MN SF3469

Changes voter registration deadline for election day applications from 42 days to a deadline that can be extended by secretary of state, with weekly compliance reporting posted on secretary of state's website

Requires absentee ballot drop boxes to be livestreamed continuously during absentee voting period, located within 100 feet of county auditor or municipal clerk offices, and collected at least once per business day with detailed logging and reporting of ballot totals

Authorizes candidates and parties to appoint absentee ballot board observers who must complete election judge training, can observe ballot processing activities and record proceedings, with notification required 30 days prior to absentee voting period

Mandates livestreaming of all ballot board activities for 7 days before election day and on election day, with commissioner of information technology services retaining recordings for 4 years and making them publicly available at no charge

Appropriates unspecified amounts for livestreaming grants to local governments and for commissioner of information technology services to operate livestreaming infrastructure, effective July 1, 2022