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This database allows for searching of mandated reports that the Library is expecting or has received since 2003, with selected mandates prior to 2003 included. Searches by committee only cover 2019 to the present. Each year, the Legislature mandates reports and studies to be completed by state agencies or other governmental entities. Legislative Reference Library staff track these mandates and obtain copies of the reports for our collection in order to provide long-term access. All mandated reports that the library has acquired are searchable through our catalog. For more information, see Mandated Reports. Please notify Library staff with questions or concerns.


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Topics: Elections - Voters & Voting

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Last Date ReceivedMandate DescriptionItem TitleAgencie(s)Session LawStatuteNext Due DateSubjects Mandate Group(s)
Details 01/16/2026 Report on reimbursements to counties and cities that administer absentee voting for the actual costs of operating temporary polling locations on postsecondary institution campuses that provide on-campus student housing to 100 or more students, including, for each reimbursement awarded: the date the application was submitted; the name of the county or city; the name of the postsecondary institution; the temporary location on campus; the date the polling location was open; the number of voters that cast ballots at the temporary location; whether the polling location was requested by the postsecondary institution or the student government organization or established by the county or city; the total costs and itemized costs of establishing each temporary location; and the total amount of the reimbursement requested 2025 Temporary Campus Absentee Voting Polling Place Reimbursement Report Minn. Secretary of State 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 112 Art. 2 Sec. 14 203B.0815 (e) 02/01/2027 Elections - Voters & Voting Elections
Details 01/16/2025 Statistical report related to absentee voting in the most recent general election cycle Absentee Balloting in the 2024 General Election Minn. Secretary of State 2010 Minn. Laws Chap. 194 Art. Sec. 15 203B.28 01/15/2027 Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 01/16/2026 Report on the total amounts received under agreements with local governments to enhance the state's election system in the preceding calendar year, sources of those funds, and the uses to which those funds will be put Report on Accepted Local and Federal Funds Minn. Secretary of State 2013 Minn. Laws Chap. 142 Art. 3 Sec. 8 5.38 01/15/2027 Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 12/29/2025 Security assessment of electronic voter registration system and electronic absentee ballot application system Legislative Report of Security of Online Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Application Tools Minn. Secretary of State 2014 Minn. Laws Chap. 264 Art. Sec. 201.061 Subd. 8 , 203B.04 Subd. 7, and 203B.17 Subd. 3 01/01/2027 Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 11/20/2025 A single publication about the voting rights of people who have been charged with or convicted of a crime Voting with a Criminal Record Minn. Secretary of State 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 12 Art. Sec. 3 201.276 08/01/2026 Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 10/03/2025 Report that includes: (1) the agencies that will implement automatic voter registration by December 31, 2025; (2) the agencies which could implement automatic voter registration if provided with additional resources and recommendations on the necessary additional resources; and (3) the agencies that could implement automatic voter registration if the legislature changed the law to allow data to be used for voter registration and recommendations on how the law could be changed to allow the use of the data for this purpose. Agency Eligibility to Implement Automatic Voter Registration Minn. Management & Budget 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 34 Art. 1 Sec. 9 201.161 Subd. 5(a) 10/01/2025 Elections - Voters & Voting
Governing/Government-State - Agencies
Details 06/30/2025 Interim report and final report describing the Minn. Secretary of State's study of issues related to voter engagement, education, and improvements to the election system, and including findings related to voter-facing issues, voter engagement and education, and technical aspects of implementing ranked choice voting; and draft legislation, if any, to supplement the study's findings. Voting Study: Final Report to the Legislature Minn. Secretary of State 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 62 Art. 4 Sec. 136 Subd. 4 06/30/2025 Elections - Voters & Voting Elections
State and Local Government
Details Report, by state agencies that collect, process, or store names, residential addresses, dates of birth, and citizenship verifications as part of providing assistance or services, describing steps needed to implement automatic voter registration, barriers to implementation and ways to mitigate them, and applicable federal and state privacy protections for the data under consideration Minn. Dept. of Human Services
Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 		2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 34 Art. 1 Sec. 9 201.161 Subd. 5(a) 12/01/2024 Elections - Voters & Voting Mandated to Commissions/Individuals/Other
Details 02/03/2025 Report on implementation of postsecondary institution and school district voter registration, including how and when the forms were distributed, voter engagement plans, and best practices and innovative methods that were most effective in registering students to vote. University of Minnesota Mandated Report: Voter Registration Minn. Secretary of State 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 62 Art. 4 Sec. 23 201.1611 Subd. 1 02/01/2024 Elections - Voters & Voting Elections
Details 01/26/2021 Report on the use of funds appropriated from the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) account, detailing the state's use of the funds and identify each jurisdiction receiving a grant and the amount of each grant awarded. CARES Act Election Spending Report Minn. Secretary of State 2020 Minn. Laws Chap. 77 Art. Sec. 6(d) 01/15/2021 Elections - Voters & Voting State and Local Government
Details 01/26/2016 Report regarding the findings, discussions and developments of the township voting equipment study Township Use of Accessible Voting Equipment: Legislative Report Minn. Secretary of State 2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 336 Art. Sec. 7 206.57 Subd. 5b 01/15/2017 Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 04/08/2015 Use of electronic rosters in the 2014 general election Statewide Electronic Roster Usage in the 2014 General Election Minn. Secretary of State 2014 Minn. Laws Chap. 288 Art. 1 Sec. 2 04/01/2015 Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 01/31/2014 Evaluation of the electronic roster pilot project Electronic Roster Pilot Project: Legislative Report and Evaluation Minn. Secretary of State 2013 Minn. Laws Chap. 131 Art. 4 Sec. 1 Subd. 7 01/31/2014 Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 02/15/2007 Report of the Voting Machines Options Working Group (to provide private and independent voting for individuals with disabilities Voting Machines Options Working Group Report Minn. Secretary of State 2006 Minn. Laws Chap. 242 Sec. 37 206.91 02/15/2007 Disability Issues
Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 02/16/2006 Report on amounts spent by counties on each kind of electronic voting system and for operating costs of systems purchased Report Regarding the Amount of Grant Funds Spent as of January 15, 2006 by Each of the 87 Minnesota Counties for the Purchase of Each Kind of Electronic Voting System and for Operating Costs... Minn. Secretary of State 2005 Minn. Laws Chap. 162 Sec. 34 Subd. 4 02/15/2006 Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 02/24/2005 Copy of report required by section 258 of the Help America Vote Act, public law 107-252 Financial Status Report for the State of Minnesota Regarding HAVA Section 101 Funds Minn. Secretary of State 2004 Minn. Laws Chap. 293 Art. 1 Sec. 36 03/31/2005 Elections - Voters & Voting
Details 01/14/2004 Report on implementation of law allowing tribal members living on an Indian reservation to prove residence for voter registration purposes by showing a tribal identification card. Implementation Report: Tribal Identification Cards Minn. Secretary of State 2002 Minn. Laws Chap. 394 Art. Sec. 2 01/15/2004 Elections - Voters & Voting