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HF4481 • 2026

Periodic competitions authorized to update the design of "I VOTED" stickers.

Periodic competitions authorized to update the design of "I VOTED" stickers.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Virnig, Coulter, Greene
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Authors added Coulter and Greene
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 House

    Authors added Coulter and Greene

  2. 2026-03-18 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Periodic competitions authorized to update the design of "I VOTED" stickers.

Current Bill Text

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relating to elections; authorizing periodic competitions to update the design of "I

VOTED" stickers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.49.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.49, is amended to read:

204B.49 "I VOTED" STICKERS.

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(a)
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The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, school district clerk, or an

election judge may provide a sticker containing the words "I VOTED," and nothing more,

to an individual who:

(1) has successfully deposited a ballot into a ballot box;

(2) is provided an absentee ballot under section
203B.07, subdivision 1
, or
203B.21
,

subdivision 2; or

(3) is provided a ballot by mail under section
204B.45
or
204B.46
.

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(b) The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk may

periodically administer a competition to update the "I VOTED" sticker design. An updated

design may include graphic design elements, but it must only include the words "I VOTED,"

and its imagery must not advocate for or against any political party, candidate, ballot question,

or public policy issue, or include any other words or numbers. Nothing in this section

prohibits a design competition from resulting in multiple winning designs.

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