| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to data practices; classifying election judge party affiliation as public data |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 on individuals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.607, by adding a |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 subdivision; 204B.21, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 section 204B.21, subdivision 3. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.607, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8to read: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subd. 10.Election judge party affiliation.The party affiliation of election judges is |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10classified as provided in section 204B.21, subdivision 4. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12read: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 Subd. 4.Election judge major party affiliation; data classification.(a) Each appointing |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14authority must maintain a list of all election judges that indicates the major political party |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15affiliation of each election judge or a statement that the judge does not affiliate with a major |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16political party. A list created under this paragraph is public data on individuals. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (b) The lists described in subdivisions 1 and 2 are not public data on individuals. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 Sec. 3. REPEALER. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.21, subdivision 3, is repealed. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1Sec. 3. |
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| 21 | 21 | | REVISOR JFK/EN 25-0182601/10/25 |
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| 22 | 22 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 23 | 23 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 24 | 24 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 25 | 25 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 26 | 26 | | H. F. No. 278 |
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| 27 | 27 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | Authored by Quam01/23/2025 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 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. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Subd. 3.Access to election judge party affiliation.Notwithstanding section 13.43, the major |
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| 31 | 31 | | political party affiliation of an election judge or a statement that the judge does not affiliate with a |
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| 32 | 32 | | major political party may be shared with other election judges assigned to the precinct at the same |
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| 33 | 33 | | election, to verify compliance with party balance requirements. This data may not be disclosed or |
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| 34 | 34 | | used by the election judges for any other purpose. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 1R |
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| 36 | 36 | | APPENDIX |
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| 37 | 37 | | Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01826 |
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