Minnesota § 201.162 - DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 201.162 — DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 201.162. DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES
The commissioner or chief administrative officer of each state agency or community-based public agency or nonprofit corporation that contracts with the state agency to carry out obligations of the state agency must provide voter registration services for employees and the public, including, as applicable, automatic voter registration or information on voter eligibility, registration, and updating registrations as required under section 201.161. An individual may complete a voter registration application or apply to update a voter registration name or address if the individual has the proper qualifications on the date of application. Nonpartisan voter registration assistance, including routinely asking members of the public served by the agency whether they would like to register to vote or update a voter registration and, if necessary, assisting them in preparing the registration forms must be part of the job of appropriate agency employees.
History:
1987 c 361 s 11; 2023 c 34 art 1 s 10; 2025 c 39 art 8 s 21
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 201.162 ("DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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