1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1351 as follows:
1.2Page 3, after line 9, insert:
1.3"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
1.4certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested and shown to properly
1.5allow for the issuance of ballots to ongoing absentee voters."
1.6Page 3, delete lines 17 to 24 and insert "A clerk may only administer the provisions
1.7of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 if the clerk has technical capacity to access the absentee
1.8ballot module of the statewide voter registration system in the secure manner prescribed
1.9by the secretary of state. The secretary of state must identify hardware, software, security,
1.10or other technical prerequisites necessary to ensure the security, access controls, and
1.11performance of the statewide voter registration system. A clerk designated under this
1.12subdivision must receive training approved by the secretary of state on the use of the
1.13statewide voter registration system. A clerk may not use the statewide voter registration
1.14system until the clerk has received the required training."
1.15Page 3, after line 24, insert:
1.16"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
1.17certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
1.18allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
1.19expected volume of use. "
1.20Page 4, after line 17, insert:
1.21"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
1.22certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
1.23allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
1.24expected volume of use. "
1.25Page 4, after line 33, insert:

1.26    "Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 203B.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.1    Subd. 2. Design of envelopes. The return envelope shall be of sufficient size to
2.2conveniently enclose and contain the ballot envelope and a folded voter registration
2.3application. The return envelope shall be designed to open on the left-hand end. If the
2.4voter was not previously registered, The return envelope must be designed in one of
2.5the following ways:
2.6    (1) it must be of sufficient size to contain an additional envelope that when sealed,
2.7conceals the signature, identification, and other information; or
2.8    (2) it must provide an additional flap that when sealed, conceals the signature,
2.9identification, and other information.
2.10     Election officials may open the flap or the additional envelope at any time after
2.11receiving the returned ballot to inspect the returned certificate for completeness or to
2.12ascertain other information. "
2.13Page 4, after line 33, insert:
2.14"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
2.15certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
2.16allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
2.17expected volume of use. "
2.18Page 5, after line 25, insert:
2.19"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
2.20certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
2.21allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
2.22expected volume of use. "
2.23Page 6, after line 2, insert:

2.24    "Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 203B.081, is amended to read:
2.25203B.081 LOCATIONS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING IN PERSON.
2.26    An eligible voter may vote by absentee ballot during the 30 days before the election
2.27up until the fourth day before the election in the office of the county auditor and at any
2.28other polling place designated by the county auditor. On the day before the election,
2.29voters who had planned on voting in person in the polling place and only learned of
2.30circumstances in the last four days that will prevent them from doing so may vote by
2.31absentee ballot. The county auditor shall make such designations at least 90 days before
2.32the election. At least one voting booth in each polling place must be made available by the
2.33county auditor for this purpose. The county auditor must also make available at least one
2.34electronic ballot marker in each polling place that has implemented a voting system that is
2.35accessible for individuals with disabilities pursuant to section 206.57, subdivision 5.

3.1    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 203B.085, is amended to read:
3.2203B.085 COUNTY AUDITOR'S AND MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICES TO
3.3REMAIN OPEN DURING CERTAIN HOURS PRECEDING ELECTION.
3.4    The county auditor's office in each county and the clerk's office in each city or
3.5town authorized under section 203B.05 to administer absentee balloting must be open for
3.6acceptance of absentee ballot applications and casting of absentee ballots from 10:00 a.m.
3.7to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and until 5:00 p.m. on the fourth day immediately preceding a
3.8primary, special, or general election unless that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday. On
3.9the day before the election, the office must be open for acceptance of absentee ballot
3.10applications and casting of absentee ballots for voters who additionally certify that they
3.11had planned on voting in person in the polling place and only learned of circumstances
3.12in the last four days that will prevent them from doing so. Town clerks' offices must be
3.13open for absentee voting from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the Saturday before a town
3.14general election held in March. The school district clerk, when performing the county
3.15auditor's election duties, need not comply with this section. "
3.16Page 6, after line 2, insert:
3.17"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
3.18certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
3.19allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
3.20expected volume of use. "
3.21Page 6, line 9, delete "administer" and insert "accept and reject"
3.22Page 6, line 12, delete "and certified"
3.23Page 6, line 22, delete "election judges" and insert "members of the ballot board"
3.24Page 8, line 24, after "(2)" insert "without inspecting the ballots,"
3.25Page 9, after line 28, insert:
3.26"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
3.27certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
3.28allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
3.29expected volume of use. "
3.30Page 10, after line 19, insert:
3.31"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
3.32certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
3.33allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
3.34expected volume of use. "
3.35Page 11, after line 21, insert:
4.1"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
4.2certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
4.3allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
4.4expected volume of use. "
4.5Page 11, after line 32, insert:
4.6"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
4.7certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
4.8allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
4.9expected volume of use. "
4.10Page 12, line 13, delete "and certified"
4.11Page 12, after line 32, insert:
4.12"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
4.13certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
4.14allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
4.15expected volume of use. "
4.16Page 13, line 7, strike "20 or"" and insert "30 nor"
4.17Page 13, line 9, after the period, insert "No later than 14 days before the election, the
4.18auditor or clerk must make a subsequent mailing of ballots to those voters who register to
4.19vote after the initial mailing but before the 20th day before the election."
4.20Page 13, line 13 delete "and certified"
4.21Page 13, after line 30, insert:
4.22"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
4.23certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
4.24allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
4.25expected volume of use. "
4.26Page 14, line 19, delete "municipal clerk" and insert "ballot board"
4.27Page 14, line 21 delete "early or"
4.28Page 14, after line 27, insert:
4.29"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
4.30certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
4.31allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
4.32expected volume of use. "
4.33Page 15, after line 5, insert:
4.34"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
4.35certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
5.1allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
5.2expected volume of use. "
5.3Page 17, after line 25, insert:

5.4    "Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 205.185, is amended by adding a
5.5subdivision to read:
5.6    Subd. 5. Review of rejected absentee ballots. Prior to an election not held
5.7in conjunction with a state election, a clerk may arrange to have a certified election
5.8administrator from another city or county review all ballots that were marked rejected to
5.9determine whether any were rejected in error. These arrangements must be made at least
5.10seven days before the date of the election. If no arrangements are made, rejected absentee
5.11ballots must not be reviewed outside of an election contest under chapter 209. If the
5.12certified election administrator determines that any were rejected in error, the canvassing
5.13board must publicly open the return and ballot envelopes, initial and count the ballots to
5.14include the votes in all races in the results canvassed by the board. The canvassing board
5.15must protect the privacy of the voters' choices to the extent practicable. If the number of
5.16rejected absentee ballots could not possibly change the outcome in a any of the elections or
5.17questions on the ballot, the clerk may cancel the review of the rejected absentee ballots."
5.18Page 18, after line 3, insert:
5.19"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
5.20certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
5.21allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
5.22expected volume of use. "
5.23Page 18, after line 22, insert:

5.24    "Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 205A.10, is amended by adding a
5.25subdivision to read:
5.26    Subd. 6. Review of rejected absentee ballots. Prior to an election not held
5.27in conjunction with a state election, a clerk may arrange to have a certified election
5.28administrator from another city or county review all ballots that were marked rejected to
5.29determine whether any were rejected in error. These arrangements must be made at least
5.30seven days before the date of the election. If no arrangements are made, rejected absentee
5.31ballots must not be reviewed outside of an election contest under chapter 209. If the
5.32certified election administrator determines that any were rejected in error, the canvassing
5.33board must publicly open the return and ballot envelopes, initial and count the ballots to
5.34include the votes in all races in the results canvassed by the board. The canvassing board
5.35must protect the privacy of the voters' choices to the extent practicable. If the number of
6.1rejected absentee ballots could not possibly change the outcome in a any of the elections or
6.2questions on the ballot, the clerk may cancel the review of the rejected absentee ballots."
6.3Page 19, delete section 26
6.4Page 19, after line 8, insert:
6.5"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
6.6certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
6.7allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
6.8expected volume of use. "
6.9Page 19, after line 11, insert:
6.10"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is not effective until the secretary of state has
6.11certified that the statewide voter registration system has been tested, shown to properly
6.12allow municipal clerks to update absentee voting records, and to be able to handle the
6.13expected volume of use."