Voter list access authorization

An inadvertent repeal from 2004 has been corrected.

When the state courts create a jury source list, information on driver’s license and state identification card holders is taken from the Driver and Vehicle Services Division of the Public Safety Department and merged with the registered voter lists from the Office of the Secretary of State.

When originally enacted, the law prohibited the use of voter birth dates in the jury selection process. Effective Aug. 1, 2012, a new law will permit the sharing of such information.

Rep. Ron Shimanski (R-Silver Lake) and Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) are the sponsors. Gov. Mark Dayton signed it into law April 23.

HF2680/ SF2379*/CH208