HF 1696 Summary

• Modifies the definition of "residential facility" under Minnesota election day registration procedures to include mental health residential treatment providers and adult foster care providers.

• Allows employees of residential facilities to vouch for residents during election day registration without being subject to the eight-voucher limit that applies to regular voters.

• Requires residential facility operators to certify and submit a list of current employees to the county auditor at least 20 days before each election for use in election day registration.

• Residential facilities covered include transitional housing, supervised living facilities, nursing homes, housing with services establishments, veterans homes, developmental disability facilities, homeless shelters, and newly added mental health treatment providers and adult foster care providers.