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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to elections; changing the date of the state primary to the same date as the
3	3	1.3 presidential primary nomination; amending requirements for the presidential
4	4	1.4 nomination primary; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 204B.14,
5	5	1.5 subdivisions 2, 4; 204B.21, subdivision 1; 204C.10; 204D.03, subdivision 1;
6	6	1.6 204D.05, subdivision 1; 204D.08, by adding a subdivision; 204D.09, subdivision
7	7	1.7 1; 204D.28, subdivision 5; 205.065, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.03, subdivisions 1,
8	8	1.8 2; 205A.11, subdivision 2a; 206.61, subdivision 5; 206.82, subdivision 2; 207A.12;
9	9	1.9 207A.13, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 207A.14;
10	10	1.10 207A.15.
11	11	1.11BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
12	12	1.12 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13	13	1.13 Subd. 2.Separate precincts; combined polling place.(a) The following shall constitute
14	14	1.14at least one election precinct:
15	15	1.15 (1) each city ward; and
16	16	1.16 (2) each town and each statutory city.
17	17	1.17 (b) A single, accessible, combined polling place may be established no later than
18	18	1.18November 1 if a presidential nomination primary is scheduled to occur in the following
19	19	1.19year or May 1 of any other year in the year prior to the general election year:
20	20	1.20 (1) for any city of the third or fourth class, any town, or any city having territory in more
21	21	1.21than one county, in which all the voters of the city or town shall cast their ballots;
22	22	1.22 (2) for contiguous precincts in the same municipality;
23	23	1Section 1.
24	24	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25
25	25	State of Minnesota
26	26	This Document can be made available
27	27	in alternative formats upon request
28	28	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29	29	H. F. No. 594
30	30	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
31	31	Authored by Quam02/13/2025
32	32	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations 2.1 (3) for up to four contiguous municipalities located entirely outside the metropolitan
33	33	2.2area, as defined by section 200.02, subdivision 24, that are contained in the same county;
34	34	2.3or
35	35	2.4 (4) for noncontiguous precincts located in one or more counties.
36	36	2.5 Subject to the requirements of paragraph (c), a single, accessible, combined polling place
37	37	2.6may be established after May November 1 of any year in the event of an emergency.
38	38	2.7 A copy of the ordinance or resolution establishing a combined polling place must be
39	39	2.8filed with the county auditor within 30 days after approval by the governing body, and the
40	40	2.9county auditor must provide notice within ten days to the secretary of state, in a manner
41	41	2.10and including information prescribed by the secretary of state. A polling place combined
42	42	2.11under clause (3) must be approved by the governing body of each participating municipality.
43	43	2.12A polling place combined under clause (4) must be approved by the governing body of each
44	44	2.13participating municipality and the secretary of state and may be located outside any of the
45	45	2.14noncontiguous precincts. A municipality withdrawing from participation in a combined
46	46	2.15polling place must do so by filing a resolution of withdrawal with the county auditor no
47	47	2.16later than October 1 if a presidential nomination primary is scheduled to occur in the
48	48	2.17following year or April 1 of any other year in the year prior to the general election year,
49	49	2.18and the county auditor must provide notice within ten days to the secretary of state, in a
50	50	2.19manner and including information prescribed by the secretary of state.
51	51	2.20 The secretary of state shall provide a separate polling place roster for each precinct
52	52	2.21served by the combined polling place, except that in a precinct that uses electronic rosters
53	53	2.22the secretary of state shall provide separate data files for each precinct. A single set of
54	54	2.23election judges may be appointed to serve at a combined polling place. The number of
55	55	2.24election judges required must be based on the total number of persons voting at the last
56	56	2.25similar election in all precincts to be voting at the combined polling place. Separate ballot
57	57	2.26boxes must be provided for the ballots from each precinct. The results of the election must
58	58	2.27be reported separately for each precinct served by the combined polling place, except in a
59	59	2.28polling place established under clause (2) where one of the precincts has fewer than ten
60	60	2.29registered voters, in which case the results of that precinct must be reported in the manner
61	61	2.30specified by the secretary of state.
62	62	2.31 (c) If a local elections official determines that an emergency situation preventing the
63	63	2.32safe, secure, and full operation of a polling place on election day has occurred or is imminent,
64	64	2.33the local elections official may combine two or more polling places for that election pursuant
65	65	2Section 1.
66	66	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 3.1to this subdivision. To the extent possible, the polling places must be combined and the
67	67	3.2election conducted according to the requirements of paragraph (b), except that:
68	68	3.3 (1) polling places may be combined after May November 1 and until the polls close on
69	69	3.4election day;
70	70	3.5 (2) any city or town, regardless of size or location, may establish a combined polling
71	71	3.6place under this paragraph;
72	72	3.7 (3) the governing body is not required to adopt an ordinance or resolution to establish
73	73	3.8the combined polling place;
74	74	3.9 (4) a polling place combined under paragraph (b), clause (3) or (4), must be approved
75	75	3.10by the local election official of each participating municipality;
76	76	3.11 (5) the local elections official must immediately notify the county auditor and the
77	77	3.12secretary of state of the combination, including the reason for the emergency combination
78	78	3.13and the location of the combined polling place. As soon as possible, the local elections
79	79	3.14official must also post a notice stating the reason for the combination and the location of
80	80	3.15the combined polling place. The notice must also be posted on the governing board's website,
81	81	3.16if one exists. The local elections official must also notify the election judges and request
82	82	3.17that local media outlets publicly announce the reason for the combination and the location
83	83	3.18of the combined polling place; and
84	84	3.19 (6) on election day, the local elections official must post a notice in large print in a
85	85	3.20conspicuous place at the polling place where the emergency occurred, if practical, stating
86	86	3.21the location of the combined polling place. The local election official must also post the
87	87	3.22notice, if practical, in a location visible by voters who vote from their motor vehicles as
88	88	3.23provided in section 204C.15, subdivision 2. If polling place hours are extended pursuant to
89	89	3.24section 204C.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), the posted notices required by this paragraph
90	90	3.25must include a statement that the polling place hours at the combined polling place will be
91	91	3.26extended until the specified time.
92	92	3.27 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
93	93	3.28 Subd. 4.Boundary change procedure.Any change in the boundary of an election
94	94	3.29precinct must be adopted at least ten weeks before the date of the next election and, for the
95	95	3.30state primary and general election or presidential nomination primary, no later than December
96	96	3.311 in the year prior to the year of the state general election in the year prior to the general
97	97	3.32election year. The precinct boundary change shall not take effect until notice of the change
98	98	3.33has been posted in the office of the municipal clerk or county auditor for at least 56 days.
99	99	3Sec. 2.
100	100	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 4.1 The county auditor must publish a notice illustrating or describing the congressional,
101	101	4.2legislative, and county commissioner district boundaries in the county in one or more
102	102	4.3qualified newspapers in the county at least 14 days before the first day to file affidavits of
103	103	4.4candidacy for the state general election in the year ending in two.
104	104	4.5 Alternate dates for adopting changes in precinct boundaries, posting notices of boundary
105	105	4.6changes, and notifying voters affected by boundary changes pursuant to this subdivision,
106	106	4.7and procedures for coordinating precinct boundary changes with reestablishing local
107	107	4.8government election district boundaries may be established in the manner provided in the
108	108	4.9rules of the secretary of state.
109	109	4.10 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
110	110	4.11 Subdivision 1.Appointment lists; duties of political parties and secretary of state.On
111	111	4.12May December 1 in a year in which before there is an election for a partisan political office,
112	112	4.13each major political party shall prepare a list of eligible voters to act as election judges in
113	113	4.14each election precinct. The list provided by the party must indicate which eligible voters
114	114	4.15are willing to travel to a precinct outside of their home jurisdiction to act as an election
115	115	4.16judge, and the jurisdictions to which each eligible voter is willing to travel for that purpose.
116	116	4.17The political parties shall furnish the lists electronically to the secretary of state, in a format
117	117	4.18specified by the secretary of state. The secretary of state must combine the data received
118	118	4.19from each political party under this subdivision and must process the data to locate the
119	119	4.20precinct in which the address provided for each potential election judge is located. If the
120	120	4.21data submitted by a political party is insufficient for the secretary of state to locate the proper
121	121	4.22precinct, the associated name must not appear in any list forwarded to an appointing authority
122	122	4.23under this subdivision. The secretary of state shall notify political parties of any proposed
123	123	4.24election judges with addresses that could not be located in a precinct.
124	124	4.25 By May December 15, the secretary of state shall furnish electronically to the county
125	125	4.26auditor a list of the appropriate names for each election precinct in the jurisdiction of the
126	126	4.27appointing authority, and a list of the names of individuals residing outside of the jurisdiction
127	127	4.28who indicated a willingness to travel to that jurisdiction to act as an election judge, noting
128	128	4.29the political party affiliation of each individual on the list. The county auditor must promptly
129	129	4.30forward the appropriate names to the appropriate municipal clerk.
130	130	4Sec. 3.
131	131	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 5.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.10, is amended to read:
132	132	5.2 204C.10 POLLING PLACE ROSTER; VOTER SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE;
133	133	5.3VOTER RECEIPT.
134	134	5.4 (a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature
135	135	5.5certificate which states that the individual:
136	136	5.6 (1) is at least 18 years old;
137	137	5.7 (2) is a citizen of the United States;
138	138	5.8 (3) has maintained residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election;
139	139	5.9 (4) maintains residence at the address shown;
140	140	5.10 (5) is not under a guardianship in which the court order revokes the individual's right to
141	141	5.11vote;
142	142	5.12 (6) has not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent to vote;
143	143	5.13 (7) has the right to vote because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, the individual
144	144	5.14is not currently incarcerated for that conviction;
145	145	5.15 (8) is registered; and
146	146	5.16 (9) has not already voted in the election.
147	147	5.17 The roster must also state: "I understand that deliberately providing false information
148	148	5.18is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of not more than
149	149	5.19$10,000, or both."
150	150	5.20 (b) At the presidential nomination state primary, the polling place roster must also state:
151	151	5.21"If I participate in the presidential nomination primary, I am in general agreement with the
152	152	5.22principles of the party for whose candidate I intend to vote." This statement must appear
153	153	5.23separately from the statements required in paragraph (a). The felony penalty provided for
154	154	5.24in paragraph (a) does not apply to this paragraph.
155	155	5.25 (c) A judge may, before the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate,
156	156	5.26confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth.
157	157	5.27 (d) After the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, the judge shall give
158	158	5.28the applicant a voter's receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in
159	159	5.29charge of ballots as proof of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to
160	160	5.30the voter the ballot. The voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of
161	161	5.31filing an election contest.
162	162	5Sec. 4.
163	163	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 6.1 (e) Whenever a challenged status appears on the polling place roster, an election judge
164	164	6.2must ensure that the challenge is concealed or hidden from the view of any voter other than
165	165	6.3the voter whose status is challenged.
166	166	6.4 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
167	167	6.5 Subdivision 1.State primary.Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the
168	168	6.6state primary shall be held on the second first Tuesday in August March in each
169	169	6.7even-numbered year to select the nominees of the major political parties for partisan offices
170	170	6.8and the nominees for nonpartisan offices to be filled at the state general election, other than
171	171	6.9presidential electors. In the year of the presidential election, the state primary must be held
172	172	6.10on the date of the presidential nomination primary as provided in section 207A.11.
173	173	6.11 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204D.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
174	174	6.12 Subdivision 1.State partisan primary ballot.The state partisan primary ballot shall
175	175	6.13contain the names of the candidates seeking the nomination of each major political party
176	176	6.14for the partisan offices filled at the state general election. In the year of the presidential
177	177	6.15election, the state partisan primary ballot must also include the presidential nomination
178	178	6.16primary ballot.
179	179	6.17 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204D.08, is amended by adding a subdivision to
180	180	6.18read:
181	181	6.19 Subd. 7.Presidential nomination primary ballot.In the year of the presidential election,
182	182	6.20there must be separate ballots that include a presidential nomination primary ballot for each
183	183	6.21political party participating in the presidential nomination primary, as defined in chapter
184	184	6.22207A. The state primary ballot must be designed so that the presidential nomination primary
185	185	6.23ballot appears first on the ballot and conforms to the requirements of chapter 207A. The
186	186	6.24state primary ballot must be printed on the same ballot and appear below the presidential
187	187	6.25nomination primary ballot. There must also be a ballot without a presidential nomination
188	188	6.26primary ballot section for voters who do not wish to participate in the presidential nomination
189	189	6.27primary.
190	190	6.28 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204D.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
191	191	6.29 Subdivision 1.Example ballot.No later than May December 1 of each year, the secretary
192	192	6.30of state shall supply each auditor with a copy of an example ballot to be used at the state
193	193	6.31primary and state general election. The example ballot must illustrate the format required
194	194	6Sec. 8.
195	195	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 7.1for the ballots used in the primary and general elections that year. In a year when the
196	196	7.2presidential nomination primary is conducted, the example ballot must include the presidential
197	197	7.3nomination primary ballot. The county auditor shall distribute copies of the example ballot
198	198	7.4to municipal and school district clerks in municipalities and school districts holding elections
199	199	7.5that year. The official ballot must conform in all respects to the example ballot.
200	200	7.6 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204D.28, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
201	201	7.7 Subd. 5.Regular state primary."Regular state primary" means:
202	202	7.8 (a) the state primary at which candidates are nominated for offices elected at the state
203	203	7.9general election; or
204	204	7.10 (b) a primary held on the second Tuesday in August of odd-numbered years date specified
205	205	7.11in section 204D.03, subdivision 1.
206	206	7.12 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205.065, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
207	207	7.13 Subdivision 1.Establishing primary.A municipal primary for the purpose of nominating
208	208	7.14elective officers may be held in any city on the second Tuesday in August first Tuesday of
209	209	7.15March of any year in which a municipal general election is to be held for the purpose of
210	210	7.16electing officers, except that in a year of the presidential election, a municipal primary must
211	211	7.17be held on the date of the presidential nomination primary as provided in section 207A.11.
212	212	7.18The date of a municipal primary held in an odd-numbered year may be postponed for
213	213	7.19inclement weather as provided in section 205.105.
214	214	7.20 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
215	215	7.21 Subd. 2.Resolution or ordinance.The governing body of a city may, by ordinance or
216	216	7.22resolution adopted by April October 15 in the year prior to the year when a municipal general
217	217	7.23election is held, elect to choose nominees for municipal offices by a primary as provided
218	218	7.24in this section. The resolution or ordinance, when adopted, is effective for all ensuing
219	219	7.25municipal elections until it is revoked. The municipal clerk shall notify the secretary of state
220	220	7.26and the county auditor within 30 days after the adoption of the resolution or ordinance.
221	221	7.27 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
222	222	7.28 Subdivision 1.Resolution requiring primary in certain circumstances.The school
223	223	7.29board of a school district may, by resolution adopted by April October 15 of any year the
224	224	7.30year prior to the general election year, decide to choose nominees for school board by a
225	225	7.31primary as provided in this section. The resolution, when adopted, is effective for all ensuing
226	226	7Sec. 12.
227	227	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 8.1elections of board members in that school district until it is revoked. If the board decides
228	228	8.2to choose nominees by primary and if there are more than two candidates for a specified
229	229	8.3school board position or more than twice as many school board candidates as there are
230	230	8.4at-large school board positions available, the school district must hold a primary.
231	231	8.5 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
232	232	8.6 Subd. 2.Date.The school district primary must be held on the second first Tuesday in
233	233	8.7August March in the year when the school district general election is held, except that in a
234	234	8.8year of the presidential election, a municipal primary must be held on the date of the
235	235	8.9presidential nomination primary as provided in section 207A.11. The clerk shall give notice
236	236	8.10of the primary in the manner provided in section 205A.07. The date of a school district
237	237	8.11primary held in an odd-numbered year may be postponed for inclement weather as provided
238	238	8.12in section 205A.055.
239	239	8.13 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205A.11, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
240	240	8.14 Subd. 2a.Notice of special elections.The school district clerk shall prepare a notice to
241	241	8.15the voters who will be voting in a combined polling place for a school district special election.
242	242	8.16The notice must include the following information: the date of the election, the hours of
243	243	8.17voting, and the location of the voter's polling place. The notice must be sent by
244	244	8.18nonforwardable mail to every affected household in the school district with at least one
245	245	8.19registered voter. The notice must be mailed no later than 14 days before the election. The
246	246	8.20mailed notice is not required for a school district special election that is held on the second
247	247	8.21Tuesday in August date identified in section 204D.03, subdivision 1, the Tuesday following
248	248	8.22the first Monday in November, or for a special election conducted entirely by mail. A notice
249	249	8.23that is returned as undeliverable must be forwarded immediately to the county auditor.
250	250	8.24 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 206.61, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
251	251	8.25 Subd. 5.Alternation.The provisions of the election laws requiring the alternation of
252	252	8.26names of candidates must be observed as far as practicable by changing the order of the
253	253	8.27names on an electronic voting system in the various precincts so that each name appears on
254	254	8.28the machines or marking devices used in a municipality substantially an equal number of
255	255	8.29times in the first, last, and in each intermediate place in the list or group in which they
256	256	8.30belong. However, the arrangement of candidates' names must be the same on all voting
257	257	8.31systems used in the same precinct. If the number of names to be alternated exceeds the
258	258	8.32number of precincts, the election official responsible for providing the ballots, in accordance
259	259	8.33with subdivision 1, shall determine by lot the alternation of names.
260	260	8Sec. 15.
261	261	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 9.1 If an electronic ballot marker is used with a paper ballot that is not an optical scan ballot
262	262	9.2card, the manner of alternation of candidate names on the paper ballot must be as prescribed
263	263	9.3for optical scan ballots in this subdivision.
264	264	9.4 The rules adopted by the secretary of state for the rotation of candidate names must use
265	265	9.5the number of registered voters in each precinct as of 8:00 a.m. on May December 1 of prior
266	266	9.6to the year when the rotation will be made as the basis for determining the rotation of names.
267	267	9.7 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 206.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
268	268	9.8 Subd. 2.Plan.The municipal clerk in a municipality where an electronic voting system
269	269	9.9is used and the county auditor of a county in which an electronic voting system is used in
270	270	9.10more than one municipality and the county auditor of a county in which a counting center
271	271	9.11serving more than one municipality is located shall prepare a plan which indicates acquisition
272	272	9.12of sufficient facilities, computer time, and professional services and which describes the
273	273	9.13proposed manner of complying with section 206.80. The plan must be signed, notarized,
274	274	9.14and submitted to the secretary of state more than 60 days before the first election at which
275	275	9.15the municipality uses an electronic voting system. Before May December 1 of prior to each
276	276	9.16subsequent general election year, the clerk or auditor shall submit to the secretary of state
277	277	9.17notification of any changes to the plan on file with the secretary of state. The secretary of
278	278	9.18state shall review each plan for its sufficiency and may request technical assistance from
279	279	9.19the Department of Information Technology Services or other agency which may be operating
280	280	9.20as the central computer authority. The secretary of state shall notify each reporting authority
281	281	9.21of the sufficiency or insufficiency of its plan within 20 days of receipt of the plan. The
282	282	9.22attorney general, upon request of the secretary of state, may seek a district court order
283	283	9.23requiring an election official to fulfill duties imposed by this subdivision or by rules
284	284	9.24promulgated pursuant to this section.
285	285	9.25 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 207A.12, is amended to read:
286	286	9.26 207A.12 CONDUCTING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY.
287	287	9.27 (a) The presidential nomination primary must be held in conjunction with the state
288	288	9.28primary election. Except as otherwise provided by law, the presidential nomination primary
289	289	9.29must be conducted, and the results canvassed and returned, in the manner provided by law
290	290	9.30for the state primary. All notice and publication requirements applicable to the state primary
291	291	9.31apply to the presidential nomination primary in years when the presidential nomination
292	292	9.32primary is conducted.
293	293	9Sec. 17.
294	294	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 10.1 (b) An individual seeking voting at the state primary election that seeks to vote at the
295	295	10.2presidential nomination primary must be registered to vote pursuant to section 201.054,
296	296	10.3subdivision 1. The voter must request the ballot of the party for whose candidate the
297	297	10.4individual wishes to vote. Notwithstanding section 204C.18, subdivision 1, the election
298	298	10.5judge must record in the polling place roster the name of the political party whose ballot
299	299	10.6the voter requested. When posting voter history pursuant to section 201.171, the county
300	300	10.7auditor must include the name of the political party whose ballot the voter requested. The
301	301	10.8political party ballot selected by a voter is private data on individuals as defined under
302	302	10.9section 13.02, subdivision 12, except as provided in section 201.091, subdivision 4a. A
303	303	10.10voter eligible to cast a ballot as provided in section 5B.06 must be permitted to cast a ballot
304	304	10.11at the presidential nomination primary consistent with the requirements of that section.
305	305	10.12 (c) Immediately after the state canvassing board declares the results of the presidential
306	306	10.13nomination primary, the secretary of state must notify the chair of each party of the results.
307	307	10.14 (d) The results of the presidential nomination primary must bind the election of delegates
308	308	10.15in each party.
309	309	10.16Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 207A.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
310	310	10.17 Subdivision 1.Form.(a) Except as provided by law, presidential nomination primary
311	311	10.18ballots shall be printed in the same manner as state primary ballots as far as practicable. A
312	312	10.19sufficient number of each ballot shall be printed for each precinct and ward in the state.
313	313	10.20 (b) There must be separate ballots for the names of the candidates of each participating
314	314	10.21political party. Each ballot must be headed by the words "Presidential Nomination Primary
315	315	10.22Ballot." The heading must also indicate the party that appears on the ballot. The presidential
316	316	10.23nomination primary ballot must be included first on the state primary ballot as provided in
317	317	10.24section 204D.08.
318	318	10.25 (c) If requested by a party chair, the ballot for that participating party must contain a
319	319	10.26place for a voter to indicate a preference for having delegates to the party's national
320	320	10.27convention remain uncommitted. If requested by a party chair, the ballot for that participating
321	321	10.28party must contain a blank line printed below the other choices on the ballot so that a voter
322	322	10.29may write in the name of a person who is not listed on the ballot. A request under this
323	323	10.30paragraph must be submitted to the secretary of state no later than 63 days before the
324	324	10.31presidential nomination primary.
325	325	10Sec. 18.
326	326	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 11.1 Sec. 19. REPEALER.
327	327	11.2 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 207A.14; and 207A.15, are repealed.
328	328	11.3 Sec. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE.
329	329	11.4 This act is effective December 1, 2025, and applies to primary elections held on or after
330	330	11.5that date.
331	331	11Sec. 20.
332	332	REVISOR JFK/MI 25-0324702/06/25 207A.14 NOTICE OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY; EXAMPLE
333	333	BALLOTS.
334	334	Subdivision 1.Notice of primary to counties and municipalities.Twenty weeks before a
335	335	presidential nomination primary is to be held, the secretary of state shall provide notice to the county
336	336	auditor of each county of the date of the presidential nomination primary. Within ten days after
337	337	notification by the secretary of state, each county auditor shall provide notice of the date of the
338	338	presidential nomination primary to each municipal clerk in the county.
339	339	Subd. 2.Example ballots.No later than 70 days before the presidential nomination primary,
340	340	the secretary of state must supply each county auditor with example ballots to be used at the
341	341	presidential nomination primary. The example ballots must illustrate the format required for the
342	342	ballots used in the presidential nomination primary.
343	343	Subd. 3.Notice of primary to public.At least 15 days before the date of the presidential
344	344	nomination primary, each municipal clerk shall post a public notice stating the date of the presidential
345	345	nomination primary, the location of each polling place in the municipality, the hours during which
346	346	the polling places in the municipality will be open, and information about the requirements of
347	347	section 207A.12, paragraph (b). The county auditor shall post a similar notice in the auditor's office
348	348	with information for any polling places in unorganized territory in the county. The governing body
349	349	of a municipality or county may publish the notice in addition to posting it. Failure to give notice
350	350	does not invalidate the election.
351	351	207A.15 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY ELECTION EXPENSES; LOCAL
352	352	REIMBURSEMENT .
353	353	Subdivision 1.Presidential nomination primary elections account; special revenue fund.(a)
354	354	A presidential nomination primary elections account is created in the special revenue fund.
355	355	(b) No later than September 1 of the year preceding a presidential election year, the secretary
356	356	of state shall certify to the commissioner of management and budget the estimated state and local
357	357	cost of administering the presidential nomination primary election. The secretary of state may make
358	358	supplemental certifications to the commissioner of management and budget if new information
359	359	indicates that the actual costs of conducting the election will exceed the secretary's initial estimate.
360	360	(c) Within 15 days of a certification under paragraph (b), the commissioner of management and
361	361	budget must transfer an amount equal to the certification from the general fund to the presidential
362	362	nomination primary elections account. The funds in the presidential nomination primary elections
363	363	account are appropriated to the secretary of state for:
364	364	(1) state costs associated with administering the presidential nomination primary election; and
365	365	(2) making the reimbursements required by subdivision 2.
366	366	The commissioner of management and budget must transfer back to the general fund any funds
367	367	remaining in the presidential nomination primary elections account 120 days after the results of a
368	368	presidential nomination primary election have been certified by the State Canvassing Board.
369	369	Subd. 2.Reimbursable local expenses.(a) The secretary of state must reimburse the counties
370	370	and municipalities for expenses incurred in the administration of the presidential nomination primary
371	371	from money contained in the presidential nomination primary elections account. The following
372	372	expenses are eligible for reimbursement: preparation and printing of ballots; postage for absentee
373	373	ballots; publication of notice to voters pursuant to section 204D.16; preparation of polling places
374	374	in an amount not to exceed $150 per polling place; preparation of electronic voting systems in an
375	375	amount not to exceed $100 per precinct; compensation for temporary staff or overtime payments;
376	376	salaries of election judges; compensation of county canvassing board members; and other expenses
377	377	as approved by the secretary of state.
378	378	(b) Within 60 days after the results of a presidential nomination primary are certified by the
379	379	State Canvassing Board, the county auditor must submit a request for payment of the costs incurred
380	380	by the county for conducting the presidential nomination primary, and the municipal clerk must
381	381	submit a request for payment of the costs incurred by the municipality for conducting the presidential
382	382	nomination primary. The request for payment must be submitted to the secretary of state, and must
383	383	be accompanied by an itemized description of actual county or municipal expenditures, including
384	384	copies of invoices. In addition, the county auditor or municipal clerk must certify that the request
385	385	for reimbursement is based on actual costs incurred by the county or municipality in the presidential
386	386	nomination primary.
387	387	1R
388	388	APPENDIX
389	389	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-03247 (c) The secretary of state must provide each county and municipality with the appropriate forms
390	390	for requesting payment and certifying expenses under this subdivision. The secretary of state must
391	391	not reimburse expenses unless the request for payment and certification of costs has been submitted
392	392	as provided in this subdivision. The secretary of state must complete the issuance of reimbursements
393	393	to the counties and municipalities no later than 90 days after the results of the presidential nomination
394	394	primary have been certified by the State Canvassing Board.
395	395	2R
396	396	APPENDIX
397	397	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-03247