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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.022 — Eligibility Of Spouses And Surviving Spouses.

198.022 ELIGIBILITY OF SPOUSES AND SURVIVING SPOUSES.
(a) The commissioner is authorized to admit eligible spouses of those veterans who are or if living would be, eligible for admission to the homes.
(b) Except as provided in section 198.03, all applicants for admission to one of the Minnesota veterans homes must be without adequate means of support and unable by reason of wounds, disease, old age, or infirmity to properly maintain themselves.
(c) Veterans must have served in a Minnesota regiment or have been credited to the state of Minnesota, or have been a resident of the state in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter preceding the date of application for admission.
(d) Spouses and surviving spouses of eligible veterans must be at least 55 years of age, have been residents of the state of Minnesota in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter preceding the date of application for admission, and meet the criteria for admission to a home established in the rules of the home in accordance with this chapter and the applicable statutes and rules of the Department of Health.
History:
1971 c 619 s 3; 1975 c 61 s 17; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 699 s 13; 1989 c 84 s 3; 1993 c 103 s 1; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.045 — Removal.

198.045 REMOVAL.
If a resident who is ordered discharged from a home refuses to leave the home, the administrator of the home may apply to the district court for an order enforcing the administrative order of discharge. The district court shall order the sheriff of the county in which the home is located to remove the resident from the home and authorize the administrator to remove the resident's property from the resident's room and hold it until it can be returned to the resident.
History:
1989 c 84 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.05 — New Buildings.

198.05 NEW BUILDINGS.
The Department of Administration shall have and exercise full authority in the erection and construction of new buildings at the veterans homes. When new buildings are to be erected and constructed by authority of the state or old buildings to be remodeled it shall be the duty of the Department of Administration to cause to be prepared plans and specifications for the same, but in so doing it shall consult with the commissioner in respect to these plans and specifications and shall adopt and carry out, so far as it deems practicable, their requests and desires in the matter.
History:
(4348) 1913 c 88 s 1; 1967 c 148 s 2; 1975 c 61 s 19; 1988 c 699 s 15; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.065 — Chiropractic Care Availability.

198.065 CHIROPRACTIC CARE AVAILABILITY.
In addition to the other services now provided to residents of the Minnesota veterans homes, the commissioner shall provide chiropractic services. The services shall be provided, as appropriations permit, without charge to residents by a licensed chiropractor who is either employed by the commissioner for the purpose or who has contracted with the commissioner to provide the services.
History:
1982 c 503 s 1; 1988 c 699 s 16; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.066 — Geriatric Research And Teaching.

198.066 GERIATRIC RESEARCH AND TEACHING.
The commissioner shall develop a geriatric research and teaching mission for the homes in collaboration with the Veterans Administration and other medical education and allied health facilities.
History:
1988 c 699 s 17; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.075 — Minnesota Veterans Home Employees; Excluded From Commissary Privileges.

198.075 MINNESOTA VETERANS HOME EMPLOYEES; EXCLUDED FROM COMMISSARY PRIVILEGES.
Except as provided in this section, no commissary privileges including food, laundry service, janitorial service, and household supplies shall be furnished to any employee of the Minnesota veterans homes. An employee of the Minnesota veterans homes who works a second shift that is consecutive with a regularly scheduled shift may be allowed one free meal at the veterans home on the day of that extra shift.
History:
1979 c 333 s 93; 1988 c 699 s 18; 2007 c 147 art 16 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.16 — Planned Giving.

198.16 PLANNED GIVING.
The commissioner is authorized to accept on behalf of the state any gift, grant, bequest, or devise made for the purposes of this chapter, and administer the same as directed by the donor. All proceeds therefrom including money derived from the sale of any real or personal property must be deposited in the state treasury, invested by the State Board of Investment in accordance with sections 11A.24 and 11A.25, and credited to the Minnesota veterans home endowment, bequest, and devises fund. That fund consists of separate accounts for investing general and restricted gifts, money, and donations received and for any currently expendable proceeds.
The commissioner shall maintain records of all gifts received, clearly showing the identity of the donor, the purpose of the donation, and the ultimate disposition of the donation. Each donation must be duly receipted and must be expended or used by the commissioner as nearly in accordance with the condition of the gift or donation as is compatible with the best interests of the residents of the homes. Money in the fund is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for which it was received. Disbursements from this fund shall be made in the manner provided for the issuance of other state payments.
Whenever the commissioner shall deem it advisable, in accordance with law, to sell or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property thus acquired, the commissioner of administration upon the request of the commissioner shall sell or otherwise dispose of said property in the manner provided by law for the sale or disposition of other state property by the commissioner of administration.
History:
(4359) RL s 1846; 1913 c 170 s 1; 1945 c 444 s 1; 1967 c 148 s 2; 1969 c 540 s 10; 1971 c 619 s 12; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1975 c 61 s 21; 1988 c 699 s 19; 1993 c 192 s 81; 2001 c 75 s 1; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.23 — Personal Property Of Residents; Wills.

198.23 PERSONAL PROPERTY OF RESIDENTS; WILLS.
Upon the decease of any resident of the homes, the commissioner shall cause such of the resident's personal estate as may be left in the resident's possession to be disposed of pursuant to the resident's will, if any. All property of the deceased resident of the home not so bequeathed by will, and remaining at a home, unclaimed, for one year after the resident's death, shall be inventoried, appraised, and sold, and the proceeds thereof paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Minnesota veterans homes endowment, bequest and devises fund.
History:
(4366) RL s 1848; 1965 c 643 s 10; 1967 c 148 s 2; 1971 c 619 s 14; 1975 c 61 s 23; 1975 c 225 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 699 s 21; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.231 — Personal Property Of Discharged Residents.

198.231 PERSONAL PROPERTY OF DISCHARGED RESIDENTS.
Personal property of discharged residents of the veterans homes that remains unclaimed for one year after discharge may be inventoried, appraised, and sold. The proceeds from the sale must be deposited into the state treasury. Proceeds from the sale of personal property and any funds held on behalf of the resident in the member's depository accounts must be credited to a separate state account and disposed of in accordance with sections 345.41 to 345.43.
History:
1983 c 147 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 699 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.261 — Canteen, Coffee Shop, Wood Shop, And Other Work Therapy Programs.

198.261 CANTEEN, COFFEE SHOP, WOOD SHOP, AND OTHER WORK THERAPY PROGRAMS.
Any profits derived from the operation of canteens, coffee shops, wood shops, and other work therapy programs at the Minnesota veterans homes shall be used by the commissioner only for the direct benefit of the residents of the homes.
History:
1969 c 1153 s 14; 1971 c 619 s 15; 1975 c 61 s 24; 1988 c 699 s 23; 2004 c 219 s 6; 2004 c 288 art 5 s 1; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29; 2011 c 117 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.265 — Deposit Accounts.

198.265 DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS.
The commissioner may accept money from residents for safekeeping purposes to be returned to the residents on demand. Sufficient money must be retained at the homes to satisfy normal demand withdrawal requests of the residents and other anticipated needs. Residents' accounts must be deposited and maintained in the state treasury in a separate interest-bearing investment account provided by the commissioner of management and budget, which must be invested by the State Board of Investment in accordance with sections 11A.24 and 11A.25. Residents' money on deposit at the homes may be placed in a depository account only after the resident or resident's representative has signed an agreement that the resident is willing to have the money in an account maintained by the homes.
Residents' accounts of $100 or more must be credited with interest earned from the investment of resident accounts. Interest must be credited to each resident's account on a quarterly basis. The commissioner is not required to pay interest on any resident accounts less than $100.
There is annually appropriated from the account established by this section a sufficient amount to return to the Minnesota veterans homes, upon written request, sufficient money to satisfy the demand of residents for the return of their money and other requirements.
History:
1969 c 1153 s 15; 1971 c 619 s 16; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1975 c 61 s 25; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 46; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 699 s 24; 2001 c 111 s 1; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.266 — Imprest Cash Funds.

198.266 IMPREST CASH FUNDS.
The commissioner may establish an imprest cash fund in accordance with section 15.191, subdivision 2. The purpose of the fund is to maintain sufficient money to satisfy normal demand withdrawal requests from residents of the veterans homes as provided for in section 198.265. The fund may also be utilized for the payment of costs for residents to participate in on campus work therapy programs.
History:
1983 c 147 s 4; 1988 c 699 s 25; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.31 — Veterans Home; Hastings.

198.31 VETERANS HOME; HASTINGS.
Control of the state hospital facilities at Hastings is transferred to the commissioner. This transfer includes the cemetery. The commissioner shall establish a veterans home in these facilities. The veterans home shall be licensed in accordance with the boarding care rules of the Department of Health.
History:
1978 c 554 s 1; 1979 c 333 s 94; 1988 c 699 s 26; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.32 — Veterans Home; Complaints; Resident's Rights.

198.32 VETERANS HOME; COMPLAINTS; RESIDENT'S RIGHTS.
Subdivision 1.
Resident's rights.
A resident of a Minnesota veterans home has the right to complain and otherwise exercise freedom of expression and assembly which is guaranteed by amendment I of the United States Constitution. The administrator of the home shall inform each resident in writing at the time of admission of the right to complain to the administrator about home accommodations and services. A notice of the right to complain shall be posted in the home. The administrator shall also inform each resident of the right to complain to the commissioner of veterans affairs. Each resident of a home shall be encouraged and assisted, throughout the period of stay in the home, to understand and exercise the rights of freedom of expression and assembly as a resident and as a citizen, and, to this end, the resident may voice grievances and recommend changes in policies and services to home staff, other residents, and outside representatives of the resident's choice, free from restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal, including retaliatory eviction.
Subd. 2.
Retaliation prohibited.
An administrator may not retaliate against any resident who exercises the right to voice grievances by evicting the resident. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any eviction within 45 days of the exercise by a resident of the right to voice grievances is retaliatory. This presumption does not apply in favor of a resident who has failed to pay maintenance fees unless the resident pays the overdue fees.
History:
1983 c 313 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 699 s 27; 1989 c 84 s 6; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.33 — Privacy Of Residents; Search And Seizure Limited To Criminal Warrant.

198.33 PRIVACY OF RESIDENTS; SEARCH AND SEIZURE LIMITED TO CRIMINAL WARRANT.
Subdivision 1.
Searches prohibited.
Residents of the Minnesota veterans homes have the right to a legitimate expectation of privacy in their persons and property against unreasonable searches and seizures. A search of a resident's room or property may be conducted only when necessary to protect the residents from weapons, illegal drugs, or alcohol, if possession is prohibited by the commissioner, and is subject to the following:
(a) Prior to conducting a search of a resident's room or property, the administrator or the administrator's designee shall provide written authorization to conduct the search. This authorization must identify the resident whose room or property is to be searched, state the nature of the risk to the health or safety of that resident or to other individuals in the home, set forth the facts which establish that the risk exists and the source of those facts, and particularly describe the area to be searched and the property to be seized. A separate authorization must be completed for each resident whose room or property is to be searched.
(b) The resident shall be informed of the reasons necessitating a search of the room or property and shall be present during the conduct of the search if the resident requests to be present. A copy of the written authorization to conduct the search must be given to the resident.
(c) If property or other items are taken, a written receipt describing the property or items taken must be given to the resident.
(d) The provisions of this section do not restrict the entry by employees of the home into a resident's room or into areas where the personal possessions of residents are stored for the purpose of providing care or services to the resident or for housekeeping and maintenance purposes. The provisions of this section do not apply to inspections conducted by governmental agencies for the purpose of assessing compliance with state or federal laws and regulations.
(e) Unauthorized searches or seizures by employees of the Minnesota veterans homes may be grounds for dismissal.
Subd. 2.
Waiver prohibited.
The Minnesota veterans homes may not require a resident to waive protection against unreasonable searches and seizures as a condition of eligibility for admission or continuing residence at a home. A search conducted under a waiver obtained in violation of this section is an unlawful search and seizure and the person aggrieved may move the district court for return of the property under section 626.21.
History:
1983 c 174 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 699 s 28; 1992 c 410 s 2; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.34 — Deposit Of Receipts.

198.34 DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.
Federal money received by the commissioner for the care of veterans in a veterans home must be deposited into a dedicated account in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner for the operational needs of the veterans homes and the commissioner. Money paid to the commissioner by a veteran or by another person on behalf of a veteran for care in a veterans home must be deposited in the state treasury in a dedicated account and is appropriated to the commissioner for the operational needs of the veterans homes and the commissioner.
History:
1Sp1985 c 13 s 299; 1988 c 699 s 29; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 65; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.35 — Veterans Home; Silver Bay.

198.35 VETERANS HOME; SILVER BAY.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The commissioner may establish a veterans home in Silver Bay by renovating an existing facility owned by the city of Silver Bay if the city donates the building to the commissioner at no cost. Contracts made by the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision are subject to chapter 16C. Buildings used for the veterans home must comply with requirements established by federal agencies as conditions for the receipt of federal funds for the nursing and boarding care of veterans. The city of Silver Bay shall secure the state match requirement from sources other than the state general fund. Money from other sources must equal at least 35 percent of the total cost of the renovation with the remainder of the funds to be provided by the United States Veterans Administration.
Subd. 2.
Operation.
The home must provide beds for nursing or boarding and nursing care in conformance with licensing rules of the Department of Health. The home must be under the management of an administrator appointed by the commissioner in the unclassified service.
History:
1988 c 689 art 2 s 63; 1991 c 24 s 4; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 67; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.36 — Veterans Home; Fergus Falls.

198.36 VETERANS HOME; FERGUS FALLS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The commissioner shall establish a veterans home in Fergus Falls to provide at least 60 beds for skilled nursing care in conformance with licensing rules of the Department of Health.
Subd. 2.
Funding.
The home must be purchased or built with funds, 65 percent of which must be provided by the federal government, and 35 percent by other nonstate sources, including local units of government, veterans' organizations, and corporations or other business entities.
Subd. 3.
Support services.
Upon request, the Department of Human Services shall arrange for the extension of support services to the veterans home in Fergus Falls including, but not limited to, the provision of utilities, and kitchen and laundry services.
History:
1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 66; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.37 — Transitional Housing.

198.37 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
The commissioner may establish programs to assist homeless or disabled veterans on the campuses of the veterans homes. The commissioner may use federal grant money for the Hastings veterans home to purchase single-family dwellings, make necessary repairs and improvements with the help of the Department of Administration, and operate the program. Continuation of these programs will be contingent on the availability of federal funds.
History:
2000 c 442 s 2; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 196 - 198 — Veterans › Chapter 198 — Veterans Homes › Section 198.45 — Report On Veterans Homes.

198.45 REPORT ON VETERANS HOMES.
No later than January 15, 2022, and biennially on January 15 thereafter, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over veterans affairs and state government finance on reserve amounts maintained in the veterans homes special revenue account. The report must detail current and historical amounts maintained as a reserve and uses of those amounts. The report must also include data on the use of existing veterans homes, including current and historical bed capacity and usage, staffing levels and staff vacancy rates, and staff-to-resident ratios.
History:
1Sp2021 c 12 art 3 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections › Chapter 200 — General Provisions; Definitions › Section 200.01 — Citation, Minnesota Election Law.

200.01
MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1]
200.01 CITATION, MINNESOTA ELECTION LAW.
This chapter and chapters 201, 202A, 203B, 204B, 204C, 204D, 205, 205A, 206, 208, 209, 211A, 211B, and 211C shall be known as the "Minnesota Election Law."
History:
1959 c 675 art 1 s 1; 1981 c 29 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 1; 1988 c 578 art 1 s 1; 1996 c 469 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections › Chapter 200 — General Provisions; Definitions › Section 200.015 — Application.

200.015 APPLICATION.
The Minnesota Election Law applies to all elections held in this state unless otherwise specifically provided by law.
History:
1981 c 29 art 1 s 2; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections › Chapter 200 — General Provisions; Definitions › Section 200.031 — Determination Of Residence.

200.031 DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCE.
Residence shall be determined in accordance with the following principles, so far as they may be applicable to the facts of the case:
(1) The residence of an individual is in the precinct where the individual's home is located, from which the individual has no present intention of moving, and to which, whenever the individual is absent, the individual intends to return.
(2) An individual does not lose residence if the individual leaves home to live temporarily in another state or precinct.
(3) An individual does not acquire a residence in any precinct of this state if the individual is living there only temporarily, without the intention of making that precinct home.
(4) If an individual goes into another state or precinct with the intention of making it home or files an affidavit of residence there for election purposes, the individual loses residence in the former precinct.
(5) If an individual moves to another state with the intention of living there for an indefinite period, the individual loses residence in this state, notwithstanding any intention to return at some indefinite future time.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual's residence is located in the precinct where the individual's family lives, unless the individual's family is living in that precinct only temporarily.
(7) If an individual's family lives in one precinct and the individual lives or does business in another, the individual's residence is located in the precinct where the individual's family lives, unless the individual establishes a home in the other precinct and intends to remain there, with or without the individual's family.
(8) The residence of a single individual is in the precinct where the individual lives and usually sleeps.
(9) The mere intention to acquire a new residence, is not sufficient to acquire a new residence, unless the individual moves to that location; moving to a new location is not sufficient to acquire a new residence unless the individual intends to remain there.
(10) The residence of an individual who is working temporarily in any precinct of this state is in the precinct where the individual's permanent home is located.
(11) The residence of an individual who is living permanently in a soldiers' home or nursing home is in the precinct where the home is located.
(12) If an individual's home lies in more than one precinct or political subdivision, the residence of the individual is in the precinct in which a majority of the room in which the individual usually sleeps is located.
(13) If an individual's home is destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by fire or natural disaster, the individual does not lose residence in the precinct where the home is located if the individual intends to return to the home when it is reconstructed or made habitable.
History:
1981 c 29 art 1 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 147 s 1; 1999 c 132 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections › Chapter 200 — General Provisions; Definitions › Section 200.039 — Petition Requirements For Ballot Questions.

200.039 PETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR BALLOT QUESTIONS.
If a statute:
(1) provides that a ballot question may or must be placed on the ballot when a specified number of individuals have signed a petition; and
(2) specifies the number of individuals required under the statute as a percentage of the individuals who voted in a previous election,
the statute must be construed to mean that the petition must be signed by a number of current voters equal to the required percentage specified in the statute. The statute must not be construed to restrict the eligibility to sign the petition to only those individuals who were eligible to cast ballots or who did cast ballots in the previous election.
History:
1Sp2001 c 10 art 18 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections › Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters › Section 201.01 — Definitions.

201.01
MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1]
201.01 DEFINITIONS.
The definitions in chapter 200 apply to this chapter.
History:
1959 c 675 art 2 s 1; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections › Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters › Section 201.014 — Eligibility To Vote.

201.014 ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.
Subdivision 1.
Requirements.
Except as provided in subdivision 2, an individual who meets the following requirements at the time of an election is eligible to vote. The individual must:
(1) be 18 years of age or older;
(2) be a citizen of the United States; and
(3) maintain residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election.
Subd. 2.
Not eligible.
The following individuals are not eligible to vote. Any individual:
(1) convicted of treason or any felony whose civil rights have not been restored;
(2) under a guardianship in which the court order revokes the ward's right to vote; or
(3) found by a court of law to be legally incompetent.
Subd. 2a.
Felony conviction; restoration of civil right to vote.
An individual who is ineligible to vote because of a felony conviction has the civil right to vote restored during any period when the individual is not incarcerated for the offense. If the individual is later incarcerated for the offense, the individual's civil right to vote is lost only during that period of incarceration. For purposes of this subdivision only, an individual on work release under section 241.26 or 244.065 or an individual released under section 631.425 is not deemed to be incarcerated.
Subd. 3.
Penalty.
Any individual who votes who knowingly is not eligible to vote is guilty of a felony.
History:
1981 c 29 art 2 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 12 art 2 s 2; 2005 c 10 art 4 s 3; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 14; 2023 c 12 s 1; 2023 c 62 art 4 s 10
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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.
(a) 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.
(b) An individual who is under the age of 18, but who is at least 16 years of age and otherwise eligible, may submit a voter registration application as provided in section 201.061, subdivisions 1 and 1b.
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, except as permitted by section 201.061, subdivision 1b;
(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; 2023 c 34 art 1 s 3,4
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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, including, as applicable, automatic voter registration or information on voter eligibility and registration procedures as required under section 201.161. 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; 2023 c 34 art 1 s 10
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections › Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters › Section 201.211 — Costs.

201.211 COSTS.
The office required to perform the functions and duties of this chapter shall bear the costs incurred. If these functions and duties are delegated to another office, that office shall bear the costs. The secretary of state shall pay the costs of operating and maintaining the statewide registration system. The secretary of state shall also pay the costs of preparing polling place rosters and master lists from the money appropriated for this purpose.
History:
1973 c 676 s 16; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 23; 1990 c 585 s 15