This bill amends Minnesota election laws regarding the nomination and election of presidential electors. It specifies that each major political party must nominate one presidential elector from each congressional district and two at-large electors. Additionally, the bill requires that the chair of each party indicate whether nominees are at-large or district representatives, along with the corresponding congressional district number for district nominees. The State Canvassing Board is tasked with canvassing the votes for presidential electors both statewide and within each congressional district, and it will declare the elected candidates based on these totals.
Significantly, the bill withdraws Minnesota from the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote, which previously governed the appointment of presidential electors based on a national popular vote. The bill repeals sections of the Minnesota Statutes that pertained to this agreement, thereby reinstating the traditional electoral process. The governor is directed to inform other states of Minnesota's withdrawal from this agreement.
Statutes affected: Introduction: 208.03, 208.05