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Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Author added Lillie Bill Text
Elections; deceptive name use prohibited for candidates, political committees,
and political funds.
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Ways and Means Bill Text
Referendum ballot language modified in cases of renewal of referendum authority.
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text
HF 3969
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
Help America Vote Act funds transfer authorized.
Section 1: Secretary of State language is modified. Language now includes, "The
amount necessary to meet federal requirements for interest payments and the
additional match for the Help America Vote Act account is transferred from the
general fund appropriation to the Help America Vote Act account."
SNA 5/1/08
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Author added Heidgerken Bill Text
Limited towns exempted from voting system requirement in certain situations.
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register Bill Text
HF 3702
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
Election assessment and payment of costs provided.
Section 1: Costs assessed language is modified.
SNA 3/26/08
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text
Districting principles established for legislative and congressional plans,
appointment of a commission provided to recommend the boundaries of legislative
and congressional districts, and redistricting limited to once per decade.
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Returned from Senate with amendment Bill Text
HF 3699
THIRD ENGROSSMENT
Certain ballot use authorized, discretionary partial recounts provided,
procedures specified, voting system requirements changed, and funds transferred.
Section 1: Write-in absentee ballot language modified.
Section 2: Automatic recounts language modified.
Section 3: Discretionary candidate recount language modified.
Section 4: Discretionary candidate recounts language modified.
Section 5: Voting system for disabled voters language modified.
Section 6: Limited town exemptions language added.
Section 7: Township voting equipment study language added.
Section 8: Selection for review; notice language is modified.
Section 9: Secretary of State language modified.
SNA 5/2/08
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text
Captioning required for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers on certain campaign
communications.
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 246 04/28/08 Bill Text
HF 3662
THIRD ENGROSSMENT
Public hearing and testimony provided before making an appointment to fill
county board vacancy, and time period changed in which an appointment may be
made.
Section 1: Option for filling vacancies; appointment language modified.
Section 2: County boards language provided.
JAJ 4/28/08
Latest Action: 02/29/2008 - Referred by Chair to K-12 Finance Division Bill Text
School districts with low fund balances authorized to hold a referendum election
at a time other than November.
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Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text
Contributions and gifts to public officials restricted.
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Bill Text
1E Relating to education finance; modifying the referendum ballot language in
cases of renewal of referendum authority
(me)
Latest Action: 01/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to elections; modifying the procedure for filling the unexpired term of
a United States senator
(je)
Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to elections; increasing state campaign elections fund appropriations
(ra)
Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Appropriating money to the office of administrative hearings for fair campaign
practices act complaints
(ra)
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to elections; requiring candidates or political parties to agree to
provide captioning for deaf and hard of hearing viewers on certain campaign
communications for required public subsidty eligibility purposes
(je)
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Authors added Sieben; Scheid Bill Text
1E Relating to elections; establishing districting principles for legislative
and congressional plans; providing for the appointment of a redistricting
commission, requiring a code of conduct, providing for compensation and
expenses, requiring the legislative coordinating commission (LCC) to provide
administrative support, providing for submission of proposed plans, requiring
public hearings, specifying deadlines, providing for judicial review, sunset
provision; sunset provision; repealing the provision relating to apportionment
of legislative districts
(ra)
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Author added Sieben Bill Text
Appropriating money to the secretary of state for a grant to Kids Voting
Minnesota
(me)
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article VII, section 1 to
allow local units of government to authorize permanent resident noncitizens to
vote in local elections
(je)
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Modifying certain election campaign finance and public disclosure requirements;
reducing the time limit for first registrations of political or principal
campaign committees, political funds or party units; regulating coordinated
electioneering communication contributions and expenditures, defining
electioneering communication and specifying certain reporting requirements;
requiring reporting of independent expenditures in excess of certain amounts,
time limits; establishing a work group to study the feasibility of creating an
online campaign finance reporting and public subsidy payment system and report
to the legislature by a certain date, specifying certain work group membership
requirements and requiring the board and the department of revenue to provide
staff resources to the work group
(je)
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