1.1Senator Westlin moved to amend
H.F. No. 4240 as follows (...):
1.2Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:
1.3 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.4 Subdivision 1.
Generally. (a) The full-time clerk of any city or town shall administer
1.5the provisions of sections
203B.04 to
203B.15 and
203B.30 if:
1.6(1) the county auditor of that county has designated the clerk to administer them;
or
1.7(2) the clerk has given the county auditor of that county notice of intention to administer
1.8them.
1.9The designation or notice must specify whether the clerk will be responsible for the
1.10administration of a ballot board as provided in section
203B.121 and the municipality must
1.11determine whether the municipality's office will be designated to administer voting
under
1.12section 203B.081 starting on the 46th day before the election or the 18th day before
the
1.13election.
1.14(b) A clerk of a city that is located in more than one county may only administer the
1.15provisions of sections
203B.04 to
203B.15 and
203B.30 if the clerk has been designated
1.16by each of the county auditors or has provided notice to each of the county auditors
that the
1.17city will administer absentee voting.
1.18(c) A clerk may only administer the provisions of sections
203B.04 to
203B.15 and
1.19203B.30 if the clerk has technical capacity to access the statewide voter registration system
1.20in the secure manner prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary of state
must identify
1.21hardware, software, security, or other technical prerequisites necessary to ensure
the security,
1.22access controls, and performance of the statewide voter registration system. A clerk
must
1.23receive training approved by the secretary of state on the use of the statewide voter
1.24registration system before administering this section. A clerk may not use the statewide
1.25voter registration system until the clerk has received the required training. The
county auditor
1.26must notify the secretary of state of any
municipal clerk who will be administering the
1.27provisions of this section and the duties that the clerk will administer.
1.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
1.29Page 6, delete section 9
1.30Page 11, after line 7, insert:
2.1 "Sec. 15.
LAWS 2026, CHAPTER 55, SECTION 1, EFFECTIVE DATE.
2.2Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, Laws 2026, chapter 55, section 1, is effective
2.3retroactively to May 1, 2026, and applies to statements filed on or after May 19,
2026.
2.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.5Page 11, after line 14, insert:
2.6 "Sec. 17.
SUPERSEDING EFFECT.
2.7The amendments made to Minnesota Statutes, section 203B.06, subdivision 3, in this
2.8act supersede and prevail over amendments made to Minnesota Statutes, section 203B.06,
2.9subdivision 3, in S.F. No. 4760, article 1, section 11, if enacted, regardless of
order of
2.10enactment.
2.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.12Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.13Amend the title accordingly
2.14The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.