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Elections Finance and Government Operations

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Elections Finance and Government Operations

2/17/2025
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I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. HF 72 (Engen) Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibited from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose.

IV. HF 66 (Quam) Set filing period for special elections established.

V. HF 69 (Quam) City, town, and school district general elections required to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an even-numbered year; cities of the first class permitted to choose between even-numbered or odd-numbered year; and orderly transition plans required.

VI. HF 73 (Freiberg) Maximum refund for political contributions increased.

VII. Adjournment


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DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee webpage at https://www.house.mn.gov/Committees/Home/94007.

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Bills Added:
HF72 (Engen) - Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibited from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose.
HF66 (Quam) - Set filing period for special elections established.
HF69 (Quam) - City, town, and school district general elections required to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an even-numbered year; cities of the first class permitted to choose between even-numbered or odd-numbered year; and orderly transition plans required.
HF73 (Freiberg) - Maximum refund for political contributions increased.
Attachments:
H0066A1 (Freiberg).pdf (2/17/2025)
H0066A2 (Freiberg).pdf (2/17/2025)
H0072A1 (Greenman).pdf (2/17/2025)
H0072A2 (Coulter).pdf (2/17/2025)
H0072A3 (Greenman).pdf (2/17/2025)
H0073A1 (Freiberg).pdf (2/17/2025)
0066 Quam.mg.pdf (2/17/2025)
0069 Quam.mg.pdf (2/17/2025)
0072 Engen.mg.pdf (2/17/2025)
0073 Freiberg.mg.pdf (2/17/2025)
HF 69 testimony.pdf (2/17/2025)
Letter in Support of HF 73, PCR Increase.pdf (2/17/2025)
HF69 - Even-year Elections Bill.pdf (2/17/2025)
2025 Elections And Gov Ops Agenda 2.17.25.pdf (2/17/2025)

Elections Finance and Government Operations

2/12/2025
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I. Call to Order
II. Office of the Legislative Auditor: Office of the Secretary of State Performance Audit
Testifiers:
• Jordan Bjonfald, Audit Director, Financial Audit Division
III. Office of the Legislative Auditor: Voter Registration Evaluation Report
Testifiers:
• Judy Randall, Legislative Auditor
IV. Discussion of Member Priorities
V. Adjournment
Attachments:
OLA Office of the Secretary of State Performance Audit.pdf (2/7/2025)
OLA Voter Registration Evaluation Report.pdf (2/7/2025)
House Elections 2-12-25.pdf (2/11/2025)
OSS Presentation - 2.12.25 committee.pdf (2/11/2025)
2025 Elections And Gov Ops Agenda 2.12.25.pdf (2/11/2025)

Elections Finance and Government Operations

2/10/2025
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I. Call to Order
II. Introductions
III. Office of the Secretary of State
Testifiers:
• Steve Simon, Secretary of State
• Paul Linnell, State Election Director
• Bill Eckblad, Election Security Navigator
• Nicole Freeman, Government Relations Director
IV. Office of Administrative Hearings
Testifiers:
• Jenny Starr, Chief Administrative Law Judge
• Eric Lipman, Administrative Law Judge
V. Committee Rules
VI. Adjournment
Attachments:
OAH Presentation - Elections Finance and Govt Operations 2025.pdf (2/7/2025)
Office of Administrative Hearings 2025.pdf (2/7/2025)
Elections and Government Operations Proposed Committee Rules 2.10.25.pdf (2/7/2025)
OSS Elections - House Briefing 02_10_25.pdf (2/10/2025)
2025 Elections And Gov Ops Agenda 2.10.25.pdf (2/10/2025)
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