Leader for Our State

Voters are required to provide picture identification before receiving a ballot, issuance of voter identification card provided at no charge, and provisional balloting procedure established.

Race to the Top grant program participation prohibited.

Home school mandates reduced.

No Child Left Behind Act implementation prevented.

No Child Left Behind Act implementation nullified.

Public school system study required, and money appropriated.

Charter school students authorized to participate in extracurricular activities in their resident school district.

Minnesota congressional delegation memorialized to vote against the federal health care reform bill.

Residential program capacity requirements changed, and federal waiver request required.

Health care reform goals set, insurance reform provided, savings accounts established, targets set, MinnesotaCare CMF established, tax procedures, treatment and credit provisions modified, liability claims limited, and money appropriated.

Home care tax credit established.

Department of Revenue required to conduct a study on income tax reciprocity with Wisconsin.

Green Acres treatment continuation provided after certain transfers.

Agricultural property market value growth limited, and onetime credit established for certain agricultural properties.

Green Acres program remaining property deadline extended without additional taxes.

St. Charles; sales tax exemption provided for construction materials for new and expanding businesses, and tax increment financing district creation authorized.

Wisconsin reciprocity agreement extended and termination permitted only by legislative action.

Additional personal exemption allowed, and an alternate even rate tax provided.

Deed tax exemption provisions modified.

Taxable market value increase prohibited for certain homesteads owned by persons age 65 years or older.

Corporate income tax rate gradual phase out provided beginning in 2010.

Residential heating fuel sales tax exemption expanded.

International economic development zone provisions modified, and corporate franchise tax repealed.

Firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured and retained in Minnesota exempted from federal regulation under the commerce clause of the Constitution of the United States.

Hunters’, anglers’, and trappers’ bill of rights established; right to arms and the right to wear fur and display game protected; hunting and fishing access ensured; program established to allow public walk-in access on private property; money appropriated; and constitutional amendment proposed.

Use of force in defense of home and person law clarified, Minnesota’s self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law eliminated, boundaries of dwelling expanded, presumption created, and rights available extended to a person defending against entry of an occupied vehicle.

Firearm permit to purchase from federally licensed dealer renewal time period extended.

Immunity provided for certain firearm safety instructors, course providers, sponsoring organizations, and participants.

Right of citizens to bear arms provided to be fundamental and shall not be abridged, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Self-defense; use of force in defense of home and person laws clarified, self-defense and defense of home laws extended and codified, and common law duty to retreat eliminated.

Human DNA vaccine and informed consent labeling required for administration of those vaccines.

Human Cloning Prohibition Act established.

Gender selection abortions prohibited, criminal and civil penalties provided, and reporting requirement established.

State-sponsored health program funds limited for funding abortions.

Saline amniocentesis abortions prohibited.

Abortion provisions changed.

Medical record retention and composition regulated relating to abortion.

Abortion medical records retention regulated.

Abortion; saline amniocentesis prohibited and civil and criminal penalties provided.

Abortion; state-sponsored health program funds use for abortions prohibited.

Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act enacted and various illegal immigration provisions modified, Minnesota Illegal Immigration Enforcement Team created, and attorney general required to represent the state against any challenges to this act.

Immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies prohibited, and immigration-related data use provided.

Identity theft crime expanded to include using another’s identity to obtain employment, and penalty provided.

Immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies prohibited, and data use authorized.

Driver’s license acceptance requirements from another state or jurisdiction as valid form of identification modified.