1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; changing certain ballot
1.3 	certification provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.4 	2004, section 204B.10, subdivision 6.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.10,
1.7 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 6.Ineligible voter.  Upon receipt of a certified
1.9 	copy of a final judgment or order of a court of competent
1.10 	jurisdiction that a person who has filed an affidavit of
1.11 	candidacy or who has been nominated by petition:
1.12 	(1) has been convicted of treason or a felony and the
1.13 	person's civil rights have not been restored;
1.14 	(2) is under guardianship of the person; or
1.15 	(3) has been found by a court of law to be legally
1.16 	incompetent;
1.17 	the filing officer shall notify the person by certified mail at
1.18 	the address shown on the affidavit or petition, and, for offices
1.19 	other than President of the United States, Vice President of the
1.20 	United States, United States Senator, and United States
1.21 	Representative in Congress,shall not certify the person's name
1.22 	to be placed on the ballot.  The actions of a filing officer
1.23 	under this subdivision are subject to judicial review under
1.24 	section 204B.44.