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MN HF3429
Bill
Status
5/15/2020
Primary Sponsor
Mike Nelson
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AI Summary
HF3429 Summary
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Allows counties and municipalities to designate polling places after the standard deadline (by July 1, 2020), train healthcare facility employees to administer absentee voting, extend absentee ballot processing up to two days after election day, and accept electronic candidate filings for 2020 elections.
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Appropriates $7,389,506 in federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds plus $1,477,901 in state matching funds for voter registration system modernization, cybersecurity upgrades, accessibility improvements, and election official training.
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Appropriates $6,930,610 in HAVA funds plus conditional $1,386,122 in state matching funds (if required) under the federal CARES Act for health and safety supplies, absentee voting support, election official training, new polling locations, and electronic roster systems.
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Establishes a local grant program administered by the Secretary of State, providing grants to political subdivisions for COVID-19 related election expenses, with grants capped at 75-80 percent of eligible costs depending on activity type.
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Requires the Secretary of State to report by January 15, 2021 to legislative committees on fund usage and grant distribution; all appropriations expire December 21, 2024 or March 27, 2022 depending on funding source.
Legislative Description
Elections; special procedures provided for the safe and secure conduct of the 2020 state primary and state general elections; funding provided for various election-related purposes, including administration, security, accessibility, training, public health and safety, and public outreach; local grants authorized; report required; money transferred and appropriated for purposes of the Help America Vote Act, the federal CARES Act, and the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act; and money appropriated.
Last Action
Secretary of State Chapter 77 05/12/2020
5/15/2020