Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 201.054 (2026)

Methods Of Registering; Prohibitions; Penalty

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Subdivision 1.Registration.

(a) An individual may register to vote or update a voter registration:

(1) at any time before the 20th day preceding any election as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 1;

(2) on the day of an election as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 3; or

(3) when submitting an absentee ballot, by enclosing a completed registration application as provided in section 203B.04, subdivision 4.

(b) An individual who is under the age of 18, but who is at least 16 years of age and otherwise eligible, may submit a voter registration application as provided in section 201.061, subdivisions 1 and 1b.

Subd. 2.Prohibitions; penalty.

An individual must not intentionally:

(1) cause or attempt to cause the individual's name to be registered in any precinct if the individual is not eligible to vote, except as permitted by section 201.061, subdivision 1b;

(2) cause or attempt to cause the individual's name to be registered for the purpose of voting in more than one precinct;

(3) misrepresent the individual's identity when attempting to register to vote or to update a registration; or

(4) aid, abet, counsel, or procure any other individual to violate this subdivision.

A violation of this subdivision is a felony.

Subd. 3.Prohibited methods of compensation; penalty.

(a) No individual may be compensated for the solicitation, collection, or acceptance of voter registration applications from voters for submission to the secretary of state, a county auditor, or other local election official in a manner in which payment is calculated by multiplying (1) either a set or variable payment rate, by (2) the number of voter registration applications solicited, collected, or accepted.

(b) No individual may be deprived of compensation or have compensation automatically reduced exclusively for failure to solicit, collect, or accept a minimum number of voter registration applications, and no individual may receive additional compensation for reaching or exceeding a minimum number of voter registration applications.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2004–2016 · leading case: League of Women Voters Minnesota v. Ritchie, 819 N.W.2d 636 (Minn. 2012).

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League of Women Voters Minnesota v. Ritchie, 819 N.W.2d 636 (Minn. 2012). · cites it 2× “See Minn. Stat. § 201.054 , subd. 1 (2010); Minn.”

Minnesota Voters All. v. Ritchie, 890 F. Supp. 2d 1106 (D. Minnesota 2012). · cites it 4× “1; Minn. Stat. § 201.054 , subd. 2. Pre-registered voters are required to certify their eligibility to vote on election day by signing the eligibility statement on their polling place rosters.”

Minnesota Voters All. & Kirk Stensrud v. Steve Simon, only in his Off. capacity as the Minnesota Sec'y of State, Joe Mansky, only in his Off. capacity as the Ramsey Cnty. Election Manager, Virginia Gelms, only in her Off. capacity as the Hennepin Cnty. Election Manager, & Election Judges John & Jane Doe, only in their Off. capacities as Election Judges, 885 N.W.2d 660 (Minn. 2016). · cites it 2× “2 (2014), and they do so by completing “a voter registration application” at least 20 days before an election, by registering when submitting an absentee ballot, or by registering on the day of an election, Minn. Stat. §§ 201.054 , subd. 1, 201.061, subds.”

State v. Jacobson, 681 N.W.2d 398 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Therefore, we find no criminal violation of Minn.Stat. § 201.054. The district court prematurely excluded this letter and any testimony by defendant’s civil attorney regarding this letter.”

Minnesota Voters All. v. Mark Ritchie, 720 F.3d 1029 (8th Cir. 2013). “Background Under Minnesota law, an individual may register to vote: (1) “at any time before the 20th day preceding any election”; (2) “on the day of an election”; or (3) “when submitting an absentee ballot, by enclosing a completed registration application!)]” Minn.Stat. §…”

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