MN SF478

Proposes an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, section 10, to include protection against unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic communications and data.

Expands warrant requirements to specify that warrants must particularly describe the electronic communications or data to be accessed, in addition to existing requirements for place to be searched and things to be seized.

Requires submission of the proposed amendment to voters at the 2016 general election.

Ballot question asks whether Minnesota Constitution should be amended to secure people in their electronic communications and data from unreasonable searches and seizures, equal to existing protections for persons, homes, papers, and effects.