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From YouTube: March 29, 2016 Elections & Rules
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Minneapolis Elections & Rules Committee Meeting
A
Good
morning
welcome
to
the
elections
and
rules
committee.
The
date
is
tuesday,
March
29th.
My
name
is
Jacob
Frye
and
I'm.
The
chair
of
this
committee,
in
with
me
joining
me,
our
council
members,
palmisano
Goodman,
Quincy,
yang,
Johnson,
bender,
Cano
and
Gordon.
Let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum.
There
are
three
items
on
the
agenda
for
this
morning.
A
The
first
is
regarding
the
2016
presidential
election,
which,
as
we
know,
has
been
very
heated
and
people
always
talk
about
this
election
being
more
important
than
all
the
others,
but
this
time
it
may
actually
be
true
so
here
to
give
us
a
rundown
on
everything
from
voter
engagement
to
including
and
targeting
communities
that
have
previously
been
left
out
to
ensuring
just
a
smooth
process
on
Election
Day
is
our
clerk.
Mr.
Carl
mr.
Carl
Thank.
B
You
mr.
chair,
in
just
223
days
from
now,
Americans
will
head
to
the
polls
to
take
part
in
the
2016
presidential
election
analyzing
data
and
trends
from
the
past
several
decades.
We
expect
a
significant
turn
out,
potentially
setting
new
records
for
participation
and,
as
the
chair
indicated,
I'm
here
to
preview
initial
plans
and
preparations
for
this
year's
election
at
the
start,
I'd
like
to
thank
and
give
recognition
to
the
elections
and
voter
services
team
for
their
amazing
work.
B
The
2016
presidential
general
election
is
set
for
tuesday
november
eight
again,
that's
just
223
days
from
now
before
that
we
have
the
party
primary
on
Tuesday
August.
Ninth,
this
slide
shows
the
absentee
voting
period,
leading
up
to
both
the
primary
and
the
general
election,
starting
in
2014.
Voters
no
longer
have
to
claim
one
of
a
handful
of
statutory
excuses
to
request
an
absentee
ballot
with
no
excuse
absentee
voting.
We
anticipate
the
potential
for
record-setting
participation
in
2016
from
those
who
choose
to
vote
early
from
a
practical
perspective.
B
That
means
that
our
first
formal
contact
with
voters
will
start
on
jun
24th,
that's
just
87
days
from
today.
Well
before
that
date,
we
need
to
have
almost
all
of
our
plans
and
preparations
finalized
and
in
place
in
order
to
provide
the
best
service
possible
to
our
voters,
so
that
provides
a
timeline
for
context
in
terms
of
the
rest
of
our
plans
and
preparations.
As
we
began
planning
for
this
year's
presidential
election
staff
started
to
discuss
some
of
our
past
successes.
B
We
talked
about
how
we've
used
City
Hall
in
the
past
as
an
active
polling
place
for
in-person
absentee
voting.
We
talked
about
how
we've
done
better
at
recruiting
bilingual
election
judges
to
provide
voter
assistance
with
interpretation.
We
talked
about
the
fact
that
we've
analyzed
all
of
our
polling
places
in
order
to
predetermine
the
most
effective
layout
and
use
of
space.
We
talked
about
how
we've
added
more
training
for
our
head
and
assistant
head
judges
focused
on
management
of
polling
locations
and
voter
service.
B
We
talked
about
how
we've
added
outreach
and
education
as
primary
functions
in
order
to
communicate
early
and
often
with
voters
around
key
messages
about
how,
when
and
where
to
vote.
The
themes
that
emerged
during
our
discussions
revealed
that
we
believe
the
next
step
for
us
is
to
be
proactive
in
taking
the
ballot
to
the
people
to
meet
voters
where
they
are,
and
so
we've
adopted
that
as
our
theme
taking
the
ballot
to
the
people
and
under
that
umbrella,
we've
grouped
our
plans
into
three
buckets.
B
First
plans
about
registration,
the
critical
first
step
in
the
voting
process;
second
plans
about
access
and
how
we
can
increase
access
for
all
voters,
but
especially
for
those
of
communities
that
have
been
historically
underrepresented,
third
plans
about
employment
and
how
we
can
diversify
our
core
of
election
judges.
These
are
the
key
elements
about
our
initial
plans
that
will
discuss
this
morning,
beginning
with
registration.
B
You've
seen
this
image
before
it's
a
stark
reminder
that
we
still
have
much
work
to
do
when
it
comes
to
understanding
the
negative
impact
that
registration
can
have
on
voters.
National
research
has
shown
that
about
one
in
four
Americans
who
are
otherwise
eligible
and
qualified
to
vote
are
not
registered,
and
if
you
aren't
registered,
you
cannot
vote.
That
means
nearly
50.
1
million
citizens
could
be
prevented
from
casting
ballots
for
about
twenty
four
percent
of
the
entire
voting
eligible
population
and
to
be
clear,
being
registered
doesn't
guarantee
success
either.
B
All
voters
who
are
registered
about
one
in
eight
will
experience
some
type
of
problem
with
their
registration
and
that
problem
could
present
challenges
that
would
either
prevent
them
from
casting
a
ballot
or
having
their
ballot
counted.
While
the
United
States
has,
on
the
whole,
made
great
progress
on
eliminating
barriers
to
full
and
franchise
mode.
Research
shows
that
registration
is
the
number
one
barrier
to
universal
participation
by
otherwise
qualified
eligible
citizens.
B
These
facts
should
be
troubling
to
us,
because
windows
who
participate
in
democracy
at
a
higher
rate
have
values,
attitudes,
preferences
and
priorities
that
differ
from
those
who
participate
less
or
who
are
not
allowed
to
participate.
There
can
be
negative
impacts
that
sustain
those
consequences
to
those
who
don't
participate
and
he
can
sustain
advantages
to
those
who
do
and
in
the
end
it
can
undermine
electoral
outcomes
and
call
it
a
question:
the
legitimacy
of
government
actions
and
decisions
when
those
don't
truly
reflect
the
values,
priorities,
attitudes
and
preferences
of
the
populations.
B
True
majority,
newer
research
has
identified
that
the
nation's
largest
voting
bloc,
representing
about
fifty
six
percent
of
the
entire
voting
eligible
population,
includes
unmarried
women,
young
and
first-time
voters
and
people
of
color.
Collectively.
This
group
is
referred
to
in
the
literature
as
the
rising
American
electorate
or
the
new
majority.
B
As
an
example
in
2014,
forty-two
percent
of
those
who
make
up
the
new
majority
were
not
registered
compared
to
just
twenty-six
percent
of
other
identified
groups,
so
their
impact
can
be
diluted.
We
think
one
key
place
to
focus
on
registration
is
with
these
demographic
groups
to
empower
them
to
participate,
and
that
starts
with
getting
them
registered.
B
Our
first
strategy
for
registration
then
focuses
on
increased
personal
contact
with
voters.
Candidates
know
that
personal
contact
works.
That's
why
door
knocking
and
phone
banking
and
other
similar
forms
of
personal
outreach
tactics
are
standard
fare
in
almost
every
campaign.
Research
shows
that
people
join
a
cause.
B
They
contribute
to
important
purposes
or
volunteer
at
significantly
higher
rates
when
they're
asked
there's
power
in
the
invitation
in
being
invited
to
join,
to
contribute
and
to
participate,
and
while
candidates
have
been
at
it
for
a
long
time,
we
as
election
administrators,
have
work
to
do
from
the
perspective
of
inviting
voters
to
participate,
not
for
political
purposes,
but
rather
to
emphasize
that
their
vote
counts
and
that
it
helps
to
strengthen
the
fabric
of
our
democracy.
So
we
plan
to
extend
that
invitation
directly
and
indirectly
through
partnerships
with
community-based
groups.
B
These
community
liaisons
will
be
fully
trained
as
election
judges,
so
in
addition,
they
will
be
able
to
assist
the
elections
team
as
we
move
closer
to
that
46
day
absentee
voting
period.
We
also
expect
some
of
them
will
be
able
to
assist
with
language
translation
support
needs,
but,
most
importantly,
we
expect
these
liaisons
will
serve
as
voter
ambassadors
bringing
recognized
trusted
representation
to
their
communities
to
help
us
deliver
important
messages
about
getting
registered,
showing
up
and
casting
ballots.
B
We
also
will
look
to
these
liaisons
to
extend
our
reach
into
community
by
acting
as
primary
contacts
with
our
community-based
partnerships
as
part
of
our
revitalized
and
renamed
core
program
core
which
stands
for
charitable
organizations.
Recruitment
for
elections
is
the
rebranded
adopted
precinct
program
that
we
first
launched
in
2013
through
it,
we
partner
with
qualifying
nonprofit
organizations
to
help
identify
and
recruit
potential
election
judges.
The
election
judges
in
turn
have
the
opportunity
to
donate
their
earnings
for
service
as
an
election
judge
back
to
the
nonprofit
organization.
B
Because
of
the
huge
demand
we
have
to
staff
each
election.
Having
these
partnerships
with
our
community-based
organizations
is
justification
for
that
program,
but
we
think
that
the
nonprofits
can
do
even
more
in
the
2012
presidential
election
research
about
the
impact
that
nonprofits
have
on
voter
turnout
was
conducted
that
research
included
more
than
33,000
potential
voters
served
by
94
different
nonprofit
agencies
located
in
7
different
states.
B
The
results
proved
that
nonprofit
agencies
have
a
significant
and
a
positive
impact
on
driving
both
registration
and
participation
among
their
client
groups,
raising
the
turnout
rates
among
some
of
the
least
expected
demographic
categories
of
voters
and
helping
to
close
gaps.
Clients
engaged
by
nonprofit
agencies
were
markedly
more
diverse
in
terms
of
race
and
ethnicity.
They
were
younger.
They
were
of
lower
income
and
educational
attainment
when
compared
to
the
average
odor
profile.
B
These
are
some
of
the
exact
target
populations
that
we
want
to
reach
here
in
Minneapolis,
so
based
on
those
findings,
we
propose
to
leverage
the
core
program
to
do
just
that,
not
only
to
help
recruit
election
judges
as
important
if
that
task
is,
but
also
to
invite
them
to
get
their
staff
trained
so
that
as
they're
working
with
these
populations,
their
staff
can
help
register
their
clients
or
help
their
clients
check
the
status
of
their
registration.
We
also
will
think
about
the
option
of
using
some
of
these
nonprofit
organizations
as
potential
early
vote
locations.
B
Finally,
we
propose
to
produce
a
voter
guide
similar
to
what
was
done
in
the
2013
municipal
election.
These
guides
were
mailed
to
every
household
in
the
city,
not
just
households
with
registered
voters.
The
guides
included
a
summary
of
our
content
details
about
how
to
register
or
verify
your
registration
information
about
early
voting
options
and
map
with
all
of
the
precincts
and
polling
places
in
the
city
depicted
and,
most
importantly,
a
sample
ballot
coded
to
that
specific
residence,
so
that
voters
could
use
it
as
a
practice
ballot.
B
In
fact,
some
voters
indicated
they
had
not
planned
to
participate
in
the
2013
election,
but
ended
up
doing
so
because
the
voter
guide
reminded
them
of
the
election
and
also
provided
them
that
sample
ballot,
which
helped
to
explain
the
process
and
help
them
to
fill
that
out
easier
in
the
polling
place.
Given
the
huge
success
of
the
2013
voter
guide,
staff
proposes
to
produce
a
similar,
2016
voter
guide
to
be
delivered
to
all
households
in
Minneapolis.
B
Our
second
group
proposals
connects
to
the
goal
of
making
access
easier,
including
options
for
how
to
cast
absentee
ballots,
extended,
in-person
service
hours
and
new
signage
at
our
polling
places
in
Minnesota.
Voters
have
the
opportunity
to
cast
a
ballot
prior
to
election
day
during
a
46
day,
absentee
period
absentee
ballots
can
be
submitted
by
mail
or
in
person,
and
while
absentee
balloting
is
not
the
same
as
true
early
voting.
We
plan
to
exploit
absentee
voting
to
the
greatest
extent
possible
this
year
to
offset
long
lines
and
wait
times
on
Election
Day.
B
In
fact,
our
outreach
strategies
all
center
on
promoting
the
use
of
in
person
or
by
mail
absentee
voting.
As
council
members
know.
In
the
last
three
election
cycles,
the
elections
division
has
administered
an
absentee
polling
place
here
at
City
Hall
in
the
rotunda,
both
for
the
primary
and
the
general
elections.
But
this
location,
while
convenient
from
an
administrative
perspective,
is
not
the
best
in
terms
of
serving
voters,
accessibility,
parking
and
security.
B
So,
keeping
with
the
theme
of
taking
the
ballot
to
the
people
staff
proposes
to
open
and
operate
up
to
four
satellite
voting
locations
for
early
voting
prior
to
the
November
general
election.
We
will
still
provide
that
support
here
at
City
Hall,
but
for
the
heavier
turnout
we
anticipate
leading
up
to
the
general
election
in
November.
We
believe
that
providing
satellite
voting
centers
strategically
located
close
to
our
target
communities,
will
have
a
positive
impact
in
engaging
voters
and
driving
participation.
B
We
have
already
connected
with
our
partners
in
the
property
services
division
to
assist
us
in
this
effort
and
in
order
to
push
forward
we're
requesting
that
property
services
be
authorized
to
lead
efforts
to
identify,
negotiate
for
and
execute
facility
lease
agreements
not
to
exceed
market
rates
for
up
to
four
potential
early
vote
sites
for
the
election
in
November
in
2014
in
person,
service
hours
were
expanded.
In
the
days
leading
up
to
the
general
election,
this
included
for
the
first
time
service
hours
on
Sundays.
B
We
believe
there's
merit
to
the
idea
of
extending
service
hours
again
this
year
to
maximize
access
and
convenience
for
voters.
If
we
mirror
the
same
schedule
from
2014
for
the
2016
general
election,
we
would
be
adding
two
and
a
half
hours
of
service
each
weekday
monday
through
friday
in
that
two-week
period,
leading
up
to
election
day
which
begins
on
monday
october
24th.
We
would
also
be
providing
in-person
service
hours
on
the
two
Saturdays,
that's
October,
29th
and
November
fifth,
prior
to
election
day
with
hours
from
9
a.m.
to
four
p.m.
B
and
finally,
we
would
be
adding
Sunday
service
hours
on
October,
thirtieth
and
November
66
from
12
noon
to
five
pm.
It's
important
to
point
out
too
that
under
state
law,
every
voting
location
must
be
open
the
same
hours.
Therefore,
if
the
expanded
service
schedule
is
approved
and
if
we
open
satellite
voting
locations,
then
all
of
those
locations
have
to
be
open
and
provide
service
to
voters
those
same
dates
and
times
so.
In
effect,
the
city
would
be
quadrupling
the
opportunity
for
access
to
the
ballot
and
totally
maximizing
convenience
for
voters
all
across
the
city.
B
Over
the
past
20
years,
the
number
of
precincts
has
been
reduced
to
absorb
budget
cuts
in
1990
when
the
city's
population
was
less
than
370,000.
There
were
172
precincts
by
2012.
The
number
of
precincts
have
been
cut
to
117,
despite
an
increasing
population
today
Minneapolis
of
the
population
of
more
than
400,000,
but
we
have
fewer
precincts,
which
impacts
voter
service.
The
current
number
of
precincts,
which
is
125,
is
insufficient
to
serve
our
growing
population.
B
B
These
photos
are
a
stark
reminder
of
the
actual
experience
from
the
2012
presidential
election
and
for
me,
it's
painful
to
watch
them
I,
for
one
do
not
want
to
repeat
the
experience.
While
we've
made
every
effort
to
minimize
the
potential
for
long
lines
and
wait
times
their
alternatives
like
early
voting
like
satellite
vote
locations,
the
fact
remains.
The
majority
of
our
voters
choose
to
vote
at
their
polling
place
on
Election
Day.
B
To
noting
that
is
still
well
below
the
number
of
precincts
that
existed
in
1994
when
the
city's
population
was
less
than
it
is
today.
This
slide
shows
a
map
of
existing
precincts
from
the
last
election
in
2014,
and
here
you
see
the
same
map
with
the
recommended
precincts
for
2016,
including
the
changes
staff
has
proposed.
The
additions
are
highlighted
in
red
and
I
appreciate
that
the
slide
is
very
difficult
to
see.
So
a
printed
copy
has
been
provided
to
you
at
your
desks.
B
To
further
improve
the
voting
experience.
The
elections
team
has
forged
a
partnership
with
design
works
at
the
Minneapolis
College
of
Art
and
Design
to
overhaul
polling
place.
Signage
I'm
happy
to
report
that
this
partnership
has
gained
recognition
from
the
Secretary
of
State,
who
may
use
it
as
a
potential
statewide
initiative
to
provide
consistent
sign
standards
in
the
future.
Currently,
there's
a
mix
of
signage,
that's
posted
in
around
and
outside
of
our
polling
places.
B
This
patchwork
of
regulations,
legal
notices,
instructions
and
various
forms
are
presented
with
inconsistent
sizes,
colors
and
fonts,
and
that
can
be
confusing
to
voters
and,
as
a
result,
important
information
can
be
dismissed.
So
the
elections
team,
partnered
with
design
works,
to
rethink
our
approach
to
signage
in
polling
places.
Divine
works
is
an
on-campus
studio
which
uses
full
time
students
to
develop
design
solutions
for
its
clients
and
I'm
happy
to
report.
We
do
have
some
of
the
members
of
the
design
team
with
us
this
morning
and
I'd
like
to
introduce
them.
B
The
studio
manager,
Dylan
Cole
is
with
us
and
two
of
the
students
who
participated
on
this
project
for
us,
a
mall
flower
k
and
Aaron
Rodgers.
So
we're
happy
to
have
them
with
us
using
standards
that
were
established
by
the
American
Institute
of
graphic
arts,
design
for
democracy,
design
works
created
an
entire
new
series
of
standard
polling
place,
signage
that
has
a
clean,
cohesive,
consistent
and
easy
to
digest
presentation.
It
is
in
a
way
part
of
our
elections
brand.
B
The
new
signage
has
uniform
sizes,
colors
fonts
and
other
design
cues
to
help
voters
quickly
and
easily
identify
each
sign.
As
providing
either
information
instructions
or
wayfinding
assistance,
translated
versions
of
the
signs
we
produced
in
Hmong,
Somali
and
Spanish,
and
some
of
those
signs
will
be
designed
to
incorporate
multiple
languages.
Examples
of
the
new
polling
place,
signage
is
provided
under
your
exhibit
e
and
the
report.
B
The
production
of
this
new
signage
is
on
track,
as
I
mentioned
to
debut
in
time
for
the
August.
Ninth
primary
after
the
2016
election
is
completed.
The
elections
division
will
assess
the
effectiveness
of
the
new
signage
and,
in
conjunction
with
design,
works,
refine
these
materials
as
needed
for
future
elections,
and,
as
I
noted,
we
are
pleased
to
extend
this
partnership
to
include
the
Secretary
of
State,
with
the
idea
that
consistent
polling
place,
signage
might
be
made
available
in
all
voting
jurisdictions
across
the
state
under
a
Creative
Commons
license
with
the
secretary's
office.
B
Another
partnership
that
will
help
us
with
this
year's
election,
which
I'm
excited
to
highlight
this
morning,
is
the
erase
the
line
program
which
is
administered
by
the
District
of
Columbia
or
to
the
Board
of
Elections.
This
program
will
collect
and
evaluate
data
about
wait
times
in
our
polling
places
that
can
give
us
meaningful
metrics
to
use
in
improving
Election
Day
logistics.
The
program
is
narrow
in
its
scope
and
methodology.
As
part
of
the
August.
B
Ninth
primary
data
teams
will
be
dispatched
to
select
precincts
to
measure
the
lines
and
wait
times
at
different
stations,
as
well
as
the
time,
if
needed,
for
election
workers
to
complete
complete
different
processes.
The
collected
data
will
be
analyzed
to
identify
clear
patterns,
system,
strengths
and
weaknesses
and
any
choke
points
in
the
process
that
could
become
problematic.
In
addition,
as
part
of
its
post-election
report,
the
DC
Board
of
Elections
team
will
identify
potential
improvements
in
our
procedures,
staffing,
pole,
layout
and
other
relevant
factors
that
could
help
our
logistics
in
future
elections
and
over
time.
B
We
expect
that
this
data
would
help
us
to
reduce
costs,
eliminate
wait
times,
provide
useful
performance
indicators
and
improve
service
to
voters.
Lester
bird,
who
is
with
the
DC
board
of
elections,
will
be
on
site
with
us
in
August
to
observe
these
data
teams,
and
his
analysis
and
observations
will
be
part
of
the
post-election
report
provided
by
the
DC
board
of
elections,
which
we
will
of
course
share
with
council.
B
Finally,
employment.
The
single
most
important
component
of
the
successful
election
is
having
the
right
staff
in
the
right
place
to
serve
voters.
Our
election
judges,
seasonal
staff
and
temporary
workers
are
literally
the
front
line
in
this
regard,
and
their
interactions
with
voters
are
key
to
determining
whether
we
have
a
successful
election.
Our
reliance
on
these
frontline
workers
cannot
be
overstated.
B
As
council
knows,
we
have
a
small
permanent
cadre
of
professional
election
administrators,
yet
by
Election
Day,
the
elections
and
voter
services
division
becomes
the
city's
single
largest
department,
bigger
than
police
fire
and
Public
Works
combined
in
a
presidential
election
year.
We
look
to
recruit,
try
manage
and
deploy
upwards
of
twenty-five
hundred
election
judges,
seasonal
staffers
and
temporary
workers.
Over
the
past
few
election
cycles,
we've
made
concerted
efforts
to
recruit
and
deploy
more
people
of
color.
We've
also
made
strides
in
recruiting
bilingual
workers
to
better
serve
voters
who
need
interpretation
assistance.
B
The
city
of
Minneapolis
has
a
workforce
of
just
under
4,000
employees.
That
means
that
the
elections
division
will
recruit,
train
and
manage
a
workforce.
That's
roughly
half
the
size
of
the
city's
permanent
workforce,
I
believe
that
presents
a
unique
opportunity
for
the
city
working
with
the
elections
division,
even
though
not
a
permanent
job
can
help
advance
the
city's
goals
related
to
equity
and
employment
by
giving
workers
meaningful
temporary
employment
that
provides
on
the
job
skill
development
networking
and
also
helps
to
build
a
resume
with
a
positive
work
history.
B
So
all
of
these
plans
and
initiatives,
I've
described
and
many
that
were
not
included
in
the
report-
are
aimed
at
thinking
outside
the
box
trying
to
develop
innovative
ways
of
serving
voters,
increasing
access
to
the
ballot
and
ensuring
a
successful
election
event.
In
some
ways,
this
can
all
be
described
as
changing
the
routine
I
spent
a
little
time
talking
about
the
importance
of
a
committed
workforce
to
achieving
a
successful
election
and
as
I
indicated,
we
have
the
challenge
of
recruiting
a
temporary
workforce
for
this
year's
elections.
B
That
is
quite
significant
and
we
have
to
do
that
in
less
than
two
hundred
twenty
three
days.
That's
a
heavy
lift
to
help
us
the
elections.
Division
partner
with
media
active
to
develop
an
election
judge,
recruitment,
video
I'm,
going
to
pause
just
a
moment
because
I
realized
I
made
a
mistake,
as
Tim
was
nodding
his
head
earlier.
B
So
we
do
have
some
people
who
helped
us
create
this
video
from
intermediate
arts
from
the
media,
active
team
and
those
two
individuals
are
Amal
flower
k
and
Aaron
Rodgers,
so
they
are
here
to
be
present
as
we
view
their
video
for
the
first
time,
media
active
is
a
team
of
teenaged
artists
that
works
out
of
intermediate
arts
and
they
work
on
professional
quality
media
projects.
These
artists
gain
valuable
real
world
experience
and
give
their
clients
high-quality
professional
results.
B
As
I
said,
we
engage
media
active
to
create
an
election
judge
video
after
several
interviews,
the
team
of
artists
conceived
of
a
compelling
storyline,
that's
centered
on
two
main
characters.
More
than
just
one
recruitment,
however,
media
active
produced
a
full-length
video,
several
shorter
versions,
as
well
as
excerpts
that
are
suitable
for
posting
on
social
media
platforms.
They
also
produced
for
us
a
series
of
still
photographs
and
other
visuals
that
can
be
optimized
as
part
of
a
comprehensive
recruitment
campaign.
B
B
So
to
a
mall
and
Aaron
were
quite
proud
of
the
results
and,
as
I
mentioned,
we
asked
for
one
video.
We
got
a
feature-length
movie,
we
have
several
shorter
versions,
we
have
videos,
we
have
posters,
we
have
pictures,
we're
adding
those
now
to
brochures
about
election,
judge,
recruitment
and
other
aspects
of
our
outreach
campaign.
So
we're
quite
happy
with
the
results
that
we
got
and
very
appreciative
of
that
before
we
finish
the
actions
that
were
requesting,
even
though
we
did
present
several
ideas.
Mr.
B
chair
are
two
at
this
time:
we're
asking
for
authorization
to
increase
the
number
of
precincts
and
to
make
changes
in
some
polling
place
designations
and
we're
asking
for
authorization
for
the
property
services,
division,
to
identify,
negotiate
for
and
execute
facility
lease
agreements
at
not
to
exceed
market
rates
for
up
to
four
satellite
voting
locations
for
the
general
election
in
November.
With
that
I've
concluded
my
prepared
remarks,
we're
available
to
respond
to
questions
the
committee
may
have
Thank.
A
You
mr.
carnal
take
each
one
of
those
items
one
at
a
time.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
the
presentation.
You
know
I
really
appreciate
you
breaking
up
some
of
your
endeavors
into
registration
access
and
employment.
I
appreciate
the
messaging
to
which
was
coined
on
erase
the
line.
Taking
the
battle
to
the
people.
Change
the
routine
I
know
that
didn't
happen
by
accident.
No
I
came
from
quite
a
bit
of
work
from
both
you
and
your
staff,
and
that
video
was
spectacular.
I
think
I
can
speak
for
the
whole
council
and
saying
really
tremendous
job.
A
D
Have
a
question
about
the
the
voters
guide
in
particular
and
very
excited
about
this
in
the
first
year
that
we
did
it
and
I
think
the
more
information
we
can
provide
voters
in
the
guy
better
I
understand
it
also
can't
review
it
as
some
kind
of
campaigning
tool,
but
I'm
curious.
If
we're
working
with
to
develop
that
and
if
there's
a
ballot
initiatives,
for
example,
other
information,
even
the
candidates
are
salmon.
Valid
is
one
thing,
but
sometimes
people
want
more
information.
They
need
more
information
to
understand
that
and
I'm
assuming
it
isn't
done
yet.
D
B
Chair
councilmember
Gordon
and
to
give
credit
where
it's
due
you'll
recall
that
as
the
chair
of
the
elections
committee
on
2013,
this
was
one
of
your
ideas
to
put
out
a
voter
guide
and
I
know
you
push
long
and
hard
for
and
and
I
was
resistant
and
then
found
out
afterwards
that
it
was
a
huge
success
to
voters
and
at
that
time,
of
course,
we
cannot
put
information.
Internet
would
be
deemed
to
be
political
or
supportive
of
any
candidate
or
question
on
the
ballot.
B
So
what
we
try
and
do
is
adopt
a
very
neutral,
factual
perspective.
These
are
the
races
that
are
on
the
ballot.
These
are
the
questions
on
the
ballot:
here's
where
to
vote,
here's
how
to
vote
very
technical
details,
and
then
we
connect
voters
to
if
you
want
more
information,
see
the
Secretary
of
State's
website.
The
Secretary
of
State
is
allowed
to
post
links
to
candidate
websites
and
other
types
of
information.
B
We
are
prohibited
from
doing
that,
so
we
use
the
tools
within
the
law
that
we
can
to
promote
awareness
to
promote
awareness
about
dates,
key
timelines,
what's
going
to
be
on
the
ballot,
a
sample
ballot
where
to
go
vote
in
your
neighborhood.
If
you
choose
to
vote
on
Election
Day,
if
you
choose
to
vote
early-
and
we
hope
that
many
will
it
talks
about
the
ways
in
which
to
do
that
effectively
and
successfully.
D
B
Mr.
chair
absolutely
come
from
correct:
not
only
would
we
have
the
voter
guide,
which
would
be
printed
and
delivered
to
each
household,
but
in
addition,
our
websites
been
designed
to
provide
a
sort
of
voter
guide,
I'm
a
step-by-step
process
where
you
can
enter
your
address.
Lookup
your
polling
location,
find
your
sample
ballot,
download
and
print
your
sample
ballot
and
again
take
that
sample
ballot
as
a
practice
ballot
to
the
polling
place
to
help
expo
at
the
time
you
spend
in
line
and
the
time
you
spend
in
the
voting
booth,
Thank.
E
You
councilmember
Quincy,
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
have
a
couple
of
quick
things.
One
is
about
when
we're
talking
about
the
outreach
as
we're
getting
more
people
registered.
Is
there
a
relationship
with
kids
voting
Minneapolis
that
you
could
elaborate
on
or
we're
using
all
of
those
opportunities
within
the
school
districts.
B
Mr.
chair
councilmember
Quincy
as
a
longtime
supporter
and
advocate
of
kids
voting
I'm,
not
surprised.
You
would
raise
this
question
and
you
won't
be
surprised
when
I
say.
Yes,
we
are
working
with
kids
voting
and
we
do
every
year.
Could
that
partnership
Bay
strengthen
absolutely
and
will
that
be
something
we
explore
as
part
of
this
outreach
program
this
year?
Yes,
so
count
on
us
to
connect
back
with
you
on
our
success
in
that
regard,
I.
E
Look
forward
to
that
and,
finally,
just
a
clarification.
Mr.
chair,
this
is
going
through
this
cycle.
It
are
we
going
to
look
at
this
on
Friday
councilmember
crisis,
a
direct
I'm,
obviously
very
supportive
of
these
actions.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
there
wasn't
an
opportunity
because
of
for
the
calendar
to
refer
this
to
ways
it
means.
So
if
we
could
talk
to
these
two
items
as
we're
serving
as
kind
of
quasi
Ways
and
Means
Committee,
what
are
the
financial
implications
and
budgetary
considerations
on
mr.
B
Chair
very
good
points
and
to
that
question,
or
to
that
point
we
do
have
Greg
okie
the
director
of
property
services
with
us.
We
have
connected
with
him
on
these
opportunities
and
you'll
note
that
the
wording
of
the
motion
that
we've
presented
is
very
carefully
done.
It's
actually
mr.
go
Keys
recommended
language.
It
sort
of
empowers
mr.
goji
to
under
his
authority,
pursue
opportunities
within
existing
authority
delegated
to
him
by
the
council.
He
can
speak
to
that
more
concretely
or
specifically,
as
that
issue
is
before
the
council.
So.
E
B
Cherry
this
is
not
a
budgeted
item.
It
was
not
anticipated
as
we
prepared
the
budget
last
year.
We
did,
however,
last
year
have
the
idea
of
doing
more
voter
outreach
and
one
of
the
ideas
we
had.
What
came
to
be
known
affectionately
by
the
team
of
the
vote
vote
was
a
mobile
command
vehicle
that
could
travel
throughout
the
city
and
take
the
ballot
to
the
people,
and
we
were
very
excited
about
the
opportunity
to
do
this.
B
However,
in
checking
with
the
Secretary
of
State's
office,
we
learned
that
no,
in
fact,
we
couldn't
use
that
under
existing
law.
If
you
have
satellite
locations,
they
must
be
open
in
all
the
same
places
on
all
the
same
dates
at
all
the
same
time.
So
the
idea
of
taking
a
vehicle
throughout
the
community
would
have
violated
the
state
statute.
B
So
that's
what
we
had
presuppose
when
we
were
building
this
model
into
the
budget
that
got
killed
as
a
result
of
our
understanding
of
the
law,
and
so
we
responded
to
that
by
saying:
okay
change
that
pivot.
How
do
we
continue
to
take
the
bow
to
the
people,
but
do
it
in
a
way
that
allows
us
to
comply
with
the
law
and
that's
where
we
settled
on
the
idea
of
satellite
locations?
B
E
Well,
I'm
assuming
before
we
actually
sign
those
leases
will
have
an
opportunity
to
review
some
of
the
more
financial
in-depth.
But
I
think
the
underlying
motion
here
is
authorizing
the
staff
to
identify
those
sites
and
to
negotiate
next
few
facilities.
So
I
know
that
there's
a
built-in
but
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
them.
Obviously
carefully.
We
don't
want
to
spend
money,
we
don't
have,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
funding
these
actions.
So
thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
F
You
mr.
chair
I
just
want
to
say
how
helpful
it's
been
to
work
with
Tim,
Schwartz
and
Casey
staff
I'm
in
one
of
the
wards,
where
there
are
seven
precinct
boundaries
changing,
and
that
seems
like
a
lot,
but
we
knew
we
needed
to
add
in
two
precincts
and
so,
instead
of
just
you
know,
roughing
them
in
and
doing
as
little
changing
as
possible.
I
just
want
to
say:
Tim
took
a
really
thoughtful
approach
to
this.
Well,
the
map
looks
like
total
chaos
and
southwest
Minneapolis.
F
A
B
Chair,
thank
you
for
that
opportunity.
Ms
walker
rohit.
The
director
of
Elections,
couldn't
be
with
us
this
morning
because
she
is
participating
in
an
event
where
she
was
invited
by
the
elections.
Assistance
Commission,
the
federal
level
US
elections
can
commissioning
invited
her
to
participate
in
a
series
of
videos
that
they're
doing
about
best
practices
and
elections
administration.
So
she
is
representing
the
city
very
prominently
at
the
federal
level
to
talk
about
the
excellent
work
we're
doing
here
in
Minneapolis
to
be
recognized
for
best
practices
in
elections,
administration
across
the
United
States.
Oh.
A
Thank
you,
mr.
Karl,
please
send
my
congratulations
to
grace
and
and
without
a
doubt,
our
elections
department
and
we
collectively
are
gaining
quite
a
bit
of
recognition
from
the
lot
of
the
work
we're
doing
whether
it
was
voter
registration
or
the
satellite
precincts
or
the
attention
to
some
of
these
election
judges
and
expanding
our
sort
of
diverse
workforce
I
think
it's
really
critical
and,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
we
just
got
a
call
from
someone
from
the
Ohio
City
cap,
Columbus
Ohio,
City
Council
the
other
day
that
was
saying
that
we
were
a
beacon.
A
You
all
are
a
vegan.
So
congratulations
on
that
it's
you're
doing
some
tremendous
work,
seeing
that
there
are
no
further
questions.
The
only
action
required
for
this
particular
issue
is
to
receive
and
file
so
I'll,
just
direct
the
clerk
to
do
so.
Moving
on
to
item
number
two,
which
is
a
passage
of
I,
will
move
the
passage
of
the
resolution
approving
the
final
list
of
precincts
and
polling
places
for
using
the
2016
presidential
primary
and
general
elections
in
Minneapolis.
There
are
seven
new
precincts,
including
locations
in
wards
to
9,
10,
12
and
13.
A
A
This
is
a
really
big
deal
so
last
year
we
expanded
early
voting
opportunities
and
this
year,
in
addition
to
that
expansion,
we're
literally
bringing
the
precincts
to
the
voters,
I
think
it's
a
this
is
a
wonderful
new
endeavor.
That
I
think
will
have
a
tremendous
impact
and
I
see
mr.
Carl
you're
up.
You
have
something
to
add
Thank.
B
You
mr.
chair
for
those
remarks,
I
was
only
going
to
suggest
because
we
didn't
have
the
opportunity
or
we
could
but
have
not
planned
to
go
through
ways
and
means
having
mr.
goki
here
to
answer
any
specific
questions.
This
might
be
a
good
time
for
him
to
talk
about
the
process
and
his
existing
authority.
If
he
wanted
to
address
those
Thank.
A
You
mr.
Carla
I
do
know
that
you've
worked
extensively
with
both
finance
and
property
services.
I
know
mr.
go
Keys
been
intrinsically
involved,
so
you've
got
dotted
the
I's
and
cross
the
t's.
Any
questions
for
mr.
goki
nope
well
I'll
go
ahead
and
move
that
motion
all
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
say
no,
and
that
motion
passes
and
seeing
that
there
are
no
further
actions
before
us.
I
want
to
give
a
huge
thank
you
to
all
of
our
staff
and
the
work
that
all
of
you
have
done
it.
It's
you.