1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; clarifying employment status of election judges;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.19, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.19, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Employment status of election judges. Nothing in this section establishes that 
1.8 	an election judge is an employee of an appointing authority. No appointing authority shall, 
1.9 	as a condition of appointment as an election judge, require that an individual be subject to 
1.10 	requirements by the appointing authority that are unrelated to the ability of an individual 
1.11 	to perform the duties of an election judge or that may otherwise be required as a condition 
1.12 	of employment for a permanent employee of the appointing authority.