Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF4559: Electronic voting system definition modification and certain voting system rules and instructions to be made available and acknowledged by a voter using mobile phone technology authorization
Status: In committee, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying the definition of electronic voting system; permitting certain voting system rules and instructions to be made available to and acknowledged by a voter using mobile voting technology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 203B.29, by adding a subdivision; 206.56, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 206.58, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 206.
From the introduced text, March 17, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying the definition of electronic voting system; permitting certain voting system rules and instructions to be made available to and acknowledged by a voter using mobile voting technology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 203B.29, by adding a subdivision; 206.56, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 206.58, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 206. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.29, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 4.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Mobile voting technology.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a voter casting a ballot in a jurisdiction that has authorized the use of mobile voting technology may request that ballots, instructions, and a certificate of voter eligibility be transmitted to the voter electronically through the mobile voting technology. The voter may return the ballot and certificate of voter eligibility electronically through the mobile voting technology.] new text end Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 206.56, subdivision 8, is amended to read: Subd. 8. Electronic voting system. "Electronic voting system" means a system in which the voter records votes by means of marking a ballot, so that votes may be counted by automatic tabulating equipment in the polling place where the ballot is …