Methods of Registering; Prohibitions; Penalty
1981 c 29 art 2 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 361 s 3; 1990 c 585 s 4; 1999 c 132 s 5; 2008 c 244 art 1 s 2; art 2 s 2; 2023 c 34 art 1 s 3,4; 2025 c 39 art 8 s 1,2
Subd. 1. Registration.
(a) An individual may register to vote or update a voter registration:
- (1) at any time before the 20th day preceding any election as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 1;
- (2) on the day of an election as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 3; or
- (3) when submitting an absentee ballot, by enclosing a completed registration application as provided in section 203B.04, subdivision 4.
- (b) An individual who is under the age of 18, but who is at least 16 years of age and otherwise eligible, may submit a voter registration application as provided in section 201.061, subdivisions 1 and 1b.
Subd. 2. Prohibitions; penalty.
An individual must not intentionally:
- (1) cause or attempt to cause the individual's name to be registered in any precinct if the individual is not eligible to vote, except as permitted by section 201.061, subdivision 1b;
- (2) cause or attempt to cause the individual's name to be registered for the purpose of voting in more than one precinct;
- (3) misrepresent the individual's identity when attempting to register to vote or to update a registration; or
(4) aid, abet, counsel, or procure any other individual to violate this subdivision.
A violation of this subdivision is a felony.
Subd. 3. Prohibited methods of compensation; penalty.
- (a) No individual may be compensated for the solicitation, collection, or acceptance of voter registration applications from voters for submission to the secretary of state, a county auditor, or other local election official in a manner in which payment is calculated by multiplying (1) either a set or variable payment rate, by (2) the number of voter registration applications solicited, collected, or accepted.
- (b) No individual may be deprived of compensation or have compensation automatically reduced exclusively for failure to solicit, collect, or accept a minimum number of voter registration applications, and no individual may receive additional compensation for reaching or exceeding a minimum number of voter registration applications.
- (c) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.