1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 89, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.07, is amended by adding a
1.4subdivision to read:
1.5    Subd. 3b. Voter identification cards. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall
1.6provide a Minnesota voter identification card to any applicant who is eligible to vote
1.7in Minnesota and who does not possess a valid Minnesota driver's license or state
1.8identification card. The department may not require the applicant to pay a fee for issuance
1.9of a card. A state-subsidized voter identification card may only be applied for at a
1.10driver's licensing facility operated by the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services. Upon
1.11application for a state-subsidized voter identification card, including upon application
1.12for a renewal, duplicate card, or when a new card is required as a result of a change of
1.13address, an applicant must present verification that the applicant is at least 18 years of
1.14age, is a citizen of the United States, and will have maintained residence in Minnesota for
1.15at least 20 days immediately preceding the next election.
1.16(b) A voter identification card must bear a distinguishing number assigned to the
1.17applicant; a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of the applicant; the
1.18applicant's full name and date of birth; the applicant's address of residence; a description
1.19of the applicant in the manner as the commissioner deems necessary; and the usual
1.20signature of the applicant.
1.21(c) A voter identification card shall not be valid identification for purposes unrelated
1.22to voting in Minnesota.
1.23(d) A voter identification card must be of a different color scheme than a Minnesota
1.24drivers license or state identification card, but must incorporate the same information and
1.25security features as provided in subdivision 9.
1.26(e) Each voter identification card must be plainly marked: "Voter Identification –
1.27Not a drivers license. Valid Identification Only for Voting."

2.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.2    Subd. 4. Expiration. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision,
2.3the expiration date of Minnesota identification cards and voter identification cards of
2.4applicants under the age of 65 shall be the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year
2.5following the date of issuance of the card.
2.6(b) Minnesota identification cards and voter identification cards issued to applicants
2.7age 65 or over shall be valid for the lifetime of the applicant.
2.8(c) The expiration date for an Under-21 identification card is the cardholder's 21st
2.9birthday. The commissioner shall issue an identification card to a holder of an Under-21
2.10identification card who applies for the card, pays the required fee, and presents proof of
2.11identity and age, unless the commissioner determines that the applicant is not qualified
2.12for the identification card.

2.13    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.07, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
2.14    Subd. 9. Improved security. The commissioner shall develop new Drivers'
2.15licenses, and identification cards, to be issued beginning January 1, 1994, that and voter
2.16identification cards must be as impervious to alteration as is reasonably practicable in their
2.17design and quality of material and technology. The driver's license security laminate
2.18shall be made from materials not readily available to the general public. The design and
2.19technology employed must enable the driver's license and identification card to be subject
2.20to two or more methods of visual verification capable of clearly indicating the presence
2.21of tampering or counterfeiting. The driver's license and identification card must not be
2.22susceptible to reproduction by photocopying or simulation and must be highly resistant
2.23to data or photograph substitution and other tampering.

2.24    Sec. 4. [200.035] DOCUMENTATION OF IDENTITY AND RESIDENCE.
2.25The following are sufficient proof of identity and residence for purposes of election
2.26day voter registration under section 201.061, subdivision 3, and for determining whether
2.27to count a provisional ballot under section 204C.135, subdivision 2:
2.28(1) a current, valid driver's license, state identification card, or voter identification
2.29card issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's current
2.30address of residence in the precinct;
2.31(2) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe
2.32recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains a photograph of the voter, the
2.33voter's current address of residence in the precinct, and any other items of data required to
3.1be contained on a Minnesota identification card, as provided in section 171.07, subdivision
3.23, paragraphs (a) and (b);
3.3(3) an original receipt for a new, renewed, or updated driver's license, state
3.4identification card, or voter identification card issued to the voter under section 171.07
3.5that contains the voter's current address of residence in the precinct along with one of the
3.6following documents, provided that it contains a photograph of the voter:
3.7(i) a driver's license or identification card that is expired, invalidated, or does
3.8not contain the voter's current address of residence, issued to the voter by the state of
3.9Minnesota or any other state or territory of the United States;
3.10(ii) a United States passport, issued to the voter;
3.11(iii) an identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, entity, or
3.12subdivision of Minnesota or the federal government;
3.13(iv) an identification card issued by an accredited postsecondary institution with
3.14a campus located within Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been
3.15prepared under section 135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided
3.16in rules of the secretary of state; or
3.17(v) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe
3.18recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
3.19(4) if the voter resides in a shelter facility designated for battered women, as defined
3.20in section 611A.37, subdivision 4, a driver's license or identification card issued to the
3.21voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's photograph and address
3.22of residence prior to seeking the services of the shelter facility, along with a certification
3.23of residence in the facility, signed by the facility's administrator on a form prescribed by
3.24the secretary of state; or
3.25(5) a driver's license or identification card issued by Minnesota or any other state or
3.26territory of the United States that does not contain the voter's current address of residence,
3.27if the voter is a student and either:
3.28(i) the voter's name and address of residence is included on a residential housing list
3.29certified to the county auditor for use in that precinct under section 135A.17, subdivision
3.302; or
3.31(ii) the voter presents a current student fee statement, issued to the voter, that
3.32contains the voter's valid address of residence in the precinct.

3.33    Sec. 5. [201.017] STATE-SUBSIDIZED VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD
3.34ACCOUNT.
4.1A state-subsidized voter identification card account is established in the special
4.2revenue fund. Money in the account shall be appropriated by law to the Department
4.3of Public Safety for purposes of providing state-subsidized voter identification cards
4.4to individuals qualifying under this section 171.07, subdivision 3b, provided that the
4.5department may not be reimbursed more than $5 for each card issued. The commissioner
4.6of public safety must report to the legislature at least monthly by county on expenditure of
4.7funds from this account. A report of the total expenditures by county must be submitted to
4.8the majority and minority members of the house and senate committees with oversight
4.9in elections by January 31 of each year.

4.10    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.11    Subd. 3. Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may
4.12register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in
4.13which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making
4.14an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of identity and
4.15residence. An individual may prove identity and residence for purposes of registering by:
4.16presenting documentation as permitted by section 200.035.
4.17    (1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant
4.18to section 171.07;
4.19    (2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper
4.20identification;
4.21    (3) presenting one of the following:
4.22    (i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational
4.23institution in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under
4.24section 135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of
4.25the secretary of state; or
4.26    (ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the
4.27precinct together with a picture identification card; or
4.28    (4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or who is an employee
4.29employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a
4.30resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the
4.31voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. A
4.32voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence oath
4.33vouching for any other individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to vote in
4.34the precinct may sign up to 15 proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation
4.35does not apply to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The
5.1secretary of state shall provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number
5.2of individuals for whom a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The
5.3form must include space for the maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may
5.4sign proof-of-residence oaths. For each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include
5.5a statement that the voter is registered to vote in the precinct, personally knows that the
5.6individual is a resident of the precinct, and is making the statement on oath. The form must
5.7include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, telephone number, and address.
5.8    The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be
5.9attached to the voter registration application.
5.10    (b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its
5.11employees currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential
5.12facility. The operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor
5.13no less than 20 days before each election for use in election day registration.
5.14    (c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256E.33,
5.15subdivision 1 ; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under
5.16section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision
5.175 ; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services
5.18establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home operated by
5.19the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence
5.20licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as
5.21defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons with a
5.22developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section
5.23252.28; group residential housing as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a shelter
5.24for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a supervised
5.25publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living
5.26accommodations for the homeless.
5.27    (d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of
5.28registering by:
5.29    (1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe
5.30recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that
5.31contains the name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or
5.32    (2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe
5.33recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that
5.34contains the name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the
5.35documents listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B.
6.1    (e) (b) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge
6.2responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

6.3    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.4    Subdivision 1. Notice of registration. (a) To prevent fraudulent voting and to
6.5eliminate excess names, the county auditor may, except where required by paragraph (b),
6.6 mail to any registered voter a notice stating the voter's name and address as they appear
6.7in the registration files. The notice shall request the voter to notify the county auditor if
6.8there is any mistake in the information.
6.9(b) The notice provided in paragraph (a) must be sent upon acceptance of a
6.10registration application from any voter who has not been previously registered to vote
6.11in Minnesota. In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), the notice sent to a voter
6.12under this paragraph must inform the voter of the requirements for voting in the polling
6.13place, including the photo identification requirements contained in section 204C.10, and
6.14provide information to assist the voter in acquiring a voter identification card, if necessary,
6.15under section 201.017.

6.16    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
6.17    Subd. 3. Procedures for polling place rosters. The secretary of state shall
6.18prescribe the form of polling place rosters that include the voter's name, address, date of
6.19birth, school district number, and space for the voter's signature. The address listed on
6.20the polling place roster must be the voter's address of residence, unless the voter has
6.21requested that the address printed on the roster be the voter's mailing address because
6.22the voter is a judge, or a law enforcement or corrections officer. The secretary of state
6.23may prescribe additional election-related information to be placed on the polling place
6.24rosters on an experimental basis for one state primary and general election cycle; the same
6.25information may not be placed on the polling place roster for a second state primary and
6.26general election cycle unless specified in this subdivision. The polling place roster must
6.27be used to indicate whether the voter has voted in a given election. The secretary of state
6.28shall prescribe procedures for transporting the polling place rosters to the election judges
6.29for use on election day. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for a county or
6.30municipality to request the date of birth from currently registered voters. The county or
6.31municipality shall not request the date of birth from currently registered voters by any
6.32communication other than the prescribed form and the form must clearly indicate that a
6.33currently registered voter does not lose registration status by failing to provide the date of
7.1birth. In accordance with section 204B.40, the county auditor shall retain the prescribed
7.2polling place rosters used on the date of election for 22 months following the election.

7.3    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.10, is amended to read:
7.4204C.10 PERMANENT REGISTRATION; VERIFICATION OF
7.5REGISTRATION.
7.6    Subdivision 1. Polling place roster. (a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a
7.7polling place roster which states that the individual is at least 18 years of age, a citizen
7.8of the United States, has resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the
7.9election, maintains residence at the address shown, is not under a guardianship in which
7.10the court order revokes the individual's right to vote, has not been found by a court of
7.11law to be legally incompetent to vote or has the right to vote because, if the individual
7.12was convicted of a felony, the felony sentence has expired or been completed or the
7.13individual has been discharged from the sentence, is registered and has not already voted
7.14in the election. The roster must also state: "I understand that deliberately providing false
7.15information is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of
7.16not more than $10,000, or both."
7.17(b) A judge may, Before the applicant signs the roster, a judge must: (1) require the
7.18voter to present a photo identification document, as described in subdivision 2; and (2)
7.19confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth. A voter who cannot produce
7.20sufficient identification as required by subdivision 2 may not sign the polling place roster,
7.21but may cast a provisional ballot, as provided in section 204C.135.
7.22(c) After the applicant signs the roster, the judge shall give the applicant a voter's
7.23receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in charge of ballots as proof
7.24of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to the voter the ballot. The
7.25voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of filing an election contest.
7.26    Subd. 2. Photo identification. (a) To satisfy the photo identification requirement
7.27in subdivision 1, a voter must present a valid form of one of the following documents
7.28or sets of documents, issued to the voter:
7.29(1) a Minnesota driver's license, state identification card, or voter identification card
7.30issued under section 171.07 that contains the voter's current address of residence in the
7.31precinct;
7.32(2)(i) an original receipt for a new, renewed, or updated driver's license, state
7.33identification card, or voter identification card issued to the voter under section 171.07 that
7.34contains the voter's current address of residence in the precinct; and
8.1(ii) a driver's license or identification card that is expired, invalidated, or does not
8.2contain the voter's current address of residence in the precinct, issued to the voter by the
8.3state of Minnesota or any other state or territory of the United States;
8.4(3) an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized
8.5by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains a photograph of the voter, the voter's
8.6current address of residence in the precinct, and any other items of data required to be
8.7contained on a Minnesota identification card, as provided in section 171.07, subdivision
8.83, paragraphs (a) and (b);
8.9(4) if the voter resides in a shelter facility designated for battered women, as defined
8.10in section 611A.37, subdivision 4, a driver's license or identification card issued to the
8.11voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's photograph and address
8.12of residence prior to seeking the services of the shelter facility, along with a certification
8.13of residence in the facility, signed by the facility's administrator on a form prescribed by
8.14the secretary of state; or
8.15(5) a driver's license or identification card issued by Minnesota or any other state or
8.16territory of the United States that does not contain the voter's current address of residence,
8.17if the voter is a student and either:
8.18(i) the voter's name and address of residence is included on a residential housing list
8.19certified to the county auditor for use in that precinct under section 135A.17, subdivision
8.202; or
8.21(ii) the voter presents a current student fee statement, issued to the voter, that
8.22contains the voter's valid address of residence in the precinct.
8.23(b) An identification card presented under this section is not deficient for a lack of
8.24the voter's current address of residence in the precinct if the identification card contains
8.25the mailing address of the voter that matches the address listed on the polling place roster.

8.26    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.27    Subd. 3. Determination of residence. In determining the legal residence of a
8.28challenged individual, the election judges shall be governed by the principles contained in
8.29section 200.031. If the challenged individual's answers to the questions show ineligibility
8.30to vote in that precinct, the individual shall not be allowed to vote. If the individual has
8.31marked ballots but not yet deposited them in the ballot boxes before the election judges
8.32determine ineligibility to vote in that precinct, the marked ballots shall be placed unopened
8.33with the spoiled ballots. If the answers to the questions fail to show that the individual is
8.34not eligible to vote in that precinct and the challenge is not withdrawn, the election judges
8.35shall verbally administer the oath on the voter certificate to the individual. After taking the
9.1oath and completing and signing the voter certificate, the challenged individual shall be
9.2allowed to vote permit the voter to cast a provisional ballot, in the manner provided in
9.3section 204C.135.

9.4    Sec. 11. [204C.135] PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.
9.5    Subdivision 1. Casting of provisional ballots. (a) The following voters seeking to
9.6vote are entitled to cast a provisional ballot in the manner provided by this section:
9.7(1) a voter who is unable to provide proper photo identification as required by
9.8section 204C.10;
9.9(2) a voter whose registration status is listed as "challenged" on the polling place
9.10roster; and
9.11(3) a voter whose eligibility to vote is challenged as permitted by section 204C.12.
9.12(b) A voter seeking to vote a provisional ballot must sign a provisional ballot roster
9.13and complete a provisional ballot envelope. The envelope must contain a space for the
9.14voter to list the voter's name, address of residence, date of birth, voter identification
9.15number, and any other information prescribed by the secretary of state. The voter must
9.16also swear or affirm, in writing, that the voter is eligible to vote, has not voted previously
9.17in the same election, and meets the criteria for registering to vote in the precinct in which
9.18the voter appears.
9.19Once the voter has completed the provisional ballot envelope, the voter must be
9.20allowed to cast a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot must be in the same form
9.21as the official ballot available in the precinct on election day. A completed provisional
9.22ballot shall be sealed in a secrecy envelope. The secrecy envelope shall be sealed inside
9.23the voter's provisional ballot envelope and deposited by the voter in a secure, sealed
9.24provisional ballot box. Completed provisional ballots may not be combined with other
9.25voted ballots in the polling place.
9.26(c) The form of the secrecy and provisional ballot envelopes shall be prescribed by
9.27the secretary of state. The provisional ballot envelope must be a color other than that
9.28provided for absentee ballot envelopes and must be prominently labeled "Provisional
9.29Ballot Envelope."
9.30(d) Provisional ballots and related documentation shall be delivered to and securely
9.31maintained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the same manner as required for
9.32other election materials under sections 204C.27 to 204C.28.
9.33    Subd. 2. Counting provisional ballots. (a) A voter who casts a provisional ballot in
9.34the polling place may personally appear before the county auditor or municipal clerk no
9.35later than seven calendar days following the election to prove that the voter's provisional
10.1ballot should be counted. The county auditor or municipal clerk must count a provisional
10.2ballot in the final certified results from the precinct if:
10.3(1) the statewide voter registration system indicates that the voter is eligible to vote
10.4or, if challenged, the voter presents evidence of the voter's eligibility to vote; and
10.5(2) the voter presents proof of identity and residence in the precinct in the manner
10.6permitted by section 200.035.
10.7(b) If a voter does not appear before the county auditor or municipal clerk within
10.8seven calendar days following the election or otherwise does not satisfy the requirements
10.9of paragraph (a), or if the data listed on the items of identification presented by the voter
10.10does not match the data submitted by the voter on the provisional ballot envelope, the
10.11voter's provisional ballot must not be counted.
10.12(c) The county auditor or municipal clerk must notify, in writing, any provisional
10.13voter who does not appear within seven calendar days of the election that the voter's
10.14provisional ballot was not counted because of the voter's failure to appear before the
10.15county auditor or municipal clerk within the time permitted by law to determine whether
10.16the provisional ballot should be counted.
10.17    Subd. 3. Provisional ballots; reconciliation. Prior to counting any provisional
10.18ballots in the final vote totals from a precinct, the county auditor must verify that the
10.19number of signatures appearing on the provisional ballot roster from that precinct is equal
10.20to or greater than the number of accepted provisional ballots submitted by voters in the
10.21precinct on election day. Any discrepancy must be resolved before the provisional ballots
10.22from the precinct may be counted. Excess provisional ballots to be counted must be
10.23randomly withdrawn in the manner required by section 204C.20, subdivision 2, after the
10.24period for a voter to appear to prove residence and identity has expired and the ballots to
10.25be counted have been separated from the provisional ballot envelopes.

10.26    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.32, is amended to read:
10.27204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES.
10.28    Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet at the
10.29county auditor's office on the third eighth day following the state primary. After taking the
10.30oath of office, the canvassing board shall publicly canvass the election returns delivered
10.31to the county auditor. The board shall complete the canvass on the third eighth day
10.32following the state primary and shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor
10.33a report that states:
10.34(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county, and in each
10.35precinct;
11.1(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of
11.2individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
11.3(c) for each major political party, the names of the candidates running for each
11.4partisan office and the number of votes received by each candidate in the county and in
11.5each precinct;
11.6(d) the names of the candidates of each major political party who are nominated; and
11.7(e) the number of votes received by each of the candidates for nonpartisan office in
11.8each precinct in the county and the names of the candidates nominated for nonpartisan
11.9office.
11.10Upon completion of the canvass, the county auditor shall mail or deliver a notice of
11.11nomination to each nominee for county office voted for only in that county. The county
11.12auditor shall transmit one of the certified copies of the county canvassing board report
11.13for state and federal offices to the secretary of state by express mail or similar service
11.14immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass. The secretary of state shall mail a
11.15notice of nomination to each nominee for state or federal office.
11.16    Subd. 2. State canvass. The State Canvassing Board shall meet at the Secretary of
11.17State's Office seven 14 days after the state primary to canvass the certified copies of the
11.18county canvassing board reports received from the county auditors. Immediately after
11.19the canvassing board declares the results, the secretary of state shall certify the names of
11.20the nominees to the county auditors. The secretary of state shall mail to each nominee
11.21a notice of nomination.

11.22    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.23    Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet at the
11.24county auditor's office between the third eighth and tenth 14th days following the state
11.25general election. After taking the oath of office, the board shall promptly and publicly
11.26canvass the general election returns delivered to the county auditor. Upon completion of
11.27the canvass, the board shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report
11.28which states:
11.29(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county and in each precinct;
11.30(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of
11.31individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
11.32(c) the names of the candidates for each office and the number of votes received by
11.33each candidate in the county and in each precinct;
11.34(d) the number of votes counted for and against a proposed change of county lines
11.35or county seat; and
12.1(e) the number of votes counted for and against a constitutional amendment or other
12.2question in the county and in each precinct.
12.3The result of write-in votes cast on the general election ballots must be compiled by
12.4the county auditor before the county canvass, except that write-in votes for a candidate for
12.5federal, state, or county office must not be counted unless the candidate has timely filed a
12.6request under section 204B.09, subdivision 3. The county auditor shall arrange for each
12.7municipality to provide an adequate number of election judges to perform this duty or the
12.8county auditor may appoint additional election judges for this purpose. The county auditor
12.9may open the envelopes or containers in which the voted ballots have been sealed in order
12.10to count and record the write-in votes and must reseal the voted ballots at the conclusion
12.11of this process. The county auditor must prepare a separate report of votes received by
12.12precinct for write-in candidates for federal, state, and county offices who have requested
12.13under section 204B.09 that votes for those candidates be tallied.
12.14Upon completion of the canvass, the county canvassing board shall declare the
12.15candidate duly elected who received the highest number of votes for each county and state
12.16office voted for only within the county. The county auditor shall transmit a certified
12.17copy of the county canvassing board report for state and federal offices to the secretary
12.18of state by messenger, express mail, or similar service immediately upon conclusion of
12.19the county canvass.

12.20    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.37, is amended to read:
12.21204C.37 COUNTY CANVASS; RETURN OF REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF
12.22STATE.
12.23A copy of the report required by sections 204C.32, subdivision 1, and 204C.33,
12.24subdivision 1 , shall be certified under the official seal of the county auditor. The copy shall
12.25be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the secretary of state, with the county auditor's
12.26name and official address and the words "Election Returns" endorsed on the envelope.
12.27The copy of the canvassing board report and the precinct summary statements must be
12.28sent by express mail or delivered to the secretary of state. If the copy is not received by
12.29the secretary of state within ten days following the applicable election a primary election,
12.30or within 16 days following a general election, the secretary of state shall immediately
12.31notify the county auditor, who shall deliver another copy to the secretary of state by
12.32special messenger.

12.33    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205.065, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
13.1    Subd. 5. Results. The municipal primary shall be conducted and the returns made in
13.2the manner provided for the state primary so far as practicable. On the third eighth day
13.3after the primary, the governing body of the municipality shall canvass the returns, and the
13.4two candidates for each office who receive the highest number of votes, or a number of
13.5candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be elected to the office, who receive
13.6the highest number of votes, shall be the nominees for the office named. Their names shall
13.7be certified to the municipal clerk who shall place them on the municipal general election
13.8ballot without partisan designation and without payment of an additional fee.

13.9    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205.185, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.10    Subd. 3. Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. (a)
13.11Between the third eighth and tenth 14th days after an election, the governing body of a
13.12city conducting any election including a special municipal election, or the governing body
13.13of a town conducting the general election in November shall act as the canvassing board,
13.14canvass the returns, and declare the results of the election. The governing body of a town
13.15conducting the general election in March shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the
13.16returns, and declare the results of the election within two ten days after an election.
13.17(b) After the time for contesting elections has passed, the municipal clerk shall issue a
13.18certificate of election to each successful candidate. In case of a contest, the certificate shall
13.19not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court.
13.20(c) In case of a tie vote, the canvassing board having jurisdiction over the
13.21municipality shall determine the result by lot. The clerk of the canvassing board shall
13.22certify the results of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final
13.23custodian of the ballots and the returns of the election.

13.24    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
13.25    Subd. 4. Results. The school district primary must be conducted and the returns
13.26made in the manner provided for the state primary as far as practicable. On the third eighth
13.27day after the primary, the school board of the school district shall canvass the returns,
13.28and the two candidates for each specified school board position who receive the highest
13.29number of votes, or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be
13.30elected to at-large school board positions who receive the highest number of votes, are
13.31the nominees for the office named. Their names must be certified to the school district
13.32clerk who shall place them on the school district general election ballot without partisan
13.33designation and without payment of an additional fee.

14.1    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
14.2    Subd. 3. Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. Between
14.3the third eighth and tenth 14th days after a school district election other than a recount of a
14.4special election conducted under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59, the school
14.5board shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election. After the time for
14.6contesting elections has passed, the school district clerk shall issue a certificate of election
14.7to each successful candidate. If there is a contest, the certificate of election to that office
14.8must not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper
14.9court. If there is a tie vote, the school board shall determine the result by lot. The clerk
14.10shall deliver the certificate of election to the successful candidate by personal service or
14.11certified mail. The successful candidate shall file an acceptance and oath of office in
14.12writing with the clerk within 30 days of the date of mailing or personal service. A person
14.13who fails to qualify prior to the time specified shall be deemed to have refused to serve,
14.14but that filing may be made at any time before action to fill the vacancy has been taken.
14.15The school district clerk shall certify the results of the election to the county auditor, and
14.16the clerk shall be the final custodian of the ballots and the returns of the election.
14.17A school district canvassing board shall perform the duties of the school board
14.18according to the requirements of this subdivision for a recount of a special election
14.19conducted under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59.

14.20    Sec. 19. APPROPRIATION.
14.21$....... is appropriated for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 to the state-subsidized
14.22identification card account for purposes of providing state-subsidized identification cards
14.23to individuals qualifying under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.07, subdivision 3b.

14.24    Sec. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE.
14.25This act is effective July 1, 2011, and applies to elections held on or after that date."
14.26Amend the title accordingly