SF2490 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Voter history access in a timely manner improvements provision

Related bill: HF1619

AI Generated Summary

This bill proposes an amendment to Minnesota Statutes 2024, Section 201.171, regarding the timely posting of voting history and voter list maintenance. Key changes include:

  • Reducing the timeframe for county auditors to post voter history after an election from six weeks to ten days.
  • Requiring the Secretary of State to identify voters who have not voted in the past four years and change their registration status to inactive.
  • Ensuring that list maintenance keeps all eligible voters on the official registration list while removing ineligible or duplicate names.
  • Mandating the Secretary of State to report to county auditors all registrants whose status was changed to inactive.
  • Stipulating that inactive voters must re-register before voting in any election.
  • Clarifying that late or rejected absentee or mail ballots count toward maintaining voter registration but do not appear in public voting history records.

The bill aims to enhance the efficiency of updating voter records while maintaining voter accessibility and list accuracy.

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Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 12, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 12, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 12, 2025HouseFloorActionReferred toElections
March 12, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toElections