HF1619 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Voter history access in a timely manner improved.
Related bill: SF2490
AI Generated Summary
This Minnesota House bill proposes an amendment to Minnesota Statutes 2024, Section 201.171, to improve timely access to voter history after elections. The key changes include:
- Faster posting of voting history: County auditors must post the voting history of all voters within 10 days after an election, instead of the current six weeks timeframe.
- List maintenance: The Secretary of State must mark voters as inactive if they have not voted in the past four years, ensuring proper list maintenance while maintaining eligible registered voters in the system.
- Inactive voter reporting: The Secretary of State must provide counties with a list of voters moved to inactive status. Inactive voters must re-register before voting in any election.
- Absentee and mail ballots consideration: A late or rejected absentee/mail ballot will be counted only to maintain an individual’s voter registration status, but not included in public voting history records.
The bill aims to increase efficiency, transparency, and accuracy in voter registration and history updates.
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Elections Finance and Government Operations |
| February 26, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Elections Finance and Government Operations |
| March 02, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
| March 02, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added |
Citations
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"analysis": {
"added": [],
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"summary": "This amendment affects public information lists related to voting history under section 201.091.",
"modified": [
"Clarifies that late or rejected absentee or mail ballots are not considered voting history for public information lists."
]
},
"citation": "201.091",
"subdivision": "subdivision 4"
}
]