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SF4053 • 2026

Require the secretary of state to provide voter and election data to an agency or department of the federal government

Require the secretary of state to provide voter and election data to an agency or department of the federal government

Elections
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Lieske, Wesenberg, Lucero, Holmstrom
Last action
2026-03-02
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Require the secretary of state to provide voter and election data to an agency or department of the federal government

Require the secretary of state to provide voter and election data to an agency or department of the federal government

What This Bill Does

  • Require the secretary of state to provide voter and election data to an agency or department of the federal government

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-02 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Require the secretary of state to provide voter and election data to an agency or department of the federal government

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to elections; requiring the secretary of state to provide voter and election

data to an agency or department of the federal government; proposing coding for

new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 200.

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

Section 1.

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[200.39] ACCESS TO VOTER AND ELECTION DATA.

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(a) Notwithstanding chapter 13 or 201 or any other law to the contrary, the secretary of

state must, upon request, provide to an agency or department of the federal government any

data that relates to voters and elections in this state. If requested pursuant to this section,

the secretary of state must provide all data in the statewide voter registration system. The

secretary of state must provide data no later than 180 calendar days after the request was

made or no later than the 90th day prior to the next regularly scheduled election, whichever

occurs sooner.

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(b) For purposes of this section, "voters" includes but is not limited to individuals who

attempted to register but were not ultimately registered to vote, individuals whose voter

registration is not current, and individuals who registered to vote but never voted.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment and

applies to requests for data made on or after that date.

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