Minnesota Administrative Rules Agency 133 - Secretary of State
Here’s an updated overview of Agency 133 – Secretary of State in the Minnesota Administrative Rules:
🏛️ Agency 133 – Secretary of State: Rule Structure
Chapters Administered by the Secretary of State:
3650 – International Student Exchange
8200 – Voter Registration
8205 – Petitions (including recall, party recognition)
8210 – Absentee Ballots
8215 – Presidential Nomination Primary
8220 – Voting System Testing
8230 – Optical Scan Voting Systems
8235 – Recounts
8240 – Election Judge Training Program
8250 – Ballot Preparation
8255 – Redistricting (regulations.justia.com)
These chapters cover everything from voter registration procedures to training election judges and certifying election technology.
🔍 Selected Highlighted Rules
• Chapter 8220 – Voting System Testing
Covers certification, testing, acceptance demonstrations, recertification, and decertification of election systems (sos.state.mn.us).
• Chapter 8230 – Optical Scan Voting Systems
Details procedures for use and central/precinct count of optical scan systems (regulations.justia.com).
• Chapter 8240 – Election Judge Training
Extensive set of parts, including definitions, requirements, training sessions, certification, in-service review, and emergency training (regulations.justia.com).
• Chapter 8200 – Voter Registration
Rules for collecting data, identity verification, and deadlines for registration .
• Chapter 8290 – Safe at Home Program (Address Confidentiality)
Service-of-process rules specify the Secretary of State acts as agent for program participants with detailed mail handling (law.cornell.edu).
🔗 Accessing the Official Rules
The Minnesota Revisor of Statutes site lists Agency 133 and all its hosted chapters under the Secretary of State (revisor.mn.gov).
Justia and Cornell Law provide chapter summaries; Cornell confirms quarterly updates (law.cornell.edu).
For definitive, current language, the Revisor’s website should be your go-to source.
✅ Summary
Agency 133 governs key elections-related rule chapters (3650, 8200–8255) and the Safe at Home confidentiality program (chapter 8290).
Chapters cover voter registration, balloting, election technology, election judge training, redistricting, petitions, and service of process rules.
Official text and updates are best accessed through the Minnesota Revisor site.
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