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201.225 MINNESOTA STATUTES 2023 2 <br /> (13)be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and <br /> (14)perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration of the participating <br /> election, as determined by the secretary of state. <br /> Electronic rosters used only for election day registration do not need to comply with clauses (1), (8), and <br /> (10). Electronic rosters used only for preregistered voter processing do not need to comply with clauses(4) <br /> and(5). <br /> Subd. 3. Minnesota Election Law;other law.Unless otherwise provided,the provisions of the Minnesota <br /> Election Law apply to the use of electronic rosters. Voters participating in the safe at home program must <br /> be allowed to vote pursuant to section 5B.06.Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend absentee <br /> voting provisions in chapter 203B. <br /> Subd. 4. Election records retention.All voter signature certificates and voter registration applications <br /> printed from an electronic roster must be retained pursuant to section 204B.40. The electronic rosters must <br /> print voter signature certificates and voter registration applications on material that will remain legible <br /> through the period prescribed by section 204B.40. Data on election day registrants and voter history must <br /> be uploaded to the statewide voter registration system for processing by county auditors. <br /> Subd. 5. Election day. (a) Precincts may use electronic rosters for election day registration,to process <br /> preregistered voters, or both. The printed election day registration applications must be reviewed when <br /> electronic records are processed in the statewide voter registration system.The election judges shall determine <br /> the number of ballots to be counted by counting the number of original voter signature certificates or the <br /> number of voter receipts. <br /> (b) Each precinct using electronic rosters shall have a paper backup system approved by the secretary <br /> of state present at the polling place to use in the event that the election judges are unable to use the electronic <br /> roster. <br /> Subd. 6. Reporting; certification. (a) A county, municipality, or school district that intends to use <br /> electronic rosters in an upcoming election must notify the Office of the Secretary of State at least 90 days <br /> before the first election in which the county,municipality,or school district intends to use electronic rosters. <br /> The notification must specify whether all precincts will use electronic rosters, and if not, specify which <br /> precincts will be using electronic rosters.The notification is valid for all subsequent elections,unless revoked <br /> by the county, municipality, or school district. If precincts within a county, municipality, or school district <br /> that were not included in the initial notification intend to use electronic rosters, a new notification must be <br /> submitted. <br /> (b) The county, municipality, or school district that intends to use electronic rosters must certify to the <br /> Office of the Secretary of State at least 30 days before the election that the electronic rosters meet all of the <br /> requirements in this section. <br /> History: 2014 c 288 art I s 1; 2016 c 158 art I s 78; 2021 c 31 art 2 s 16; 2023 c 62 art 4 s 26 <br /> Official Publication of the State of Minnesota <br /> Revisor of Statutes <br />