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This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to expand protections against unreasonable searches and seizures in Minnesota to explicitly include electronic communications and data. Currently, the state constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches of their persons, houses, papers, and effects, and this amendment would add electronic communications and data to that list. The proposed change would require that any warrant for accessing electronic communications or data must be based on probable cause, supported by an oath or affirmation, and must specifically describe the electronic communications or data to be accessed. If approved, the amendment would be submitted to voters at the 2026 general election, with the ballot question asking whether the Minnesota Constitution should be amended to provide the same level of protection for electronic communications and data as it currently does for physical possessions. This amendment reflects the growing importance of digital privacy in an increasingly technology-driven world, seeking to update constitutional protections to match modern communication methods.

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