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201.016.1a(c)
Statute ID:
13775
Statute Function ID:
30013
Voting - Votes in a precinct other than the precinct in which the voter maintains residence
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
Election & Campaign Regulation (923)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
201.016.1a(c)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2010
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Voting - Votes in a precinct other than the precinct in which the voter maintains residence
Statute ID:
13775
Created:
Mar 17, 2011 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Mar 17, 2011 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Last amended 2010 c 201 s 1; Petty Misdemeanor
Summary Text:
Voting - Votes in a precinct other than the precinct in which the voter maintains residence
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/201/016.html
Legislative Session:
1859 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Mar 17, 2011
(a) The county auditor shall mail a notice to any voter who the county auditor can determine has: (1) provided the address at which the voter maintains residence, but was allowed to vote in a precinct other than the precinct in which the voter maintains residence; and (2) not voted in the wrong precinct previously. The notice must be in the form provided by the secretary of state. (b) The county auditor shall mail a violation notice to any voter who otherwise voted in a precinct in which the voter did not maintain residence on election day. The county auditor shall also change the status of the voter in the statewide registration system to "challenged" and the voter shall be required to provide proof of residence to either the county auditor or to the election judges in the voter's precinct before voting in the next election. Any of the forms authorized by section 201.061 for registration at the polling place may be used for this purpose. (c) A voter who votes in a precinct other than the precinct in which the voter maintains residence after receiving an initial violation notice as provided in this subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. (d) A voter who votes in a precinct other than the precinct in which the voter maintains residence after having been found to have committed a petty misdemeanor under paragraph (b) is guilty of a misdemeanor. (e) Reliance by the voter on inaccurate information regarding the location of the voter's polling place provided by the state, county, or municipality is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this subdivision.
