1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; providing for the postelection
1.3 	security and certification review to apply to federal
1.4 	constitutional and legislative offices; amending
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.50, subdivision
1.6 	1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.50,
1.7 	subdivision 7.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.50,
1.10 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.11 		Subdivision 1.Selection for review; notice.  (a)
1.12 	Postelection review under this section must be conducted only on
1.13 	the election for president, senator or representative in
1.14 	Congress, constitutional offices, and legislative offices.
1.15 	(b) The Office of the Secretary of State shall, within
1.16 	three days after each state general election beginning in 2006,
1.17 	randomly select 80 precincts for postelection review as defined
1.18 	in this section.  The precincts must be selected so that an
1.19 	equal number of precincts are selected in each congressional
1.20 	district of the state.  Of the precincts in each congressional
1.21 	district, at least five must have had more than 500 votes cast,
1.22 	and at least two must have had fewer than 500 votes cast.  The
1.23 	secretary of state must promptly provide notices of which
1.24 	precincts are chosen to the election administration officials
1.25 	who are responsible for the conduct of elections in those
1.26 	precincts.
2.1 	(b) (c) One week before the state general election
2.2 	beginning in 2006, the secretary of state must post on the
2.3 	office Web site the date, time, and location at which precincts
2.4 	will be randomly chosen for review under this section.  The
2.5 	chair of each major political party may appoint a designee to
2.6 	observe the random selection process.

2.7 	Sec. 2. REPEALER.
 2.8 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.50, subdivision 7, is
2.9 	repealed.