Minnesota Senate Bill SF3096 Introduced / Bill

                    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.​
1​Section 1.​
25-04719 as introduced​03/06/25 REVISOR JFK/NS​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3096​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN and Carlson)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​03/27/2025​
Referred to Elections​