Elections Committee
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Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
Elections
Tuesday, March 19, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: Informational hearing only - no action will be taken on these bills.
HF276 (Dehn) Resolution; requesting Congress propose a constitutional amendment and if not, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment clarifying that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not artificial entities, and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment.
HF491 (Dehn) Individual civil rights restored upon release from incarceration, notice required, and county attorney obligation to promptly investigate voter registration and eligibility repealed.
Elections
Thursday, March 14, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: HF894 will be the omnibus elections policy bill. The DE1 amendment will be offered as an author's amendment when the bill is heard.
HF894 (Simon) Elections Policy Omnibus Bill.
HF1497 (Simon) Election law provisions modified related to redistricting, absentee voting, registration, ballots, election day activities, municipal elections, school district elections, voting, campaigns, and hospital district elections.
HF1498 (Simon) Election law provisions various changes made including to voter registration, absentee ballots, election day activities, state general election ballots, municipal elections, school district elections, voting, campaigns, hospital district elections, and redistricting.
Elections
Tuesday, March 12, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: HF1083 (Simon) Judicial retention elections established, judicial performance evaluation commission created, money appropriated, and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF334 (Bernardy) Early voting provided for, and money appropriated.
Elections
Thursday, March 7, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: HF664 (Laine) Campaign finance and public disclosure law changed, and definition of public official expanded.
HF979 (Halverson) Election procedures modified, election administration modified, ballot formatting modified, and timelines adjusted.
HF863 (Winkler) Campaign finance additional disclosure provided for, and various changes made to campaign finance and public disclosure law.
Elections
Tuesday, March 5, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: Other bills may be added to agenda
HF637 (Halverson) Voter registration provisions modified, and election administration procedures modified for individuals who have been convicted of a felony.
HF664 (Laine) Campaign finance and public disclosure law changed, and definition of public official expanded.
HF800 (Nelson) County officer appointment provided for.
HF801 (Sawatzky) Kandiyohi County; process provided for making the offices of county auditor-treasurer and recorder appointive.
HF919 (Dill) Lake County; process provided to make county auditor-treasurer and recorder appointive.
HF920 (Lien) Clay County; process provided to make the county auditor-treasurer and recorder appointive.
Elections
Thursday, February 28, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: HF799 (Simon) Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote enacted.
HF687 (Simon) State primary date changed from August to June, and date of primary elections conducted by a political subdivision changed.
Elections
Tuesday, February 26, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: HF367 (Simon) Ranked-choice voting authorized; and procedures for adoption, implementation, and use established.
Elections
Thursday, February 21, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: HF576 (Bernardy) Secretary of state authorized to solicit funds for technological projects to enhance the state's election system and for the address confidentiality program.
HF526 (Lesch) Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act enacted and conforming changes made.
Elections
Tuesday, February 19, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: HF591 (Sanders) Partisan office vacancy nomination procedures modified, and money appropriated.
Elections
Tuesday, February 12, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: Discussion of Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board's recommendations for a 2013 Minnesota public integrity law
Elections
Thursday, February 7, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: The committee will continue its deliberation of these two bills.
Amendment DE1 to
HF193 incorporates all of amendments to
HF193 that have been adopted by the committee thus far.
HF193 (Simon) Absentee ballot voting eligibility requirements modified, absentee ballot application or obtainment procedures modified, and county auditors required to explain ballot changes to voters with ongoing or permanent absentee ballot status.
HF224 (Erickson) Mail balloting authorization modified.
Elections
Tuesday, February 5, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: HF197 (Beard) Election recount requirements and procedures modified.
HF224 (Erickson) Mail balloting authorization modified.
Elections
Thursday, January 31, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: The Committee will continue consideration of
HF136, which was laid over on Tuesday
HF193 (Simon) Absentee ballot voting eligibility requirements modified, absentee ballot application or obtainment procedures modified, and county auditors required to explain ballot changes to voters with ongoing or permanent absentee ballot status.
HF136 (Hansen) Public official definition expanded in campaign finance and public disclosure law, and clarifying changes provided.
Elections
Tuesday, January 29, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: HF136 (Hansen) Public official definition expanded in campaign finance and public disclosure law, and clarifying changes provided.
HF141 (Ward) Soil and water conservation; district timeline modified in which a copy of the resolution establishing supervision districts is filed.
Elections
Thursday, January 24, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: Discussion of possible legislation, filling partisan vacancies on ballots
HF122 (Norton) Vacancy nomination provisions modified.
Elections
Tuesday, January 22, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: Testimony on elections, campaign finance and public disclosure issues
Minnesota Majority
Common Cause Minnesota
Minnesota Voters Alliance
League of Women Voters Minnesota
Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
Elections
Thursday, January 17, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: Voting delays, 2012 general election
Overview of campaign finance and public disclosure issues
Elections
Tuesday, January 15, 2013Listen Now or
Download MP3Agenda: Committee introductions
Overview of Minnesota elections processes