Employment status of election judges clarification

SF 366 clarifies that election judges in Minnesota are not considered employees of the local election authority that appoints them. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes section 204B.19 to state that appointing authorities cannot require conditions unrelated to performing election judge duties (such as standard employment requirements for permanent staff) as a condition of appointment. This directly affects election judges and local election officials who appoint them. The key provision prevents appointing authorities from imposing unrelated employment-related requirements, like background checks or training unrelated to election duties, when hiring election judges.