Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
HF1098 (Bernardy) Electronic voting system provisions modified, and alternative printed ballot styles permitted. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF1098&b=house&y=2019&ssn=0
HF1152 (Freiberg) County auditors authorized to transmit ballots electronically to persons with disabilities.
HF1628 (Sundin) Special election timelines modified. (Link under bills will be added soon.)
HF839 (Huot) School board vacancy filling process amended, and appointee to a vacancy allowed to serve remainder of unexpired term.
PLEASE NOTE: Testimony will be limited. Please plan accordingly.
If you would like to testify, please email Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.
Bills Added:
HF1098
(Bernardy) - Electronic voting system provisions modified, and alternative printed ballot styles permitted.
HF1152
(Freiberg) - County auditors authorized to transmit ballots electronically to persons with disabilities.
HF839
(Huot) - School board vacancy filling process amended, and appointee to a vacancy allowed to serve remainder of unexpired term.
HF1487 (Dehn) Elections administration, voting, voter registration, polling places, ballots, recounts, contests, candidates, and related provisions technical and policy changes made.
HF677 (Huot) Mail balloting authorized in any town or city with fewer than 400 registered voters.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Room B State Office Building.
PLEASE NOTE: Testimony will be limited and committee may continue past the standing 11:15 a.m. adjournment time. Please plan accordingly.
If you would like to testify, please contact Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.
Bills Added:
HF677
(Huot) - Mail balloting authorized in any town or city with fewer than 400 registered voters.
HF1487
(Dehn) - Elections administration, voting, voter registration, polling places, ballots, recounts, contests, candidates, and related provisions technical and policy changes made.
PLEASE NOTE: This committee meeting date and time is outside the standing committee day and time. The room location is the State Office Building 400N/400S.
Start time is at the call of the chair. Approximate time: 5:30 pm.
HF673 (Lucero) Payment for security services added to allowable non-campaign disbursements list.
HF979 (Gomez) Landlords required to provide tenants with voter registration information.
HF983 (Elkins) Elections; ranked-choice voting adoption by jurisdictions authorized; adoption, implementation, and use of ranked-choice voting procedures established; electronic voting systems with reallocation feature use by municipalities allowed; and rulemaking authorized.
Bill removed: HF1153 (Halverson)
Bills Added:
HF673
(Lucero) - Security service payments added to list of allowable non-campaign disbursements.
HF979
(Gomez) - Landlords required to provide tenants with voter registration information.
HF983
(Elkins) - Elections; ranked-choice voting adoption by jurisdictions authorized; adoption, implementation, and use of ranked-choice voting procedures established; electronic voting systems with reallocation feature use by municipalities allowed; and rulemaking authorized.
PLEASE NOTE: ROOM CHANGED TO CAPITOL BUILDING ROOM 120
HF40 (Dehn) Civil right to vote restored to an individual released from incarceration or upon sentencing if no incarceration is imposed, notice required, and county attorney obligation to investigate voter registration and eligibility repealed.
HF489 (Dehn) Free public transit on election day provided.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
If you would like to testify, please contact Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.
Bills Added:
HF40
(Dehn) - Civil right to vote of an individual restored upon release from incarceration or upon sentencing if no incarceration is imposed, and notice required.
HF489
(Dehn) - Free public transit on election day provided.
Pursuant by the Government Operations Committee, the following bills have been referred to the Subcommittee on Elections: HF94 (Vang) Number of voters an individual may assist marking ballots increased. HF45 (Schultz) Automatic voter registration of applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or state identification card provided.
HF94 (Vang) Number of voters an individual may assist marking ballots increased. HF45 (Schultz) Automatic voter registration of applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or state identification card provided.
If you would like to testify, please contact Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.
Bills Added:
HF94
(Vang) - Elections; number of voters an individual may assist in marking a ballot increased.
HF45
(Schultz) - Automatic voter registration of applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or state identification card provided.