1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to elections; modifying certain election judge provisions; amending
1.3 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.09, subdivision 1.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 Subdivision 1.Counting and initialing.(a) Before the voting begins, at least two election
1.7judges must certify the number of ballots delivered to the precinct. Election judges may
1.8conduct this count, presuming that the total count provided for prepackaged ballots is correct.
1.9As each package is opened, two judges must count the ballots in the package to ensure that
1.10the total count provided for the package is correct. Any discrepancy must be noted on the
1.11incident log.
1.12 (b) Before the voting begins, or as soon as possible after it begins, at least two election
1.13judges shall each initial the backs of all the ballots. The election judges shall not otherwise
1.14mark the ballots.
1Section 1.
REVISOR JFK/NS 25-0471903/06/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2595
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Freiberg03/20/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations