Provisions for holding an election during a time of emergency were passed by the House Friday as it voted 118-14 to pass the omnibus elections policy bill.
Sponsored by Rep. Tim Sanders (R-Blaine) and Sen. Katie Sieben (DFL-Newport), HF2688*/SF2381 was amended to substitute the House language into the bill and it will now head back to the Senate.
“Not everything we want is in the bill, but I think overall this is a very good step forward,” Sanders said.
Among the policy provisions in the bill are those that would: