6.6(2) by the ballot board before election day; or
6.7(3) by the election judges at the polling place on election day.
6.8The record of a voter whose absentee ballot was received after the close of business on
6.9the seventh day before the election is not required to be marked on the roster or contained
6.10in a supplemental report as required by this paragraph.

6.11    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.121, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
6.12    Subd. 4. Opening of envelopes. After the close of business on the seventh day before
6.13the election day prior to the beginning of the early voting period as provided in section
6.14203B.31, the ballots from return envelopes marked "Accepted" may be opened, duplicated
6.15as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, subdivision 5, initialed by the members
6.16of the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate ballot box. If more than one ballot is
6.17enclosed in the ballot envelope, the ballots must be returned in the manner provided by
6.18section 204C.25 for return of spoiled ballots, and may not be counted.

6.19    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
6.20    Subd. 5. Storage and counting of absentee and early voting ballots. (a) On a day on
6.21which absentee or early voting ballots are inserted into a ballot box, two members of the
6.22ballot board must:
6.23(1) remove the ballots from the ballot box at the end of the day;
6.24(2) without inspecting the ballots, ensure that the number of ballots removed from the
6.25ballot box is equal to the number of voters who cast early votes and whose absentee ballots
6.26were accepted that day; and
6.27(3) seal and secure all voted and unvoted ballots present in that location at the end of
6.28the day.
6.29(b) After the polls have closed on election day, two members of the ballot board must
6.30count the ballots, tabulating the vote in a manner that indicates each vote of the voter and
6.31the total votes cast for each candidate or question. In state primary and state general elections,
7.1the results must indicate the total votes cast for each candidate or question in each precinct
7.2and report the vote totals tabulated for each precinct. The count must be recorded on a
7.3summary statement in substantially the same format as provided in section 204C.26. The
7.4ballot board shall submit at least one completed summary statement to the county auditor
7.5or municipal clerk. The county auditor or municipal clerk may require the ballot board to
7.6submit a sufficient number of completed summary statements to comply with the provisions
7.7of section 204C.27, or the county auditor or municipal clerk may certify reports containing
7.8the details of the ballot board summary statement to the recipients of the summary statements
7.9designated in section 204C.27.
7.10In state primary and state general elections, these vote totals shall be added to the vote
7.11totals on the summary statements of the returns for the appropriate precinct. In other elections,
7.12these vote totals may be added to the vote totals on the summary statement of returns for
7.13the appropriate precinct or may be reported as a separate total.
7.14The count shall be public. No vote totals from ballots may be made public before the
7.15close of voting on election day.
7.16(c) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b), if the task has not been
7.17completed previously, the members of the ballot board must verify as soon as possible, but
7.18no later than 24 hours after the end of the hours for voting, that voters whose absentee ballots
7.19arrived after the rosters were marked or supplemental reports were generated and whose
7.20ballots were accepted did not vote in person on election day. An absentee ballot submitted
7.21by a voter who has voted in person on election day must be rejected. All other accepted
7.22absentee ballots must be opened, duplicated if necessary, and counted by members of the
7.23ballot board. The vote totals from these ballots must be incorporated into the totals with the
7.24other absentee ballots and handled according to paragraph (b).

7.25    Sec. 13. [203B.30] EARLY VOTING; APPLICABILITY.
7.26    (a) Any eligible voter may vote in person in a federal, state, or county election prior to
7.27the date of the election, in the manner provided in sections 203B.31 to 203B.35.
7.28    (b)(1) Subject to clause (2), for city elections not held in conjunction with a federal,
7.29state, or county election, the city may authorize eligible voters to vote in the manner provided
7.30in sections 203B.31 to 203B.35 upon resolution of the governing body of the city, adopted
7.31prior to the first day for filing affidavits of candidacy for the election. In the case of a home
7.32rule charter city, authorization may alternatively be made by amendment to the city's charter
7.33for this purpose.
8.1    (2) A city may only authorize voting under sections 203B.31 to 203B.35 if the municipal
8.2clerk has the technical capacity to access the statewide voter registration system in the secure
8.3manner prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary of state must identify hardware,
8.4software, security, or other technical prerequisites necessary to ensure the security, access
8.5controls, and performance of the statewide voter registration system. The clerk must receive
8.6training approved by the secretary of state on the use of the statewide voter registration
8.7system before administering voting authorized under this paragraph. The clerk may not use
8.8the statewide voter registration system until the clerk has received the required training.

8.9    Sec. 14. [203B.31] TIME PERIOD FOR EARLY VOTING.
8.10Early voting must be available to any eligible voter as provided in section 203B.32 for
8.11every primary, general, and special election subject to early voting under section 203B.30
8.12from 15 days before the election through 5:00 p.m. on the third day before the election. All
8.13voters in line at 5:00 p.m. on the third day before the election must be allowed to vote in
8.14the same manner as provided in section 204C.05, subdivision 2.

8.15    Sec. 15. [203B.32] HOURS FOR EARLY VOTING.
8.16Early voting must be available between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on each
8.17weekday during the time period provided in section 203B.31, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
8.18on at least one weekday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the two Saturdays before the
8.19election.

8.20    Sec. 16. [203B.33] LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING.
8.21(a) Early voting must be made available at polling places designated in the county
8.22auditor's offices in county-owned or operated buildings, at the municipal clerk's office in
8.23every municipality that has been delegated the responsibility to administer absentee voting
8.24as provided in section 203B.05 or which is conducting an election that includes early voting,
8.25as authorized in section 203B.30, and at any other county or city-owned or operated buildings
8.26designated by the county auditor or municipal clerk. At least one voting station and one
8.27ballot marking device for disabled voters must be made available in each polling place.
8.28(b) The county auditor or municipal clerk must make an electronic ballot counter available
8.29in each polling place.

9.1    Sec. 17. [203B.34] NOTICE TO VOTERS.
9.2The county auditor or municipal clerk must prepare a notice to the voters of the days,
9.3times, and locations for early voting. This notice must be posted on the county's Web site,
9.4if applicable, and the Web site for each municipality in the county where an early voting
9.5location is designated for the election at least 14 days before the first day for early voting.
9.6If a county or municipality does not have a Web site, the county auditor or municipal clerk
9.7must publish the notice at least once in the jurisdiction's official newspaper at least seven
9.8days and not more than 14 days before the first day for early voting.

9.9    Sec. 18. [203B.35] PROCEDURES FOR EARLY VOTING.
9.10    Subdivision 1. Voting procedure. Each voter shall sign the certification provided in
9.11section 204C.10. An individual who is not registered to vote must register in the manner
9.12provided in section 201.061, subdivision 3.
9.13After the voter has signed the certification, a member of the ballot board must provide
9.14a ballot to the voter. Ballots must be prepared and distributed by members of the ballot
9.15board in the manner provided in section 204C.09. The voter must mark the ballot and deposit
9.16it in either a precinct voting system or a sealed ballot box. A voter may not leave the polling
9.17place with the ballot.
9.18    Subd. 2. Processing of ballots. Ballots cast pursuant to sections 203B.30 to 203B.35
9.19must be processed and counted by a ballot board.

9.20    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 204B.28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
9.21    Subd. 2. Election supplies; duties of county auditors and clerks. (a) Except as
9.22otherwise provided for absentee ballots in this section and in section 204B.35, subdivision
9.234
, the county auditor shall complete the preparation of the election materials for which the
9.24auditor is responsible at least four days before every state primary and state general election.
9.25At any time after all election materials are available from the county auditor but not later
9.26than four days before the election each municipal clerk shall secure from the county auditor:
9.27(a) (1) the forms that are required for the conduct of the election;
9.28(b) (2) any printed voter instruction materials furnished by the secretary of state;
9.29(c) (3) any other instructions for election officers; and
9.30(d) (4) a sufficient quantity of the official ballots, registration files, envelopes for ballot
9.31returns, and other supplies and materials required for each precinct in order to comply with
10.1the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law. The county auditor may furnish the election
10.2supplies to the municipal clerks in the same manner as the supplies are furnished to precincts
10.3in unorganized territory pursuant to section 204B.29, subdivision 1.
10.4(b) The county auditor must prepare and make available election materials for early
10.5voting to city clerks designated to administer early voting under section 203B.05 at least
10.6one day prior to the beginning of the early voting period as provided in section 203B.31.

10.7    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 206.82, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.8    Subdivision 1. Program. A program or programs for use in an election conducted by
10.9means of an electronic voting system or using an electronic ballot marker shall be prepared
10.10at the direction of the county auditor or municipal clerk who is responsible for the conduct
10.11of the election and shall be independently verified by a competent person designated by
10.12that official. The term "competent person" as used in this section means a person who can
10.13demonstrate knowledge as a computer programmer and who is other than and wholly
10.14independent of any person operating or employed by the counting center or the corporation
10.15or other preparer of the program. A test deck prepared by a competent person shall be used
10.16for independent verification of the program; it shall test the maximum digits used in totaling
10.17the returns and shall be usable by insertion during the tabulation process as well as prior to
10.18tabulation. A test deck must also be prepared using the electronic ballot marker program
10.19and must also be used to verify that all valid votes counted by the vote tabulator may be
10.20selected using the electronic ballot marker. The computer program for any election and an
10.21exact duplicate of the program for use as backup must be completed and delivered to the
10.22election jurisdiction or the county auditor in charge of a common central counting center
10.23at least 27 days prior to the election. The secretary of state shall adopt rules further specifying
10.24test procedures.

10.25    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 206.83, is amended to read:
10.26206.83 TESTING OF VOTING SYSTEMS.
10.27Within 14 22 days before election day, the official in charge of elections shall have the
10.28voting system tested to ascertain that the system will correctly mark ballots using all methods
10.29supported by the system, including through assistive technology, and count the votes cast
10.30for all candidates and on all questions. Public notice of the time and place of the test must
10.31be given at least two days in advance by publication once in official newspapers. The test
10.32must be observed by at least two election judges, who are not of the same major political
10.33party, and must be open to representatives of the political parties, candidates, the press, and
11.1the public. The test must be conducted by (1) processing a preaudited group of ballots
11.2punched or marked to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and
11.3on each question, and must include for each office one or more ballot cards which have
11.4votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the voting system
11.5tabulator and electronic ballot marker to reject those votes; and (2) processing an additional
11.6test deck of ballots marked using the electronic ballot marker for the precinct, including
11.7ballots marked using the electronic ballot display, audio ballot reader, and any assistive
11.8voting technology used with the electronic ballot marker. If any error is detected, the cause
11.9must be ascertained and corrected and an errorless count must be made before the voting
11.10system may be used in the election. After the completion of the test, the programs used and
11.11ballot cards must be sealed, retained, and disposed of as provided for paper ballots.

11.12    Sec. 22. REPEALER.
11.13Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 203B.081, subdivision 3, is repealed.

11.14    Sec. 23. EFFECTIVE DATE.
11.15This article is effective when the secretary of state has certified that:
11.16(1) the statewide voter registration system has been tested and shown to properly allow
11.17for the tracking of the information required to conduct early voting, and can handle the
11.18expected volume of use; and
11.19(2) precinct voting equipment that can tabulate at least 30 different ballot styles has been
11.20certified for use in this state. Upon certification pursuant to this section, the provisions of
11.21this act related to early voting apply to all federal, state, and county elections held on August
11.221, 2015, and thereafter. A jurisdiction may implement the requirements of this act prior to
11.23the date provided in this section, if the secretary of state has made the required certifications
11.24at least 90 days prior to the date of the election at which early voting will be used."