Senate Elections Committee on 3/7/2024

Bills

Committee Members

Sen. Jim Carlson

Senate, 52, DFL, sen.jim.carlson@senate.mn, 651-297-8073

Sen. Bonnie Westlin

Senate, 42, DFL, sen.bonnie.westlin@senate.mn, 651-296-8869

Sen. Mark Koran

Senate, 28, R, sen.mark.koran@senate.mn, 651-296-5419

(Heard as: koran coran coran one )

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Sen. Bruce Anderson

Senate, 29, R, sen.bruce.anderson@senate.mn, 651-296-5981

(Heard as: anderson )

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Sen. Calvin Bahr

Senate, 31, R, sen.calvin.bahr@senate.mn, 651-296-3219

Sen. Liz Boldon

Senate, 25, DFL, sen.liz.boldon@senate.mn, 651-296-3903

(Heard as: boulden Don )

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Sen. Steve Cwodzinski

Senate, 49, DFL, sen.steve.cwodzinski@senate.mn, 651-296-1314

(Heard as: swizinski )

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Sen. Gene Dornink

Senate, 23, R, sen.gene.dornink@senate.mn, 651-296-5240

Sen. Warren Limmer

Senate, 37, R, sen.warren.limmer@senate.mn, 651-296-2159

(Heard as: limmer )

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Sen. John Marty

Senate, 40, DFL, sen.john.marty@senate.mn, 651-296-5645

Sen. Andrew Mathews

Senate, 27, R, sen.andrew.matthews@senate.mn, 651-296-8075

(Heard as: mathews )

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Sen. Nicole Mitchell

Senate, 47, DFL, sen.nicole.mitchell@senate.mn, 651-296-5537

(Heard as: Mitch Mitchell mitchell mitchell one michael )

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Sen. Lindsey Port

Senate, 55, DFL, sen.lindsey.port@senate.mn, 651-296-5975

Sen. Ann Rest

Senate, 43, DFL, sen.ann.rest@senate.mn, 651-296-2889

Noteworthy Content:

00:15:45,340 - significant racial inequities still exist in voting

00:17:20,600 - or diluting the vote of a protected class of voters two it provides an opportunity to fix the

00:18:54,960 - created a remedy for quote denial or abridgment of the right to vote on account of race or color

00:42:56,320 - Elections in the political subdivision exhibit polarized voting resulting in an impairment of an equal opportunity or ability of protected class members to nominate or elect candidates of their choice.

00:48:52,700 - across the place we have a large diversity of folks across ethnicity as well as income where we

00:53:30,420 - voters on the basis of race or

00:57:28,820 - and ensuring that protected class members have equitable voting access.

00:57:33,880 - Remedies race discrimination is critical as well as protecting the right of each of us to fulfill as lincoln put

01:15:25,640 - low income people of color who have no connection to the area who cannot vote there and who

01:55:14,260 - And males protected class males just don' t feel their vote matters

01:55:33,080 - males protected class I'

01:56:08,820 - Chair and senator coran first of all if you look at protected class under 2.9

01:56:25,620 - list so the answer to that portion around gender is no

01:59:47,300 - certain groups of people protected class have been barriers have been created and we want to avoid

02:24:39,720 - in determining the number of violations that have occurred under the total circumstances of violation has occurred with respect to a protected class a court may consider any of the following factors