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204C.06.2(a)
Statute ID:
16847
Statute Function ID:
35304
Election Day Activity - Misconduct in and near polling place; polling booth
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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
90Z
All Other Offenses
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:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
204C.06.2(a)
Enactment Date:
Apr 29, 2011
Effective Date:
Apr 30, 2011
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Election Day Activity - Misconduct in and near polling place; polling booth
Statute ID:
16847
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; PM per 645.241
Summary Text:
Election Day Activity - Misconduct in and near polling place; polling booth
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/204C/06.html
Legislative Session:
2011 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
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.
