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MN HF4104

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/21/2018

Primary Sponsor

Pat Garofalo

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Origin

House of Representatives

90th Legislature 2017-2018

AI Summary

  • Authorizes any town of any size not in a metropolitan county to provide mail balloting at municipal, county, or state elections with no polling place other than the auditor or clerk's office.

  • Allows cities with fewer than 400 registered voters on June 1 of an election year and not in a metropolitan county to conduct mail balloting with the same restrictions.

  • Permits governing bodies to apply to the county auditor for permission to conduct mail balloting and allows county boards to provide mail balloting in unorganized territory.

  • Enables municipalities to designate any precinct with fewer than 100 registered voters for mail balloting, subject to county auditor approval.

  • Effective January 1, 2019, and applies to all elections conducted on or after that date.

Legislative Description

Mail balloting in any town or city with fewer than 400 registered voters authorized.

Last Action

Author added Hansen.

4/12/2018

Committee Referrals

Government Operations and Elections Policy3/21/2018

Full Bill Text

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