A lot more eyes and video cameras could be watching absentee ballot boxes and boards that accept or reject absentee ballots under legislation making its way through the GOP-controlled Minnesota Senate. A major elections bill (SF 3469) would mandate that counties allow observers appointed by political parties and candidates to watch ballot boards, which examine absentee ballot envelopes to determine if ballots should be accepted or rejected.
Minnesota’s new Office of Transformation uses a modernization playbook to update not only the kinds of technology state agencies are using, but how they’re being implemented with stakeholders and citizens.