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MN HF3602
Bill
Status
2/20/2020
Primary Sponsor
Jamie Long
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AI Summary
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Amends Minnesota Statutes section 207A.13 to require a blank line on presidential nomination primary ballots for voters to write in candidates not listed on the ballot.
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Allows party chairs or individuals seeking nomination as write-in candidates to submit a request to the secretary of state no later than seven days before the primary for their write-in votes to be counted.
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Requires the final canvass of the presidential nomination primary to include vote totals for any write-in candidate whose name is qualified by request.
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Takes effect the day following final enactment and applies to presidential nomination primaries conducted on or after that date.
Legislative Description
Presidential nomination primary write-in votes authorized, and candidates permitted to request that their write-in votes be counted.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Government Operations
2/20/2020