SF 3096 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Omnibus Elections policy and appropriations

This bill modifies Minnesota's election judge procedures under statute 204C.09. It requires at least two election judges to verify the count of prepackaged ballots before voting begins and to initial all ballots' backs before voting starts, without marking ballots otherwise. These changes apply directly to election judges at polling places during each election. The bill standardizes existing administrative practices for ballot handling and verification, with no direct impact on voters or election results. (Procedural bill; summary focuses on concrete administrative changes.)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025
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Introduction 1st Engrossment · 3 edits · Apr 22, 2025
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The bill was updated from its introduction to its first engrossment, indicating it has been reviewed and amended by the legislature. The document now includes a significantly expanded list of numbered sections, suggesting that new provisions have been added to the text. Additionally, the posting date was updated to reflect the later version of the bill.
Scope change
The scope of the bill appears to have expanded due to the addition of numerous new sections (1.15 through 46.1), though the specific content of these new sections is not detailed in the provided diff.
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A large number of new sections (numbered 1.15 through 46.1) were inserted into the bill text, indicating substantive additions to the legislation.

The document title and header were changed from 'Introduction' to '1st Engrossment', and the posting date was updated from April 21, 2025, to June 18, 2025.

The original introductory text describing the bill's purpose (relating to elections and amending Minnesota Statutes 2024) was removed, likely because the detailed description was replaced or moved within the new engrossment text.

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3
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Committee
2
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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