S.F. No. 1434 Summary

• Establishes early voting in Minnesota allowing eligible voters to vote in person before election day at county auditor offices and designated municipal clerk locations from 30 days through 5:00 p.m. on the third day before the election.

• Sets early voting hours at 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on at least one weekday, and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the two Saturdays before the election.

• Requires ballot boards to administer early voting procedures, maintain records of early voters, count early ballots, and ensure early voters cannot cast another ballot in that election.

• Requires municipal clerks administering early voting to have technical capacity to access the statewide voter registration system and complete secretary of state-approved training.

• Appropriates unspecified funds to the secretary of state for implementation and requires certification that voting equipment can handle 30 different ballot styles before early voting provisions take effect on August 1, 2023.