1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to elections;
requiring the secretary of state to provide voter and election
1.3 data to an agency or
department of the federal government;proposing coding for
1.4 new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 200.
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [200.39]
ACCESS TO VOTER AND ELECTION DATA.
1.7 (a)
Notwithstanding chapter 13 or 201 or any other law to the contrary, the
secretary of
1.8 state must, upon
request, provide to an agency or department of the federal government any
1.9 data that relates to
voters and elections in this state. If requested pursuant to this section,
1.10 the secretary of state
must provide all data in the statewide voter registration system. The
1.11 secretary of state must
provide data no later than 180 calendar days after the request was
1.12 made or no later than
the 90th day prior to the next regularly scheduled election, whichever
1.13 occurs sooner.
1.14 (b) For purposes of this
section, "voters" includes but is not limited to individuals who
1.15 attempted to register
but were not ultimately registered to vote, individuals whose voter
1.16 registration is not
current, and individuals who registered to vote but never voted.
1.17 EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment and
1.18 applies to requests for
data made on or after that date.
