Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $1.5 billion to increase state spending for election and government agencies, change state flag, and committing its Electoral College votes to presidential candidates who win the national popular vote.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $1.5 billion to increase state spending for election integrity and security costs and various government agency operating expenses (Sec. 1-2).

• Increases funding for the public election subsidy, which promotes more candidates to take state campaign funds and reduce the influence of special interests groups (Sec. 5).

• Requires state political parties have at least 10 percent of the popular vote in a statewide election in order to be considered a major party (Sec. 7).

• Appropiates over $400 million over the next 2 years to fund the state legislature and various government IT departments (Sec. 10).

• Establishes a State Emblems Redesign Commission to look into options to amend the details and imaging in the official state flag of Minnesota by January 1, 2024 (Sec. 52).

• Requires the aforementioned commission to take public input on the new flag and adopt a new state flag design by May 11, 2024 (Sec. 52).

• Requires that all Minnesota state Electoral College Delegate votes go to the presidential candidate that wins the Minnesota state popular vote (Sec. 109).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $1.5 billion to increase state spending for election and government agencies, change state flag, and committing its Electoral College votes to presidential candidates who win the national popular vote.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $1.5 billion to increase state spending for election integrity and security costs and various government agency operating expenses (Sec. 1-2).

• Increases funding for the public election subsidy, which promotes more candidates to take state campaign funds and reduce the influence of special interests groups (Sec. 5).

• Requires state political parties have at least 10 percent of the popular vote in a statewide election in order to be considered a major party (Sec. 7).

• Appropiates over $400 million over the next 2 years to fund the state legislature and various government IT departments (Sec. 10).

• Establishes a State Emblems Redesign Commission to look into options to amend the details and imaging in the official state flag of Minnesota by January 1, 2024 (Sec. 52).

• Requires the aforementioned commission to take public input on the new flag and adopt a new state flag design by May 11, 2024 (Sec. 52).

• Requires that all Minnesota state Electoral College Delegate votes go to the presidential candidate that wins the Minnesota state popular vote (Sec. 109).

Full Bill Text