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Committee lays over bill to appropriate $200,000 state match for HAVA election grant
Summary
Representative Freyberg introduced House File 1943 to appropriate $200,000 in fiscal 2026 as Minnesota’s 20% state match to unlock $1,000,000 in federal HAVA funds for election-security work, and Secretary of State Steve Simon testified in support.
Representative Freyberg introduced House File 1943 to provide a one-time state appropriation of $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 to meet the 20% match required to receive $1,000,000 in federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds allocated to Minnesota.
Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State, testified that the federal HAVA funds are intended for election administration and security improvements, including cybersecurity infrastructure, the office’s Security Navigator team that supports county election officials, and modernization (rewriting) of the statewide voter registration system…
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