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MN Stat § 201.016 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.016 — Residence Requirements For Voting; Violations; Penalty.

201.016 RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING; VIOLATIONS; PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Determination of residence. An eligible voter may vote only in the precinct in which the voter maintains residence. The residence of a voter shall be determined in accordance with section 200.031. Subd. 1a. Violations; penalty. (a) The county auditor shall mail a notice to any voter who the county auditor can determine has: (1) provided the address at which the voter maintains residence, but was allowed to vote in a precinct other than the precinct in which the voter maintains residence; and (2) not voted in the wrong precinct previously. The notice must be in the form provided by the secretary of state. (b) The county auditor shall mail a violation notice to any voter who otherwise voted in a precinct in which the voter did not maintain residence on election day. The county auditor shall also change the status of the voter in the statewide registration system to "challenged" and the voter shall be required to provide proof of residence to either the county auditor or to the election judges in the voter's precinct before voting in the next election. Any of the forms authorized by section 201.061 for registration at the polling place may be used for this purpose. (c) A voter who votes in a precinct other than the precinct in which the voter maintains residence after receiving an initial violation notice as provided in this subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. (d) A voter who votes in a precinct other than the precinct in which the voter maintains residence after having been found to have committed a petty misdemeanor under paragraph (b) is guilty of a misdemeanor. (e) Reliance by the voter on inaccurate information regarding the location of the voter's polling place provided by the state, county, or municipality is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this subdivision. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2014 c 264 s 31] History:  1981 c 29 art 2 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 4; 1999 c 132 s 3,4; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 18 s 7; 2010 c 201 s 1
MN Stat § 201.018 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.018 — Registration For Voting.

201.018 REGISTRATION FOR VOTING. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1984 c 560 s 26] Subd. 2. Registration required. An eligible voter must register in a manner specified by section 201.054, in order to vote in any primary, special primary, general, school district, or special election held in the county. History:  1981 c 29 art 2 s 4; 1986 c 475 s 2; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 5
MN Stat § 201.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.021 — Permanent Registration System.

201.021 PERMANENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM. A permanent system of voter registration by county is established, with a single, official, centralized, interactive computerized statewide voter registration list defined, maintained, and administered at the state level that contains the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the state, and assigns a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the state. The interactive computerized statewide voter registration list constitutes the official list of every legally registered voter in the state. The county auditor shall be chief registrar of voters and the chief custodian of the official registration records in each county. The secretary of state is responsible for defining, maintaining, and administering the centralized system. History:  1973 c 676 s 3; 1975 c 204 s 94; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 5; 1984 c 560 s 2; 1987 c 361 s 2; 2004 c 293 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 201.022 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.022 — Statewide Registration System.

201.022 STATEWIDE REGISTRATION SYSTEM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The secretary of state shall maintain a statewide voter registration system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database containing voter registration information from around the state. The system must be accessible to the county auditor of each county in the state. The system must also: (1) provide for voters to submit their voter registration applications to any county auditor, the secretary of state, or the Department of Public Safety; (2) provide for the definition, establishment, and maintenance of a central database for all voter registration information; (3) provide for entering data into the statewide registration system; (4) provide for electronic transfer of completed voter registration applications from the Department of Public Safety to the secretary of state or the county auditor; (5) assign a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the state; (6) provide for the acceptance of the Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state identification number, and last four digits of the Social Security number for each voter record; (7) coordinate with other agency databases within the state; (8) allow county auditors and the secretary of state to add or modify information in the system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records; (9) allow county auditors, municipal and school district clerks, and the secretary of state to have electronic access to the statewide registration system for review and search capabilities; (10) provide security and protection of all information in the statewide registration system and ensure that unauthorized access is not allowed; (11) provide access to municipal clerks to use the system; (12) provide a system for each county to identify the precinct to which a voter should be assigned for voting purposes; (13) provide daily reports accessible by county auditors on the driver's license numbers, state identification numbers, or last four digits of the Social Security numbers submitted on voter registration applications that have been verified as accurate by the secretary of state; and (14) provide reports on the number of absentee ballots transmitted to and returned and cast by voters under section 203B.16. The appropriate state or local official shall provide security measures to prevent unauthorized access to the computerized list established under section 201.021. Subd. 2. Rules. The secretary of state shall make permanent rules necessary to administer the system required in subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Consultation with local officials. The secretary of state must consult with representatives of local election officials in the development of the statewide voter registration system. History:  1987 c 361 s 1; 1988 c 646 s 1; 1990 c 585 s 2; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 56; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 18 s 8; 2004 c 293 art 1 s 2; 2005 c 162 s 1
MN Stat § 201.023 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.023 — Voter Registration.

201.023 VOTER REGISTRATION. Amounts received by the secretary of state to pay the cost of producing lists of registered voters under section 201.091, subdivision 5, by the statewide registration system must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund. History:  1988 c 646 s 2; 1990 c 585 s 3; 1990 c 594 art 3 s 8
MN Stat § 201.054 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.054 — Methods Of Registering; Prohibitions; Penalty.

201.054 METHODS OF REGISTERING; PROHIBITIONS; PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Registration. An individual may register to vote: (1) at any time before the 20th day preceding any election as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 1; (2) on the day of an election as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 3; or (3) when submitting an absentee ballot, by enclosing a completed registration application as provided in section 203B.04, subdivision 4. Subd. 2. Prohibitions; penalty. No individual shall intentionally: (1) cause or attempt to cause the individual's name to be registered in any precinct if the individual is not eligible to vote; (2) cause or attempt to cause the individual's name to be registered for the purpose of voting in more than one precinct; (3) misrepresent the individual's identity when attempting to register to vote; or (4) aid, abet, counsel, or procure any other individual to violate this subdivision. A violation of this subdivision is a felony. Subd. 3. Prohibited methods of compensation; penalty. (a) No individual may be compensated for the solicitation, collection, or acceptance of voter registration applications from voters for submission to the secretary of state, a county auditor, or other local election official in a manner in which payment is calculated by multiplying (1) either a set or variable payment rate, by (2) the number of voter registration applications solicited, collected, or accepted. (b) No individual may be deprived of compensation or have compensation automatically reduced exclusively for failure to solicit, collect, or accept a minimum number of voter registration applications, and no individual may receive additional compensation for reaching or exceeding a minimum number of voter registration applications. (c) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History:  1981 c 29 art 2 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 361 s 3; 1990 c 585 s 4; 1999 c 132 s 5; 2008 c 244 art 1 s 2; art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 201.056 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.056 — Signature Of Registered Voter; Marks Allowed.

201.056 SIGNATURE OF REGISTERED VOTER; MARKS ALLOWED. An individual who is unable to write the individual's name shall be required to sign a registration application in the manner provided by section 645.44, subdivision 14. If the individual registers in person and signs by making a mark, the clerk or election judge accepting the registration shall certify the mark by signing the individual's name. If the individual registers by mail and signs by making a mark, the mark shall be certified by having a voter registered in the individual's precinct sign the individual's name and the voter's own name and give the voter's own address. History:  1981 c 29 art 2 s 7; 1986 c 444; 2008 c 244 art 1 s 3
MN Stat § 201.081 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.081 — Registration Files.

201.081 REGISTRATION FILES. Subdivision 1. Statewide registration system. (a) The statewide registration system is the official record of registered voters. The voter registration applications and the terminal providing access to the statewide registration system must be under the control of the county auditor or the public official to whom the county auditor has delegated the responsibility for maintaining voter registration records. The voter registration applications and terminals providing access to the statewide registration system must not be removed from the control of the county auditor except as provided in this section. The county auditor may make photographic copies of voter registration applications in the manner provided by section 138.17. (b) A properly completed voter registration application that has been submitted electronically or in paper form to the secretary of state or a county auditor must be maintained by the secretary of state or the county auditor for at least 22 months after the date that the information on the application is entered into the database of the statewide registration system. The secretary of state or the county auditor may dispose of the applications after retention for 22 months in the manner provided by section 138.17. (c) Data contained on a voter registration application submitted electronically through the secure website established in section 201.061, subdivision 1, must be maintained in its original form, in a manner suitable for printing, for the period required by this section. The Internet Protocol address used to submit an application electronically must be maintained with the voter registration application data. Subd. 2. Exception. The secretary of state may maintain voter records of participants of the Safe at Home program for the purposes of chapter 5B. History:  1973 c 676 s 6; 1976 c 223 s 4; 1978 c 714 s 30; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 10; 1987 c 361 s 6; 1990 c 585 s 8; 1993 c 223 s 2; 1997 c 147 s 4; 2008 c 244 art 2 s 6; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 29; 2014 c 185 s 6; 2014 c 264 s 5
MN Stat § 201.096 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.096 — School Elections; Use Of Voter Registration System.

201.096 SCHOOL ELECTIONS; USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM. The county auditor shall allow independent or special school districts to use the necessary portions of the statewide registration system for school district elections. The county auditor may impose reasonable requirements to preserve the security and integrity of the system. The county auditor and the school district shall provide by agreement for the details of the use of the system by the school district. The school board may designate a member of the board or an employee as registration officer. The provisions of this chapter and chapter 203B relating to registration of voters apply to school district elections in which the statewide registration system is used. History:   1990 c 585 s 10
MN Stat § 201.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.11 — Precinct Boundaries; House Number; Street Address Changed, Change Of Files.

 201.11 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 201.11 PRECINCT BOUNDARIES; HOUSE NUMBER; STREET ADDRESS CHANGED, CHANGE OF FILES. Subdivision 1. Precinct boundaries changed. When the boundaries of a precinct are changed, the county auditor shall immediately update the voter records for that precinct in the statewide voter registration system to accurately reflect those changes. Subd. 2. House number or street address changed. If a municipality administratively changes the number or name of a street address of an existing residence, the municipal clerk shall promptly notify the county auditor and the county auditor shall immediately update the voter records of registered voters in the statewide voter registration system to accurately reflect that change. A municipality must not make a change to the number or name of a street address of an existing residence effective during the 45 days prior to any election in a jurisdiction which includes the affected residence. History:  1959 c 675 art 2 s 11; 1973 c 676 s 8; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 13; 1993 c 223 s 3; 2010 c 201 s 3
MN Stat § 201.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.14 — Court Administrator Of District Court; Report Changes Of Names.

 201.14 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 201.14 COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF DISTRICT COURT; REPORT CHANGES OF NAMES. The state court administrator shall regularly report by electronic means to the secretary of state the name, address, and, if available, driver's license or state identification card number of each individual, 18 years of age or over, whose name was changed since the last report, by marriage, divorce, or any order or decree of the court. The secretary of state shall determine if any of the persons in the report are registered to vote under their previous name and shall prepare a list of those registrants for each county auditor. Upon receipt of the list, the county auditor shall make the change in the voter's record and mail to the voter the notice of registration required by section 201.121, subdivision 2. A notice must not be mailed if the voter's record is challenged due to a felony conviction, lack of United States citizenship, legal incompetence, or court-ordered revocation of voting rights of persons under guardianship. History:  1959 c 675 art 2 s 14; 1973 c 676 s 12; 1973 c 725 s 38; 1977 c 395 s 7; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 17; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2010 c 201 s 7; 2013 c 131 art 2 s 12
MN Stat § 201.161 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.161 — Driver's License And Identification Card Applications.

201.161 DRIVER'S LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION CARD APPLICATIONS. The Department of Public Safety shall change its applications for an original, duplicate, or change of address driver's license or identification card so that the forms may also serve as voter registration applications. The forms must contain spaces for all information collected by voter registration applications prescribed by the secretary of state. Applicants for driver's licenses or identification cards must be asked if they want to register to vote at the same time and that information must be transmitted at least weekly by electronic means to the secretary of state. Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, the computerized driver's license record containing the voter's name, address, date of birth, driver's license number or state identification number, county, town, and city must be made available for access by the secretary of state and interaction with the statewide voter registration system. History:  1977 c 395 s 8; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 19; 1987 c 361 s 10; 2004 c 293 art 1 s 16; art 2 s 9
MN Stat § 201.1611 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.1611 — Postsecondary Institution And School District Voter Registration.

201.1611 POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION AND SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTER REGISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Forms. All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting state or federal financial aid shall provide voter registration forms to each student as early as possible in the fall quarter. All school districts shall make available voter registration applications each May and September to all students registered as students of the school district who will be eligible to vote at the next election after those months. A school district has no obligation to provide voter registration applications to students who participate in a postsecondary education option program or who otherwise reside in the district but do not attend a school operated by the district. A school district fulfills its obligation to a student under this section if it provides a voter registration application to the student one time. The forms must contain spaces for the information required in section 201.071, subdivision 1, and applicable rules of the secretary of state. The institutions and school districts may request these forms from the secretary of state. Institutions shall consult with their campus student government in determining the most effective means of distributing the forms and in seeking to facilitate election day registration of students under section 201.061, subdivision 3. School districts must advise students that completion of the voter registration application is not a school district requirement. Subd. 2. Student voter registration. A copy of each completed voter registration form must be sent to the county auditor of the county in which the voter maintains residence or to the secretary of state as soon as possible. All completed voter registration forms must be forwarded no later than 21 days before the general election. History:  1991 c 227 s 8; 1996 c 398 s 57; 2004 c 293 art 2 s 10
MN Stat § 201.1615 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.1615 — Information Sharing; Use Of Social Security Number.

201.1615 INFORMATION SHARING; USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement with the commissioner of public safety to match information in the statewide voter registration system with information in the Department of Public Safety database to verify the accuracy of the information provided on applications for voter registrations. The commissioner of public safety shall enter into an agreement with the commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration under section 205(r)(8) of the Social Security Act to allow the use of the last four digits of the Social Security number to be used to verify voter registration information, to ensure the maintenance of the confidentiality of any applicable information disclosed, and to establish procedures to permit the department to use the information for purposes of maintaining its records. History:   2004 c 293 art 1 s 17
MN Stat § 201.162 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.162 — Duties Of State Agencies.

201.162 DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES. The commissioner or chief administrative officer of each state agency or community-based public agency or nonprofit corporation that contracts with the state agency to carry out obligations of the state agency shall provide voter registration services for employees and the public. A person may complete a voter registration application or apply to change a voter registration name or address if the person has the proper qualifications on the date of application. Nonpartisan voter registration assistance, including routinely asking members of the public served by the agency whether they would like to register to vote and, if necessary, assisting them in preparing the registration forms must be part of the job of appropriate agency employees. History:   1987 c 361 s 11
MN Stat § 201.171 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters|Section 201.171 — Posting Voting History; Failure To Vote; Registration Removed.

201.171 POSTING VOTING HISTORY; FAILURE TO VOTE; REGISTRATION REMOVED. Within six weeks after every election, the county auditor shall post the voting history for every person who voted in the election. After the close of the calendar year, the secretary of state shall determine if any registrants have not voted during the preceding four years. The secretary of state shall perform list maintenance by changing the status of those registrants to "inactive" in the statewide registration system. The list maintenance performed must be conducted in a manner that ensures that the name of each registered voter appears in the official list of eligible voters in the statewide registration system. A voter must not be removed from the official list of eligible voters unless the voter is not eligible or is not registered to vote. List maintenance must include procedures for eliminating duplicate names from the official list of eligible voters. The secretary of state shall also prepare a report to the county auditor containing the names of all registrants whose status was changed to "inactive." Registrants whose status was changed to "inactive" must register in the manner specified in section 201.054 before voting in any primary, special primary, general, school district, or special election, as required by section 201.018. Although not counted in an election, a late or rejected absentee or mail ballot must be considered a vote for the purpose of continuing registration under this section, but is not considered voting history for the purpose of public information lists available under section 201.091, subdivision 4. History:  1973 c 676 s 14; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 20; 1987 c 361 s 12; 1990 c 585 s 14; 1997 c 147 s 11; 2004 c 293 art 1 s 18; art 2 s 11; 2008 c 244 art 1 s 5; 2010 c 201 s 13