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From YouTube: May 9, 2018 Elections & Rules Committee
Description
Minneapolis Elections & Rules Committee Meeting
A
Good
morning
my
name
is
Jeremiah
Ellison
I
am
the
chair
of
the
council's
elections
and
Rules
Committee
and
I'm
going
to
call
this
meeting
to
the
committee
of
the
committee
to
order
for
May
9th
2018
joining
me
at
the
diets.
This
morning
our
council
members,
Palmisano
Johnson
or
Sami
Schrader,
sorry,
myself,
Allison,
Cunningham,
Fletcher,
Cano
and
Gordon.
Let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
colleagues,
we
have
three
items
on
the
agenda
this
morning.
A
A
B
Members
of
the
committee
I
have
mailed
out
to
each
of
you
and
I
believe
there
is
an
annual
report
in
each
of
your
packets,
J
and
I'm
just
going
to
mention
a
few
of
the
highlights
from
that,
each
and
every
year
obtaining
good
compliance
with
required
ethics.
Education
is
always
one
of
the
ethics
officers
challenges
and
the
board
takes
it
very
seriously.
The
component
that
employees,
elected
officials
and
the
residents
who
are
appointed
to
our
boards
and
commissions
be
in
compliance
with
ethics.
B
Add
to
that
regard,
I
want
to
bring
your
attention
to
page
5
of
the
annual
report
where
there
is
an
employee
ethics
education
status
by
Department
report.
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
this
report
is
generated
through
comment
through
queries
that
are
done
as
of
December
31st
of
each
year.
Interestingly,
because
of
the
election
last
year,
the
numbers
for
the
mayor's
office
are
quite
high.
B
It
shows
23
employees
in
that
office
and
that
counts
both
mayor's
okay
prior
mayor
current
mayor,
and
so
if
it
had
been
accurate,
it
would
have
shown
that
there
were
14
employees
other
than
mayor
Hodges,
and
all
of
them
were
current
with
ethics
education,
but
because
of
the
transition
there
were
more
employees
counted
in
those
employees
were
not
either
up-to-date
and
their
ethics
or
hadn't
had
an
opportunity
to
take
ethics.
Yet
so
that's
one
thing:
I
wanted
to
call
out
on
that
chart.
B
Excuse
me
and
then
I
want
to
give
some
kudos
here,
because
we
have
three
departments
who
have
very
high
ethics
compliance
the
highest
that
I
have
ever
seen.
The
first
is
Community
Planning
and
Economic
Development,
and
just
the
other
day,
I
was
online
and
I
noted
that
they
have
at
the
time
of
this
report.
They
were
97%
compliant,
but
the
day
I
checked
they
were
100%
compliant
and
that's
just
outstanding
for
a
department
of
that
size.
B
The
other
piece
with
ethics
education
is
the
board
and
Commission
training,
and
that
is
always
a
challenge
because
there
seemed
to
always
be
vacancies
and
new
people
being
appointed,
but
we're
working
with
the
City
Clerk's
office
and
with
the
liaisons
from
staff
to
these
ports
and
commissions
to
try
to
get
those
members
up
to
date
for
their
ethics
ad
as
well.
The
next
section
of
the
report
has
to
do
with
the
ethics
inquiries.
So
every
time
one
of
you
or
one
of
your
staff
members
or
any
other.
B
Or
a
member
of
order
commissions
calls
for
Ethics
advice,
it
gets
logged,
it's
logged
in
an
anonymous
manner
and
generally
not
even
the
department
is,
is
mentioned.
It's
all
designed
so
that
it
can
be
presented
to
the
Ethics
Board
when
the
board
needs
as
a
summary
of
advice,
and
there
will
be
certain
advice
issues
that
they
want
to
then
discuss
at
their
meetings,
and
so
they
can
pull
them
from
that
ethics
officer
report
and
discuss
them.
B
So
as
to
the
chart
on
page
six,
it
discusses
all
the
various
ethics
inquiries
that
came
in
through
the
year
and
usually
the
top
three
categories
have
historically
since
2006
when
I
started
in
this
role,
the
number
one
category
had
always
been
gifts.
Last
year
was
the
very
first
year
that
it
was
no
longer
gifts,
it
was
surpassed
by
conflict
of
interest,
and
so
gifts
is
still
in
the
top
three.
It's
just
not.
B
You
know
the
the
ranking
that
it
was
of
before,
but
the
enquiries
generally,
the
the
top
three
are
the
same
ones,
and
occasionally,
when
we
have
an
election,
political
activity
will
spike,
but
it
never
spikes
so
much
to
get
into
the
top
three
they're
pretty
consistent
from
year
to
year
and
I
think
the
chart
on
page
seven
shows
you
the
percentage
of
inquiries
for
each
section
of
the
ethics
code
and
on
the
changes
that
it
has
from
year
to
year.
So
you
can
see
those
trends
there.
B
If
a
person
uses
the
hotline,
they
generally
report
anonymously
and
that
presents
issues
for
following
up
on
complaints,
because
there's
generally
not
enough
information
to
proceed
on
a
complaint
and
unless
and
we
stuff
to
prove
them,
and
so
if
people
they
will
file
a
complaint
tending
to
think
oh
I
can
get
this
action
to
happen.
I
can
get
this
person
terminated
or
disciplined
by
just
making
a
complaint,
but
that
they
have
this
misunderstanding.
B
If
you
look
on
page
nine
you'll
see
that,
in
the
end
of
the
year
status
reports
for
carryover
complaints
and
complaints
from
twenty
17
for
those
that
closed
out
discipline
was
only
imposed
in
three
cases
and
and
that
has
to
do
with
all
the
allegations.
So
you
get
a
number
of
complaints
and
that
number
is
smaller
than
all
the
allegations,
usually
by
quite
a
bit,
and
so
we
had
45
complaints
in
2017
and
they
contained
92
allegations
and
that's
just
the
ones
that
came
in
through
me.
B
Other
reports
are
reported
by
the
department's
departments,
have
required
reporting
obligations
and
worked
quite
a
bit
with
Public
Works
and
with
the
police
department
to
ensure
that
we're
getting
the
ethics
related
complaints
that
they've
received,
and
so
we
get
some
complaints
that
way
as
well
now
so
between
all
those
methods
of
over
92
allegations.
You
know,
we've
had
three
result
in
discipline:
okay,
the
vast
majority
of
them
are
unsubstantiated
and
there's
no
action
taken
and
that's
just
based
on
the
you
know
all
allegations,
but
also
complaint
wise
as
well.
B
So
when
there
is
action
taken,
it's
usually
one
of
three
things:
a
department
makes
a
change
in
its
rules
and
its
procedures
or
does
some
training.
Those
are
all
considered
department
action
taken.
There
are
coaching
incidences
which
don't
rise
to
discipline,
then
coaching
can
occur
and
then
there's
just
the
you
know:
general
administrative
closures
for
various
reasons:
the
person's
no
longer
employed
here,
there's
no
jurisdiction,
there's
been
no
investigation,
because
the
complaint
itself
was
frivolous
on
its
face
and
all
of
those
have
been
approved
for
dismissal
by
the
board.
B
So
various
different
actions
can
occur
from
these,
but
the
number
of
complaints
this
year
is
consistent
with
the
complaints
from
past
years
as
same
as
the
allegations
and
then
just
the
type
of
complaint.
We've
noticed
a
trend
that
this
year
there
are
more
bias
or
favoritism
allegations
than
there
have
been
in
past
years,
and
this
increased
to
20
allegations
this
year
from
seven
in
2016
and
they
can
be
complicated
subjects
to
prove
a
lot
of
times.
B
They
come
up
because
someone
feels
that
their
supervisor
or
manager
is
treating
them
unfairly
and
treating
someone
else
more
favorably
and
they
come
to
the
conclusion
that
it's
because
of
a
unfair
bias
or
favoritism.
Yet
a
lot
of
times
through
investigation.
These
complaints
aren't
substantiated,
there's
some
of
the
ones
that
are
unsubstantiated
after
investigation
with
no
action
taken,
because
you
do
find
that
there's
actually
a
reason
for
the
actions
that
were
taken
by
the
supervisors,
that
it
wasn't
just
based
on
a
bias
or
favoritism
that
they
had
reasons
for
the
actions
that
they
took.
B
So
that
is
my
summary
of
the
complaints.
The
report
also
contains
the
2018
work
plan
that
the
Ethics
Board
has
approved.
What
I'd
like
to
note
about
that
one
is
that
we
are
doing
continuation
of
new
ethics,
education,
materials
in
collaboration
with
the
HR
department
and,
ultimately,
IT
will
be
involved,
because
it
will
be
an
online
training
as
well.
B
We're
continuing
to
review
the
ethics
code
for
amendments
to
prove
improve
the
effectiveness
of
the
code
and
also
collaborating
with
the
human
resources
department
regarding
potential
code
of
conduct,
inclusions
and
future
code
amendments
and
at
the
direction
of
councilmember
Gordon,
and
then
we
have
interest
in
moving
for
the
board,
has
interest
in
moving
forward
to
seek
an
IG
our
action
and
for
the
future
legislative
sessions
to
change
the
way
statement
of
economic
interest.
Reporting
is
done,
but
that's
a
quite
a
long
term.
D
E
B
No
sir
House
member
Gordon
and
chair
Ellis
and
members
of
the
committee,
no
Council
members
are
excluded
from
this
report.
Okay,
because
council
members
are
on
a
four-year
cycle
of
training
and
employees
are
on
a
three-year
cycle
of
training
and
so
for
2017.
If
they'd
been
counted
on
the
three-year
cycle,
then
council
members
would
have
all
been
deemed
out
of
compliance,
so
they're
excluded
from
the
reporting.
What.
B
D
D
So
that's
where
we
get
into
the
complaints
and
particularly
I'm
interested
in
the
the
bias
and
favoritism
and
discrimination
and
harassment
and
it's
hard
for
me
too.
It's
hard
for
me
to
know
how
to
track
these,
because
all
the
columns
add
up
to
slightly
different
figures
and
then
there's
even
the
paragraph
on
discrimination
and
harassment
that
lets
us
know.
It's
there's
been
really
53,
total,
I,
guess
or
so,
not
necessarily
10.
B
F
B
B
So
yes,
if
we
were
to
count
discrimination
or
harassment,
complaints
there
if
they
are
the
greatest
number
of
complaints,
but
they
are
governed
by
that
other
policy
and
not
so
much
by
the
ethics
code
itself
and
so
I.
Don't
have
any
information
to
any
of
that
data.
That's
involved
other
than
that.
He
gives
me
his
numbers
at
the
end
of
each
year.
B
B
Council,
member
garden,
careless
and
members
of
the
committee
I
could
go
back
through
each
and
every
one
of
the
annual
reports,
because
mr.
Kennedy
has
been
reporting
to
me
and
we
can
see
if
their
numbers
are
trending
up
and
they
probably
have
an
HR
as
well.
Some
statistics
regarding
their
trends.
I
am
working
with
the
HR
department
in
collaboration
to
through
the
hotline
itself,
we've
renewed
a
contract
and
we've
obtained
more
seat
licenses.
B
One
of
the
purposes
of
that
amendment
is
to
get
a
seat
license
for
each
of
the
human
resources
generalists,
because
complaints
that
come
in
through
the
hotline
are
you
handled
by
the
department
supervisor
of
the
people
involved
and
their
Human
Resources
generalist
and
we're
trying
to
get
a
better
picture
with
HR
of
what
types
of
complaints
are
being
dealt
with.
What
issues
are
there
are
in
the
workplace,
and
so
through
use
of
the
hotline
statistics
tracking
capabilities,
we
will
probably
be
able
to
even
add
issues
that
come
up.
B
D
That
would
be
probably
good
to
make
it
more
useful
if
we
had
more
information
I'm
also
concerned,
because
we
don't
see
discrimination
separated
from
harassment
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
I
mean
I
think
we
would
want
to
know
if-
and
it
might
even
be
a
good
thing
if
some
of
the
harassment
complaints
were
going
up
in
this
day
and
age
and
people
wanted
to
come
forward
with
more
information
than
they
might
not
have
in
the
past.
I'm
not
saying
it's
necessarily
bad
in
fact.
D
Sometimes
an
uptick
in
reporting
is
a
good
thing
and
we-
and
we
want
to
see
that
so
we
know
what's
going
on,
but
the
fact
that
there
Lou
look
together
makes
it
a
little
difficult
for
us
to
know,
let's
say
in
light
of
the
Miche
movement
and
those
kinds
of
things.
If
we
wanted
to
say
let's
how's
our
city
doing
what's
going
on
here.
What
information
can
we
have?
That's
just
a
nugget
to
take
back,
I,
understand,
they're
and
they're
they're
merged
in
the
code,
so
they're
there
they
are
together
for
us
here.
B
B
B
B
Councilmember
Gordon,
Charles
and
members
of
the
committee.
There
are
two
reasons
why
the
numbers
don't
equal.
The
2017
complaints
one
is
that,
yes,
there
were
some
that
were
pet,
that
carried
over
that's
one
reason
and
then
also
sometimes
there's
more
than
one
outcome.
So
you
could
have
had
both
discipline
and
post
and
coaching
or
Department
action
taken,
and
sometimes
you
have
a
complaint
that
has
three
allegations.
One
allegation
might
not
be
proven
its
unsubstantiated,
no
action
taken,
but
another
allegation
involved
coaching
or
discipline,
and
so
they
try
to
cover
all
bases
without
getting
the
chart.
D
It
looks
like
it
and,
and
then
it's
hard
for
us
actually
to
know
what
percentage
of
what
percentage
of
complaints
led
to
discipline,
but
I'll
try
to
understand
it
better
as
I
look
at
it.
I
also
think
it's
difficult
when
we
have
things
coming
through
different
tracks.
Like
HR,
has
these
Raz
manage
and
then
the
ethics
and
it'd
be
nice
if
it
was
a
little
bit
clearer,
so
we
get
a
handle
on.
My
last
question
is:
when
we
look
at
some
of
these
complaints,
can
we
find
out
if
they're,
coming
from
what
departments
or
areas?
D
B
B
D
Do
we
think,
okay?
Well,
I,
guess
I
won't
ask
for
details
now,
because
you
probably
don't
have
them
available
right
anyway,
but
I
think
that's
something
that
some
people
might
want
to
be
aware
of.
If
there's
uptick
in
some
complaints
from
certain
departments
and
not
others
but
I
appreciate
them.
Mm-Hmm
everybody
for
tolerating
my
questions,
it'd
be
nice.
If
we
could
maybe
streamline
it
a
little
bit
more
and
have
them
to
know
where
to
go
next.
Thank
you.
F
You
mr.
chair
and
thank
you
Miss
Tramell,
when
I
was
reading
through
this
report
last
night,
something
that
really
stuck
out
to
me,
and
you
mentioned
it-
was
the
boards
and
commissions
compliance
I,
think
the
report
said
it
was
around
58%
and
you
had
mentioned
some
partnership.
So
I
was
just
hoping
for
you
to
elaborate
on
how
you
hope
to
achieve
a
higher
rate
of
compliance.
Have
you
been
working
with
the
clerk's
department
or
NCR
and
get?
What
are
the
plans
to
be
able
to
increase
compliance,
they're
House.
B
Member
Cunningham
I'm
sure
our
members
of
the
committee.
In
fact,
we
had
a
meeting
this
morning
that
was
brought
together
by
Casey
Carl
city
clerk
related
to
boards
and
commissions
at
which
all
liaisons
to
boards
and
commissions
were
invited.
So
all
staff
were
invited
and
at
that
meeting
I
again
mentioned
some
of
the
boards
and
commissions
that
were
in
great
compliance.
We
had
I
think
two
or
three
that
I
had
100%
compliance
as
of
the
date.
B
My
report
was
made,
you
know
things
change,
but
as
of
the
date,
the
report
was
made:
Animal,
Care
and
Control
their
board
advisory
board,
and
then
the
Bicycle
Advisory
Board
and
the
pedestrian
advisory
board
are
at
100%
compliance.
None
of
the
other
boards
are
at
that
compliance,
but
we're
going
to
send
out
another
mailing
to
the
liaison.
We've
discussed
it
at
the
meeting
today
that
the
need
for
this
training
is
required.
B
That
training
is
required
and
people
need
to
comply
and
then
we're
going
to
send
out
a
mailing
to
all
the
liaisons
and
give
them
their
information
and
a
link
to
the
training.
So
they
can
encourage
their
members
to
take
the
training.
That's
generally
been
the
method
that
we've
had
I
know
that
the
City
Clerk's
office
also
tried
to
get
training
into
the
appointment
process.
So
when
people
were
appointed,
they
were
right
away
informed
they
needed
to
take
their
training
great.
B
F
And
one
last
question
mr.
chair,
thank
you,
so
you
would
mention
about
favoritism
and
bias
being
really
challenging
to
prove
and
that,
ultimately,
a
lot
of
times
there
are
unsubstantiated
cuz.
There
was
some
reason
why
they,
whatever
happened,
happened.
One
of
the
insidious
aspects
of
bias
is
that,
for
example,
you
might
have
one
person
who
does
some
something
to
people
who
do
the
same
thing
that
are.
F
That
is
not
following
the
rules,
but
then
the
level
of
discipline
is
different
between
the
two
of
them,
and
so
how
does
this
process
take
that
into
consideration
if
we
were
to
have
peers
in
a
department
doing
the
same
thing,
but
then,
depending
on
some
sort
of
classified
protected
class
or
whatever
a
protected
class
that
they
receive
a
more
harsh
punishment?
Instead,
how
is
that
taken
into
consideration.
B
Cunningham
charros
and
members
of
the
committee,
the
Ethics
Board
and
as
ethics
officer,
do
not
get
involved
in
investigations
of
complaints
related
to
the
code.
Those
are
all
sent
to
departments
for
handling
and
they're
handled,
usually
by
the
department
head
in
conjunction
with
the
supervisor
of
the
parties
involved
and
the
Human
Resources
generalist.
I,
don't
know
if
there's
ever
been
any
tracking
done.
B
I
do
know
that
so
few
of
the
complaints,
historically
over
the
12
years
that
I've
done
this
so
few
of
the
complaints
actually
result
in
discipline
at
all
that
there
wouldn't
be
enough
there
to
even
compare
okay
now
when
you're
talking
protected
class
and
bias
or
favoritism
I,
don't
believe
that
most
of
those
come
in
as
protected
class,
they
they
aren't
handled
as
bias
or
favoritism.
They
are
handled
through
the
HR
department
through
the
discrimination,
harassment,
retaliation
policy,
and
so
you
know
they're
gonna.
B
F
G
You
mr.
chair
I'll
be
brief,
but
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
very
much
for
the
work
and
making
sure
that
we
have
a
well-run
ethics
process
at
our
city
and
I.
Think
the
councilmember
is
when
we
participated
in
our
training.
We
had
a
really
good
discussion
and
had
the
chance
to
ask
you
questions
and
go
through
scenarios.
We
heard
some
stories
from
other
cities
that
you
might
imagine
like
how
could
anyone
ever
think
to
do
this?
G
And
so
when
we
have
a
system
that
protects
the
anonymity
of
competing
complaints,
then
people
feel
that
they
can
trust
the
system
when
we
have
opportunities
for
training
and
coaching
and
improvement.
I
think
that
helps
us.
You
know
everyone
in
the
city
feel
comfortable
using
that
and
I
always
encourage
people
to
use
our
ethics
complaint
system
when
they
have
a
concern
or
a
question,
because
it's
there
to
protect
all
of
us
as
a
city
and
to
again
make
sure
that
all
of
our
employees
and
people
that
we
are
serving
you.
A
Thank
You
council,
president
bender,
are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments?
Seeing
none
I
seem
that
I'll
continue.
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
the
report.
You
know,
while
no
process
and
no
document
is
perfect.
This
document
certainly
thorough
so
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
that.
Miss
Tramell
no
action
is
required
or
requested
on
this
report.
So
without
objection,
I
will
direct
that
the
report
be
received
and
filed
skipping
quickly
to
item
number
three.
A
A
So
item
three:
it's
for
a
change
in
polling
place,
location
to
serve
the
voters
in
Ward,
2,
precinct
9.
This
change
in
location
requires
formal
action
by
the
City
Council
and
that
action
must
be
completed
no
later
than
May
11th
this
year
to
become
effective
in
time
for
this
year's
primary
and
general
election
here
to
make
the
staff
presentation
is
Tim
Schwartz
from
our
elections
and
voter
Services
Division
reading.
H
A
Awesome.
Thank
you.
Are
there
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
committee
about
this
polling
location
change,
all
right
with
that
I'll
defer
to
councilmember
Gordon
for
a
motion
to
adopt
a
resolution.
Formalizing
the
move
in
the
location
of
a
polling
place
to
serve
the
voters
in
Ward
2
precinct
9.
That
is
a
motion
to
move
the
polling
place
from
Augsburg
College
to
Matthew
Parkes
multi-purpose
room
well,.
A
All
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
and
that
motion
is
adopted
and
the
resolution
will
be
forwarded
with
our
positive
recommendation
to
the
full
City
Council
for
its
action
at
the
regular.
A
meeting.
This
Friday
all
right,
skipping
back
to
item
number
two.
A
H
You
good
afternoon,
mr.
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
as
noted,
my
name
is
KC
Carr
I'm,
the
privilege
of
serving
as
clerk
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
in
that
capacity
also
serve
as
its
chief
elections
official
and
has
indicated.
My
team
and
I
are
here
to
present
a
report
on
the
2017
municipal
election,
outlining
lessons
learned
and
recommendations
for
the
future
before
diving
into
that
presentation.
I'd
like
to
take
a
quick
opportunity
to
introduce
the
members
of
our
city's
elections
and
voter
services
team,
who
are
here
with
us.
H
First,
our
team
of
professional
administrators
includes
Tim
Schwartz,
Jeff
Nara
Brooke.
If
you'd
stand
Jeff
Niro,
Brooke
and
Eric
Jeffries
Byrnes.
These
three
are
supported
by
our
core
seasonal
team
of
Supervisors,
Kate,
retin-a,
B,
Sullivan,
Mary,
Davis,
Karen,
she'll,
Greg,
Monson
and
John
Martin,
and
the
elections.
Division
is
also
supported
by
our
departments,
technology
team
grant,
Johnson
char,
Peterson
and
Aaron
Grossman,
and
then
this
year
we
were
fortunate
to
include
assistant
Clerk,
Christian
Rama
Hoff.
H
They
were
the
ones
who
visualized
the
data
results
across
the
tabulations
and
posted
that
to
our
website
and
was
also
helping
post
that
to
our
social
media
platforms
so
to
the
entire
team.
That
was
a
great
thanks
and
then
also
all
of
these
tim
team
members
and
the
more
than
1,600
individuals
who
served
as
judges,
seasonal
staff
and
temporary
workers
in
2017,
under
the
guidance
and
direction
of
our
elections.
Director
grace,
walk
LaRouche,
so
the
whole
team,
most
of
them
here
one
place
and
wanted
to
recognize
them
as
we
get
started
with
this
presentation.
H
So
this
first
slide
provides
a
snapshot
of
the
2017
municipal
election
with
an
estimated
population
of
more
than
four
hundred.
Twenty-One
thousand
people
Minneapolis
is
the
largest
municipal
jurisdiction
in
Minnesota,
from
an
elections
perspective
based
on
our
numbers
alone.
The
city
of
Minneapolis
operates
like
a
county
within
a
county
because
it
operates
within
the
confines
of
Hennepin
County.
H
Furthermore,
our
municipal
ballot
features
a
total
of
22
seats,
because
all
of
our
both
offices
are
up
for
election
at
the
same
time,
and
that
includes
a
mix
of
single
seat
and
multi
seat
races
so
again,
a
factor
that
makes
Minneapolis
different
from
any
other
jurisdiction
in
the
state
of
Minnesota.
The
46th
day
early
voting
period
for
last
year's
election
began
on
September
22.
It
ran
through
November
6th
in
total.
H
Just
shy
of
12,000
voters
cast
their
ballots
before
Election
Day,
achieving
an
11
percent
turnout,
whether
as
a
result
of
vote
by
mail
or
in-person
voting
at
the
city's
early
vote.
Center
still,
despite
this
strong
early
voting
turnout,
the
vast
majority
of
our
voters
chose
to
cast
their
ballots
on
election
day
at
their
assigned
polling
place.
Election
Day
voters
totaled
more
than
93
thousand.
As
shown
on
this
slide
combined.
The
early
vote
and
Election
Day
totals
represented
a
total
turnout
of
approximately
42%
of
more
about
105,000
voters
who
did
participate
in
the
2017
municipal
election.
H
This
slide
shows
turnout
for
municipal
elections
over
a
twenty
four
year
period
from
1993
to
2017.
Last
year,
Minneapolis
returned
to
voter
turnout
level
seen
earlier
during
this
two
decade,
time
frame,
which
is
also
on
par
with
years
prior
to
1993.
There
has
been
concerned
about
turnout
in
off-year
municipal
only
elections,
but
I
wanted
to
highlight
what
I
truly
believe
is
for
Minneapolis
in
many
ways
a
victim
of
its
own
success.
H
That's
because
our
municipal
elections
follow
in
the
off
year
immediately
after
the
regular
presidential
election
for
a
city
that
routinely
achieves
some
of
the
highest
levels
of
voter
participation
in
a
state
routinely
ranking
highest
among
all
states
in
the
nation
for
voter
participation.
The
drop-off
between
the
high
mark
of
a
presidential
year
election
compared
to
the
turnout.
We
have
an
immune
Issel
year
can
feel
like
there's
a
much
more
significant
drop
in
a
potential
lack
of
participation
in
local
city
elections.
H
So
when
we're
able
to
achieve
almost
80
percent
of
a
turnout
in
the
2016
presidential
election,
but
we
only
hit
42
percent
in
the
next
year's
municipal
election.
That
thirty
eight
point
drop-off
feels
pretty
severe
to
us.
But
when
you
compare
forty,
two
percent
turnout
for
our
local
only
odd
year
election
to
the
turnout
that
we
achieved
in
2014's
midterm
election,
which
is
about
58
percent.
There's
only
a
16
point.
Difference
in
that
turnout.
H
So
it
puts
our
local
city
elections
in
an
odd
year
on
par
with
what
we
might
expect
in
a
midterm
election
and
in
that
context,
I'd
suggest
that
Minneapolis
is
doing
quite
well
with
its
local
elections.
As
you
can
see
here,
the
average
turnout
for
municipal
elections
across
the
United
States
is
approximately
15
percent,
which
is
significantly
lower
than
what
we
have
achieved
in
Minneapolis.
That's
almost
a
27
point
difference
just
for
last
year's
election
alone.
H
So
again
when
compared
to
national
averages,
Minneapolis
is
doing
very
good
in
terms
of
voter
participation
in
our
municipal
elections.
Nevertheless,
Minneapolis
has
never
been
a
city
that
left
good
stand
in
the
way
of
great,
and
in
that
regard,
the
Charter
Commission
is
considering
a
proposal
to
amend
our
city
Charter,
which
would,
if
approved,
transition
municipal
elections
into
the
regular
cycle
during
even-numbered
years.
H
Recent
research
in
other
states,
where
odd
year,
municipal
elections
have
been
moved
into
the
even-numbered
cycles,
has
shown
strong
potential
to
boost
turnout
and
participation,
with
an
average
increase
anywhere
between
8
to
15
points
in
turnout
depending
on.
If
that
transition
puts
the
municipal
election
in
a
gubernatorial
or
a
presidential
election
year,
the
Charter
Commission
hopes
to
completed
the
research
in
the
coming
year
to
frame
a
decision
that
could
be
then
submitted
to
voters
during
the
2020
presidential
election.
E
H
Chair
councilmember,
vice
presidents,
asked
a
question
that
the
charter
question
is
actually
exploring.
Now
they
have
a
research
assistant
who
is
presenting
a
report
at
their
next
meeting.
A
graduate
student
from
the
university
of
minnesota,
who
happens,
I
believe,
will
be
in
the
audience,
is
working
with
us
this
year
on
elections
and
that
report
will
analyze,
among
other
things,
the
issues
that
should
be
considered
before
a
decision
is
made
about
moving
municipal
elections.
There
are
a
lot
of
complicated
factors
about
when
municipal
elections
are
scheduled.
H
Municipal
elections
were
moved
into
odd
years,
deliberately
back
during
the
progressive
era
of
the
1920s,
specifically,
so
that
people
could
focus
on
turnout
in
local
election.
So
there
wasn't
a
competition
as
it
was
seen
between
local
elections
and
federal
and
state
elections,
but
more
recently
times
have
changed
and
places
in
California
that
have
had
their
elections
in
the
odd
years
and
we're
only
achieving
about
a
nine
percent
to
a
fourteen
percent.
Turnout
did
move
their
elections
into
even-numbered
years
and
saw
that
turnout
boost
by
eight
to
fifteen
percent.
So
the
question
would
be.
H
Could
we
anticipate
achieving
similar
turnout,
knowing
that
we
already
have
an
above-average
turnout
in
our
odd
year
elections?
Would
it
offer
savings
to
the
city
to
do
so,
and
then,
of
course,
with
technology,
could
we
retain
rank-choice
voting,
which
is
much
different
than
first
half
the
post
traditional
voting
in
terms
of
ballot,
layout,
design
and
programming?
So
all
of
those
issues
are
on
the
table
and
being
considered
by
the
Charter
Commission
in
its
research
and
some
of
those
issues.
H
G
H
Do
have
a
website,
madam
president,
through
the
chair,
there
is
a
website
about
the
Charter
mission,
where
it's
meetings,
its
agendas.
Information
reports
are
posted,
that's
accessible
through
the
council's
legislative
information
management
system.
They
also
have
their
own
site
so
from
the
city's
main
website.
There's
a
link
that
says
government
and
under
there
is
a
link
to
the
Charter,
and
so
there's
a
link
to
the
Charter
Commission
separate
page,
a
list
of
members
or
15
members.
They
are
appointed
by
the
chief
judge
of
the
district
court,
always
interesting
to
remind
people.
H
G
Yeah
I
think
he
was
read
one
more
question:
I
wanted.
It
was
curious
if
you
know,
if
they're
considering
in
their
research
the
impact
of
switching
the
cycle
to
on
spending
in
campaigns
and
then
I
would
just
add
that
we
might
consider
if
that
sort
of
significant
change
was
made.
You
know
our
role
in
funding
local
campaigns.
It
might
be
a
good
time
to
look
at
what
we're
doing
now.
What
other
cities
have
done
to
consider
municipal
funding
of
campaigns?
G
We
saw
an
unprecedented
amount
of
outside
spending,
I
think
in
this
local
election
cycle
last
time-
and
you
know,
I
would
just
be
concerned
that
we
consider
that,
along
with
the
other
questions
that
would
be
would
be
asked.
Obviously
I
think
it's
exciting
to
imagine
what
such
increased
turnout
could
do,
but
there
seem
to
be
other
questions
to
ask
along
with
it.
Mr.
H
Chair
I
can't
speak
to
all
those
points.
I
would
simply
say
that
we
do
have
in
the
audience
and
I
failed
to
recognize
her
Jeanne
Massey,
the
executive
director
of
fair
vote,
who
has
been
a
strong
partner
throughout
this
process
during
my
tenure
and
prior,
but
also
through
her
access
to
national
research
on
such
issues.
Also,
the
Charter
Commission
would
be
I
think
well
informed
of
this
body's
concerns
on
issues
to
be
included
as
the
scope
of
any
question
of
moving.
What
is
the
city's
elections
into
a
new
year?
E
H
You
can
see
that
there
were
increases
in
all
of
the
metrics
that
were
universally
reviewed
for
elections
from
general
population
to
the
number
of
registered
voters,
to
absentee
participation
to
total
turnout,
so,
for
example,
between
209
and
when
our
CV
debuted
to
last
year's
elections,
there
was
a
total
increase
in
the
city's
population
of
more
than
9%,
with
an
estimated
total
population
exceeding
420
thousand
and
2017.
Here
you
can
see
that
there
was
a
significant
increase
in
early
voting
over
the
three
municipal
cycles.
H
In
fact,
in
person
early
voting
set
new
records
twice
last
year,
showing
that
the
convenience
of
early
voting
with
the
city's
dedicated
early
vote
Center
has
had
a
positive
impact
on
our
voters.
This
is
particularly
true
for
voters
from
communities
historically
disengaged
or
having
lower
rates
of
engagement.
Here
you
can
see
we
had
an
increase
of
almost
10%
in
terms
of
total
election
day,
turnout
between
2009
and
2017,
just
beneath
that
I'd
like
to
highlight
the
significant
increase
in
Election
Day
registrations.
That's
an
increase
of
about
two
hundred
thirty
one
percent.
H
Minnesota
is
one
of
only
eleven
states
in
the
nation,
as
well
as
the
District
of
Columbia,
to
offer
its
voters
the
benefit
of
election
day
registration,
and
this
is
important
because
it's
another
way
to
eliminate
the
number
one
barrier
to
higher
rates
of
participation,
registration
led
by
the
state
of
Oregon,
where
it
was
first
implemented.
Twelve
states
plus
the
District
of
Columbia,
have
now
approved.
What's
called
automatic,
voter
registration
and
twenty
states
have
introduced
proposals
to
allow
automatic
registration
just
this
year
in
2018.
H
Sadly,
the
state
of
Minnesota
is
not
among
them,
but
back
to
our
local
RCV
analysis.
This
slide
indicates
that
increasing
voter
option
and
convenience
has
supported
increased
levels
of
turnout
and
participation,
and
this
is
reflected
in
the
final
metric,
which
is
total
turnout.
Here
you
see
that
total
turnout
increased
more
than
130
percent
from
2009
to
2017.
That
total
turnout
achieved
last
year
was
on
par,
as
I
mentioned,
with
what
would
be
more
typical
of
a
midterm
election
at
the
lower
end
in
midterm
year.
H
Over
the
past
three
municipal
election
cycles,
we
have
made
significant
strides
in
refining
the
rank-choice
voting
policy
provisions,
as
well
as
improvements
in
how
we
administer
election
procedures.
These
are
captured
on
this
slide,
showing
improvements
made
in
each
of
those
cycles.
As
you
can
see,
we
learned
from
the
first
experience
in
2009
that
we
needed
to
expedite
tabulation
processes.
The
first
RCD
election
had
the
lowest
turnout,
but
it
required
a
full
15
days
to
complete
hand
counting
every
ballot
before
on
announcing
unofficial
winners
and,
of
course
it
was
our
first
time
using
Rane
choice
voting.
H
So
we
were
really
inventing
a
new
kind
of
wheel
that
year
and
delays
were
to
be
expected
as
a
result
of
those
experiences.
However,
we
amended
the
rcv
ordinance
to
allow
for
unofficial
winners
to
be
declared
on
election
night,
based
on
ranked
first
choices
against
a
maximum
possible
threshold.
We
eliminated
the
requirement
to
tabulate
undeclared
write-in
candidates,
which
is
consistent
with
how
reporting
results
are
done
for
county
state
and
federal
elections,
and
we
improve
policy
guidelines
to
normalize
voter
errors
that
give
every
ballot
the
fullest
possibility
of
being
counted.
H
After
the
2013
municipal
election,
we
amended
the
ordinance
to
allow
for
batch
elimination
of
multiple
candidates
where
it
was
mathematically
impossible
to
carry
forward
based
on
the
full
set
of
ballot
data
and
all
rankings
in
every
race
on
the
ballot.
We
also
clarified
some
administrative
provisions
related
to
tabulation,
including
the
process,
to
address
the
potential
for
ties
and
rounds
of
tabulation
with
these
policy
and
process
improvements
in
place
and
working
well.
H
In
2009,
when
ranked
choice,
voting
was
first
implemented
in
Minneapolis
there
were
no
systems
capable
of
tabulating
rank-choice
voting
ballots.
As
a
consequence,
the
city's
Elections
team
developed
the
Minneapolis
method,
which
provided
a
step-by-step
process
for
hand
counting
and
tabulating
RCD
ballots.
That
original
method
still
underpins
our
procedures
today
and
was
the
basis
for
how
we
conducted
last
year's
election
in
twenty.
The
policy
and
procedural
improvements
we
made
were
further
enhanced
by
new
systems
purchased
in
2013
by
Hennepin
County.
H
These
new
systems
produce
a
cast
vote
record,
which
is
an
exportable
data
file
which
helps
to
streamline
our
tabulation
processes,
even
if
the
system
is
not
yet
fully
automated.
This
slide
depicts
those
improvements
with
the
original
manual
process
shown
on
the
left
of
the
screen
in
blue
and
the
hybrid
system
shown
on
the
right
in
orange,
which
was
used
in
2013
2017.
As
you
can
see,
the
hybrid
system
eliminates
the
most
time-consuming
and
the
most
costly
aspects
of
the
original
manual
procedure.
H
So,
as
a
result,
Minneapolis
went
from
a
15
day
tabulation
process
to
produce
winners
in
2009
to
announcing
all
unofficial
winners
in
all
races
in
less
than
24
hours
after
the
polls
closed
in
2017
that
represented
a
substantial
savings
not
only
in
terms
of
production
timeline
but
cost
as
well.
In
2013
elections
and
voter
services
launched
its
first
voter
outreach
and
education
effort
aimed
at
ensuring
all
voters
were
familiar
with
ranked
choice.
Voting
in
the
correct
way
that
ranked
choices
could
be
marked
on
a
ballot.
H
Voter
education
had
been
outsourced
prior
to
that
in
2009,
but
since
2013
the
city
has
taken
the
lead
for
its
own
outreach
and
education
plans
and
we've
continued
to
build
on
the
success
of
that
initial
program
each
year.
Today.
Voter
outreach
and
education
is
a
core
function
of
our
team.
In
fact,
it's
reflected
in
our
divisions,
name,
elections
and
voter
services.
H
In
this
regard,
we
stand
in
debt
to
Anissa,
hauling
shed,
who
led
the
voter
outreach
and
education
program
from
2013
to
2016,
before
leaving
Minneapolis
to
become
the
city
clerk
and
director
of
communications
for
the
city
of
Rochester
last
year.
In
her
absence
mitch,
camp
took
the
lead
on
voter
engagement
and
his
work,
particularly
in
terms
of
our
social
media
accounts,
has
been
recognized
across
the
nation
by
other
election
jurisdictions.
H
In
fact,
he's
been
invited
to
teach
a
class
on
voter
outreach
at
the
election
centers
academy
later
this
year,
and
our
local
media
even
recognized
his
efforts.
He
was
interviewed
on
Minnesota
Public
Radio
about
his
efforts
to
publicize
last
year's
municipal
election
I've
highlighted
one
response
to
his
work
from
Adam
ambrosia
shown
on
this
slide.
Mr.
ambrosia
is
the
program
director
for
the
democracy,
funds,
responsive
politics,
and
it
says
that,
in
response
to
the
video
produced
by
mr.
H
camp,
this
is
what
it
looks
like
when
local
government
takes
an
active
role
of
promoting
civic
participation
through
voting
as
I've
reported
in
the
past
I'm.
Incredibly
proud
of
our
divisions.
Leadership
across
the
nation
in
terms
of
our
outreach,
education
and
engagement
with
voters
and
I,
do
believe
that
it
contributes
to
our
sustained
high
levels
of
participation
that
helped
define
Minneapolis
as
a
civic
minded
community,
of
course,
gets
you
fast.
The
centerpiece
of
our
education
and
engagement
efforts
is
the
voter
information
guide,
which
is
also
pictured
on
this
slide.
H
This
guide
is
mailed
to
all
households
in
the
city
the
week
before
Election
Day.
Every
guide
includes
details
about
the
three
methods
of
voting
vote
by
mail,
early
in-person
or
at
the
polls
on
Election
Day
instructions
on
how
to
register
in
advance
or
at
the
polls
to
take
advantage
of
election
day
registration,
as
well
as
how
to
access
your
sample
ballot
and
use
it
to
practice
in
advance.
H
85%
of
our
post-election
survey.
Participants,
including
both
voters
and
non
voters,
identified
this
information
guide
as
being
helpful
and
79%
indicated
that
this
City
voter
information
guide
was
the
primary
source
of
information
they
had
for
learning
about
the
2017
municipal
election,
about
ranked
choice,
voting
and
it
details
about
how
to
participate
effectively.
That
strong
score
was
an
increase
of
fourteen
percent
compared
to
similar
responses
from
2013.
So
as
I've
informed
this
committee
in
prior
years,
the
voter
information
guide
is
the
single
best
effort
we
make
to
educate
and
engage
voters.
H
The
post-election
survey
data
proves
that
and
at
forty
four
cents
per
piece
I
think
it's
the
most
cost
effective
means
of
achieving
those
impressive
results
in
2017,
absentee
balloting
accounted
for
just
over
percent
of
total
voter
participation.
As
I
said
at
the
beginning.
As
seen
on
this
slide,
the
bulk
of
early
voters
opted
to
cast
their
ballots
in
person
at
our
early
vote,
Center
located
about
one
block
north
of
City
Hall.
H
In
total,
more
than
nine
thousand
voters
used
this
method
to
participate
in
last
year's
election,
which
was
approximately
three
of
every
four
voters
casting
early
ballots.
The
early
vote
Center
offers
all
voters
easy
access
and
the
added
security
of
a
single
facility
that
ensures
access
to
the
ballot
box,
free
of
undue
influence,
intimidation
or
distraction.
The
site
of
the
early
vote
center
is
a
long
major
corridor
routes.
H
It
includes
a
small
area
for
voter,
only
parking
and
sufficient
space
to
handle
a
high
volume
turnout
with
all
of
our
absentee
functions,
both
in-person
by
mail
and
ballot
board
in
a
single
facility.
The
46
day
absentee
period
also
maximizes
convenience
for
our
voters,
who
can
then
plan
when
they
wish
to
participate
rather
than
waiting
for
Election
Day.
The
early
vote
center
is
opened
during
regular
business
hours,
Monday
through
Friday
from
8
a.m.
to
4:30
p.m.
H
and
offers
extended
hours
in
the
final
two-week
period,
leading
to
Election
Day,
where
we
actually
extend
our
weekday
hours
and
include
weekend
hours
on
both
Saturdays
and
Sundays
before
Election
Day,
with
the
council's
strong
leadership.
Minneapolis
now
provides
as
part
of
its
regular
voter
service
programming
every
year
more
hours
during
that
46
day,
absentee
period
than
any
other
jurisdiction
in
the
state
of
Minnesota.
H
And
finally,
the
early
vote
center
affords
all
voters
equal
access
to
greater
resources
where
there
are
qualified
election
judges,
interpreters
and
personnel
to
support
curbside
voting
and
other
kinds
of
assistance
for
voters
who
need
or
want
additional
time
and
support
to
participate
with
independence
and
dignity.
Because
of
these
added
conveniences
I
think
that
turnout
through
early
in-person
voting
will
continue
to
increase
in
future
years,
as
evidenced
in
other
jurisdictions
across
the
nation.
Of
course,
voter
service
and
convenience
can
and
does
contribute
to
higher
turnout.
H
But
it's
also
important
to
remember
that
absentee
balloting
is
a
46
day
period
that
leads
to
Election
Day.
The
reality
of
that
fact
and
the
practical
impact
on
the
city
in
terms
of
its
staffing,
resourcing
and
financing,
is
that
elections
and
voter
services
is
actually
conducting
election
day
activities
for
46
days
before
Election
Day,
and
for
every
voter
who
chooses
to
cast
the
ballot
early.
H
We're
obligated
to
provide
the
same
level
of
service
to
the
same
exacting
levels
of
detail
to
the
same
level
of
security,
subject
to
the
same
levels
of
intensive
scrutiny
that
happen
on
Election
Day.
It's
the
single
most
expensive
aspect
of
our
elections
and
the
resources
to
support
it
are
likely
to
increase
as
more
and
more
voters
take
advantage
of
the
convenience
that's
offered
by
early
voting.
This
slide
illustrates
the
impact
of
absentee
balloting
in
all
years
between
2008
and
2017,
including
presidential
midterm
in
municipal.
H
As
you
can
see,
the
impact
continues
to
increase
the
2016
presidential
elections
shown
here
in
red
is
an
anomaly.
It's
an
outstanding
factor
and
I
think
what
it
really
reflects
is
the
impact
of
some
state
policy
changes
in
2014.
The
state
enacted
no
excuse
absentee
balloting,
meaning
that
voters
no
longer
had
to
choose
from
5
excuses
written
into
the
state
law
why
they
wanted
to
vote
before
Election
Day,
so
starting
in
2014.
H
If
you
wanted
to
vote
early,
you
could
you
didn't
have
to
have
an
excuse
in
2016
we
had
the
permission
to
implement
direct
balloting,
which
the
rest
of
the
nation
knows
as
early
voting.
True
early
voting,
where
you
get
your
ballot
at
the
early
vote
center,
you
fill
it
out
and
you
put
it
into
tab
later.
H
It's
counted
right
then,
and
there
so
I
think
those
combinations
of
no
excuse
absentee
balloting,
direct
balloting
and
the
fact
that
in
the
2016
presidential
we
op
we
operated
for
multiple
early
vote
centers
to
provide
maximum
convenience
shows
why
we
hit
27
and
a
half
percent
turnout
through
absentee
definitely
hitting
a
new
high
mark
there.
It
did
carry
over
in
lesser
degrees,
into
the
2017
election,
principally
because
the
convenience
and
people
were
more
aware
of
no
excuse
absentee
balloting
and
direct
balloting.
This
slide
here
then
gives
more
detail
over
the
last
five
elections.
H
As
you
can
see
again.
The
overall
trends
the
Green
Line
shown
here
is
absentee
balloting
by
mail,
which
has
been
the
traditional
way.
People
participate,
absentee
absentee
balloting
by
mail
is
traditionally
the
high
point.
The
orange
line
shows
absentee
validate
validate
in
person,
which
tends
to
be
a
little
bit
lower,
especially
in
even-numbered
years
than
by
mail.
But
you
can
see
again
that
combination
that
happened
in
2016
shows
this.
E
H
The
mayor
and
council
have
identified
growing
the
population
as
a
long-term
strategic
goal
of
the
city.
This
slide
shows
the
steady
population
increases
over
the
last
26
years,
starting
in
1991.
The
population
is
shown
on
the
Green
Line
on
this
chart,
just
since
the
20
2000
census,
Minneapolis
has
gained
about
14%
in
population
to
an
estimated
400,000
residents
in
2017.
At
the
same
time,
the
red
colored
line
tracks
the
number
of
precincts.
H
We
have
that
serve
our
voters,
so
you
can
see
that
in
2000
we
reached
a
tipping
point
at
which
point
the
population
starts
to
exceed
the
number
of
precincts.
We
have
to
serve
it
and
that
resulted
in
long
lines
and
wait
times
in
our
2012
presidential
election.
For
those
of
you
who
remember
that
experience,
we
had
some
precincts
where
there
were
long
wait
times
in
excess
of
6
hours
during
the
2012
presidential
election.
H
Since
then,
the
city
has
added
some
additional
precincts,
but
that
level
has
been
insufficient
to
serve
the
population
and
as
it
continues
to
grow,
the
desire
for
population
growth,
which
is
already
happening,
will
increase
the
pressure
on
the
existing
number
of
precincts.
We
have
particularly
in
high
turnout
elections
like
the
upcoming
2020
presidential,
let
alone
in
what
we
anticipate
will
be
a
high
turnout
elections
this
year
in
the
2018
midterm.
If
left
unchecked
policymakers
should
expect
the
net
effect
would
probably
be
long
lines
and
wait
times
again
on
election
day.
H
Here
you
can
see
a
comparison
of
our
population
and
precincts
from
1990
to
2017
in
1990,
when
the
population
was
approximately
three
hundred.
Sixty
eight
thousand
Minneapolis
supported
a
total
of
172
precincts
last
year,
despite
the
growth
to
more
than
four
hundred
one
thousand.
We
had
you
know
fewer
precincts
hundred
thirty
two
so
as
it
shows
here,
we've
added
about
more
than
fifty
thousand
residents
or
about
a
14%
gain.
We've
still
short.
H
Although
the
core
function
of
ensuring
access
to
the
ballot
box
remains
unchanged
from
year
to
year,
the
way
that
we
do
that
and
how
we
provide
access
seems
to
change
every
year
and
in
2017,
through
a
partnership
with
our
colleagues
at
Hennepin,
County
elections
and
voter
services
deployed
electronic
poll
books
to
streamline
Election
Day
check-in
and
registration
functions
at
the
polls
shown
her.
These
small
devices,
which
are
actually
iPads,
eliminate
the
time-consuming
and
extremely
costly
requirement
to
produce
printed
paper-based
roster
books,
leveraging
technology.
H
We're
now
able
to
check
in
a
voter
and
expedite
the
service
to
the
voter
in
the
polls,
which
helps
reduce
the
lines
and
wait
times.
I
just
mentioned
it
saves
money
and
it
improves
our
overall
operations
both
on
the
front
end,
as
well
as
on
the
back
end
of
the
election.
I.
Can
share
with
you
that
our
election
judges
love
this
technology,
it's
a
little
leery
about
introducing
the
new
technology.
In
fact,
some
cases
our
judges
have
already
told
us
they're,
not
cutting
back.
H
If
we
go
back
to
paper-based
roster
books,
they're,
very
cumbersome,
costly
and
difficult
to
to
use
so
to
improve.
On
that
new
technology,
we
created
a
new
judge
position
called
the
registration
specialist.
These
judges
were
given
extra
training
on
the
use
of
the
new
technology
so
that
they
were
fully
conversing
and
confident
in
their
ability
to
perform.
H
At
the
polls
on
Election
Day
in
the
past,
we've
had
difficulty
recruiting
election
judges
to
work
the
registration
post,
it's
the
hardest,
one
in
the
poll
and
Election
Day
with
the
poll
books
or
EP
bees,
as
we
call
them.
We
now
have
judges
who
look
forward
to
doing
that
role
and
are
excited
to
participate
with
feedback
from
our
judges
and
our
core
staff.
We
are
discussing
potential
system
improvements
with
Hennepin
County
and
with
our
vendor
no
ink
for
this
year
in
future
election
years
as
well.
H
It's
important
to
credit
Hennepin
County
and
its
director
Ginny
gowns,
for
leading
on
this
initiative.
Hennepin
County
covered
the
costs
for
purchasing
these
new
systems,
including
the
hardware
software
and
negotiated
terms
to
cover
implementation
for
us,
as
well
as
deployment
and
extensive
testing
throughout
the
city
on
two
different
occasions.
Prior
to
election
day,
we
would
not
have
had
the
success
with
EPB
rollout
last
year
without
our
partnership
with
the
county.
H
This
slide
shows
the
heat
colored
map
that
reflects
turnout
across
the
entire
city
coded
by
individual
precincts.
The
lighter
colors
here
indicate
less
turnout.
The
darker
colors
reflect
precincts
with
higher
turnout,
so,
as
you
can
see,
the
highest
voter
turnout
was
achieved
in
these
precincts,
serving
the
Bryn
Mawr
Cedar
Riverside
Seward
Kenwood
and
Lyndhurst
neighborhoods
found
in
the
2nd
6th,
7th
and
13th
Ward's.
H
Those
areas
shown
the
lower
turnout
are
the
University
neighborhood,
both
in
the
2nd
and
3rd
Ward's,
as
well
as
Marcy
homes
near
North,
McKinley
and
Hawthorne
neighborhoods
found
in
the
2nd
4th
and
5th
Ward's.
This
is
consistent
with
prior
years.
It
shows
that
our
turnout
tends
to
reflect
a
divide
between
higher
turnout
in
the
west
and
southwest
areas
and
lower
turnout,
primarily
centered
in
the
north.
H
For
me,
this
indicates
where
the
city
needs
to
focus
our
outreach
and
engagement
efforts
and
where
we
could
potentially
pay
less
attention
in
terms
of
early
engagement,
in
short,
consistent
with
themes,
you've
heard
from
other
departments
across
multiple
areas
of
municipal
service
delivery
and
policy
considerations.
I
know
you
are
already
engaging
in
more
investment
attention
and
resources
are
needed
from
elections
and
voter
services
in
North
Minneapolis
in
any
election.
There's
a
potential
for
voters
to
miss
mark
their
ballots
in
a
way
that
prevents
or
does
not
allow
them
to
be
fully
tabulated.
H
With
ranked
choice
voting
there
are
some
unique
types
of
ballot
errors
that
need
to
be
addressed.
These
include
over
voting,
which
is
where
a
voter
chooses
more
than
one
candidate
and
a
single
ranking
in
the
same
race
skip
ranking,
which
is
ranking
a
candidate
at
a
lower
ranking,
skipping,
a
higher
ranking
level
and
repeat,
ranking,
sometimes
called
bullet
voting,
which
is
where
a
voter
picks
the
same
candidate
and
all
available
rankings.
H
In
a
single
race
recognizing
the
potential
for
human
error,
Minnesota
election
law
requires
that
administrators
make
every
effort
to
count
every
ballot
and
prevent
ballots
from
being
rejected
purely
for
technical
reasons.
So
we
had
to
provide
within
the
ordinance
a
process
for
how
to
normalize
and
interpret
voter
intent.
We've
done
that
and
this
slide
shows
4.
Over
voting.
There
was
a
higher
occurrence
in
our
multiple
seat
races.
Otherwise,
the
ratios
of
over
voting
errors
were
similar
between
2013
and
17.
H
Less
than
1%
of
all
the
ballots
cast,
it's
possible
that
future
improvements
in
ballot
design
could
further
improve
our
ability
to
reduce
the
error
rate
for
over
the
rate
of
skipped.
Rankings
dropped
slightly
in
2017,
compared
to
2013,
nearly
half
of
all
instances
involved
a
skipped
ranking
the
voter
skipped
the
first
choice
that
went
on
to
rank
a
second
and
in
some
cases
a
third
choice.
I
think
that
skip
ranking.
May
the
data
don't
prove
this,
but
I
think
it
may
reflect
voters
who
are
attempting
to
strategically
vote
on
the
ballot.
H
Thinking,
mistakenly,
that
if
I
skip
my
first
choice
and
write
my
top
candidate
in
my
second
choice,
that
gives
them
an
advantage.
This
is
not
true.
We
cover
that
through
our
voter
education,
but
I
think
this
reflects
voters
who
still
believe
there's
some
advantage
to
doing
so.
Instructions
on
how
to
correctly
mark
a
ranked
choice.
Voting
ballot
are
printed
on
the
top
of
every
ballot,
and
our
judges
do
provide
summary
instructions
to
voters
before
giving
them
their
official
ballots.
Nevertheless,
we
still
have
these
errors.
H
The
highest
source
of
valid
errors,
results
from
repeat
rankings
again
bullet
voting.
This
was
true
in
2013
and
again
in
2017.
This
type
of
error
was
found
in
more
than
three
percent
of
all
the
races
voted.
It
occurred
at
least
10
times
more
than
over
voting
or
skipped,
ranking
and
again.
I.
Think
one
explanation
for
this
is
a
misunderstanding
of
the
ballot.
It's
a
person
who
thinks,
if
I
mark
one
candidate,
my
first
second
and
third,
choice
that
really
will
make
sure
that
they
have
an
advantage.
And
again
this
is
not
true.
H
Another
concern
is
the
potential
for
drop-off
in
rankings
compared
to
the
total
number
of
ranking
choices
that
are
allowed
on
the
ballot.
In
all
three
are
see
the
elections,
2009
2013
in
2017
Minneapolis
provided
a
total
of
three
rankings
per
race,
including,
of
course,
the
option
for
a
write-in
candidate
of
the
22
races
on
the
ballot.
2017
five
had
two
or
fewer
declared
candidates.
In
contrast,
the
mayoral
race
had
a
total
of
16
declared
candidates.
H
The
park
board
at-large
race
had
nine
declared
candidates,
the
other
15
races
had
at
least
three
and
in
some
cases,
four
candidates
on
the
ballot.
Generally,
the
frequency
for
voters
who
ranked
more
than
one
choice
in
2017
mirrored
the
same
thing
from
2013.
The
races
that
had
three
rankings
used
by
majority
of
voters
last
year
included
the
mayor's
race
council,
Ward's,
3,
5,
10
and
11,
and
the
park
board
at-large
race.
H
The
low
overall
rate
of
ballot
Aires,
combined
with
our
post-election
data,
shows
that
most
voters,
in
fact
the
the
significant
majority
understood
how
to
rank
their
preferences
and
were
more
likely
to
do
so
in
those
races
with
a
higher
number
of
candidates.
On
the
ballot
so
from
this
it
would
appear
to
us
that
quantity
may
be
a
primary
factor
in
motivating
voters
to
use
more
options
on
their
ballot.
The
data
also
do
suggest
that
providing
three
rankings
may
be
sufficient
for
the
majority
of
voters.
H
In
most
cases
on
the
ballot,
as
I
indicated,
people
did
not
rank
more
than
one
and
those
were.
There
were
high
competition
and
multiple
numbers
of
candidates.
They
took
advantage
of
that.
This
slide
provides
a
breakdown
of
the
total
staffing
for
the
2017
election.
You
can
see
the
largest
part
of
that
is
tied
to
election
day
when
we
deployed
1537
election
judges
to
serve
our
132
precincts
represents
95
percent
of
the
total
staffing,
as
I
mentioned
earlier.
H
Absentee
balloting
shown
here
in
purple
accounts
for
the
next
highest
amount
because
of
running
election
day
for
46
days
prior
to
elections.
This
slide
breaks
down
race
and
ethnicity,
of
our
election.
Judge
core
and
I
know
that
time
is
short,
but
I
wanted
to
highlight
here
that
we
have
made
efforts
and
have
been
successful
in
diversifying
the
core
of
our
election
judges.
It
ties
to
our
goal
of
making
sure
that
the
people
who
staff
our
precincts
look
like
the
communities
they're
serving
in
2017.
H
Our
demographic
makeup
of
election
judges
is
still
slightly
under
the
breakdown
of
communities
across
the
city
and
as
in
prior
years,
then
we
continue
to
have
a
higher
percentage
of
judges
who
self-identifies
being
white.
However,
we
have
made
gains
on
the
other
demographic
groupings.
You
can
also
see
on
this
slide,
there's
a
significant
volume
of
judges
who
chose
not
to
self-report
at
30
percent
480
some.
So
there
is
a
large
group
of
people
who
have
not
self
reported
for
whatever
means,
so
it's
possible.
H
Our
numbers
are
better
than
what
this
slide
seems
to
indicate
on
a
positive
trend.
I
would
like
to
note
here,
as
it
concerns
our
student
election
judge
program
beyond
the
service,
that
these
students
give
to
the
community
is
that
it
helps
us
plant
seeds
for
the
future.
Many
of
our
student
judges
return
year
after
year,
often
helping
us
to
recruit
friends
from
school
and
research
has
shown
that
voting
is
behavioral.
That
is
those
who
engage
early
and
frequently
are
more
likely
to
develop
a
lifelong
habit
of
participating
in
the
ballot.
H
So
by
connecting
with
these
students
now
at
their
earliest
opportunity,
we're
helping
to
plant
those
seeds
for
future
generations
of
voters.
The
majority
of
our
student
judge
program
participants
come
from
communities,
historically,
underrepresented,
disengaged,
not
involved,
so
this
is
I.
Think
one
of
our
finest
accomplishments
is
feeding
in
these
new
emerging
voters,
the
opportunity
to
be
engaged
and
a
lifelong
habit
of
the
importance
of
voting.
As
noted,
we
do
have
room
for
improvement
in
diversifying
the
core
of
our
election
judges.
H
We
will
continue
to
collaborate
with
our
community-based
partners
over
the
long
term
as
we
look
to
make
our
precincts
reflect
the
communities
they
serve.
The
next
few
slides
focused
just
on
municipal
turnout.
This
shows
a
24
year
period
between
1993
and
2017.
In
this
slide,
the
red
line
indicates
actual
voter
turnout.
H
The
green
line
is
the
total
eligible
number
of
registered
voters,
so,
in
other
words,
as
I've
put
on
that
slide,
there
is
a
voter
gap
between
those
who
did
participate
and
those
who
could
have
it
shows
that
we
do
have
a
growing
number
of
people
that
could
vote
but,
for
whatever
reason
have
not.
This
slide
shows
the
same
24
year
timeline
for
those
elections
between
93
and
2017.
Again,
the
red
line
here
is
actual
voter
turnout.
People
who
cast
the
ballot
and
the
green
line
still
represents
the
number
of
registered
voters.
H
Those
who
are
qualified
and
could
have,
but
did
not,
but
this
flight
also
includes
the
blue
line
that
shows
our
total
population
and
a
new
line
that
orange
line.
The
second
from
the
top.
The
orange
line
represents
a
new
set
of
data
that
pulled
from
several
national
data
sets,
including
the
US
Census
Bureau.
H
It's
what's
referred
to
as
the
citizen
voting
age,
population
or
CV
APEC
map
the
sieve,
app
estimates,
the
total
population
in
the
city
that,
based
on
those
national
data
sets,
they
believe,
are
eligible
to
vote
based
on
citizenship,
status,
age
and
other
factors.
So
when
you
consider
that
orange
line,
our
potential
voter
gap
increases
that
has
a
net
effect
of
suppressing
or
depressing
our
actual
turnout.
H
This
slide
reflects
feedback
from
our
post-election
survey.
Following
on
what
I
just
said
about
gaps,
the
survey
includes
voters
and
non
voters
in
2009,
2013
and
17.
It
focuses
on
reasons
given
why
I
didn't
why
I
did
not
choose
to
participate
in
municipal
election,
and
this
chart
shows
that
the
percentage
of
non
voters
who
said
they
didn't
participate
was
because
they
don't
care
to
vote
in
city
elections.
They
don't
vote
for
the
city
worse.
H
Yet
the
percentage
of
non
voters
claiming
this
as
a
reason
that
they
are
not
engaging,
has
increased
over
each
of
those
three
election
cycles.
So
in
2017
the
number
of
thirty
three
percent
of
self-identified
non
voters
who
participated
said
they
didn't
vote
because
they
don't
care
to
vote
and
see.
Elections
is
mostly
true
of
young
millennial,
aged
voters
between
the
ages
of
18
and
34,
those
with
lower
levels
of
educational
attainment,
and
it's
much
more
likely
to
be
true
of
men
than
women.
I'm
gonna
stand
on
a
soapbox
for
a
minute
with
your
indulgence.
H
These
young
voters
are
part
of
what
political
and
social
scientists
have
termed
the
rising
American
electorate
array,
our
AE.
For
short,
this
potential
voting
bloc
includes
people
of
color,
unmarried
women
and
Millennials.
Collectively
they
represent
more
than
half
of
the
entire
voting
eligible
population
in
the
United
States,
accounting
for
about
59%
of
all
potential
voters
in
United
States.
This
voting
block
just
by
numbers
alone,
could
be
expected
to
determine
the
outcome
of
every
election
if
its
members
coalesced
around
a
candidate
issue
party
or
platform.
H
Yet
these
groups
are
also
the
most
volatile
and
sporadic
in
terms
of
participation,
for
example,
of
the
approximate
40
million
Americans
that
researchers
predict
will
drop
off
for
this
year's
midterm.
Nearly
two
thirds
come
from
eligible
groups
who
won't
participate,
and
this
includes
the
young
millennial,
age,
voters
and
unmarried
women
matching
trends
that
were
seen
in
2008
and
2014.
The
emergence
of
the
Millennial
Generation
has
the
potential
to
most
significantly
impact
the
future
of
our
elections.
H
First,
this
demographic
group
is
the
largest
just
in
terms
of
size
since
the
baby
boomers
and
their
projected
to
surpass
the
native
boomer
generation,
in
fact,
by
2020
s
presidential
election.
Just
two
years
from
now,
an
estimated
90
million
Millennials
will
be
eligible
to
vote,
which
could
account
for
up
to
forty
percent
of
the
entire
voter
base.
H
They
turn
out.
Second
Millennials
are
the
most
diverse
American
generation
to
date,
with
fully
40%
of
them
identifying
as
non-white.
The
emerging
generation
has
a
nuanced
fluid
understanding
of
identity
which
does
not
fit
neatly
into
a
small
handful
of
pre-selected
boxes
on
a
census
questionnaire
and
how
they
engage
has
yet
to
be
fully
understood,
but
it
is
clear
that
the
emerging
electorate
refuses
to
be
easily
labeled,
and
this
will
undoubtedly
require
more
nimble
and
responsive
political
strategies
by
candidates
and
parties
to
gain
their
favor.
H
Third,
a
significant
majority
of
Millennials
support,
progressive
views
on
benchmark
issues
at
much
higher
rates
than
the
rest
of
the
population
Millennials
on
the
whole
are
very
community,
conscious
support,
progressive
and
philanthropic
policies
and
causes,
but
at
the
same
time
exhibit
distrust
and
even
disregard
for
established
government
and
political
institutions.
Of
course,
demography
does
not
automatically
equal
destiny,
but
voters
are
definitely
not
static.
H
Demographics
of
the
emerging
majority
give
a
clear
insight
into
the
potential
future
of
elections
based
only
on
these
numbers,
and
they
give
us
a
good
idea
of
how
we
need
to
shape
our
outreach
and
engagement
efforts
in
the
future
to
ensure
that
this
growing
collection
of
historically
underrepresented
and
disengaged
groups
are
given
a
clear
path
to
the
ballot
box
every
year.
Since
implementing
rank-choice
voting,
the
cities
conducted
a
post-election
survey
of
voters,
non-voters
candidates
and
election
judges,
the
Morris
Leatherman
company,
a
local
full-service
market
research
firm,
has
conducted
these
surveys
in
2013
and
17.
H
The
entire
survey
report
and
its
results
was
appended
to
your
report
for
your
review.
This
first
slide
shows
voter
perceptions
of
rank-choice
voting.
So,
as
you
can
see,
the
vast
majority
of
the
survey
participants
indicated
rank-choice
voting
was
simple
to
understand
and
use
the
number
of
participants
indicating
that
rank-choice
voting
was
difficult,
decreased
from
2013
to
2017.
H
As
indicated
in
my
earlier
comments
about
ballot
error,
the
post
election
survey
data
show
that
voters
understood
how
to
mark
their
ballots
correctly,
and
many
did
so,
at
least
in
some
races
make
more
than
one
choice
on
the
ballot
in
2017,
but
the
number
of
participants
indicating
they
rank
only
one
preferred
candidate
on
the
ballot
did
increase
slightly.
Overall,
the
majority
of
voters
know
what
our
CD
is.
They
know
how
to
mark
their
ballots
correctly
to
rank
their
preferences.
If
they
have.
H
This
last
slide
shows
that
most
survey
participants
agreed
rank-choice
voting
should
continue
to
be
used
for
future
municipal
elections.
In
fact,
there
was
a
13-point
increase
in
the
number
of
participants
who
positively
agreed
our
CV
should
be
used
in
the
future.
Likewise,
there
was
a
21-point
decrease
in
the
number
of
participants
who
said
rain
chose
voting
should
not
be
used,
but
it
would
appear
based
on
the
increase.
In
the
don't
know,
category
that
it's
likely
most
voters
have
come
to
accept
rank
choice.
Voting
is
the
method
that
Minneapolis
uses.
H
They
know
how
to
do
it
and
they
know
how
to
rank
their
ballot
in
order
to
cast
it.
I
mentioned
rank
choice
voting
in
the
national
context.
It
has
gained
a
lot
of
recognition
in
the
last
four
years.
In
fact,
a
significant
number
of
Bills
have
been
introduced
in
States
since
2016
to
authorize
the
use
of
rank
choice,
voting
in
elections
for
local
jurisdictions
and
even,
in
some
cases,
entire
states.
This
slide
shows
the
status
of
some
of
those
proposals
by
state
with
this
disclaimer.
H
This
map
shows,
from
2016
more
bills
have
been
introduced
in
2017.
Some
Bills
have
died.
Some
Bills
have
been
reintroduced
they're
in
committee,
so
this
is
a
very
dynamic
quickly
changing
environment
we
find
ourselves
in
probably
the
most
prominent
focus
right
now
in
the
nation,
of
course,
is
the
state
of
Maine,
where
ranked
choice
voting
will
be
implemented
on
a
statewide
basis
for
its
upcoming
gubernatorial
primary
on
June
12th.
The
other
focus,
ironically,
is
the
state
of
Minnesota,
which
was
one
of
the
early
adopters
of
rank,
choice,
voting
for
local
jurisdictions.
H
The
two
largest
cities,
Minneapolis
and
st.
Paul,
already
have
ranked
choice
voting
in
place
and
the
governing
body
in
st.
Louis
Park
recently
voted
to
enable
ranked
choice,
voting
for
its
municipal
elections
as
well,
but
at
the
same
time,
as
you
know,
a
proposal
passed
the
state
Senate
that
would,
if
adopted,
eliminate
even
the
possibility
of
existing
opt-in
authorities
for
local
jurisdictions
to
choose
rank
choice,
voting
eliminating
any
choice
for
those
communities.
Voters
to
choose
rank
choice
voting
if
it's
right
for
them.
This
restriction
would
also
apply
to
jurisdictions
where
ranked
choice.
H
Voting
was
approved
by
a
vote
of
the
people,
as
in
Home
Rule
Charter
cities
like
Minneapolis
and
st.
Paul.
The
excellent
news
to
share
on
this
front
is
that
all
of
this
activity
and
interest
has
finally
moved
the
vendor
community,
with
entire
states
now
proposing
to
transition.
There's
sufficient
interest
to
pursue
development
of
a
fully
automated
I'm
capable
of
tabulating
rank-choice
voting
ballots.
Just
a
few
weeks
ago,
miswak
Lee,
Royce
and
I
had
the
honor
of
participating
in
a
web
forum
hosted
by
the
rank-choice
voting
Resource
Center
on
the
state
of
rank-choice
voting
today.
H
As
part
of
that
forum,
several
leading
vendors
of
election
systems
demonstrated
their
newest
models.
This
slide
summarizes
the
state
of
the
vendor
community.
As
you
can
see,
two
of
the
vendors
have
systems
that
demonstrated
the
ability
to
automate
the
tabulation
of
rank-choice
voting
ballots.
Those
are
Dominion
and
EF
and
S
shaded
here
in
gray.
Yes,
and
s
is
the
vendor
used
in
Hennepin
County
and
thus
by
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
H
For
my
understanding,
yes,
and
s
is
also
the
venerable
to
use
a
name
for
its
implementation
on
June
12th,
the
ranked
choice,
voting
Resource
Center
at
the
bottom
of
this
slide
also
has
created
a
universal
system.
That
is
simply
software.
It
doesn't
come
with
hardware
called
bright
thoughts,
bright
spots.
It's
an
open
source
system.
It
is
able
to
fully
automate
our
CD
tabulation,
it's
configurable
and
compatible
with
other
systems,
because
it's
software
only
the
costs,
obviously
are
potentially
much
less
in
terms
of
using
it,
potentially
in
compatibility
with
our
existing
es
and
s
software.
H
There
was
some
interesting
demonstrations
where
they
took
our
2013
ballot,
which
had,
as
you
know,
quite
a
long
list
of
candidates
in
the
office
for
mayor,
and
they
were
able
to
reproduce
that
ballot
in
minutes
not
days
and
provide
the
same
results
that
we
achieved
over
a
24
hour
period.
So
a
lot
of
good
news
on
the
vendor
community
coming
down
the
pike
as
we
move
towards
potentially
many
more
jurisdictions
than
even
states
choosing
rank-choice
voting
for
its
voters.
H
H
We've
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
last
two
bullets
working
with
the
Charter
Commission
again
on
its
exploration
of
a
potential
charter,
amendment
regarding
the
timing
of
municipal
elections
and
possibly
changing
those
so
that
they
would
coincide
with
either
presidential
or
gubernatorial
elections
and
the
regular
cycle
and
then,
of
course,
beginning
our
preparations
for
the
2020
presidential
election
and
the
2020
census
and
the
2021
2022
redistricting.
So
this
year's
election
sets
off
what
I'd
like
to
at
least
plant
the
seed
with
this
group.
H
The
policy
body
for
the
city
is
a
five-year
window
of
great
importance.
This
year
residents,
voters
will
choose
the
people
who
hold
the
seats
in
DC
and
in
our
state
legislature,
who
ultimately
decide
where
lines
are
drawn
based
on
the
2020
census.
So
this
year
we
have
the
midterm
election
that
it's
going
to
put
in
office.
People
who
will
be
in
charge
of
census
in
2020
will
have
the
presidential
election,
which
in
and
of
itself,
will
probably
be
a
high
mark
for
us.
H
We
would
expect
we
will
also
do
the
census,
following
the
census
in
20,
21
and
22.
We
will
do
the
redistricting
and
the
redrawing
of
all
of
those
federal
state
and
local
lines
which
create
representation
opportunities.
That's
how
we
get
represented
and
through
our
presentation
we
derive
federal
and
state
funding
and
then,
of
course,
in
2021.
We
have
the
next
election
for
this
body.
Username
choice,
voting
so
a
very
active
five
year
window
for
elections
and
voter
services
and
then
finally,
mr.
H
chair
with
your
indulgence,
I'm
showing
on
this
slide
a
picture
of
Mary
Davis
as
she
received
an
honorary
proclamation
from
Mayor
fry
earlier
this
year.
After
last
year's
elections,
Mary
Davis
retired
from
our
group
of
seasonal
staffers,
she
served
for
14
years
directly.
Managing
our
student
election
judge
program.
January
25th
was
declared
by
Mayor
Frye
to
be
Mary
Davis
Day
in
recognition
of
her
leadership
of
the
student
election
judge
program
and
its
efforts
to
educate
the
next
generation
about
the
importance
of
voting
and
civic
engagement.
She's
here
with
us
today
and
with
your
indulgence
mr.
H
chair
I'd,
like
to
invite
her
to
join
me
at
the
podium.
As
you
are
aware,
we
do
have
a
certificate
for
miss
Davis
from
the
mayor
and
city
council
that
I
have
here
again
in
honor
of
your
own
time.
I
won't
pause
our
ceremony
to
to
present
this
formally
with
members
I'm
hoping
we
can
grab
a
photo
afterwards
with
the
members
of
the
council,
obviously
to
respect
her
work,
but
Mary
the
certificate
from
the
council
simply
says.
The
certificate
of
commendation
is
presented
here
by
to
Mary
Davis,
with
gratitude
appreciation.
H
Sisir
thanks
for
her
leadership
of
the
minneapolis
student
election
judge
program
over
the
course
of
14
years.
Because
of
her
commitment.
The
city
student
election
judge
program
has
grown
year
after
year,
increasing
the
number
of
active
and
returning
students
whose
awareness
of
an
appreciation
for
free,
impartial
and
equitable
access
to
the
ballot
box
and
the
importance
of
representative
forms
of
democracy
have
been
influenced
by
her
work.
It
is
said
the
legacy
of
heroes
is
the
inheritance
of
a
great
example
and
her
many
contributions
to,
and
leadership
of
the
Minneapolis
student
election
judge
program.
H
A
F
F
My
results
were
announced
the
next
day
and
and
I
wasn't
sure
how
long
it
was
gonna
take
and
I
was
like
we
already
it's
already
ready,
and
so
so
I
just
have
to
say.
I
know
how
much
work
went
into
making
sure
that
it
was
a
smooth
election.
It
was
funny
on
social
media.
I
mean
y'all,
did
a
really
really
great
job.
F
I
I
last
night,
as
I
was
reading
through
this
lovely
report,
I
would
say
that
there
was
one
thing
that
jumped
out
that
I'm
a
little
bit
skeptical
about
and
it's
the
election
candidates
responses
to
it
I'm
just
kind
of
curious.
How
many
of
my
colleagues
actually
sent
back
the
to
like
the
survey
that
was
sent
out.
So
a
few
folks
did
see.
F
I
see
that
yeah
well,
because
I,
because
with
such
a
low
rate
I'm
a
little
bit
like
I
feel
like
folks
who
may
be
lost,
might
be
a
little
bit
more
motivated
to
talk
negatively
about
ranked
choice,
voting
and
so
therefore,
are
more
motivated
to
return
the
letter.
That
was
the
only
way
that
we
were
engaged
was
through
a
male
doubts.
Survey
and
I
know
that
it
sat
on
the
corner
of
my
desk,
completed
for
probably
like
a
month
and
a
half
afterwards
and
finally,
I
was
like
I've
said
it
in
the
mail.
F
So
I
just
wanted
to
name
that
piece
of
it,
because
I
have
talked
to
a
lot
of
candidates
as
well,
who
really
enjoyed
rank-choice
voting
incorporated
that
into
their
process,
and
a
lot
of
us
also
don't
really
interact
snail
mail
anymore.
So
I
just
wanted
to
name
that
little
caveat
to
that
piece
because,
like
I
said,
I
feel
folks
are
a
little
bit
more
motivated
to
trash
our
CV
if
they
were
not
successful
in
their
last
election.
C
Thank
You
councilmember
Schrader,
oh
I,
think
you
mr.
cherrick
I
also
just
want
to
echo
the
thanks
to
the
to
the
department
for
all
the
excellent
work
over
the
years
and
also
just
wanted
to
highlight
kind
of
two
two
efforts
on
the
state
level.
A
lot
of
the
things
that
we
do
on
elections
are
very
much
limited
by
the
state,
and
some
of
them
first
just
want
to
highlight
the
the
anything
that
you
can
do
to
push
automatic
voter
registration
and
anything.
We
can
do
as
a
council
to
help
and
highlight
that.
C
Please
let
us
know
that's
something
that
we're
standing
in
our
own
way
right
now
and
that's
that
we
have
a
policy
that
works,
that
other
states
are
leading
on
and
we
need
to
follow
and
take
notes
from
them.
The
second
one
is
also
just
working
on
getting
implementing
true
early
voting
right
now.
I
I
want
to
commend
the
Department
for
the
working
around
the
no
excuse,
absentee
so
I
think
as
up
from
a
user.
You
don't
see
that,
but
this
is
because
we
haven't,
in
my
opinion,
completed
that
policy.
C
A
Thank
you.
Anyone
else,
I'm,
not
seeing
anyone
I
just
want
to
ask
you
that
echo
that
thanks
to
the
team
for
putting
these
elections
together,
elections
are
a
really
good
part
of
how
we
engage
folks.
It's
not
the
whole
of
the
community's
political
power,
but
it's
certainly
a
major
part
of
it,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to.
Thank
you
for
that
to
thank
mr.
A
Karl
for
the
presentation
and
for
yourself
box
I
like
that
soap
box,
I
may
borrow
it
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
with
that
I'll
note
that
there
are
no
formal
actions
required
for
this
report,
and
so,
unless
there
are
any
objections,
I'll
direct
that
this
report
be
received
and
filed,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
awesome,
so
that
should
be
received
and
filed.
Thank
you
with
that.
We've
completed
all
the
items
on
our
agenda,
seeing
no
further
business
to
be
presented.
We
are
adjourned.