Minnesota HF3845: Certain voters who register on election day required to cast provisional ballots, and conforming changes made.

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain voters who register on election day to cast provisional ballots; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 204C.32, as amended; 204C.33, subdivision 3; 204C.37; 205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 201.061, subdivision 3; 204C.33, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C.

From the introduced text, February 27, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain voters who register on election day to cast provisional ballots; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 204C.32, as amended; 204C.33, subdivision 3; 204C.37; 205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 201.061, subdivision 3; 204C.33, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read: Subd. 3. Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may register or update a registration on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence. An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering or updating a registration by: (1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07; (2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper identification; (3) presenting a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the precinct together with a picture identification card; or (4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or …

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