1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to data practices; classifying election judge party affiliation as public data
1.3 on individuals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.607, by adding a
1.4 subdivision; 204B.21, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.5 section 204B.21, subdivision 3.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.607, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.8to read:
1.9 Subd. 10.Election judge party affiliation.The party affiliation of election judges is
1.10classified as provided in section 204B.21, subdivision 4.
1.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to
1.12read:
1.13 Subd. 4.Election judge major party affiliation; data classification.(a) Each appointing
1.14authority must maintain a list of all election judges that indicates the major political party
1.15affiliation of each election judge or a statement that the judge does not affiliate with a major
1.16political party. A list created under this paragraph is public data on individuals.
1.17 (b) The lists described in subdivisions 1 and 2 are not public data on individuals.
1.18 Sec. 3. REPEALER.
1.19 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.21, subdivision 3, is repealed.
1Sec. 3.
REVISOR JFK/EN 25-0182601/10/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 278
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Quam01/23/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations 204B.21 APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION JUDGES.
Subd. 3.Access to election judge party affiliation.Notwithstanding section 13.43, the major
political party affiliation of an election judge or a statement that the judge does not affiliate with a
major political party may be shared with other election judges assigned to the precinct at the same
election, to verify compliance with party balance requirements. This data may not be disclosed or
used by the election judges for any other purpose.
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APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01826