"I VOTED" stickers design update periodic competitions authorization provision

A bill for an act

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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