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Minnesota Statutes § 204C.14 UNLAWFUL VOTING; PENALTY

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Statute Text

Subdivision 1. Violations; penalty.
No individual shall intentionally:
(a) misrepresent the individual's identity in applying for a ballot, depositing a ballot in a ballot box or attempting to vote by means of a voting machine or electronic voting system;
(b) vote more than once at the same election;
(c) put a ballot in a ballot box for any illegal purpose;
(d) give more than one ballot of the same kind to an election judge to be placed in a ballot box;
(e) aid, abet, counsel or procure another to go into any precinct for the purpose of voting in that precinct, knowing that the other individual is not eligible to vote in that precinct; or
(f) aid, abet, counsel or procure another to do any act in violation of this section.
A violation of this section is a felony.
Subd. 2. Signature on roster as evidence of intent.
For purposes of proving a violation of this section, the signature of an individual on a polling place roster or voter signature certificate is prima facie evidence of the intent of the individual to vote at that election.

Source

1981 c 29 art 5 s 14; 1986 c 444 ; 2013 c 131 art 2 s 32 ; art 3 s 5; 2014 c 288 art 2 s 7

History

Amended by 2014 Minn. Laws, ch. 288 , s 2-7 , eff. 5/22/2014 .

Amended by 2013 Minn. Laws, ch. 131 , s 3-5 , eff. 8/1/2013 .

Amended by 2013 Minn. Laws, ch. 131 , s 2-32 , eff. 8/1/2013 .

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