HF 1617 requires Minnesota election officials to test voting systems at least 10 days before absentee ballots are used. The bill mandates specific testing procedures to verify systems correctly mark ballots (including with assistive technology) and count votes for all candidates and questions, including testing for invalid votes. Public notice of test times must be given 5 days in advance, tests must be observed by two election judges from different major parties, and results must be available for public inspection within 24 hours. This bill directly affects county election officials and ensures transparency in pre-election voting system verification for Minnesota elections.
This bill requires Minnesota election officials to test voting systems at least ten days before absentee ballots are used. It mandates specific testing procedures to verify systems correctly mark and count all ballot types - including those using assistive technology - and reject invalid votes. The tests must be observed by election judges from different parties, open to the public, and include pre-audited ballots with predetermined results. After testing, detailed precinct reports must be made publicly available within 24 hours. The bill directly affects election officials managing voting systems in Minnesota.
SF 644 makes election judges' major political party affiliations public data in Minnesota. The bill amends state law to require appointing authorities to maintain and publish a list showing each election judge's party affiliation (or if they don't affiliate with a major party), which will be accessible to the public. This replaces a previous restriction that limited access to this information only among election judges for verifying party balance requirements. The change directly affects election judges by making their party affiliation part of public records, while repealing the prior rule that restricted its disclosure. The bill does not alter voting procedures or election outcomes.
SF 640 makes election judge party affiliation publicly available data in Minnesota. The bill requires county election officials to maintain and publish a list showing each election judge's major political party affiliation (or if they don't affiliate with a major party). This changes current law, which restricted sharing this information beyond verifying precinct party balance requirements. The bill repeals the previous restriction that limited disclosure of this data. It directly affects election judges by making their party affiliation part of publicly accessible records.
HF 595 makes the major political party affiliation of election judges publicly accessible data in Minnesota. The bill requires appointing authorities to maintain and publish a list showing each election judge's party affiliation (or if they don't affiliate with a major party), classifying this as "public data on individuals" under state law. This replaces a previous restriction that limited such information to other election judges for verifying party balance requirements. The change directly affects election judges (individuals appointed to oversee voting) and allows any member of the public to access this information through official records.
