Jim Carlson
🏛️ Chair Democrat
SD-052
He was chair beginning 2/3/2025. He was co-chair from 1/14/2025 to 2/3/2025.
Senate committee
Elections
Membership recorded during the 94th Legislature.
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
SF5261
Tax preparers marking a tax return designating a contribution to the state elections campaign account without explicit instruction from the taxpayer prohibition provision
May 5, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF5260
Polling place designations requirements establishment for school district special elections in districts with boundaries that include more than one county
May 5, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF5253
Campaign reports and disclaimers requirements modifications
May 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF5248
Elections provisions modification
April 30, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF5245
Voter registration compliance with federal law requirement provisions, secretary of state allocation of money to counties to assist them with compliance with federal requirements provision and appropriation
April 29, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
HF3719
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board required to conduct a study and administer a pilot project related to the use of the campaign finance reporting software by local candidates, and report required.
April 28, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
HF3589
Voters permitted to briefly leave a polling place to address an unexpected need, at the discretion of the head election judge.
April 28, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4559
Electronic voting system definition modification and certain voting system rules and instructions to be made available and acknowledged by a voter using mobile phone technology authorization
April 13, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF5050
Photo ID requirement to register to vote and to vote
April 9, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4846
Elections appropriations and money transfer provisions
March 25, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4734
"I VOTED" stickers design update periodic competitions authorization provision
March 23, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4733
Three Rivers Park District candidates and officials economic interest disclosures requirement provision
March 23, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4552
Independent School District No. 535, Rochester, school board elections provisions
March 23, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF2490
Voter history access in a timely manner improvements provision
March 5, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF2489
Voting systems testing improvements provision
March 5, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF2488
Accessing voter reports in a timely manner improvement provision
March 5, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4143
Nongovernment entities mailing prefilled absentee ballot applications prohibition provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4128
Certain voters who register on election day to cast provisional ballots requirement
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4088
Postsecondary institutions voter registration requirements modifications
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4087
Caucus participation eligibility requirements reinstatement provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4086
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board conducting a study and pilot project administration related to the use of the campaign finance reporting software by local candidates requirement provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4085
Political subdivisions establishment or enforcement of ranked-choice voting prohibition provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4084
Deceased voters removal from the statewide voter registration system requirement provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4083
Voter briefly leaving a polling place to address an unexpected need, at the discretion of the head election judge authorization provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4082
Public information lists information requirements modifications
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4081
Voter verification before mail delivery of an absentee ballot requirement provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4080
Election judges assisting a voter outside of a polling place handling only one voted ballot at a time requirement provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4079
Public information list request expansion provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4078
Voter registration limitation to individuals who are at least 17 years old provision
March 4, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF4053
Require the secretary of state to provide voter and election data to an agency or department of the federal government
March 2, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF3886
Modification of actions that are noncoordinated expenditures
February 26, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF3823
All local official requirement to file statement of economic interest
February 26, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF3816
Minor Party Ballot Access Act Establishment
February 23, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF995
Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibition from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose
February 17, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF1804
Ranked choice voting authorization provision; Procedures for adoption, implementation, and use of ranked choice voting for local jurisdictions establishment provision; appropriation
February 17, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF1557
Constitutional amendment proposal to allow school districts to lower the voting age to 16 for school elections
February 17, 2026Pending: Senate Elections
SF1527
Minnesota Elections Integrity Act establishment and appropriation
May 18, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF3513
Constitutional Amendment establishing an Independent Redistricting Commission
May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF3459
Campaign public subsidy program repeal
April 28, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF3458
Political contribution refund program repeal
April 28, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF3362
Individuals under the age of 18 authorization to vote at a primary election in certain circumstances
April 9, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2023
Help America Vote Act account money transferal
April 9, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF3315
Voters who register on election day requirement to cast provisional ballots
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF3254
A joint resolution applying to Congress to call an Article V constitutional convention to propose an amendment addressing campaign finance reform
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2384
Election administration provisions modification
April 1, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1854
Reprisals prohibition for refusing to communicate with public or local officials, political activity prohibited reprisals clarification provision, and civil cause of action provision
April 1, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1851
Misrepresentation of campaign authority prohibition
April 1, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF3070
Constitution amendment proposal to establish an Independent Redistricting Commission
March 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF3022
Standards requiring access to a multiple unit dwelling by candidate and census workers modification
March 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2412
Charter school boards of directors and charter school chief administrators requirements modifications, local officials and charter school officials filing statements of economic interest requirement, and charter school officials inclusion in the public official gift ban provision
March 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF828
Working group on local campaign finance reporting establishment and appropriation
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF720
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular vote withdrawal
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2918
Certain mailings containing an absentee ballot application or sample ballot send on the behalf of a committee or other private organization requirements provision
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2236
Office of Administrative Hearings renaming to the Court of Administrative Hearings provision and remand opportunity provision
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2846
Notice requirement at a closed polling place until the occurrence of a presidential election or redistricting
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2768
Disclosure of virtual currency on the statement of economic interest requirement provision
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2724
Voter registration provisions modification for individuals in jail
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2711
Legislator lobbying activities prohibition provisions modifications
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2702
Date of the state primary modification from August to May
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2698
Voter who register on election day requirement to cast provisional ballots
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2697
Certain voting provisions modification
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2696
Certain candidates, candidate representatives, and political parties permission to observe the work of absentee ballot boards
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2695
Voter verification requirement before mail delivery of an absentee ballot
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2694
Certain officials in the cities of the first, second, or third class requirement to file a statement of economic interest with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2693
Requirements modification for identifying and verifying a candidate's residence on an affidavit of candidacy
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2517
A resolution memorializing Congress to propose the For Our Freedom Amendment
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1259
Statement of economic interest disclosure amendment
March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2562
Definition modification of lobbyist and metropolitan government unit
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2549
Constitutional amendment allowing political subdivisions to lower the voting age to 16 for elections
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2493
Absentee ballots return on election day requirements provisions modifications and certain voters absentee voting period modifications provision
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2492
Statewide voter registration system data classification provision
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2491
Ballot board activity livestreaming requirement provision, commissioner information technology providing livestreaming services and retention of data requirement provision, and appropriation
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2304
Minnesota Elections Integrity Act
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2335
A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC; requesting that Congress clarify that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment; asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such a clarification
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2275
Designation and election provision of presidential electors
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2274
Constitutional amendment proposal to allow owners of agricultural land, real property that is both nonhomesteaded and noncommercial, or small business property to vote on property tax questions where the property is located
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2267
Standard establishment for determining the residence of an individual subject to a civil commitment order
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2232
Various election administration provisions modifications
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF696
Constitutional amendment changing the composition apportionment of legislative districts
March 3, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2131
Ranked choice voting jurisdictional authorization for local offices provision, local jurisdictions ranked choice voting adoption, implementation, and usage procedures establishment, and appropriation
March 3, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1912
Ranked choice voting provision
March 3, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1911
Minnesota Civic Fund program establishment
March 3, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
HF72
Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibited from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose.
March 3, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2026
Districting principles provision for congressional and legislative districts
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2024
Counties authorization to establish pools of election judges by random selection
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF2021
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board requirement to publish a handbook for lobbying
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1996
Campaign finance provisions modifications
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1915
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board requirement to study campaign spending limits
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1892
Ranked choice voting provision
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1677
Legislators prohibited from lobbying for two years after leaving office provision and civil penalties authorization provision
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF651
Date modification of the state primary to the same date as the presidential primary nomination
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1815
Ranked choice voting for local offices authorization, establishment of procedures for adoption, implementation, and usage of ranked choice voting for local jurisdictions, and appropriation
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1774
Disclosure requirement of contributors who contribute less than $200 who live outside the area represented by the candidate
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1430
Voting operations, technology, and election resources account transfer provision
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1070
Constitutional amendment proposal to provide for free, fair, and equal elections
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1662
Major decisions of nonelected local officials definition
February 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1586
Minnesota Elections Integrity Act
February 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1033
A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court Citizens United v. FEC; requesting that Congress clarify that the rights are protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment; asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such a clarification
February 20, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1563
Vacancies in legislative offices establishment in certain circumstances
February 17, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1555
Campaign report requirements amendment to require disclosure of all contributors for legislative or statewide candidates and ballot questions
February 17, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1513
Money transferal to the state elections campaign account
February 17, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1472
Definition modification of administrative action as it applies to the Public Utilities Commission
February 17, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1166
Photo ID requirement to register to vote and to vote requirement; voter identification card and provisional ballot establishment; appropriating money
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF567
Public official prohibition from lobbying for seven years after leaving office establishment
February 10, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1241
Requirement that the term incumbent be printed next to the judicial incumbent candidate's name on the ballot repeal
February 10, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1217
Absentee and early voting polling places challengers authorization provision
February 10, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF996
Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibition from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose
February 6, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1094
Duties related to ballot reconciliation and postelection review to be completed before a canvassing board may certify the results of an election requirement
February 6, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1021
Absentee ballot drop boxes authorization repealer
February 6, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF1020
Special elections set filing period establishment provision
February 6, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF941
Constitutional amendment proposal providing for staggered terms for senators
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF824
Constitutional Amendment establishing a Bipartisan Redistricting Commission
January 30, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF786
Major party candidates certification by a major party before being placed on the ballot requirement provision, ballot placement and petition requirements amendment provisions
January 30, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF682
Presidential electors designation and election provision and Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote withdrawal provision
January 30, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF644
Election judge party affiliation classification as public data on individuals
January 30, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF649
Data classification in the statewide voter registration system
January 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF647
Grounds for recall of state officials amendment
January 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF642
Major political parties acceptance of contributions during the legislative session prohibition
January 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF641
Local governments acceptance of certain contributions for election expenses prohibition
January 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF640
Election judge party affiliation as public data on individuals classification
January 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF639
Political subdivisions establishment or enforcement of ranked-choice voting prohibition
January 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF634
Local elections in cities of the first class date modification authorization
January 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF600
Temporary polling locations publication requirement provision
January 27, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF566
A resolution memorializing Congress to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress
January 23, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF535
Counties, municipalities and school districts acceptance of certain contributions for election expenses prohibition
January 23, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF366
Employment status of election judges clarification
January 21, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF261
Election candidacy affidavits modifications
January 16, 2025Pending: Senate Elections
SF120
Recognizing a medical bill as proof of residence on election day rule amendment required by the Secretary of State
January 16, 2025Pending: Senate Elections