The 2023 Legislature did a lot on election laws. Here's a (nearly) comprehensive look.

The Minnesota Legislature passed three bills that affect election administration, two of which were already signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz, with his signature expected for the third. I’ll try to focus on major changes to elections policy. Broadly speaking, the bills expand the franchise, remove obstacles to voting, increase transparency, and reinforce the state’s rejection of any interference with the voting process. The lies surrounding the conduct and outcome of the 2020 election were no doubt an important catalyst for the changes, but many of these ideas have...