1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; clarifying documents acceptable to prove residence;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061, by adding a subdivision; 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 3, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may 
1.9 	register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in 
1.10 	which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making 
1.11 	an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence. 
1.12 	An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:
1.13 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant 
1.14 	to section 171.07;
1.15 	(2) presenting a photo identification along with a current utility bill that shows the 
1.16 	individual's name and valid residential address in the precinct;
1.17 	(3) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper 
1.18 	identification;
1.19 	(3) (4) presenting one of the following:
1.20 	(i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational 
1.21 	institution in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under 
1.22 	section 135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of 
1.23 	the secretary of state; or
2.1 	(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the 
2.2 	precinct together with a picture identification card; or
2.3 	(4) (5) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or who is an employee 
2.4 	employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a 
2.5 	resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the 
2.6 	voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. 
2.7 	(b) A voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of 
2.8 	residence oath vouching for any other individual on that election day. A voter who is 
2.9 	registered to vote in the precinct may sign up to 15 proof-of-residence oaths on any 
2.10 	election day. This limitation does not apply to an employee of a residential facility
2.11 	described in this clause. The secretary of state shall provide a form for election judges to 
2.12 	use in recording the number of individuals for whom a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths 
2.13 	on election day. The form must include space for the maximum number of individuals 
2.14 	for whom a voter may sign proof-of-residence oaths. For each proof-of-residence oath, 
2.15 	the form must include a statement that the voter is registered to vote in the precinct, 
2.16 	personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct, and is making the 
2.17 	statement on oath. The form must include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, 
2.18 	telephone number, and address.
2.19 	The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must 
2.20 	be attached to the voter registration application and the information on the oath must be 
2.21 	recorded on the records of both the voter registering on election day and the voter who 
2.22 	is vouching for the person's residence, and entered into the statewide voter registration 
2.23 	system by the county auditor when the voter registration application is entered into that 
2.24 	system.
2.25 	(b) (c) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its 
2.26 	employees currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential 
2.27 	facility. The operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor 
2.28 	no less than 20 days before each election for use in election day registration.
2.29 	(c) (d) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 
2.30 	256E.33, subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of 
2.31 	health under section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, 
2.32 	subdivision 5; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with 
2.33 	services establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home 
2.34 	operated by the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; 
2.35 	a residence licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential 
2.36 	program as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons 
3.1 	with a developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under 
3.2 	section 252.28; group residential housing as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a 
3.3 	shelter for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a supervised 
3.4 	publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living 
3.5 	accommodations for the homeless.
3.6 	(d) (e) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of 
3.7 	registering by presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe 
3.8 	recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that 
3.9 	contains the name, address, signature, and picture of the individual.
3.10 	(e) (f) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge 
3.11 	responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

3.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.13 	to read:
3.14 		Subd. 3a.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to subdivision 3.
3.15 	(b) "Photo identification" includes any identification that displays the name and 
3.16 	photo of an individual and that was issued anywhere in the United States by a federal, 
3.17 	state, or local government, a tribal government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of 
3.18 	Indian Affairs, a college or university, or a high school.
3.19 	(c) "Utility bill" includes a bill for gas, electricity, telephone, wireless telephone, 
3.20 	cable television, satellite television, solid waste, water, or sewer services. To be "current," 
3.21 	the due date on the bill must be within 30 days before or after election day.