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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 595 makes election judge party affiliations public data
Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil LawSponsor: Duane Quam
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House Bill 595 requires appointing authorities to maintain public lists of election judges showing their major political party affiliation or non-affiliation. The measure classifies these specific lists as and repeals previous restrictions on sharing this party affiliation data.
Makes personal political party affiliations of local poll workers accessible to the general public, altering how election administration data privacy is handled under state law.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Election judges
Their major political party affiliation or non-affiliation status on appointing authority lists becomes public data.
Appointing authorities
They are required to maintain lists of election judges that indicate major political party affiliations as public data.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can anyone view an election judge's party affiliation under this bill?
Does this bill change all election judge lists to public data?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Version history
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Sources
www.revisor.mn.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
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