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HR7320119th Congress

Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

Introduced

Summary

Conditioning federal Help America Vote Act funding on Minnesota submitting records about same-day voter registration.

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This bill would withhold HAVA funds from Minnesota until the Secretary of State provides the U.S. Attorney General with specified records tied to same-day registrations and other Minnesota voting records.

  • Minnesota Secretary of State: Must turn over all records supporting same-day voter registrations under Minn. Stat. 201.061, subd. 3, plus records for votes cast by those registrants and records kept under Minn. Stat. 201.01, subds. 7 and 8.
  • Minnesota voters who used same-day registration: Their registration paperwork and the vote records tied to those registrations would be among the materials submitted to the Attorney General.
  • U.S. Attorney General: May require any other records the Attorney General determines are relevant to compliance with the Help America Vote Act, increasing federal access for review.
  • Minnesota election programs: Federal HAVA funding to the state would be withheld until the listed records are provided, affecting federal support for state election administration.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Blocks federal election funds to Minnesota

If enacted, this bill would block any funds authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 from being made available to the State of Minnesota until certain records are sent to the U.S. Attorney General. The Secretary of State would need to provide: all records supporting same-day voter registrations (Minn. Stat. 201.061, subd. 3); all records of votes cast by those registrants; all records kept under Minn. Stat. 201.01, subds. 7 and 8; and any other records the Attorney General finds relevant to HAVA compliance. The funding block would begin upon enactment and would remain until the Attorney General receives the required records.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

MN • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 2/2/2026

  • Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 2/2/2026

  • Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 2/2/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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