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This bill makes significant changes to Minnesota's presidential elector nomination and election processes while simultaneously withdrawing from the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). The bill modifies existing election laws to require each major political party to nominate one presidential elector from each congressional district and two at-large electors, and mandates that party chairs specify whether each elector nominee is an at-large or district-specific candidate when certifying their nominations to the secretary of state. Additionally, the bill alters how the State Canvassing Board determines election results, specifying that statewide vote totals will be used to select at-large electors and district-specific vote totals will determine district electors. Most notably, the bill officially withdraws Minnesota from the NPVIC, with the governor directed to inform other participating states of this withdrawal, and repeals the previous statutes that established Minnesota's participation in the compact. These changes effectively return Minnesota to a traditional method of allocating presidential electors based on state-level results rather than a national popular vote system.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0682&ssn=0&y=2025