1.1Senator Lucero moved to amend S.F. No. 3045 as follows (...):
1.2Page 140, after line 4, insert:

1.3    "Section 1. [200.035] DOCUMENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP.
1.4The following are sufficient documents to provide proof of citizenship for purposes of
1.5election day voter registration under chapter 201, absentee and early voting under chapter
1.6203B, and election day voting under chapter 204C:
1.7(1) a form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act
1.8of 2005 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States;
1.9(2) a valid United States passport;
1.10(3) the applicant's official United States military identification card, together with a
1.11United States military record of service showing that the applicant's place of birth was in
1.12the United States;
1.13(4) a valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a federal, state, or
1.14Tribal government showing that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States; or
1.15(5) a valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a federal, state, or
1.16Tribal government other than an identification described in clauses (1) to (4), but only if
1.17presented together with one or more of the following:
1.18(i) A certified birth certificate issued by a state, a unit of local government in a state, or
1.19a Tribal government which:
1.20(A) was issued by the state, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which
1.21the applicant was born;
1.22(B) was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the state;
1.23(C) includes the full name, date of birth, and place of birth of the applicant;
1.24(D) lists the full names of one or both of the parents of the applicant;
1.25(E) has the signature of an individual who is authorized to sign birth certificates on
1.26behalf of the state, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant
1.27was born;
1.28(F) includes the date that the certificate was filed with the office responsible for keeping
1.29vital records in the State; and
2.1(G) has the seal of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government that issued
2.2the birth certificate;
2.3(ii) an extract from a United States hospital Record of Birth created at the time of the
2.4applicant's birth which indicates that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States;
2.5(iii) a final adoption decree showing the applicant's name and that the applicant's place
2.6of birth was in the United States;
2.7(iv) a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a citizen of the United States or a certification
2.8of the applicant's Report of Birth of a United States Citizen issued by the secretary of state;
2.9(v) a Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of
2.10Homeland Security or any other document or method of proof of United States citizenship
2.11issued by the federal government pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
2.12(vi) an American Indian Card issued by the Department of Homeland Security with the
2.13classification "KIC""
2.14Page 142, after line 10, insert:

2.15    "Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.061, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
2.16    Subd. 1a. Incomplete registration by mail. If the county auditor determines that a voter
2.17who has submitted a voter registration application by mail or electronically has not previously
2.18voted in this state for a federal office and has also not presented a document authorized for
2.19election day registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the auditor, and the county
2.20auditor is unable to verify the voter's citizenship, driver's license, state identification, or last
2.21four digits of the voter's Social Security number as provided by the voter on the voter
2.22registration application, then the county auditor must notify the voter that the registration
2.23is incomplete and to complete registration by using one of the following methods:
2.24(1) presenting to the auditor more than 20 days before the election a document authorized
2.25for election day registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3;
2.26(2) registering in person before or on election day;
2.27(3) if voting by absentee ballot or by mail, following election day registration procedures
2.28for absentee voters as described in section 203B.04, subdivision 4; or
2.29(4) providing proof of residence by any of the methods authorized for election day
2.30registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, and proof of citizenship as authorized by
2.31section 200.035."
3.1Page 142, line 15, after the second "of" insert "citizenship and"
3.2Page 142, line 16, after the period, insert "An individual may provide proof of citizenship
3.3as provided by section 200.035."
3.4Page 147, after line 25, insert:

3.5    "Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.6    Subd. 2. Instructions. (a) A registration application shall be accompanied by instructions
3.7specifying the manner and method of registration, the qualifications for voting, the penalties
3.8for false registration, and the availability of registration and voting assistance for elderly
3.9and disabled individuals and residents of health care facilities and hospitals.
3.10(b) The instructions must indicate that the voter must provide a valid Minnesota driver's
3.11license or identification card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security
3.12number, unless the voter has not been issued one of those numbers. The instructions must
3.13also indicate that the voter must provide proof of United States citizenship and the documents
3.14that may be used to provide proof of citizenship under section 200.035.
3.15(c) If, prior to election day, a person requests the instructions in Braille, audio format,
3.16or in a version printed in 16-point bold type with 24-point leading, the county auditor shall
3.17provide them in the form requested. The secretary of state shall prepare Braille and audio
3.18copies and make them available.

3.19    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.20    Subd. 3. Deficient registration. (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a voter registration
3.21application is deficient if the applicant does not provide proof of citizenship as provided in
3.22section 200.035. An election judge shall request an individual to provide proof of citizenship
3.23to correct the deficiency. If the applicant does not provide proof of citizenship as provided
3.24by section 200.035, the applicant must not be registered to vote and must not be allowed to
3.25vote.
3.26    No (b) A voter registration application is not deficient if it contains the voter's name,
3.27address or location of residence, date of birth, current and valid Minnesota driver's license
3.28number or Minnesota state identification number, or if the voter has no current and valid
3.29Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state identification number, the last four digits of
3.30the voter's Social Security number, if the voter has been issued a Social Security number,
3.31prior registration, if any, and signature. The absence of a zip code number does not cause
3.32the registration to be deficient. Failure to check a box on an application form that a voter
4.1has certified to be true does not cause the registration to be deficient. The election judges
4.2shall request an individual to correct a voter registration application if it is deficient or
4.3illegible. No eligible voter may be prevented from voting unless the voter's registration
4.4application is deficient or the voter is duly and successfully challenged in accordance with
4.5section 201.195 or 204C.12.
4.6    (c) A voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, is not deficient for
4.7lack of date of birth. The county or municipality may attempt to obtain the date of birth for
4.8a voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, by a request to the voter
4.9at any time except at the polling place. Failure by the voter to comply with this request does
4.10not make the registration deficient.
4.11    (d) A voter registration application accepted before January 1, 2004, is not deficient for
4.12lack of a valid Minnesota driver's license or state identification number or the last four digits
4.13of a Social Security number. A voter registration application submitted by a voter who does
4.14not have a Minnesota driver's license or state identification number, or a Social Security
4.15number, is not deficient for lack of any of these numbers.
4.16    (e) A voter registration application submitted electronically through the website of the
4.17secretary of state prior to April 30, 2014, is not invalid as a result of its electronic
4.18submission."
4.19Page 160, line 18, before "to" insert "and proof of citizenship as provided by section
4.20200.035"
4.21Page 162, line 5, before "A" insert "(a)"
4.22Page 162, line 13, strike "and" and insert ". (b) The certificate must include a" and strike
4.23"a statement" and insert "and oath"
4.24Page 162, line 21, before the period, insert ", and proof of citizenship as provided by
4.25section 200.035. The witness must record the document or documents provided to prove
4.26citizenship"
4.27Page 166, line 9, after "(5)" insert "the portion of the certificate completed by a witness
4.28as required by section 203B.07, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), is completed and the document
4.29or documents listed that were used to prove citizenship are documents authorized by section
4.30200.035; (6)"
4.31Renumber the clauses in sequence
4.32Page 192, line 19, after "residence" insert "and citizenship"
5.1Page 194, after line 26, insert:

5.2    "Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
5.3to read:
5.4    Subd. 3a. Challenge; citizenship. If the basis of a challenge is an individual's citizenship,
5.5the individual must not be allowed to vote unless the individual provides proof of citizenship
5.6as provided in section 200.035."
5.7Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
5.8Amend the title accordingly
5.9The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.