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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ October 28
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Everything you need to know ahead of Election Day: extended early in-person voting hours, precinct information, ballot questions specific to Bloomington residents and how to use the ballot drop box at Civic Plaza.
A
Welcome
to
bloomington
today,
I'm
emily
taplin
thanks
for
joining
us.
We
bring
you
the
buzz
for
the
week
of
october
28th
through
november
3rd
early
in-person
absentee
voting
hours
at
civic.
Plaza
will
be
extended
on
saturday
october,
31st
and
monday
november,
2nd
hours
on
saturday.
The
31st
are
from
9
a.m,
to
5
p.m
and
on
monday,
the
2nd
from
8
a.m
to
5..
A
If
you
are
voting
on
election
day
november,
3rd
polls
are
open
from
7
a.m,
to
8
p.m,
for
precinct
and
polling
site
information
head
to
blm.mn
vote,
and
if
you
prefer
to
drop
your
ballot
off
at
a
secure
site,
civic
plaza
has
an
official
ballot.
Dropbox.
Here
is
what
you
need
to
know
before,
using
it.
A
A
Here
are
five
things
you
need
to
know
before.
Using
it
only
registered
bloomington
voters
can
drop
absentee
ballots
in
this
box.
That
means
you
are
registered
to
vote
with
a
bloomington
address.
Only
put
your
own
completed
absentee
ballot
in
this
dropbox.
If
you're
dropping
off
a
ballot
for
someone
else,
you'll
need
to
speak
with
the
election.
Judges
inside
civic,
plaza
during
business
hours
make
sure
your
voter
certificate
is
properly
completed
and
your
envelope
is
sealed.
A
A
The
city
of
bloomington
has
trained
election
staff
inside
the
building
monday
through
friday,
from
8
am
to
4
30
pm.
If
you
have
questions
or
prefer
to
drop
your
ballot
inside,
all
ballots
will
be
taken
by
career
to
hennepin
county
to
be
counted.
If
you
have
questions,
please
contact
the
city,
clerk's
office,
bloomington
voters
will
see
a
question
about
ranked
choice.
Voting
on
the
ballot
rank.
B
Choice
voting
is,
as
its
name
suggests,
a
way
of
electing
individuals
by
ranking
your
choices.
So,
instead
of
voting
for
a
single
candidate
for
an
office,
you
would
vote
and
indicate.
This
is
my
first
choice.
This
is
my
second
choice.
This
is
my
third
choice,
etc
and
then
to
count
the
ballots.
If
no
candidate
gets
a
majority
of
the
votes
through
the
first
choice,
ballots
being
counted,
they
eliminate
the
candidate
that
receives
the
least
number
of
votes
and
those
people
that
had
voted
for
the
eliminated
candidate
as
their
first
choice
then
have
their
second
choice.
B
A
A
If
adopted,
the
first
time
it
would
be
used
is
in
the
2021
municipal
election,
the
city
has
a
list
of
faqs
on
our
website
at
blm,
dot,
mn,
slash,
rcv
bloomington.
Voters
will
also
be
asked
to
consider
the
city's
organized
garbage
collection
you'll
be
able
to
vote
on
the
way
solid
waste
is
collected
in
the
city
that
includes
garbage
recycling,
yard
waste
and
curbside
cleanup.
This
is
a
result
of
the
february
2020
minnesota
supreme
court
decision
that
a
resident
petitioned
to
require
a
vote
before
moving
to
city
organized
solid
waste
collection
was
lawful.
C
Question
one
asks
voters
if
they
want
to
change
the
city's
charter
to
prevent
this
city
from
organizing
solid
waste
collection
without
a
vote
by
residents
in
a
general
election.
So
a
yes
vote
to
question.
One
means
you
do
want
to
change
the
city's
charter
to
require
voters
to
decide
if
bloomington
should
continue
with
city
organized
solid
waste
collection.
C
A
no
vote
means
you
do
not
want
to
change
the
city's
charter
and
you
want
to
continue
with
the
regular
city,
organized
solid
waste
collection
system.
So
if
question
one
passes
and
the
city's
charter
is
changed,
then
question
two
gives
voters
the
opportunity
to
decide
whether
or
not
city
organized
solid
waste
collection
should
continue.
C
So
a
yes
vote
to
question
two
means
you
want
to
stop
the
current
city,
organized
solid
waste
collection
program
and
revert
to
a
system
where
each
resident
selects
their
own
individual
private
trash
hauler.
A
no
vote
means
you
want
to
continue
with
the
current
city,
organized
solid
waste
collection
program.
So
it's
important
to
note
that
the
passage
of
question
two
is
contingent
upon
the
passage
of
question
one.
C
So
if
question
1
doesn't
pass
and
the
city's
charter
doesn't
change,
then
question
2
won't
be
considered
and
city
organized
solid
waste
collection
will
continue
and
again
we
recognize
that
this
is
complicated.
So
we
put
together
detailed
responses
to
frequently
asked
questions
on
our
website
to
give
voters
an
opportunity
to
learn
more
about
those
valid
questions.
A
952-563-4581
current
residential
garbage
and
recycling
will
continue
as
normal
if
any
changes
are
needed
after
the
election,
additional
information
will
be
provided.
That
is
the
buzz
on
bloomington
today
for
the
week
of
october
28th
through
november
3rd.
If
you
would
like
to
watch
other
stories
from
the
show
go
to
this
week's
playlist,
there
you'll
find
the
2020
recipient
of
the
bloomington
parks
and
recreation
award
of
excellence
plus
how
to
bust
your
pesky
buckthorn
thanks
for.