Home Page of the Elections Emergency Planning Task Force
			
			
				The Elections Emergency Planning Task Force was created by the 2015 Legislature to research the following issues:
				
					-  potential emergency scenarios that could impact elections; 
 
					-  current capacity and authority to address emergency situations;
 
					-  potential direct and indirect costs of an emergency that disrupts elections;
 
					-  maintaining ballot security in the event of an emergency;
 
					-  continuity of office procedures; and
 
					-  communication plans and key emergency contacts.
 
				
				Minnesota Laws 2015, Chapter 70, Article , Section 61 
			
			The task force must submit a report by January 1, 2016 summarizing its findings and listing recommendations for the development of elections emergency plans statewide. 
			
			Elections Emergency Planning Task Force Report to the Legislature