Minnesota House Government Operations and Elections Policy Committee has given HF 327, a bill seeking to give Minnesota voters “an opportunity to amend their state constitution in order to reject significant parts of mass surveillance programs by both state and federal government officials,” a recommendation of “do pass,” TenthAmendment reports. HF 327 would allow Minnesota voters the chance to amend the state constitution and add references to protecting “electronic and communications data” against “unreasonable searches and seizures.” The report notes the addition “would make emails, phone records, Internet records and other electronic information gathered without a warrant inadmissible in state court.”
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