1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to elections; amending grounds for recall of state officials; amending 1.3 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211C.01, subdivision 4. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211C.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 1.6 Subd. 4.Serious crime.(a) "Serious crime" means: 1.7 (1) a crime that is punished as a felony, as defined in section 609.02; 1.8 (2) a crime that is punished as a gross misdemeanor, as defined in section 609.02, and 1.9that involves assault, intentional injury or threat of injury to person or public safety, 1.10dishonesty, harassment, aggravated driving while intoxicated, coercion, obstruction of 1.11justice, or the sale or possession of controlled substances.; and 1.12 (b) "Serious crime" also means (3) a crime that is punished as a misdemeanor, as defined 1.13in section 609.02, and that involves assault, intentional injury or threat of injury to person 1.14or public safety, dishonesty, coercion, obstruction of justice, or the sale or possession of 1.15controlled substances. 1.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and 1.17applies to recall petitions initiated on or after that date. 1Section 1. REVISOR JFK/VJ 25-0125912/09/24 State of Minnesota This Document can be made available in alternative formats upon request HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H. F. No. 1431 NINETY-FOURTH SESSION