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From YouTube: October 17, 2018 Elections & Rules Committee
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Minneapolis Elections & Rules Committee Meeting
A
Fletcher
sorry
total
brain
freezes
and
Gordon
let
the
record
reflect.
We
have
quorum.
Colleagues,
we
have
two
items
on
the
agenda
today.
First,
we
have
some
proposed
changes
to
the
city's
code
of
ethics,
which
is
the
subject
of
the
public
hearing.
Second,
we
will
receive
the
report
on
final
plans
and
preparations
for
the
2018
gubernatorial
elections,
and
so
the
first
item
today
is
for
the
ethics
and
government
ordinance.
C
Morning,
chair
Allison
and
members
of
the
committee,
it
Susan
Trammell
here
at
City
ethics
officer
and
I'm
pleased
to
bring
forward
to
you
for
your
consideration.
Some
proposed
changes
to
the
Minneapolis
ethics
and
government
code,
the
changes
that
are
before
you
today.
The
impetus
comes
from
state
legislature.
In
the
last
legislative
session,
the
Minnesota
State
Legislature
made
changes
to
this
statement
of
economic
interest
statute
because
of
those
changes,
changes
were
necessitated
in
our
statement
of
economic
interest
provision
taking
advantage
of
those
state
legislative
changes.
C
We
made
a
number
of
simplifications
to
the
statute
of
the
statement
of
economic
interests
ordinance.
We
just
referred
directly
to
the
state
statute
and
took
out
additional
requirements
would
have
which
all
would
have
needed
changing
to
conform
with
state
law,
and
then
we
also
added
a
provision
delegating
duties
to
making
sure
that
in
the
city
this
process
happens
and
it
happens
in
compliance
with
state
law.
C
There
are
a
few
changes
that
given
our
movement
to
conform
with
state
law,
you
no
longer
need
to
report
loans
and
in
my
12
years
as
ethics
officer,
we've
only
had
two
people
report
loans
in
that
time,
and
they
were
both
reporting
loans
that
need
not
be
reported.
So
one
was
reporting
their
home
mortgage
and
one
was
reporting
student
loans.
So
neither
of
those
needed
to
be
reported.
We
don't
think
that
we
are
lessening
our
ordinance
and
changing
the
manner
in
which
we
do
the
reporting.
C
The
other
change
is
that
there
no
longer
will
be
reporting
of
the
financial
interest
of
your
spouse
or
domestic
partner.
We
in
ethics
board
has
discussed
this
and
they
do
not
believe
that
that
will
also
lessen
the
ordinance,
because
we
still
have
some
disclosures
that
would
be
required
when
the
financial
interest
of
a
spouse
or
domestic
partner
come
up
in
city
business.
So
those
are
the
changes
that
are
being
made.
The
statement
of
economic
interest
ordinance
at
the
same
time,
this
state
legislature
added
a
definition
for
financial
interest
in
its
conflict
of
interest
statute.
C
We
also
adopted
that
definition
and
made
corresponding
changes
to
our
conflict
of
interest
ordinance.
The
changes
which
look
like
quite
a
few
in
our
conflict
of
interest
ordinance
are
actually
not
as
extensive
as
they
look
on
the
front
page
of
the
ordinance.
A
lot
of
the
definitions
that
were
in
there
were
moved
to
the
definition
section
and
some
of
which
had
definitions
already,
and
they
were
conflicting
in
the
language
between
the
section
of
conflict
of
interest
ordinance
and
the
definition
section.
So
we've
cleaned
that
up.
So
now
all
the
definitions
are
in
this.
C
We
have
left
the
disclosures,
though,
for
when
the
relative
has
a
financial
interest.
So
if
you
have
a
relative
with
a
financial
interest,
there
are
still
some
disclosures,
but
it
doesn't
rise
to
the
level
of
your
financial
conflict
of
interest.
This
will
simplify
the
reporting.
You
know
the
use
of
the
state
form
for
financial
conflicts
of
interests
and
the
use
of
the
city
form
for
the
relative
conflict
potential
conflicts
of
interests,
so
those
are
the
main
changes.
C
A
D
D
D
D
C
D
D
C
A
D
B
D
Have
to
be
to
close
disclosed
yeah
I'd
rather
find
an
example
that
doesn't
violate
federal
law.
I
was
assuming,
along
between
friends,
wouldn't
necessarily
violate
federal
law.
So
I
pretend
it's
my
neighbor
and
my
friend
my
cousin
I,
don't
know
so
I
would
have
to
disclose
it
now.
So
everybody
could
see
you
later
that
oh
this
property
owner
in
Minneapolis
had
loaned
somebody
a
bunch
of
money,
mm-hmm
and
and
under
the
new
rules
we
won't
have
to
disclose
that
Cheryl.
C
C
C
D
The
reasoning
I
just
wanted
clarity
for
everybody,
because
it
wasn't
really
and
if
a
matter
came
up
before
the
council
or
the
Planning
Commission
and
let's
say
they
had
got
a
loan
from
somebody
who
had
a
development
project
or
maybe
a
rental
license.
Revocation
liquor
license
some
kind
of
business
before
the
city.
Would
we
be
required
to
disclose
that
we
had
a
loan
from
that
person.
A
B
You,
mr.
chair
I,
don't
know
that
there's
a
choice
to
not
do
this,
but
you
need
to
be
consistent
with
the
state.
Can
you
tell
us
that
there
will
be
additional
transparency
in
awesome
doing
this
in
parallel
with
the
state,
for
example,
will
people
be
able
to
more
readily
when
they
need
to
go
and
look
at
it?
You
are
statements
of
economic
interest.
Is
there
any
enhanced
capability
that
we
have
in
mimicking
how
the
state
does
it
today,
I'm.
C
Sure
Allison
comes
from
Palmisano,
the
changes
in
transparency
will
be
unnoticeable.
The
forms
will
still
be
filed
with
the
city
clerk
and
audited
by
the
office.
Minnesota
campaign
finance
board,
and
they
are
the
ones
who
developed
the
form.
So
there's
no
change
in
access
from
any
of
these
changes.
They're
still
public.
Everyone
who
wants
to
see
your
statement
of
economic
interest
form
can
still
request
it.
B
If
I
may,
most
of
these
changes
are
good,
they're
definitional.
They
include
the
roles
and
responsibilities
of
you
or
ethics
officer.
They
do
want
to
question
why
the
city
would
weaken
overall
our
disclosure
requirements
to
track
more
closely
with
the
state
when
the
state
requirements
receive
some
pretty
bad
ratings
from
national
organizations.
B
B
He
didn't
need
to
disclose
it,
and
so
my
question
to
you
is
in
our
ordinance
here
before
you
today.
Does
that
it
does.
Would
something
like
that
be
required,
not
that
I
think
that
it's
happening
or
ever
has
in
our
city
government,
but
I
believe
they're,
the
in
the
state
legislature
ordinance.
There
is
something
that
refers
to
being
paid
by
an
association
and
I'm
wondering
if
that
also
would
include
whether
a
person
an
individual
is
paying.
C
There
have
been
situations
in
the
past
where
an
individual
has
received
money
in
their
individual
capacity
and
did
not
disclose,
and
that
rationale
that
at
the
city
was
that
it
wasn't
in
meeting
the
definition
of
associated
business
under
our
ordinance,
which
is
the
same
definition
as
of
state
law
always
has
been.
There
has
been
language
in
the
statement
of
economic
interest
manual
that
has
been
published
by
the
Minnesota
Campaign
Finance
Board
about.
C
If
you
receive
more
than
two
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
in
any
month,
that's
income
to
be
disclosed,
and
so
my
position
and
that
of
the
Ethics
Board,
is
that
even
though
it's
not
your
associated
business,
it
should
still
be
disclosed
because
you've
received
that
as
income
in
a
month.
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank.
E
F
Traitor
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
went
to
a
lot
of
the
concerns
of
a
council
member
promise.
I
know
that
we
do
have
a
ranking,
that's
pretty
low
on
this.
That
said,
you
know,
I,
think
the
the
balance
I
will
be
supporting
this
I
think
the
balance
of
the
administrative
burden
that
the
city
would
be
under
that
it
places
with
being
out
of
compliance
with
what's
going
on
at
the
state,
is
overshadowed
by
you
know
what
we
would
actually
gain
by
having
stricter
laws
here
then
that's
at
the
city
I.
F
They
have
a
history
where
they've
had
specific
scandals
that
those
laws
responded
to
I
mean
I'd,
urge
the
state
to
work
proactively
and
have
stricter
laws
around
transparency
and
disclosure,
but,
as
I
see
it
right
now,
these
changes
were
responding
to
a
history
that
we
have
and
trying
to
balance
that
with
what
we
would
actually
gain
with
the
kind
of
the
administrative
burden
that
we'd
face.
I.
C
Appreciate
I
have
been
working
with
the
Minnesota
Campaign
Finance
Board
and
have
been
in
discussions
with
them
and
encouraging
them
to
encourage
their
board
members
to
pursue
strengthening
of
their
statutes.
So
those
discussions
are
ongoing.
Sometimes
things
take
longer
than
we
wish,
but
certainly
we'll
keep
an
eye
on
those
potential
changes
and
be
supportive
of
them.
Should
they
come
up
at
the
legislature.
A
D
Well,
I
can
appreciate
that
we
want
to
align
our
our
forms
and
make
it
more
efficient
here.
I
do
worry
a
little
bit
about
looking
at
the
state
legislature
to
help
set.
What
we
think
are
our
standards
that
we
should
always
be
following
and
I
actually
think
it
was
helpful
that
we
had
to
think
at
least
when
we're
filling
out
our
form.
Okay,
do
I
have
any
personal
loans
or
the
loans
that
are
like
that.
That
I
should
disclose.
It
probably
also
would
help
people
think
about.
D
Oh,
maybe
I
shouldn't
be
like
seeking
those
you're
taking
those
if
I'm
not
willing
to
share
them
broadly
with
the
public.
I
also
thought
it
was
really
helpful
to
be
able
to
to
to
say
and
have
people
have
access
to
where
our
spouses
were
working
so
that
they
could
also
understand.
Oh,
there
could
be
some
kind
of
conflict
of
interest
related
there.
So
these
changes
do
worry
me
a
little
bit
that
it's
going
to
either
help
somebody
make
a
mistake
to
not
disclose
something
at
the
right
time.
D
It's
not
as
clear
and
simple
when
it's
on
your
statement
of
financial
interests,
where
we
list
the
properties
that
we
own
and
the
other
things
to
be
put
down,
so
people
can
find
him
so
I.
Don't
really
necessarily
want
to
have
any
amendments
to
propose
or
stand
in
the
way
of
this,
but
it's
I
think
it's
it's
unfortunate.
I
actually
thought
we
didn't
necessarily
go
far
enough
in
other
directions.
D
You
know
gifts
and
things
can
be
done
for
our
family
members.
That
could
be
have
the
appearance
that
we
might
be
also
benefiting
from
those
and
they're
allowed,
and
certainly
they're
allowed
at
the
state
level
and
they're
allowed
at
this
level.
I
also
think
I
have
a
little
bit
different
kind
of
expectations
about
elected
officials
and
what
we
should
be
doing
and
and
other
people
in
the
city
so
and
I
know
that
our
statement
is
similar,
so
I
guess
I,
with
some
reluctance
willing
to
go
along
with
this.
D
Oh,
you
know,
danger
I'm,
not
gonna,
go
here,
and
hopefully
we'll
still
be
doing
that
and
trying
to
do
that.
Actually,
a
lot
of
those
mistakes
were
made
before
there
was
even
an
ethics
code.
So
hopefully
we
still
have
a
strong
ethics
code,
so
people
will
be
thinking
twice
before
they
make
some
bad
decisions.
A
G
You
mr.
chair,
you
know,
I'll
be
supporting
the
changes
today,
which
I
think
are
reasonable
for
the
reasons
that
people
have
talked
about.
I
do
want
to
just
take
a
moment
to
note
that
this
is
in
a
context
of
a
city
that
takes
ethics
very
seriously
and
the
ethics
training
that
we
all
went
through
together.
G
At
the
beginning
of
this
term,
I
thought
was
a
really
good
opportunity
for
council
members
to
be
reminded
of
the
rules
that
we
must
follow,
and
also
the
resources
that
are
available
to
us
and
I've
always
found
it
so
helpful
to
be
able
to
pick
up
the
phone
or
email
and
ask
our
ethics
officer.
Questions
I
think
that's
kind
of
a
critical
piece
that
came
out
of
our
very
long
ethics
training
again
for
me
was
that
you
should
always
ask
first,
and
our
intention
is
to
always
be
following
that.
G
Most
you
know
standards
of
ethics,
but
to
just
remind
ourselves
to
pick
up
the
phone
and
ask
our
ethics
officer.
You
know
I've
been
invited
to
do
this
thing.
Is
this
in
line
with
our
rules
or
even
questions
about
our
family
members,
our
spouses
and
and
I?
Think
again,
you
know,
holding
ourselves
to
that
standard
is
really
important
and
I
think
we
have
the
tools
in
place
that
we
need
as
a
city
to
make
sure
that
that
keeps
happening.
A
Thank
you
and
with
that
I
will
move
to
approve
the
changes
proposed
to
the
ethics
in
government
ordinance
as
presented
by
staff.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
and
the
ordinance
will
be
forwarded
to
the
committee's
recommendation
to
approve
for
the
full
City
Council
at
its
regular
meeting
this
Friday.
A
H
Good
morning,
mr.
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
as
noted,
my
name
is
Casey
Carl
and
I
have
the
privilege
of
serving
as
the
city
clerk
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
on
behalf
of
the
elections
and
voter
services
team,
many
of
whom
are
with
me
here
in
the
chamber
I'm
here
to
present
a
report
on
the
final
plans
and
preparations
for
the
2018
gubernatorial
general
election.
H
H
This
first
slide
captures
the
major
dates
that
remain
in
this
year's
election.
Of
course,
as
provided
by
state
law,
Election
Day
itself
will
be
on
the
first
Tuesday
following
the
second
Monday
in
November
this
year.
That
means
all
polls
we
open
to
serve
voters
on
Tuesday
November,
6
from
7
a.m.
to
8
p.m.
prior.
To
that
time.
Of
course,
we
continue
to
welcome
voters
at
our
early
vote.
H
Center
located
just
one
block
northwest
of
us
here
in
downtown
Minneapolis
and
of
course
we
continue
to
expedite
service
to
voters
who
choose
to
vote
by
mail
during
the
46
day,
absentee
balloting
period
that
runs
through
5:00
p.m.
on
Monday
November
5.
For
those
voters
who
do
choose
to
take
advantage
of
the
vote
by
mail
option.
We
strongly
encourage
that
completed.
Ballots
be
put
back
in
the
mail
to
us
by
no
later
than
October
30th,
just
to
assure
a
sufficient
period
of
time
to
have
that
ballot
returned
with
here
at
City,
Hall.
H
So
to
review
for
those
who
may
be
monitoring
from
home,
voters
can
continue
to
exercise
their
option
of
voting
early
in-person
at
the
city's
early
vote,
Center
located
at
2,
1,
7
3rd
Avenue
South,
now
through
Monday
November
5th
in
the
final
two
weeks,
starting
next
Monday
October
22.
The
early
vote
center
will
be
extending
its
in-person
service
hours
from
7
a.m.
to
6
p.m.
Monday
through
Friday
and
adding
weekend
hours
as
well.
H
Direct
balloting
runs
October
30th
to
November
5th
and
the
final
7
days
of
early
in-person
voting
and
in
an
effort
to
expand
access.
The
city
has
planned
to
open
three
additional
early
vote,
centers
to
take
the
ballot
out
into
the
community.
All
four
early
vote
centers
will
be
operating
on
those
extended
hours.
I
mentioned
to
give
greater
opportunity
to
voters
who
wish
to
cast
their
ballots
in
person
before
Election
Day
EVs
continues
to
receive
and
respond
to
requests
for
absentee
mail
ballots.
H
Therefore,
we
urge
voters
who
choose
to
use
vote
by
mail
to
put
their
completed
ballot
back
in
the
mail
to
us
by
October
30th
and,
of
course,
we
look
forward
to
welcoming
voters
to
the
polls
on
Tuesday
November
6
for
the
big
show
between
the
hours
of
7
a.m.
and
8
p.m.
the
about
these
three
methods
of
voting,
our
public
service
hours
and
locations
of
our
early
vote,
centers
and
all
of
our
polling
places
are
available
from
the
elections
website
at
vote.
Dot,
minneapolis
MN
gov.
H
This
year's
primary
set
new
records
for
participation
as
reflected
on
this
slide
and,
as
you
can
see,
Minneapolis
experienced
the
highest
turnout
for
a
primary
this
year
since
1968.
That's
a
50-year
record
the
level
of
participation.
This
past
August
was
so
high,
in
fact
that
it
was
on
par
with
what
we
would
normally
anticipate
for
the
midterm
general
election
in
November,
not
the
primary
leading
to
the
general
election
in
November,
nationally.
H
Since
1994,
here
in
Minneapolis,
we
experienced
a
35
percent
total
voter
turnout
for
our
primary
that
reflected,
as
shown
in
the
slide
one
hundred
one
thousand
two
hundred
sixty-six
ballots
being
cast
and
again,
as
shown
on
the
slide,
it
completely
blows
away.
Our
prior
turnout
records
from
years
clear
back
to
1968,
and
the
only
reason
that
we
stopped
at
1968
is
that
was
the
farthest
year
back.
We
had
electronic
data
available,
so
it's
highly
possible.
H
This
is
the
record
for
even
more
years
beyond
that,
but
certainly
over
the
last
50
years,
this
year's
primary
had
the
highest
level
of
participation
setting
a
new
record,
regardless
of
whether
that
was
for
a
presidential
or
a
midterm
election.
As
of
this
past
Thursday
October
11,
the
Secretary
of
State's
office,
reported
that
a
total
of
223
thousand
six
hundred
eighty-eight
absentee
ballots
had
been
issued
across
the
state
and
that
of
that
total
eighty-five
thousand
438
completed
ballots
have
already
been
returned
and
accepted
by
local
election
officials.
H
That
is
three
times
the
total
number
of
voters
who
voted
by
this
same
point
in
time
in
the
2014
midterm
election
again
that
reflects
an
increase
of
209
percent
between
the
last
midterm
2014
and
this
year,
and
it's
nearly
on
par
with
the
2016
tally.
In
fact,
we're
only
about
15
thousand
ballots
short
right
now.
The
total
of
the
total
level
of
absentee
ballots
turned
in
for
the
2016
presidential
election.
H
So,
as
numerous
reports
have
already
indicated,
this
all
points
to
a
potential
for
a
very
strong
midterm
turnout
in
November,
and
while
analysts
continue
to
monitor
turn
out
the
other
election
issue
that
has
dominated
national
news
is
security,
cyberattacks
and
the
threat
of
interference
in
the
upcoming
election
fact.
We
just
got
a
report
this
morning
from
our
colleagues
at
the
DHS
about
a
potential
attack,
so
the
Center
for
American
Progress
in
a
report
entitled
defending
Americans
elections,
great
in
all
50
states
on
the
status
of
their
respective
preparations
for
securing
the
election.
H
This
slide
shows
the
grades
assessed
for
each
state
based
on
a
number
of
factors.
Those
factors
included
the
minimum
cybersecurity
standards
for
a
centralized
voter
registration
system,
the
certification
requirements
for
voting
systems
that
are
used,
standardized,
pre,
election
testing
of
systems
and
equipment.
The
use
of
voter
verified
paper
ballots,
verifiable
ballot,
accounting
and
reconciliation
procedures
and
post
election
audits
that
evaluate
the
accuracy
of
the
tabulation
systems.
Unfortunately,
not
a
single
state
in
the
Union
scored
an
A
in
this
evaluation.
H
However,
nine
of
the
50
states
did
receive
a
score
of
B
and
I'm
happy
to
report
that
Minnesota
was
among
these
top
ranked
states,
though
not
perfect.
Minnesota's
high
grade
reflects
the
fact
that,
across
all
of
these
categories,
the
state
adheres
to
several
important
minimum
cybersecurity
best
practices.
It
uses
voter
verifiable
paper,
ballots
and
mandates
pre-election
testing
of
all
voting
systems
and
equipment
prior
to
every
election.
H
Another
area
where
Minnesota
was
recognized
as
a
standout
amongst
all
states
was
the
fact
that
it
mandates
that
all
of
our
electronic
voting
systems
be
compliant
with
the
voluntary
voting
system
guidelines
promulgated
by
the
United
state's
elections,
assistance
Commission,
recognizing
that
the
security
of
elections
is
an
issue
of
vital
national
interest.
The
US
Department
of
National
Homeland
Security
took
the
unusual
step
of
designating
election
in
infrastructure
as
part
of
the
nation's
critical
infrastructure.
H
The
federal
designation
from
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
opens
access
to
a
number
of
important
resources,
providing
continuous
monitoring
incident
management
and
response
and
best
practices
that
relate
to
identifying,
assessing
mitigating
and
countering
potential
or
actual
threats
to
the
nation's
election
infrastructure.
In
this
regard,
Hennepin
County
is
the
only
jurisdiction
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
that
completed
a
cyber
resiliency
review
and
vulnerability
test,
which
was
conducted
by
a
team
from
the
Homeland
Security
Department.
H
H
Included
among
these
factors
in
Minnesota
is
the
fact
that
we
offer
voters
the
benefit
of
same-day
registration,
in
fact,
because
Minnesota
provides
the
opportunity
for
voters
to
register
at
the
polls
and
vote
on
the
same
day.
It
was
one
of
a
handful
of
states
that
not
subject
to
the
federal
requirement
for
provisional
ballot
under
the
help
America
Vote
Act
of
2002,
like
almost
all
states,
however
Minnesota
does
require
voters
to
be
registered
in
order
to
be
issued
an
official
ballot
only
North
Dakota
does
not
require
its
voters
to
be
registered
in
Minnesota.
H
Voter
registration
is
managed
through
a
centralized
database.
That's
maintained
by
the
Secretary
of
State
by
cross-checking
registration
data
against
eligibility
criteria.
Election
officials
help
to
protect
the
integrity
of
each
election.
Minnesota
also
is
one
of
only
24
states
that
participate
in
the
electronic
registration
information
center,
er
IC
known
as
Eric,
which
tracks
registration
data
from
participating,
States
voter
registration
systems
in
order
to
validate
records
and
to
eliminate
duplications
across
multiple
jurisdictions.
H
In
addition
to
the
DHS
designation,
the
US
Congress
appropriated
funds
to
help
bolster
election
security
in
all
states
of
that
total
authorization
from
the
federal
level
six
point:
six
million
dollars
was
allocated
to
the
state
of
Minnesota
and
secretary
Simon
had
advocated
to
use
those
monies
to
upgrade
the
statewide
voter
registration
system,
which
is
now
more
than
fourteen
years
old.
Unfortunately,
despite
the
secretary's
best
efforts,
those
federal
funds
fell
victim
to
politics
at
the
state
legislature
and
thus
not
one.
H
Penny
of
those
funds
has
been
made
available
to
local
jurisdictions,
including
Minneapolis,
to
prepare
our
security
for
this
year's
critical
election.
Other
important
factors
in
the
security
of
Minnesota's
elections
include
the
fact
that
we
use
voter
verified
paper
ballots,
which,
if
necessary,
can
be
used
to
recreate
an
election
with
a
manual
hand,
count
process
of
all
ballots
to
validate
the
results.
It's
important
to
emphasize
that
there
is
no
such
thing
as
a
100%
secure
voting
system.
H
All
voting
systems
on
the
market
today
are
susceptible
to
tampering
and
are
vulnerable
to
hacking
and
other
forms
of
cyberattack.
That's
why
it
is
so
critical
that
other
forms
of
security
be
used
to
offset
or
to
mitigate
against
these
electronic
risks.
According
to
a
report
released
earlier
this
year
by
the
National
Academies
of
Sciences
engineering
and
medicine,
the
most
important
protection
we
can
offer
is
the
use
of
paper
ballots.
H
This
national
committee,
which
was
made
up
of
computer
science
and
cybersecurity
experts,
legal
and
election
scholars,
social
scientists
and
election
administrators,
concluded
that
no
electronic
voting
system
can
guarantee
the
secrecy,
security
and
verifiability
of
ballots
as
a
consequence.
The
committee's
recommendation
is
that
all
jurisdictions
should
use
voter
verifiable
paper
ballots
that
can
be
used
to
validate
election
results
through
a
hand.
Count
process
if
necessary
in
this
regard,
Minnesota
is
at
the
forefront
of
safe
election
administration,
because
our
state
law
mandates
that
we
use
paper-based
systems,
and
this
ensures
an
auditable
process.
H
H
Finally,
Minnesota
law
requires
logic
and
accuracy,
testing
of
all
of
our
voting
systems
and
machines
prior
to
every
election,
and
that
testing
process,
which
is
known
as
the
public
accuracy
test,
is
open
to
the
public
news,
media
candidates
and
others,
and
following
each
election,
the
state
also
requires
a
randomized
post-election
audit
that
examines
the
results
of
selected
precincts
compared
to
the
unofficial
results
produced
by
our
voting
equipment.
These
tests
and
post
audits
also
help
ensure
the
integrity
of
every
election
and
they
help
to
solidify
voter
confidence
in
the
accuracy
of
our
elections
in
Minnesota.
H
We
can
now
add
that
these
processes
also
help
protect
our
elections
from
outside
influence
in
forms
of
attack
and
in
Minneapolis.
The
elections
and
voter
services.
Division
has
developed
a
very
thorough
set
of
procedures
that
relate
to
chain
of
custody,
which
support
and
enhance
these
statewide
security
measures.
So,
for
example,
in
Minneapolis,
all
of
our
printed
ballot
quantities
are
verified.
They
elected
by
election
judges.
Twice
all
ballots
are
retained
in
a
secured
vault
at
all
times,
prior
to
and
after
election
day
and
access
to
that,
vault
is
tightly
restricted.
H
All
voting
machines,
including
our
assistive
voting
devices,
are
tested
and
verified
at
least
twice
and
then
certified
for
accuracy
as
part
of
that
state
mandated
public
accuracy
test
before
every
election.
The
transfer
of
ballots
follows
strict
standards
that
require
a
minimum
of
two
individuals
at
all
times,
as
well
as
written
acknowledgments
for
any
transfer
of
ballot
or
vote
data
between
jurisdictions
and
our
ballot.
H
As
already
noted,
early
voting
has
been
significant,
both
for
this
year's
primary
and
headed
into
the
agenda
member
general
election.
The
46
day,
absentee
balloting
period,
opened
on
Friday,
September
21
and
it
will
close
at
5:00
p.m.
on
Monday
November
5.
On
the
first
day
of
early
voting,
we
served
more
than
10,000
voters.
119
of
those
were
voters
who
cast
their
ballots
in
person
at
the
early
vote
center,
whereas
in
Prior
elections
the
turnout
had
shown
an
increase
in
in-person
early
voting
and
we've
seen
that
ramp
up
year
after
year
this
year,
bucked
that
trend.
H
H
Through
this
past
Friday
October
12,
as
you
can
see,
as
of
this
past
Friday
EVs
had
accepted
7,000
458,
completed
official
ballots
and
I
can
share
now
that
the
number
has
increased
to
9000
318
as
of
5:00
p.m.
last
night,
based
on
the
city's
pre
registered
voter
population
from
January
this
past
year
or
the
end
this
year.
H
This
reflects
approximately
a
four
percent
turnout,
thus
far
with
twenty
days
remaining
until
Election
Day
I'm,
very
proud
of
the
incredible
work
that
our
early
vote
center
teams
have
done,
and
they
provide
the
best
voter
service
possible
for
those
who
choose
to
vote
early
in
person
or
by
mail.
As
media
outlets
have
been
reporting
this
past
week,
the
rush
of
absentee
voters
this
year
has
exceeded
what
would
normally
be
anticipated
for
a
midterm
election.
The
numbers
of
absentee
voters
we've
seen
as
far
as
more
typical
as
I
said,
of
a
presidential
election.
H
So
that's
what
election
administrators
have
been
doing
across
the
state
and
here
in
Minneapolis,
adjusting
our
plans
to
align
our
resource
requirements
for
a
presidential
election
right
now.
Hennepin
County,
which
includes
Minneapolis,
is
on
track
to
surpass
the
total
number
of
absentee
votes
cast
in
the
2016
presidential
election
and,
as
I
said,
this,
increased
turnout
is
being
experienced
across
the
entire
state
right
now,
in
Minnesota,
voters
have
already
cast
triple
the
number
of
absentee
ballots,
as
they
did
in
the
mid
term
of
2014.
H
This
slide
shows
the
final
two
weeks
Treach
into
election
day
and
I'll.
Note
that
EVs
plans
to
extend
its
in-person
service
hours.
This
extension
of
service
hours
is
consistent
with
policy
direction
from
Council
the
last
term,
consistent
with
that
direction,
and
starting
just
next
Monday
on
October
22.
The
early
vote
center
will
be
open
weekdays
from
7
a.m.
to
6
p.m.
just
by
adjusting
our
weekday
hours.
This
little
bit
EVs
will
be
offering
a
total
of
125
additional
hours
over
the
course
of
the
final
two
weeks
to
accommodate
in-person
voters
at
our
early
vote.
H
Centers
under
state
law
election
office
must
be
open
to
serve
voters
from
10
a.m.
to
3
p.m.
on
the
Saturday
just
prior
to
Election
Day
this
year.
That's
November
3,
but
thanks
to
the
support
of
the
mayor
and
council,
Minneapolis
exceeds
those
required
hours
by
actually
offering
Saturday
in-person
service
hours
on
both
Saturdays
that
lead
into
Election
Day,
that's
October,
27
and
November
3,
and
we
offer
hours
from
9:00
a.m.
until
4:00
p.m.
H
for
a
total
of
14
hours
of
service
for
her
early
voters,
and
we
will
once
again
have
in-person
service
hours
on
both
Sundays
October
28th
and
November,
4th
from
12:00
noon
to
5:00
p.m.
which
adds
ten
more
service
hours
to
accommodate
early
voters.
These
extended
hours
mean
that
Minneapolis
offers
its
voters
a
total
of
144
service
hours
for
in-person
early
voting
above
and
beyond
the
city's
regular
operating
hours
and,
in
addition
to
those
required
by
state
law.
H
The
practical
reality
of
all
those
extra
hours
means
the
Minneapolis
offers
its
voters
more
in-person
service
hours
and
access
to
the
ballot
box
than
any
other
single
jurisdiction
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
and,
as
I've
alluded
several
times
now.
In
response
to
this
councils
direction,
we
will
be
opening
three
additional
early
vote,
centers
in
conjunction
with
direct
ballet,
which
is
during
the
final
seven
days
of
early
voting,
October
30th
to
November
5th
the
operating
hours
for
those
additional
sites
will
match
those
of
our
downtown
location
which
is
shown
on
this
calendar.
H
So,
in
addition
to
the
increased
hours,
we're
now
increasing
our
locations,
all
of
which
means
Minneapolis
is
offering
the
broadest
access
possible
to
its
voters
more
than
any
other
single
jurisdiction
in
Minnesota
and
I'd
like
to
note
here
and
remind
everyone,
especially
for
those
voters
who
may
be
watching
that
early
vote
centers
are
not
open
on
Election
Day.
This
has
been
a
problem
for
us
in
the
past
on
Election
Day.
The
city
welcomes
voters
at
their
assigned
polling
places
which
reflect
the
132
precincts
in
the
city.
H
However,
early
vote
centers
are
not
open
on
Election
Day,
so
voters
should
not
plan
to
show
up
at
one
of
our
early
vote,
centers
on
Election
Day
to
cast
a
ballot
speaking
of
precincts.
This
slide
shows
how
the
city's
132
precincts
break
down
in
terms
of
the
number
of
pre
registered
voters
being
served
in
population
terms.
I
remember
that
voters
are
assigned
to
a
specific
precinct
based
on
their
residential
address.
The
slide
also
shows
that
EVs
is
planned
for
the
average
precinct
to
be
staffed
with
approximately
11
positions.
H
Throughout
election
day,
additional
staff
positions
are
allocated
and
assigned
based
on
the
population
being
served,
so
we
assign
more
judges
to
those
polling
places
based
on
specific
criteria,
unique
due
to
the
precincts
which
might
include
higher
density
areas,
the
need
for
translation
and
interpretation,
registration
specialists
or
other
kinds
of
personnel
that
are
tailored
to
the
needs.
Each
precinct,
based
on
the
significant
turnout
in
this
year's
primary,
our
initial
plans
for
the
November
general
election,
have
been
upgraded.
H
As
I
said,
we
are
now
resource
planning
on
the
power
of
a
presidential
election
and
based
on
those
terms.
We
plan
on
deploying
approximately
1,900
election
judges
to
the
polls
on
Election
Day,
not
including
our
student
judges.
To
put
that
number
into
perspective.
The
city
Enterprise
has
roughly
4,000
full-time
positions
with
1,900
election
judges.
That
means
that
elections
and
voter
services
is
challenged
with
recruiting
training
and
assigning
a
temporary
workforce
for
this
year's
election.
That's
approximately
equal
to
47
percent
of
the
city's
full-time
workforce.
H
This
flight
is
the
first
of
two
that
provides
a
high-level
analysis
of
our
election
judges.
As
council
is
aware,
it
is
a
strategic
goal
of
EVs
to
diversify
the
makeup
of
its
judge,
Corps
in
order
to
ensure
that
our
polling
places
more
closely
reflect
the
communities
that
we
are
serving
I
need
to
preface
that
both
of
these
slides
I'm
showing
reflect
data
that
is
self-reported
on
a
voluntary
basis
by
our
election
judges.
H
Not
all
judges
choose
to
participate,
so
the
data
is
not
complete
and,
of
course,
we
accept
the
data
that's
provided
to
us
as
it
is
self-reported
by
these
individuals.
With
that
caveat,
however,
it
is
not
surprising
to
us
that
the
majority
of
our
election
judges
self-identify
as
female
and
that
the
bulk
of
these
individuals
are
between
the
ages
of
55
and
higher.
H
This
slide
shows
the
results
of
self-reported
data
centered
on
race
and
ethnicity.
Clearly,
the
bulk
of
those
participating
identify
as
white
or
Caucasian
only
23
percent
of
those
participating
in
the
surveys
of
self-identified
in
category
with
the
largest
being
african-american
at
approximately
13%
I
should
note.
H
494
individuals
chose
not
to
participate
in
our
surveys
that
is
equivalent
to
about
32%
of
our
total
pool
of
judges.
So
this
data
is
significantly
skewed
if
we
present
this
and
accept
it
on
its
face.
However,
anecdotally
I
believe
these
numbers
are
not
far
off
from
the
real
target.
We
continue
to
make
efforts
and
see
some
change
year
after
year,
but
the
greatest
achievements
we've
made
in
this
respect-
and
that
is
diversifying
our
core
of
judges-
has
been
through
our
nationally
recognized
award-winning
student
election
judge
program.
H
To
me,
that's
incredible,
and
it
speaks
volumes
about
the
dedication
of
our
team,
who
administers
a
student
judge
program
as
well
as
those
students
who
participated
and
took
time
during
summer
recess
to
complete
training
and
serve
in
the
polls
for
the
August
primary
most
of
our
student
judges
return
year
after
year,
and
many
even
continue
serving
after
they've
moved
on
and
graduated
as
adult
team
judges.
Having
served
several
years
in
our
student
judge
program.
H
Moreover,
our
student
judges
give
us
much-needed
diversity
and
critical
skills
in
terms
of
secondary
languages
and
facility
with
computers
and
technology.
Last
year
we
deployed
our
electronic
poll
books
and
it
was
in
no
small
part,
a
success
due
to
the
impact
of
our
tech-savvy
younger
judges.
In
this
August
primary,
roughly
50%
of
our
students
were
bilingual
and
were
able
to
assist
voters
who
needed
interpretation,
translation
support
to
access
balance.
H
H
Just
to
name
a
few
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
our
efforts
in
voter
outreach
and
education
set
the
city
of
Minneapolis
apart
and
ahead
of
many
jurisdictions
and
that's
important,
because
we
as
a
city
have
clearly
stated
that
we
value
easy
access
to
the
ballot
for
all
eligible
voters.
In
fact,
a
core
tenant
of
our
election
judge
training
program,
which
is
communicated
to
and
shared
by
all
of
our
election
judges
is
as
follows.
We
will
do
everything
in
our
power
within
the
law
to
help
you
vote
today.
H
That's
especially
important
at
this
point
in
our
history.
We
recognize
that
the
United,
States
and
even
Minnesota
even
Minneapolis,
is
challenged
by
inequities
and
inequalities,
but
the
voting
booth
is
one
place
where
everyone
is
truly
equal.
Each
person's
vote
counts
exactly
the
same
way
and
each
vote
cast
makes
our
government
at
all
levels
a
bit
more
representative
of
the
communities
they're
supposed
to
be
serving.
H
The
more
voters
participate,
the
stronger
our
communities,
our
society
and
our
democracy
become,
and
that
is
the
impetus
of
a
voter
outreach
and
education
program.
The
centerpiece
to
our
outreach
and
communications
work
is,
of
course,
our
elections
website
shown
here.
The
website,
combined
with
our
social
media
platforms
and
able
us
to
connect
directly
with
voters
providing
important
information
about
election
dates,
timelines
voting
instructions,
helpful
resources
and
information
about
voter
rights
and
responsibilities.
H
Just
as
we
have
in
the
past
several
years,
Minneapolis
is
operating
an
early
vote
center
to
serve
those
voters,
choosing
to
cast
absentee
ballots
in
person
prior
to
Election
Day.
The
downtown
early
vote
center
shown
on
this
slide,
opened
on
September
21
and
will
remain
open
through
5:00
p.m.
on
November
5.
As
a
5
p.m.
last
night,
EVs
has
already
served
1985
in
person,
early
votes
entered
or
early
voters,
as
already
noted,
extended
hours
that
the
early
vote
Center
began.
Next
Monday
and
direct
balloting
begins
October
30th
and
runs
through
November
5th.
H
In
conjunction
with
direct
balloting,
we
will
be
opening
three
additional
early
vote
centers
as
I
mentioned
previously.
This
slide
shows
the
location
of
all
four
early
vote
centers,
including
the
existing
downtown
site.
The
other
three
sites
are
as
follows:
for
the
north,
we
will
be
located
at
the
Minneapolis
Urban
League
at
2100,
Plymouth
Avenue
north
the
east
site
will
be
located
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
Fieldhouse
at
1,800,
University
Avenue,
south
east
and
the
south
sight
will
be
located
at
the
Regents
Assembly
church
at
8,
1
0,
West
31st
Street.
H
Over
the
past
several
years,
EVs
has
hired
seasonal
teams
of
outreach
specialists
to
help
promote
awareness
of
this
year's
particular
election,
the
importance
of
registration
and
the
ultimate
goal
of
greater
participation,
especially
from
our
targeted
communities
of
historically
underrepresented
individuals.
This
year,
EVs
opted
to
what
I
call
in
source
our
scope
of
outreach
work
instead
of
outsourcing
it
by
working
with
our
sister
Department,
neighborhood
and
community
relations,
and
that
partnership
has
been
very
successful.
H
The
NCR
team
of
outreach
specialists,
some
of
whom
are
shown
on
this
slide,
have
collaborated
with
EVs
to
promote
this
year's
election
to
generate
awareness
of
key
election
dates,
planned
and
coordinated.
A
variety
of
community-based
outreach
efforts,
including
registration,
drives,
they've,
hosted
discussions
with
targeted
community
groups
and
so
much
more.
One
example
of
this
year's
successful
partnership
was
the
leadership
that
NCR
took
in
planning
a
number
of
concurrent
community-based
registration
events
as
part
of
the
2018
national
voter
registration
day
on
September
25.
H
On
that
day,
NCR
successfully
registered
67
new
voters
and
connected
personally
with
nine
hundred
fifty
two
people
to
promote
awareness
of
the
general
election
and
encourage
participation.
Outreach
events
were
conducted
at
the
North
Market,
the
Lao
Assistance
Center,
the
wait
house,
mccorvey
health
and
wellness
center,
Minneapolis
Urban,
League,
powwow
grounds,
Cedar,
Riverside,
Opportunity,
Center,
Midtown,
global
market
Stephen
square
block
control
and
H
white
men's
room.
This
partnership
this
year
between
EVs
and
sister
departments,
particularly
in
CR
3-1-1
communications,
an
IT,
have
significantly
improved
our
work
in
this
area
of
engaging
and
informing
voters.
H
H
So
many
people
contribute
to
the
success
of
our
elections,
but,
first
and
foremost
it's
the
team
of
our
election
judges
and
seasonal
workers
who
enable
us
to
serve
our
voters,
were
also
grateful
to
our
partners
at
the
Secretary
of
State's
office
and
hitman
County
elections,
division
into
all
of
our
sister
city
departments
here
at
the
city,
who
help
us
in
so
many
ways
and
finally,
to
our
team
of
election
professionals
under
the
leadership
of
director
Gary
Sparkletts.
This.
These
are
the
group
who
make
it
happen.
A
So
what
a
sincere,
a
deep
thank
you
to
you
all
and
I
take
the
bus
and
every
day
when
I'm
walking
past
the
first
floor,
I
see
the
election
judge,
training
happening,
and
so
that's
been
really
great
to
see
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks
to
just
be
able
to
walk
by
that
and
know
that
that
were
that
as
a
city
we're
in
good
hands.
So
thank
you
with
that.
I
wanna
know.
If
my
colleagues
ebony
and
the
input
council
president
Thank.
G
You
mr.
chair
I
just
want
to
echo
your
comments
and
just
think
staff
are
always
just
going
above
and
beyond,
and
you
have
our
full
support,
but
a
lot
of
the
work
is
coming
from
the
innovation
and
dedication
of
our
staff,
and
this
is
another
place
within
the
city
that
we
are
nationally
recognized
and
known
and
again
that's
because
of
the
work
that
our
staff
is
doing
every
day
and
we
appreciate
it
so
much.
Thank.
E
A
Any
other
comments
from
colleagues
awesome
with
that,
seeing
nothing
else
before
nobody
else.
Having
any
questions,
I
will
move
to
receive
a
file,
the
staff
report,
all
those
papers
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
haven't
and
that
report
will
be
filed
with
no
further
business
before
the
committee
we
are
adjourned.
Thank
you
guys.