MN HF3111

Requires counties, municipalities, and school districts to establish ballot boards consisting of trained election judges to examine and accept or reject absentee ballots.

Permits absentee ballots to be counted starting four days before an election, with specific requirements for roster marking and duplicate ballot handling.

Modifies absentee ballot return envelope design to conceal voter signatures and identification information through either an additional envelope or flap.

Requires ballot boards to reject absentee ballots only for specific reasons including missing voter information, unsigned certification, identification mismatch, or duplicate voting, with no rejection for improper ballot envelope placement.

Establishes procedures for notifying voters of ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following an election, and requires replacement ballots for rejections occurring at least five days before the election.