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201.225 <br />MINNESOTA STATUTES 2024 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 ofthe 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 1 s 1; 2016 c 158 art 1 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 />