1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 849, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H0894DE1), as follows:
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1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8    Subd. 3b. Voter identification cards. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall
1.9provide a Minnesota voter identification card to any applicant who is eligible to vote
1.10in Minnesota and who does not possess a valid Minnesota driver's license or state
1.11identification card. The department may not require the applicant to pay a fee for issuance
1.12of a card. A state-subsidized voter identification card may only be applied for at a
1.13driver's licensing facility operated by the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services. Upon
1.14application for a state-subsidized voter identification card, including upon application
1.15for a renewal, duplicate card, or when a new card is required as a result of a change of
1.16address, an applicant must present verification that the applicant is at least 18 years of
1.17age, is a citizen of the United States, and will have maintained residence in Minnesota for
1.18at least 20 days immediately preceding the next election.
1.19(b) A voter identification card must bear a distinguishing number assigned to the
1.20applicant, a color photograph or an electronically produced image of the applicant, the
1.21applicant's full name and date of birth, the applicant's address of residence, a description
1.22of the applicant in the manner the commissioner deems necessary, and the usual signature
1.23of the applicant.
1.24(c) A voter identification card shall not be valid identification for purposes unrelated
1.25to voting in Minnesota.
2.1(d) A voter identification card must be of a different color scheme than a Minnesota
2.2driver's license or state identification card, but must incorporate the same information and
2.3security features as provided in subdivision 9.
2.4(e) Each voter identification card must be plainly marked: "Voter Identification –
2.5Not a drivers license. Valid Identification Only for Voting."

2.6    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.7    Subd. 4. Expiration. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision,
2.8the expiration date of Minnesota identification cards and voter identification cards of
2.9applicants under the age of 65 shall be the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year
2.10following the date of issuance of the card.
2.11(b) Minnesota identification cards and voter identification cards issued to applicants
2.12age 65 or over shall be valid for the lifetime of the applicant.
2.13(c) The expiration date for an Under-21 identification card is the cardholder's 21st
2.14birthday. The commissioner shall issue an identification card to a holder of an Under-21
2.15identification card who applies for the card, pays the required fee, and presents proof of
2.16identity and age, unless the commissioner determines that the applicant is not qualified
2.17for the identification card.

2.18    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
2.19    Subd. 9. Improved security. The commissioner shall develop new Drivers'
2.20licenses and, identification cards, to be issued beginning January 1, 1994, that and voter
2.21identification cards must be as impervious to alteration as is reasonably practicable in their
2.22design and quality of material and technology. The driver's license security laminate
2.23shall be made from materials not readily available to the general public. The design and
2.24technology employed must enable the driver's license and identification card to be subject
2.25to two or more methods of visual verification capable of clearly indicating the presence
2.26of tampering or counterfeiting. The driver's license and identification card must not be
2.27susceptible to reproduction by photocopying or simulation and must be highly resistant
2.28to data or photograph substitution and other tampering.

2.29    Sec. 4. [200.035] DOCUMENTATION OF IDENTITY AND RESIDENCE.
2.30The following are sufficient proof of identity and residence for purposes of election
2.31day voter registration under section 201.061, subdivision 3, and for determining whether
2.32to count a provisional ballot under section 204C.135, subdivision 2:
3.1(1) a current, valid driver's license, state identification card, or voter identification
3.2card issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's current
3.3address of residence in the precinct;
3.4(2) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe
3.5recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains a photograph of the voter, the
3.6voter's current address of residence in the precinct, and any other items of data required to
3.7be contained on a Minnesota identification card, as provided in section 171.07, subdivision
3.83, paragraphs (a) and (b);
3.9(3) an original receipt for a new, renewed, or updated driver's license, state
3.10identification card, or voter identification card issued to the voter under section 171.07
3.11that contains the voter's current address of residence in the precinct along with one of the
3.12following documents, provided that it contains a photograph of the voter:
3.13(i) a driver's license or identification card that is expired, invalidated, or does
3.14not contain the voter's current address of residence, issued to the voter by the state of
3.15Minnesota or any other state or territory of the United States;
3.16(ii) a United States passport issued to the voter;
3.17(iii) an identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, entity, or
3.18subdivision of Minnesota or the federal government;
3.19(iv) an identification card issued by an accredited postsecondary institution with
3.20a campus located within Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been
3.21prepared under section 135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided
3.22in rules of the secretary of state; or
3.23(v) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe
3.24recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
3.25(4) if the voter resides in a shelter facility designated for battered women, as defined
3.26in section 611A.37, subdivision 4, a driver's license or identification card issued to the
3.27voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's photograph and address
3.28of residence prior to seeking the services of the shelter facility, along with a certification
3.29of residence in the facility, signed by the facility's administrator on a form prescribed by
3.30the secretary of state; or
3.31(5) a driver's license or identification card issued by Minnesota or any other state or
3.32territory of the United States that does not contain the voter's current address of residence,
3.33if the voter is a student and either:
3.34(i) the voter's name and address of residence is included on a residential housing list
3.35certified to the county auditor for use in that precinct under section 135A.17, subdivision
3.362; or
4.1(ii) the voter presents a current student fee statement, issued to the voter, that
4.2contains the voter's valid address of residence in the precinct.

4.3    Sec. 5. [201.017] STATE-SUBSIDIZED VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD
4.4ACCOUNT.
4.5A state-subsidized voter identification card account is established in the special
4.6revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the Department of Public Safety for
4.7purposes of reimbursing the department for administrative costs providing state-subsidized
4.8voter identification cards to individuals qualifying under section 171.07, subdivision 3b,
4.9provided that the department may not be reimbursed more than $9.85 for each card issued.
4.10The commissioner of public safety must report to the legislature at least monthly by county
4.11on expenditure of funds from this account. A report of the total expenditures by county
4.12must be submitted to the majority and minority members of the house of representatives
4.13and senate committees with oversight in elections by January 31 of each year.

4.14    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.15    Subd. 3. Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may
4.16register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in
4.17which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making
4.18an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of identity and
4.19 residence. An individual may prove identity and residence for purposes of registering by:
4.20 presenting documentation as permitted by section 200.035.
4.21    (1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant
4.22to section 171.07;
4.23    (2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper
4.24identification;
4.25    (3) presenting one of the following:
4.26    (i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational
4.27institution in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under
4.28section 135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of
4.29the secretary of state; or
4.30    (ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the
4.31precinct together with a picture identification card; or
4.32    (4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or who is an employee
4.33employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a
4.34resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the
5.1voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. A
5.2voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence oath
5.3vouching for any other individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to vote in
5.4the precinct may sign up to 15 proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation
5.5does not apply to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The
5.6secretary of state shall provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number
5.7of individuals for whom a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The
5.8form must include space for the maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may
5.9sign proof-of-residence oaths. For each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include
5.10a statement that the voter is registered to vote in the precinct, personally knows that the
5.11individual is a resident of the precinct, and is making the statement on oath. The form must
5.12include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, telephone number, and address.
5.13    The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be
5.14attached to the voter registration application.
5.15    (b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its
5.16employees currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential
5.17facility. The operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor
5.18no less than 20 days before each election for use in election day registration.
5.19    (c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256E.33,
5.20subdivision 1 ; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under
5.21section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision
5.225 ; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services
5.23establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home operated by
5.24the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence
5.25licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as
5.26defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons with a
5.27developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section
5.28252.28; group residential housing as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a shelter
5.29for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a supervised
5.30publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living
5.31accommodations for the homeless.
5.32    (d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of
5.33registering by:
5.34    (1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe
5.35recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that
5.36contains the name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or
6.1    (2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe
6.2recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that
6.3contains the name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the
6.4documents listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B.
6.5    (e) (b) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge
6.6responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

6.7    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 201.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.8    Subdivision 1. Notice of registration. (a) To prevent fraudulent voting and to
6.9eliminate excess names, the county auditor may, except where required by paragraph (b),
6.10 mail to any registered voter a notice stating the voter's name and address as they appear
6.11in the registration files. The notice shall request the voter to notify the county auditor if
6.12there is any mistake in the information.
6.13(b) The notice provided in paragraph (a) must be sent upon acceptance of a
6.14registration application from any voter who has not been previously registered to vote
6.15in Minnesota. In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), the notice sent to a voter
6.16under this paragraph must inform the voter of the requirements for voting in the polling
6.17place, including the photo identification requirements contained in section 204C.10, and
6.18provide information to assist the voter in acquiring a voter identification card, if necessary,
6.19under section 201.017.

6.20    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 201.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
6.21    Subd. 3. Procedures for polling place rosters. The secretary of state shall
6.22prescribe the form of polling place rosters that include the voter's name, address, date of
6.23birth, school district number, and space for the voter's signature. The address listed on
6.24the polling place roster must be the voter's address of residence, unless the voter has
6.25requested that the address printed on the roster be the voter's mailing address because the
6.26voter is a judge, law enforcement officer, or corrections officer. The secretary of state
6.27may prescribe additional election-related information to be placed on the polling place
6.28rosters on an experimental basis for one state primary and general election cycle; the same
6.29information may not be placed on the polling place roster for a second state primary and
6.30general election cycle unless specified in this subdivision. The polling place roster must
6.31be used to indicate whether the voter has voted in a given election. The secretary of state
6.32shall prescribe procedures for transporting the polling place rosters to the election judges
6.33for use on election day. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for a county or
6.34municipality to request the date of birth from currently registered voters. The county or
7.1municipality shall not request the date of birth from currently registered voters by any
7.2communication other than the prescribed form and the form must clearly indicate that a
7.3currently registered voter does not lose registration status by failing to provide the date of
7.4birth. In accordance with section 204B.40, the county auditor shall retain the prescribed
7.5polling place rosters used on the date of election for 22 months following the election.

7.6    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.10, is amended to read:
7.7204C.10 PERMANENT REGISTRATION; VERIFICATION OF
7.8REGISTRATION.
7.9    Subdivision 1. Polling place roster. (a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a
7.10polling place roster which states that the individual is at least 18 years of age, a citizen
7.11of the United States, has resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the
7.12election, maintains residence at the address shown, is not under a guardianship in which
7.13the court order revokes the individual's right to vote, has not been found by a court of
7.14law to be legally incompetent to vote or has the right to vote because, if the individual
7.15was convicted of a felony, the felony sentence has expired or been completed or the
7.16individual has been discharged from the sentence, is registered and has not already voted
7.17in the election. The roster must also state: "I understand that deliberately providing false
7.18information is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of
7.19not more than $10,000, or both."
7.20(b) A judge may, Before the applicant signs the roster, a judge must: (1) require the
7.21voter to present a photo identification document, as described in subdivision 2; and (2)
7.22confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth. A voter who cannot produce
7.23sufficient identification as required by subdivision 2 may not sign the polling place roster,
7.24but may cast a provisional ballot as provided in section 204C.135.
7.25(c) After the applicant signs the roster, the judge shall give the applicant a voter's
7.26receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in charge of ballots as proof
7.27of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to the voter the ballot. The
7.28voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of filing an election contest.
7.29    Subd. 2. Photo identification. (a) To satisfy the photo identification requirement
7.30in subdivision 1, a voter must present a valid form of one of the following documents
7.31or sets of documents issued to the voter:
7.32(1) a Minnesota driver's license, state identification card, or voter identification card
7.33issued under section 171.07 that contains the voter's current address of residence in the
7.34precinct;
8.1(2)(i) an original receipt for a new, renewed, or updated driver's license, state
8.2identification card, or voter identification card issued to the voter under section 171.07 that
8.3contains the voter's current address of residence in the precinct; and
8.4(ii) a driver's license or identification card that is expired, invalidated, or does not
8.5contain the voter's current address of residence in the precinct, issued to the voter by the
8.6state of Minnesota or any other state or territory of the United States;
8.7(3) an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized
8.8by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains a photograph of the voter, the voter's
8.9current address of residence in the precinct, and any other items of data required to be
8.10contained on a Minnesota identification card, as provided in section 171.07, subdivision
8.113, paragraphs (a) and (b);
8.12(4) if the voter resides in a shelter facility designated for battered women, as defined
8.13in section 611A.37, subdivision 4, a driver's license or identification card issued to the
8.14voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's photograph and address
8.15of residence prior to seeking the services of the shelter facility, along with a certification
8.16of residence in the facility, signed by the facility's administrator on a form prescribed by
8.17the secretary of state; or
8.18(5) a driver's license or identification card issued by Minnesota or any other state or
8.19territory of the United States that does not contain the voter's current address of residence,
8.20if the voter is a student and either:
8.21(i) the voter's name and address of residence is included on a residential housing list
8.22certified to the county auditor for use in that precinct under section 135A.17, subdivision
8.232; or
8.24(ii) the voter presents a current student fee statement, issued to the voter, that
8.25contains the voter's valid address of residence in the precinct.
8.26(b) An identification card presented under this section is not deficient for a lack of
8.27the voter's current address of residence in the precinct if the identification card contains
8.28the mailing address of the voter that matches the address listed on the polling place roster.

8.29    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.30    Subd. 3. Determination of residence. In determining the legal residence of a
8.31challenged individual, the election judges shall be governed by the principles contained in
8.32section 200.031. If the challenged individual's answers to the questions show ineligibility
8.33to vote in that precinct, the individual shall not be allowed to vote. If the individual has
8.34marked ballots but not yet deposited them in the ballot boxes before the election judges
8.35determine ineligibility to vote in that precinct, the marked ballots shall be placed unopened
9.1 with the spoiled ballots. If the answers to the questions fail to show that the individual is
9.2not eligible to vote in that precinct and the challenge is not withdrawn, the election judges
9.3shall verbally administer the oath on the voter certificate to the individual. After taking
9.4the oath and completing and signing the voter certificate, the challenged individual shall
9.5be allowed to vote permit the voter to cast a provisional ballot in the manner provided in
9.6section 204C.135.

9.7    Sec. 11. [204C.135] PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.
9.8    Subdivision 1. Casting of provisional ballots. (a) The following voters seeking to
9.9vote are entitled to cast a provisional ballot in the manner provided by this section:
9.10(1) a voter who is unable to provide proper photo identification as required by
9.11section 204C.10;
9.12(2) a voter whose registration status is listed as "challenged" on the polling place
9.13roster; and
9.14(3) a voter whose eligibility to vote is challenged as permitted by section 204C.12.
9.15(b) A voter seeking to vote a provisional ballot must sign a provisional ballot roster
9.16and complete a provisional ballot envelope. The envelope must contain a space for the
9.17voter to list the voter's name, address of residence, date of birth, voter identification
9.18number, and any other information prescribed by the secretary of state. The voter must
9.19also swear or affirm, in writing, that the voter is eligible to vote, has not voted previously
9.20in the same election, and meets the criteria for registering to vote in the precinct in which
9.21the voter appears.
9.22Once the voter has completed the provisional ballot envelope, the voter must be
9.23allowed to cast a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot must be in the same form
9.24as the official ballot available in the precinct on election day. A completed provisional
9.25ballot shall be sealed in a secrecy envelope. The secrecy envelope shall be sealed inside
9.26the voter's provisional ballot envelope and deposited by the voter in a secure, sealed
9.27provisional ballot box. Completed provisional ballots may not be combined with other
9.28voted ballots in the polling place.
9.29(c) The form of the secrecy and provisional ballot envelopes shall be prescribed by
9.30the secretary of state. The provisional ballot envelope must be a color other than that
9.31provided for absentee ballot envelopes and must be prominently labeled "Provisional
9.32Ballot Envelope."
9.33(d) Provisional ballots and related documentation shall be delivered to and securely
9.34maintained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the same manner as required for
9.35other election materials under sections 204C.27 and 204C.28.
10.1    Subd. 2. Counting provisional ballots. (a) A voter who casts a provisional ballot in
10.2the polling place may personally appear before the county auditor or municipal clerk no
10.3later than seven calendar days following the election to prove that the voter's provisional
10.4ballot should be counted. The county auditor or municipal clerk must count a provisional
10.5ballot in the final certified results from the precinct if:
10.6(1) the statewide voter registration system indicates that the voter is eligible to vote
10.7or, if challenged, the voter presents evidence of the voter's eligibility to vote; and
10.8(2) the voter presents proof of identity and residence in the precinct in the manner
10.9permitted by section 200.035.
10.10(b) If a voter does not appear before the county auditor or municipal clerk within
10.11seven calendar days following the election or otherwise does not satisfy the requirements
10.12of paragraph (a), or if the data listed on the items of identification presented by the voter
10.13does not match the data submitted by the voter on the provisional ballot envelope, the
10.14voter's provisional ballot must not be counted.
10.15(c) The county auditor or municipal clerk must notify, in writing, any provisional
10.16voter who does not appear within seven calendar days of the election that the voter's
10.17provisional ballot was not counted because of the voter's failure to appear before the
10.18county auditor or municipal clerk within the time permitted by law to determine whether
10.19the provisional ballot should be counted.
10.20    Subd. 3. Provisional ballots; reconciliation. Prior to counting any provisional
10.21ballots in the final vote totals from a precinct, the county auditor must verify that the
10.22number of signatures appearing on the provisional ballot roster from that precinct is equal
10.23to or greater than the number of accepted provisional ballots submitted by voters in the
10.24precinct on election day. Any discrepancy must be resolved before the provisional ballots
10.25from the precinct may be counted. Excess provisional ballots to be counted must be
10.26randomly withdrawn in the manner required by section 204C.20, subdivision 2, after the
10.27period for a voter to appear to prove residence and identity has expired and the ballots to
10.28be counted have been separated from the provisional ballot envelopes.

10.29    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.32, is amended to read:
10.30204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES.
10.31    Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet at the
10.32county auditor's office on either the second or third eighth day following the state primary.
10.33After taking the oath of office, the canvassing board shall publicly canvass the election
10.34returns delivered to the county auditor. The board shall complete the canvass by the
11.1third eighth day following the state primary and shall promptly prepare and file with the
11.2county auditor a report that states:
11.3(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county, and in each precinct;
11.4(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of
11.5individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
11.6(c) for each major political party, the names of the candidates running for each
11.7partisan office and the number of votes received by each candidate in the county and in
11.8each precinct;
11.9(d) the names of the candidates of each major political party who are nominated; and
11.10(e) the number of votes received by each of the candidates for nonpartisan office in
11.11each precinct in the county and the names of the candidates nominated for nonpartisan
11.12office.
11.13Upon completion of the canvass, the county auditor shall mail or deliver a notice of
11.14nomination to each nominee for county office voted for only in that county. The county
11.15auditor shall transmit one of the certified copies of the county canvassing board report
11.16for state and federal offices to the secretary of state by express mail or similar service
11.17immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass. The secretary of state shall mail a
11.18notice of nomination to each nominee for state or federal office.
11.19    Subd. 2. State canvass. The State Canvassing Board shall meet at the Secretary of
11.20State's Office seven 14 days after the state primary to canvass the certified copies of the
11.21county canvassing board reports received from the county auditors. Immediately after
11.22the canvassing board declares the results, the secretary of state shall certify the names of
11.23the nominees to the county auditors. The secretary of state shall mail to each nominee
11.24a notice of nomination.

11.25    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.26    Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet at the
11.27county auditor's office between the third eighth and tenth 14th days following the state
11.28general election. After taking the oath of office, the board shall promptly and publicly
11.29canvass the general election returns delivered to the county auditor. Upon completion of
11.30the canvass, the board shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report
11.31which states:
11.32(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county and in each precinct;
11.33(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of
11.34individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
12.1(c) the names of the candidates for each office and the number of votes received by
12.2each candidate in the county and in each precinct;
12.3(d) the number of votes counted for and against a proposed change of county lines
12.4or county seat; and
12.5(e) the number of votes counted for and against a constitutional amendment or other
12.6question in the county and in each precinct.
12.7The result of write-in votes cast on the general election ballots must be compiled by
12.8the county auditor before the county canvass, except that write-in votes for a candidate for
12.9federal, state, or county office must not be counted unless the candidate has timely filed a
12.10request under section 204B.09, subdivision 3. The county auditor shall arrange for each
12.11municipality to provide an adequate number of election judges to perform this duty or the
12.12county auditor may appoint additional election judges for this purpose. The county auditor
12.13may open the envelopes or containers in which the voted ballots have been sealed in order
12.14to count and record the write-in votes and must reseal the voted ballots at the conclusion
12.15of this process. The county auditor must prepare a separate report of votes received by
12.16precinct for write-in candidates for federal, state, and county offices who have requested
12.17under section 204B.09 that votes for those candidates be tallied.
12.18Upon completion of the canvass, the county canvassing board shall declare the
12.19candidate duly elected who received the highest number of votes for each county and state
12.20office voted for only within the county. The county auditor shall transmit a certified
12.21copy of the county canvassing board report for state and federal offices to the secretary
12.22of state by messenger, express mail, or similar service immediately upon conclusion of
12.23the county canvass.

12.24    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.37, is amended to read:
12.25204C.37 COUNTY CANVASS; RETURN OF REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF
12.26STATE.
12.27A copy of the report required by sections 204C.32, subdivision 1, and 204C.33,
12.28subdivision 1 , shall be certified under the official seal of the county auditor. The copy shall
12.29be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the secretary of state, with the county auditor's
12.30name and official address and the words "Election Returns" endorsed on the envelope. The
12.31copy of the canvassing board report and the precinct summary statements must be sent by
12.32express mail or delivered to the secretary of state. If the copy is not received by the secretary
12.33of state within ten days following the applicable election a primary election, or within 16
12.34days following a general election, the secretary of state shall immediately notify the county
12.35auditor, who shall deliver another copy to the secretary of state by special messenger.

13.1    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205.065, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
13.2    Subd. 5. Results. (a) The municipal primary shall be conducted and the returns
13.3made in the manner provided for the state primary so far as practicable. If the primary
13.4is conducted:
13.5(1) only within that municipality, a canvass may be conducted on either the second
13.6or third eighth day after the primary; or
13.7(2) in conjunction with the state primary, the canvass must be conducted on the third
13.8day after the primary, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b).
13.9The governing body of the municipality shall canvass the returns, and the two
13.10candidates for each office who receive the highest number of votes, or a number of
13.11candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be elected to the office, who receive
13.12the highest number of votes, shall be the nominees for the office named. Their names shall
13.13be certified to the municipal clerk who shall place them on the municipal general election
13.14ballot without partisan designation and without payment of an additional fee.
13.15(b) Following a municipal primary as described in paragraph (a), clause (2), a
13.16canvass may be conducted on the second eighth day after the primary if the county auditor
13.17of each county in which the municipality is located agrees to administratively review the
13.18municipality's primary voting statistics for accuracy and completeness within a time that
13.19permits the canvass to be conducted on that day.

13.20    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205.185, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.21    Subd. 3. Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. (a)
13.22Between the third eighth and tenth 14th days after an election, the governing body of a
13.23city conducting any election including a special municipal election, or the governing body
13.24of a town conducting the general election in November shall act as the canvassing board,
13.25canvass the returns, and declare the results of the election. The governing body of a town
13.26conducting the general election in March shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the
13.27returns, and declare the results of the election within two ten days after an election.
13.28(b) After the time for contesting elections has passed, the municipal clerk shall issue a
13.29certificate of election to each successful candidate. In case of a contest, the certificate shall
13.30not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court.
13.31(c) In case of a tie vote, the canvassing board having jurisdiction over the
13.32municipality shall determine the result by lot. The clerk of the canvassing board shall
13.33certify the results of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final
13.34custodian of the ballots and the returns of the election.

14.1    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.2    Subd. 4. Results. (a) The school district primary must be conducted and the returns
14.3made in the manner provided for the state primary as far as practicable. If the primary
14.4is conducted:
14.5(1) only within that school district, a canvass may be conducted on either the second
14.6or third eighth day after the primary; or
14.7(2) in conjunction with the state primary, the canvass must be conducted on the
14.8thirdeighth day after the primary, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b).
14.9The school board of the school district shall canvass the returns, and the two
14.10candidates for each specified school board position who receive the highest number of
14.11votes, or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be elected to
14.12at-large school board positions who receive the highest number of votes, are the nominees
14.13for the office named. Their names must be certified to the school district clerk who shall
14.14place them on the school district general election ballot without partisan designation
14.15and without payment of an additional fee.
14.16(b) Following a school district primary as described in paragraph (a), clause (2), a
14.17canvass may be conducted on the secondeighth day after the primary if the county auditor
14.18of each county in which the school district is located agrees to administratively review the
14.19school district's primary voting statistics for accuracy and completeness within a time that
14.20permits the canvass to be conducted on that day.

14.21    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
14.22    Subd. 3. Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. Between
14.23the third eighth and tenth 14th days after a school district election other than a recount of a
14.24special election conducted under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59, the school
14.25board shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election. After the time for
14.26contesting elections has passed, the school district clerk shall issue a certificate of election
14.27to each successful candidate. If there is a contest, the certificate of election to that office
14.28must not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper
14.29court. If there is a tie vote, the school board shall determine the result by lot. The clerk
14.30shall deliver the certificate of election to the successful candidate by personal service or
14.31certified mail. The successful candidate shall file an acceptance and oath of office in
14.32writing with the clerk within 30 days of the date of mailing or personal service. A person
14.33who fails to qualify prior to the time specified shall be deemed to have refused to serve,
14.34but that filing may be made at any time before action to fill the vacancy has been taken.
15.1The school district clerk shall certify the results of the election to the county auditor, and
15.2the clerk shall be the final custodian of the ballots and the returns of the election.
15.3A school district canvassing board shall perform the duties of the school board
15.4according to the requirements of this subdivision for a recount of a special election
15.5conducted under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59.

15.6    Sec. 19. APPROPRIATION.
15.7The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer $....... in fiscal year 2014
15.8and $....... in fiscal year 2015 from the general fund to the state-subsidized identification
15.9card account for purposes of providing state-subsidized identification cards to individuals
15.10qualifying under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.07, subdivision 3b.

15.11    Sec. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE.
15.12Sections 1 to 19 are effective July 1, 2013, and apply to elections held on or after
15.13that date."
15.14Amend the title accordingly