| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to elections; improving the testing of voting systems; amending Minnesota |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Statutes 2024, section 206.83. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 206.83, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 206.83 TESTING OF VOTING SYSTEMS. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 At least three ten days before voting equipment is absentee ballots are used, the official |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8in charge of elections shall have the voting system tested to ascertain that the system will |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9correctly mark ballots using all methods supported by the system, including through assistive |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10technology, and count the votes cast for all candidates and on all questions. Public notice |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11of the time and place of the test must be given at least two five days in advance by publication |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12once in official newspapers. The test must be observed by at least two election judges, who |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13are not of the same major political party, and must be open to representatives of the political |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14parties, candidates, the press, and the public. The test must be conducted by (1) processing |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15a preaudited group of ballots punched or marked to record a predetermined number of |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16uniquely valid votes for each candidate and on each question in the contest, and must include |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17for each office one or more ballot cards which have votes in excess of the number allowed |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18by law in order to test the ability of the voting system tabulator and electronic ballot marker |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19to reject those votes; and (2) processing an additional test deck of ballots marked using the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20electronic ballot marker for the precinct, including ballots marked using the electronic ballot |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21display, audio ballot reader, and any assistive voting technology used with the electronic |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22ballot marker. If any error is detected, the cause must be ascertained and corrected and an |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23errorless count must be made before the voting system may be used in the election. After |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 25 | 25 | | REVISOR JFK/RC 25-0414502/19/25 |
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| 26 | 26 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 27 | 27 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 28 | 28 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 29 | 29 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. F. No. 1617 |
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| 31 | 31 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 32 | 32 | | Authored by Altendorf and Murphy02/26/2025 |
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| 33 | 33 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations 2.1the completion of the test, a copy of the detailed precinct report by ballot style shall be made |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.2available for public inspection within 24 hours of testing, the programs used and ballot cards |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.3must be sealed, retained, and disposed of as provided for paper ballots. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 38 | 38 | | REVISOR JFK/RC 25-0414502/19/25 |
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