| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to elections; authorizing individuals under the age of 18 to vote at a primary |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 election in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 201.014, subdivision 1. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.014, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Requirements.(a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, an individual |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8who meets the following requirements at the time of an election is eligible to vote. The |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9individual must: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (1) be 18 years of age or older; |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (2) be a citizen of the United States; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (3) maintain residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (1), an individual who has not reached 18 |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14years of age but who meets all other eligibility requirements for voting may cast a ballot at |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15a primary election or presidential nomination primary, for purposes of nominating candidates |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16to be voted on at the subsequent general election, if the individual will be 18 years of age |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17or older at the time the general election is held. The ballot provided to an individual |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18authorized to vote under this paragraph must be prepared so that the individual may vote |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19only for the candidates seeking nomination for office and not for any question or proposition. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 25-05280 as introduced03/27/25 REVISOR JFK/LJ |
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| 22 | 22 | | SENATE |
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| 23 | 23 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 24 | 24 | | S.F. No. 3362NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 25 | 25 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: MATHEWS) |
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| 26 | 26 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | Introduction and first reading04/09/2025 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Referred to Elections |
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