1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; modifying election judge qualifications;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 204B.19, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 204B.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Individuals not qualified to be election judges. (a) Except as provided in 
1.7 	paragraph (b), no individual shall be appointed as an election judge for any precinct if 
1.8 	that individual:
1.9 	(1) is unable to read, write, or speak the English language;
1.10 	(2) is the spouse; parent, including a stepparent; child, including a stepchild; or 
1.11 	sibling, including a stepsibling; of any election judge serving in the same precinct or of 
1.12 	any candidate at that election; or
1.13 	(3) is domiciled, either permanently or temporarily, with any candidate on the ballot 
1.14 	at that election; or
1.15 	(4) is a candidate at that election.
1.16 	(b) Individuals who are related to each other as provided in paragraph (a), clause (2), 
1.17 	may serve as election judges in the same precinct, provided that they serve on separate 
1.18 	shifts that do not run concurrently.