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204C.06.2

Statute ID: 16845

Statute Function ID: 35302

Election Day Activity - Individuals allowed in polling place; identification

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Statute Number:

204C.06.2

Enactment Date:

Apr 29, 2011

Effective Date:

Apr 30, 2011

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Election Day Activity - Individuals allowed in polling place; identification

Statute ID:

16845

Created:

Feb 7, 2018 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Feb 7, 2018 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Added per request. Subd. 2 Last Amended 2011 c 18 s 6; Effective Day After Enactment

Summary Text:

Election Day Activity - Individuals allowed in polling place; identification

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/204C/06.html

Legislative Session:

2011 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Feb 7, 2018

(a) Representatives of the secretary of state's office, the county auditor's office, and the municipal or school district clerk's office may be present at the polling place to observe election procedures. Except for these representatives, election judges, sergeants-at-arms, and challengers, an individual may remain inside the polling place during voting hours only while voting or registering to vote, providing proof of residence for an individual who is registering to vote, or assisting a disabled voter or a voter who is unable to read English. During voting hours no one except individuals receiving, marking, or depositing ballots shall approach within six feet of a voting booth, ballot counter, or electronic voting equipment, unless lawfully authorized to do so by an election judge or the individual is an election judge monitoring the operation of the ballot counter or electronic voting equipment.

(b) Teachers and elementary or secondary school students participating in an educational activity authorized by section 204B.27, subdivision 7, may be present at the polling place during voting hours.

(c) Each official on duty in the polling place must wear an identification badge that shows their role in the election process. The badge must not show their party affiliation.