Challengers in absentee and early voting polling places authorized.

HF 992 authorizes political party representatives, nonpartisan candidates, or resident voters (via petition) to serve as challengers at absentee and early voting locations in Minnesota. The bill expands existing rules - previously limited to in-person election day polling places - to include absentee and early voting sites, requiring challengers to prove state residency but prohibiting them from handling voter records, influencing votes, or discussing voters. It directly affects election officials, voters at early/absentee locations, and political parties seeking to monitor voting integrity. The law modifies Minnesota Statutes sections 204C.07 and 204C.12 to establish appointment procedures and conduct rules for these challengers.