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This bill changes how election judge party affiliation is classified and shared in Minnesota. Currently, an election judge's political party affiliation was restricted in its disclosure, but this new legislation will make such information public data on individuals. Specifically, each appointing authority must now maintain a list of election judges that clearly indicates their major political party affiliation (or lack thereof), and this list will be considered public data that can be freely accessed. The bill repeals an existing provision that previously limited the sharing of party affiliation information, which had restricted such data to only being shared among election judges in the same precinct for the purpose of verifying party balance requirements. By making this information publicly accessible, the bill aims to increase transparency about the political leanings of those who serve as election judges. The changes will be incorporated into Minnesota Statutes, specifically updating sections 13.607 and 204B.21 to reflect this new approach to election judge party affiliation data.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0595&ssn=0&y=2025