MN HF2516

Updated election day registration procedures to clarify that residential facility employees can vouch for residents, with employees exempt from the eight-oath limit that applies to regular voters

Changed master list availability for absentee voting from 32 days to 46 days before elections

Modified voter record removal requests to "inactivate" records in the statewide registration system rather than fully removing them

Added requirement for county auditors to transmit ballots by express mail if applications were received at least 46 days before election but ballots were not properly transmitted

Updated write-in candidate filing deadlines to allow filings up to 84 days before primary elections and no later than 7 days before general elections

Changed mail ballot processing timelines by moving the deadline for opening accepted ballots from the fourth day to the seventh day before election day

Modified ballot color references by replacing "white ballot" and "pink ballot" terminology with "state general election ballot"

Standardized ballot question language for town and city dissolution elections and charter city office appointment elections to use yes/no format questions

Added new statute creating standardized removal election question format for elected or appointed officials