HF 5095 Summary

• Establishes State General Election Day (first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years) as an official Minnesota state holiday.

• Repeals early voting provisions that allowed in-person voting during the 18 days before elections, eliminating designated early voting polling places and procedures.

• Repeals all provisions authorizing absentee ballot drop boxes, eliminating 24-hour ballot deposit locations for completed absentee ballots.

• Maintains absentee voting eligibility for voters unable to vote in-person on election day due to absence, illness, disability, religious reasons, or service as an election judge.

• Requires verification of absentee ballot applications through secure website matching applicant information with government databases, with unverifiable applications forwarded to law enforcement for investigation.