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Resident raises concerns over petition data and Secretary of State registry
New Prague City Council · August 5, 2025
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Summary
During public comment, resident Brian Paulson said using a daily snapshot of the Secretary of State registry to validate petition signatures can invalidate signatures and risks exposing restricted information such as full birthdates; he asked the council to avoid printing unredacted petition pages.
Brian Paulson, a resident who signed a petition, told the council he had consulted the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office and said officials search by name and birthday rather than relying on a daily registry snapshot used by some local processes.
Paulson said the…
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