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From YouTube: March 27, 2019 Elections & Rules Committee
Description
Minneapolis Elections & Rules Committee Meeting
A
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
Jeremiah
Ellison
and
I'm.
The
chair
of
the
council's
elections
and
Rules
Committee
and
I'm
gonna
call
the
order
of
this
regular
meeting
of
the
committee.
So
joining
me
at
the
dais,
our
councillors,
Palmisano
Johnson,
Goodman,
Schrader,
Cunningham,
I,
always
I,
always
I,
always
just
sort
of
have
like
these
bravery's.
A
Councilmember
Fletcher
and
Robert
Gordon
and
councillor
Reich.
So
thank
you
about
that.
That
is
a
quorum
of
the
committee,
and
so
we
will,
you
know,
start
the
committee
colleagues.
We
have
three
items
on
the
agenda
today.
First,
we
have
the
final
report
of
the
2018
midterm
elections.
Second,
we
have
an
initial
report
on
plans
for
the
2020
presidential
election
and
third,
we
have
the
appointment
of
an
assistant
clerk
to
be
confirmed
by
the
City
Council.
A
B
Morning
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
as
mentioned,
my
name
is
Casey
Carla,
the
privilege
of
serving
a
city
clerk
and,
on
behalf
of
the
elections
and
voter
services,
team
who's
with
us
in
the
audience
I'm
pleased
to
present
the
report
finalizing
the
2018
gubernatorial
election.
As
we
know,
in
retrospect,
the
2018
midterm
was
a
significant
election.
As
shown
on
this
slide.
Voter
turnout
in
the
last
year's
election
was
the
highest
achieved
in
more
than
a
century.
B
According
to
the
United
States
election
project,
a
total
of
49
point,
three
percent
of
the
nation's
electorate
participated
representing
more
than
116
million
ballots
across
all
states.
Here
at
home,
Secretary
of
State
Steve
Simon
noted
a
sixty-four
point
three
percent
turnout,
which
he
indicates
as
the
highest
level
of
participation
for
a
midterm
election
in
state
history
Minneapolis
as
the
largest
city
in
the
state,
certainly
contributed
mightily
to
Minnesota's.
First
in
the
nation
turnout
last
year,
we
achieved
a
67.7%
turnout
for
last
year's
general
election,
which
represented
200
7114
ballots.
B
On
balance,
our
local
turnout
exceeded
the
average
for
both
the
state
of
Minnesota
and
the
entire
nation.
As
a
consequence
of
this
significant
level
of
participation,
Minneapolis
led
the
nation
in
terms
of
engagement
and
turnout
in
the
2018
midterm.
This
slide
also
shows
that
the
other
top-five
turnout
cities
from
last
year's
midterm
election.
Interestingly
enough,
all
of
the
top
ranked
studies
for
turnout
are
north
of
the
40th
parallel
located
in
the
nation's
colder
region.
B
So
perhaps
cooler
climates,
encourage
greater
participation
from
voters
and
also
note
that
the
lowest
turnout
studies
are
located
in
the
more
southern
hotter
areas
of
the
nation.
Of
course,
midterm
elections
aren't
generally
known
for
high
levels
of
participation,
but
it
certainly
wasn't
the
case
in
2018.
Last
year's
primary
was
the
first
since
2010
to
be
headlined
by
an
open,
competitive
race
for
governor.
B
It
also
included
several
competitive
races
down
the
ballot
and,
as
a
result,
the
turnout
for
the
2018
primary
was
nearly
double
the
rate
compared
to
2010,
which
was
the
last
open
competitive
primary
for
governor's
race.
In
the
primary
alone,
Minneapolis
achieved
a
41%
turnout,
which
was
the
highest
engagement
for
a
primary
since
1974
the
general
election
Minnesota
was
one
of
five
states
to
achieve.
Overall,
turnout
that
exceeded
the
national
average
of
50%
voter
turnout
in
ranked
order
from
lowest
to
highest.
B
Then
those
states
included
Wisconsin
with
61.2%
Oregon,
with
61.5%
Montana,
with
62.1%
Colorado
with
62.7%
and
leading
the
nation.
The
state
of
Minnesota
was
sixty
four
point:
three
percent
voter
turnout.
It's
been
said
before
that
Minnesota
is
the
voting
as
state
in
the
nation
and
Minnesota
certainly
claim
to
that
title
again
in
2018
and
Minneapolis
is
its
voting
ass
City.
B
This
slide
dives
did
a
little
bit
deeper
into
the
city's
turnout
data
from
the
2018
midterm
general
election.
This
is
a
heat
coated
map,
so
the
darker
colors
reflect
those
precincts
that
had
higher
levels
of
participation,
lighter
areas
reflect
lesser
voter
turnout
of
its
total
registered
voter
base,
the
city
of
Minneapolis
achieved
a
turnout
of
76
percent.
That's
an
incredible
achievement
for
a
midterm,
as
I
have
said,
it's
more
reflective
of,
and
actually
on
par,
with,
turnout
typically
achieved
in
a
presidential
election.
B
So
looking
at
that
estimated
total
eligible
voting
population
Minneapolis
had
an
approximate
68
percent
turnout
last
year.
But
again,
that's
just
five
points
lower
than
the
turnout
that
we
achieved
in
the
2016
presidential
election.
So,
regardless
of
which
way
we
use
to
measure
our
turnout.
The
city
of
Minneapolis
had
an
incredible
level
of
participation.
Last
year
and
consistent
with
elections
over
multiple
prior
years
and
over
different
election
cycles,
turnout
in
Minneapolis
was
highest
in
those
wards
and
precincts
located
in
the
western
and
southern
parts
of
the
city,
primarily
in
Ward,
7
and
13.
B
As
shown
here,
the
the
five
highest
turnout
precincts
were
first
Ward
7
precinct
one
see
the
Bryn
Mawr
neighborhood
with
eighty
nine
point:
four
percent
turnout
of
its
voters,
Ward
11
precinct
five
in
the
page
filled
neighborhoods
had
eighty
eight
point,
eight
percent,
and
that
was
followed
by
precincts
three
five
and
12
and
Ward
13,
which
encompassed
the
Bolton
and
Linden
Hills
neighborhoods
and
again
as
consistent
in
previous
elections.
Over
multiple
years,
turnout
was
lowest
and
words
and
precincts
to
the
north.
B
So,
as
I
have
reported
to
you
in
prior
years,
you
can
see
that's
a
fairly
stark
divide
across
the
city,
with
heavy
engagement,
participation
and
turnout
among
the
western
and
southern
areas,
and
much
less
engagement,
participation
and
turnout
in
the
north
and
in
certain
areas
immediately
to
the
south
and
east
of
the
downtown
core.
This
division
is
troubling
to
us
and
the
elections
and
voter
services
division
has
continued
to
work
over
many
years
to
improve
outreach.
Our
engagement
in
education
initiatives
with
community
partners
in
these
areas.
B
Some
of
these
areas
are
highlighted
in
the
report
before
you
and
others
will
be
discussed
as
part
of
our
initial
plans
to
prepare
for
the
upcoming
2020
presidential
election
2018
could
rightly
be
called
the
year
of
early
voting.
Of
course,
in
Minnesota
we
wouldn't
call
it
that
we
would
say
it's
the
year
of
absentee
balloting
under
the
umbrella
of
absentee
balloting.
Minnesota
offers
several
varieties
which
enable
voters
to
cast
ballots
prior
to
election
day.
Most
notable
amongst
these
forms
are
the
vote
by
mail
and
early
in-person
over
the
years.
B
Voter
awareness
of
and
interest
in
absentee
balloting
has
definitely
increased
as
clearly
reflected
on
this
slide.
In
fact,
in
the
twenty
eight
year
period,
between
1990
and
2018,
participation
due
to
absentee
balloting,
increased
a
whopping
1,000,
94
percent,
just
between
the
2014
midterm
and
the
2018
midterm
participation
because
of
absentee
balloting
increased
326
percent.
B
This
slide
focuses
a
bit
more
on
absentee
participation
levels
from
just
the
last
three
midterms
at
2010
through
2018
and,
as
you
can
see,
the
increase
between
2010
and
2014
was
an
increase
of
92
percent,
but
the
increase
between
2014
and
2018
was
more
than
300
percent.
While
there
is
not
conclusive
data
explaining
this
dramatic
increase
in
early
voting
I
believe
it
is
reasonable
to
assume
that
several
recent
changes
in
state
law,
coupled
with
our
own
local
initiatives,
have
been
contributing
factors
first.
B
As
you
know,
in
2014
the
state
enacted
no
excuse
absentee
balloting,
which
ended
the
long-standing
prior
mandate,
which
required
voters
to
choose
from
amongst
a
handful
of
state
permitted
excuses
in
order
to
request
an
absentee
ballot.
We
thought
spike
in
absentee
participation
that
year,
almost
doubling
the
rate
of
participation
via
absentee
from
the
2010
midterm.
Second,
in
2016,
the
state
enacted
direct
balloting,
which
takes
place
during
the
final
seven
days
prior
to
election
day.
Direct
balloting
is
the
way
that
Minnesota
refers
to
what
other
states
call
true
early
voting
under
direct
balloting.
B
A
voter
who
chooses
to
cast
a
ballot
prior
to
Election
Day
in
person
at
the
clerk's
office
is
given
the
same
treatment
as
voters
at
the
polls
on
election
day.
They
have
the
same
security
and
protections
afforded
to
them
by
our
automatic
tabulators.
This
is
not
the
same
treatment
that
voters
get
when
they
use
the
traditional
absentee
balloting
methods.
After
direct
balloting
was
enacted,
we
again
saw
an
even
bigger
spike
in
early
participation,
and
that
trend
has
repeated
in
the
2018
midterm.
B
This
slide
shows
the
success
of
those
multiple
early
vote
centers
in
2018,
in
addition
to
our
downtown
facility,
which
remained
open
and
served
voters
throughout
the
entire
46
day
absentee
period,
Minneapolis
operated
satellite
vote
centers
in
North
Minneapolis
at
the
Urban
League,
as
in
2016
and
in
the
East
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
campus
and
in
the
south
at
the
region's
assembly.
Church.
Interestingly,
note
the
success
of
the
south
satellite
location,
which
served
40
percent
of
all
in-person
early
voters
during
that
seven
day
period.
B
This
was
even
more
than
the
number
that
was
cast
at
the
downtown
site
during
the
same
period.
Data
shows
us
that
voters
from
precincts
all
across
the
city
chose
to
go
to
our
South
satellite
vote
center
to
cast
their
ballots.
During
that
seven
day
period,
not
just
those
from
surrounding
neighborhoods,
so
our
satellite
model
has
been
very
successful.
B
This
slide
shows
participation
levels
experienced
at
our
downtown
early
vote,
Center,
which
you'll
recall,
was
located
right
across
the
street
from
City
Hall,
both
for
the
entire
46
day,
absentee
balloting
period
shown
in
blue
here
and
also
compared
to
just
the
final
seven
days
of
direct
balloting
shown
in
red.
So,
as
you
can
see,
we
had
almost
the
same
level
of
turnout
in
the
seven
day
period
of
direct
balloting,
as
we
did
for
the
entire
40
days
preceding.
B
In
fact,
in
just
the
final
seven
days
of
early
voting,
the
downtown
site
served
the
equivalent
of
93
percent
of
the
total
number
of
voters.
Who'd
already
cast
ballots
during
that
previous
40
days,
based
on
the
success
of
this
model,
staff
recommends
that
the
city
consider
opening
additional
satellite
voting
centers
and
more
locations
in
conjunction
with
the
2020
presidential
election,
but
limit
the
operation
of
those
satellite
sites
to
just
the
seven
days
tied
to
direct
balloting.
B
The
other
major
form
of
early
voting
is
vote-by-mail,
which
is
the
most
traditional
version
and
has
been
existence
the
longest.
It's
the
one
that
our
voters
are
most
familiar
with.
This
slide
shows
that
in
2018,
vote-by-mail
also
experienced
an
increase
in
participation,
continuing
a
years-long
trend
that
echoes
the
same
growing
level
of
early
in-person
participation
in
2014
the
first
year
of
no
excuse
absentee
balloting.
B
The
city
set
a
new
record
of
early
vote
participation
and
had
8061
vote
by
mail
ballots
cast
that
increased
almost
150
percent
in
the
2016
presidential
election,
when
more
than
19,000
vote-by-mail
ballots
were
cast,
and
then
another
increase
of
11
percent
between
2016
and
2018,
an
increase
in
the
level
of
vote-by-mail
participation
for
a
midterm
election.
Over
and
above
what
we
had
experienced
in
a
presidential
with
respect
to
the
primaries.
B
So
this
council
has
heard
before
about
the
multiple
advantages
of
early
voting,
some
of
which
is
detailed
in
the
slide
and
much
further
in
our
report.
But
it
is
worth
repeating
that
Minnesota
provides
its
voters
with
the
same
distinct
advantages
when
it
comes
to
accessing
the
ballot.
That's
because
our
state
has
one
of
the
longest
absentee
balloting
periods
in
the
nation.
It
starts
46
days
prior
to
Election,
Day
that
extended
window
of
opportunity,
truly
maximizes
the
convenience
and
choice
afforded
to
all
voters.
B
B
Centers,
our
voters
have
significant
amounts
of
time
and
options
if
they
choose
to
participate
and
now
with
no
excuse
being
required,
and
the
added
convenience
and
security
of
direct
balloting
Minneapolis
has
further
expanded
and
built
on
ballot
access
through
extended
in-person
service
hours,
which
includes
Saturdays
and
Sundays
in
the
final
two
weeks
leading
to
Election
Day.
So,
yes,
2018
was
the
year
of
absentee
balloting,
but
it
still
didn't
capture
the
most
votes.
B
Despite
these
added
conveniences
and
expanded
options
and
extended
service
hours,
the
majority
of
our
voters
still
prefer
the
most
traditional
method
of
all,
and
that
is
of
course,
voting
at
their
assigned
polling
place
on
Election
Day.
This
slide
provides
data
on
two
points.
First,
it
offers
a
comparison
of
turn
out
between
the
2016
presidential
on
the
left
and
the
2018
gubernatorial
on
the
right.
Secondly,
it
shows
that
turnout
is
sorted
by
early
voting
for
those
years
and
Election
Day
voting.
B
In
the
first
instance,
I
wanted
to
highlight
how
significant
last
year's
midterm
election
was
in
terms
of
participation.
This
slide
demonstrates
how
truly
on
par
with
the
presidential
election,
it
was
for
us
in
Minneapolis.
The
differences
between
election
day,
turnout
in
2016
and
2018
is
less
than
4500
ballots
and
that's
a
difference
of
about
three
percentage
points
between
a
presidential
or
highest
turnout
and
a
midterm
in
the
second
instance.
B
It's
also
I
think
for
us,
as
election
administrators
and
policymakers,
a
stark
reminder
that
every
day
during
that
46
day,
absentee
balloting
period
is
for
some
voters
election
day
and
those
voters.
You
deserve
the
same
level
of
commitment
service
and
equitable,
fair
access
to
the
ballot
it
drives
home.
The
point
also
that
elections
are
expensive.
It's
true,
but
if
because
elections
are
centered
on
the
ballot
box
and
ensuring
equitable
and
fair
access
to
everyone,
elections
are
the
beginning
point
of
representative
democratic
government
and
that
access
is
guaranteed
by
both
federal
and
state
constitutions.
B
As
the
city's
chief
elections,
official
I
count
myself
blessed
to
have
the
strong
support
of
our
mayor
and
our
council.
As
a
voter
myself,
I
appreciate
the
leadership
that
you've
provided
us
in
helping
pursue
new
and
innovative
ways
to
increase
access
to
the
ballot,
to
engage
all
communities
and
to
encourage
participation.
So,
on
behalf
of
my
team
and
on
behalf
of
all
Minneapolis
voters,
a
thank
you
to
you
as
our
policymakers
and
then
in
wrapping
up
quickly.
I
each
year,
I
like
to
share
some
detail
about
our
core
of
election
judges.
B
These
are
the
men
and
women
who
are
on
the
front
lines
of
democracy,
as
I
like
to
say
they
are
the
hearts
and
hands
that
make
elections
happen
and
we
simply
could
not
serve
the
largest
and
the
most
voting
a
city
in
the
top
ranked
state
without
their
commitment
and
their
enthusiasm.
This
slide
shows
a
self-reported
breakdown
by
gender
and
age
for
those
who
served
in
the
polls
last
year.
As
you
can
see,
most
of
our
judges
identify
as
female
between
the
ages
of
55
and
69.
B
The
two
largest
groups
by
age
alone
are
female
between
16
and
19,
and
between
65
and
69
in
part.
The
surge
in
our
younger
demographic
reflects
the
positive
impact
of
our
nationally
award-winning
student
election
judge
program,
I'm
required
to
say
nationally
award-winning
student
election
judge
program
every
time
that
I
mentioned
the
student
election
judge
program.
B
This
slide
provides
another
analytical
slice
of
data
about
our
election
judges,
this
time,
I,
race
and
ethnicity.
As
you
can
see,
the
majority
of
our
election
judges
continue
to
be
white,
although
we
have
made
some
good
progress
at
diversifying
our
overall
base.
As
stated
every
year
during
this
report,
it
is
our
goal
to
ensure
that
our
polling
places
reflect
the
communities
that
they
serve
so
that,
towards
that
end,
we
continue
to
pursue
partnerships
in
the
community
to
recruit
and
place
more
individuals
from
the
city's
myriad
communities
to
work
in
our
elections
and
one
place.
B
We've
been
highly
successful
at
recruiting.
A
more
diverse,
truly
broad-based
group
is
through
our
nationally
award-winning
student
election
judge
program.
This
program
is
for
me
truly
one
of
the
highlights
of
my
work
in
elections
and
I
am
grateful
to
the
leadership
of
our
program
coordinator,
Karen
Sheol,
for
her
leadership
to
sustain
grow
and
improve
year
after
year.
I
think
Karen's.
Here,
Karen
is
responsible
for
our
program.
B
So
here
is
a
true
measure
of
the
program's
success
in
2018
we
had
so
many
student
election
judges
expressed
interest
in
participating
in
our
program
that
we
had
to
turn
folks
away.
Why?
Because
state
law
limits
the
percentage
of
student
judges
that
can
work
at
the
polls
and
we
placed
400
students
in
last
year's
midterm
election.
We
placed
four
hundred
students
in
last
year's
election,
all
of
whom
received
the
same
level
of
training
and
perform
the
same
level
of
responsible
duties
as
their
adult
contemporaries.
B
We
were
able
to
place
the
students
that
we
couldn't
accept
in
our
program
in
other
cities
around
the
area
so
that
they
could
still
participate
in
the
election.
This
slide
shows
that
we
accepted
400
students
from
public
private
charter
and
other
schools.
The
largest
percentage
of
these
student
judges
come
from
the
Minneapolis
Public
School
District,
which
supported
an
active
participation
from
their
students
244
for
last
year.
These
student
judges
have
a
significant
positive
impact
on
our
election
workforce,
while
they
are
gaining
valuable
job
experience
in
building
their
resumes
and
earning
good
money.
B
B
I've,
never
highlighted
training
in
one
of
these
reports
before
and
I
wanted
to
spend
some
time
sharing
with
you
how
much
commitment
we
in
Minneapolis
provide
to
every
single
election
judge
that
we
put
into
the
polls
to
serve
voters
under
state
law.
All
team
judges
must
complete
two
hours
of
mandatory
training
every
two
years.
Any
supervisory
judge,
which
would
include
our
head
and
judges,
must
complete
one
additional
hour
of
mandatory
training,
which
means
under
state
law.
B
A
team
judge
in
most
cities
is
going
to
have
two
hours
of
training,
and
the
supervisor
judge
will
have
three
hours
of
training
the
basic
training
plus
one
additional
hour
supervisor
training.
By
contrast
in
Minneapolis,
all
of
our
team
judges
are
required
to
complete
a
three
hour
basic
training
course.
Every
two
years,
all
of
our
head
and
assistant
head
supervisory
judges
must
complete
an
additional
three
hour:
leadership,
training
that
focuses
on
the
essentials
of
election
law.
B
The
city's
voter
service
standards
polling,
place
management,
tabulator
equipment,
coaching
and
team
development,
in
addition
to
the
basic
three
hour
course
required
of
all
judges.
Judges
who
work
as
poll
book
and
registration
specialists
are
required
to
complete
another
two
hours
of
training,
specific
to
the
duties
of
registration
and
the
use
of
our
new
electronic
poll
books
and,
finally,
our
precincts
support
judges.
B
Those
who
are
our
field
marshals
that
are
responsible
for
multiple
precincts
on
Election
Day
are
required
to
complete
the
three
hour:
basic
training,
the
three
hour
leadership
training
and
an
additional
one
hour,
training
specific
to
their
duties
as
the
lead
workers
responsible
for
those
precincts.
That
means
that
in
Minneapolis,
every
team
judge
has
completed
three
hours
of
training.
Every
poll
book,
specialist,
entreated,
five
hours
of
training,
every
head
and
assistant
head
judge
has
completed
six
hours
of
training
and
all
of
our
precincts
support.
B
Judges
have
completed
seven
hours
of
training
all
to
ensure
the
best
service
possible
to
our
voters
all
together.
That
means
that
our
incredible
training
team
plans
for
and
provides
almost
300
hours
of
training
every
year
to
our
judges,
to
make
sure
that
we're
providing
the
best
service
to
voters
and
that
doesn't
include
the
post
election
debriefing
sessions
that
we
conduct
every
year
with
our
seasonal
staff
and
our
election
judges
to
get
their
feedback
about
how
we,
the
city,
can
improve
in
future
elections.
B
So
the
commitment
that
the
city
invests
in
recruiting,
selecting
training
supporting
our
election
judges
ensures
that
they're
prepared
to
provide
the
best
service
to
our
voters
and
that
our
voters
get
the
best
service
possible
councils.
Well
aware
of
our
voter
outreach
and
education
program
each
year
we
add
new
initiatives
that
seek
to
engage,
inform
and
enlist
voters
in
the
electoral
process.
The
elections
and
voter
services
website,
which
is
pictured
here,
is
the
centerpiece
of
our
communications
efforts,
along
with
our
social
media
accounts
on
Facebook.
B
These
are
part
of
a
larger
plan
developed
every
year
in
collaboration
with
the
city's
communications
department.
The
city's
communications
department
helps
to
spearhead
efforts
to
secure
a
mix
of
paid,
earned
and
in-kind
media
coverage
every
year
to
publicize
and
promote
elections
in
2018.
The
neighbourhood
in
community
relations
department
really
stepped
up
to
lead
community
outreach
efforts
for
us,
in
addition
to
a
series
of
regular
electronic
newsletters
targeting
neighborhoods
and
community-based
organizations
they
tabled
at
various
events.
B
They
planned
and
conducted
multiple
in
person
conversations
with
residents
in
all
sorts
of
settings
to
promote
awareness,
to
provide
voter
education
and
resources
and
to
drive
engagement
and
participation.
The
photo
here
is
some
of
our
NCR
partners
in
the
community,
promoting
the
2018
midterm
election
and,
of
course,
our
voter
information
guide.
What
has
become
another
critical
message
and
device
to
ensure
that
all
voters,
our
election,
ready
that
they
are
informed
about
the
election
and
have
the
resources
needed
to
participate?
B
The
production
of
the
2018
voter
guide
was
the
most
cost
effective
to
date
and
included
details
about
the
upcoming
2020
census
as
well
to
reflect
the
tie
between
elections
and
the
census
and
the
need
to
participate
in
both
in
2018
the
elections
and
voter
services
division.
With
help
from
our
friends
in
the
IT
data,
analytics
team
produced
a
number
of
data
visualizations
that
were
posted
to
our
elections
website
and
promoted
through
social
media
posts.
These
visualizations
provided
real-time
updates
on
early
vote
participation
and
election
day
turnout
in
total.
B
These
data
maps
generated
more
than
13,000
views
and
they
continue
to
be
accessed
today.
As
a
result
of
the
popularity
of
these
data
visualizations
our
elections
team
again
in
partnership
with
I
TS
data
analytics
team
is
exploring
the
potential
to
create
and
host
a
voter
dashboard,
an
online
resource
that
could
be
easily
customized
to
specific
precincts
in
order
to
provide
users
with
election
related
dates.
Timelines
and
turnout
statistics.
B
I'm
glad
he
is
mark
I
want
you
to
hear
that
I
am
very
grateful
for
your
help
and
your
support
for
this
year
and
other
years
for
too
many
years
elections
were
under
budgeted.
Each
year
our
elections
division
received
a
set
$500,000
to
conduct
the
alleged
election,
whether
that
was
a
presidential,
a
gubernatorial
or
a
municipal.
That
amount
doesn't
even
cover
our
election
judge
payroll,
not
to
mention
supplies,
equipment,
polling,
place,
rental
costs,
ballot,
production,
testing,
legal
notices
that
have
to
be
made
every
year,
let
alone
multiple
initiatives
to
expand
ballot
access
through
early
vote.
B
Centers
voter
guides
increased
staffing
and
similar
things,
so
we
were,
to
put
it
bluntly,
operating
at
a
deficit
from
the
start.
Each
year
when
mr.
ruff
joined
the
city
as
CFO,
he
immediately
corrected
this.
He
worked
with
our
elections
director
me
to
right-size
the
divisions
budget
and
going
forward.
He
went
to
bat
with
us
for
us
with
policymakers
to
ensure
that
we
had
the
funding
needed
to
serve
our
voters
to
the
level
they
had
come
to
expect.
Mr.
ruff
has
been
a
true
advocate
for
elections
in
Minneapolis,
and
this
victory
is
more
his
accomplishment.
B
Equal
to
the
victory
just
for
grace,
walk
lords,
our
director
and
me,
and
the
entire
elections
division.
We
are
deep
in
his
gratitude,
so
in
fact,
with
significant
support
from
mr.
ruff
from
the
finance
team,
we
were
able
to
conduct
this
record-setting
election
with
more
than
400
thousand
dollars
to
spare,
and
that's
certainly
something
I
think
we
can
all
celebrate.
B
That
concludes
my
report.
Mr.
chair
and
before
I
stand
for
questions
with
the
committee's
indulgence,
I'd
like
to
recognize
the
incredible
elections
team
led
by
director,
grace,
walk
Louis.
Our
professional
administrators
include
tim
schwartz,
jeff,
Niro,
Brooke,
Eric,
Jeffrey,
spurns
and
I'm,
also
including
our
incredible
team
members,
Kate,
redden
and
John
Martin
and,
of
course,
all
of
our
sister
city
departments
in
the
thousands
of
men
and
women
who
comprise
our
election
judge,
Corps
and
seasonal
staff
and
again
to
the
mayor
and
council
for
your
leadership.
B
A
You,
mr.
Carlin,
take
a
team.
Real
quick
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
public
know
that
we've
been
joined
by
councilmembers,
Connell
or
Asami
and
Jenkins,
and
before
we
go
to
receive
a
file.
I
wanted
to
see.
If
any
of
my
colleagues
had
any
questions
about
the
2018
election
and
I,
see
customer
Connolly.
C
C
So
my
question
perhaps
relates
to
more
about
what's
coming
next,
with
the
presentation
around
what
we're
gonna
do
to
help
change,
that
I
mean
it's.
My
hope
that
the
city
can
do
something
to
help
change
those
numbers
I'm
a
little
I.
Guess
like
embarrassed.
Do
you
know
that
that
my
ward
is
one
of
the
words
that
has
a
low
voter
turnout,
except
for
places
like
Powderhorn,
which
is
great?
C
You
know,
there's
always
a
good
turnout
there,
but
places
like
little
earth
East,
Phillips,
Midtown,
Phillips
Central,
those
are
neighborhood,
said
I
would
consider
our
high
high
end
culture
and
and
low
on
voter
participation,
so
I
really
want
to
help
kind
of
crack
that
nut
and
I
would
love
to
hear
your
thoughts
about
what
we're
anticipating
for
the
next
9
to
12
months
on
how
we
can
help
to
to
break
that.
What
I
would
perceive
is
a
pattern
I'm
sure
this
isn't
the
first
time
these
numbers
have
presented
in
this
way.
B
Mr.
chair
to
councillor
burka
know
that,
as
you
know,
we've
worked
very
diligently
over
the
past
several
election
cycles
to
directly
target
greater
engagement
participation
in
several
of
these
communities.
That
historically,
are
underrepresented
and
are
not
turning
out
at
the
same
levels.
We've
had
some
success.
I
don't
want
that
map
to
portray
that
we
haven't,
for
example,
at
little
earth.
B
We've
partnered
there
to
create
them,
make
voting
a
tradition
program
which
is
generating
excitement
and
enthusiasm
around
voting,
but
I
think
there
are
patterns
that
reflect
in
this
voting
turnout
map
that
would
reflect
in
other
maps,
as
you
have
pointed
out
that
deal
with
larger
issues
than
just
voting.
They
deal
with
the
perception
of
government
trust
in
government.
B
How
government
appears
and
presents
itself
to
these
communities
and
how
we
present
ourselves
to
them,
and
so
one
of
the
things
we've
deliberately
done
since
2016
is
try
to
find
those
trusted,
embedded
agents
or
ambassadors
within
community
who
can
take
our
message
into
the
community.
So
it's
us
providing
resources,
providing
information,
helping
to
tear
down
some
of
those
sort
of
barriers
between
government
agency
elections
and
voter
services
as
much
as
I
might
love.
B
It
is
still
part
of
government,
and
that
means
that
we
carry
the
weight
of
what
goes
with
that
title
and
so
having
those
trusted
agents
embedded
is
a
long-term
solution.
It's
not
a
short
game,
we're
playing
to
build
trust
and
community,
it's
a
long
game,
and
so
we've
started
that
process
of
seating,
those
relationships
and
building
trust
and
making
connections.
B
I
think
one
of
the
areas
where
we've
been
able
to
do
that
is
through
our
seasonal
staffing
opportunities
and
with
our
election
judge
core
still
not
where
I'd
like
to
see
it
but
improvements
over
say
nine
years
ago
and
by
building
those
long-term
relationships.
Those
ambassador's
then
go
back
into
those
communities
and
say
no.
This
is
something
you
can
trust.
This
is
something
you
can
believe
in.
This
is
something
that
you
should
pay
attention
to
and
something
in
which
you
should
engage.
B
So
those
are
hopeful
messages
and
I
do
have
some
further
continuing
thoughts
along
that
line
in
the
next
presentation
geared
up
for
the
2020
presidential,
but
I
should
also
note
to
the
active
participation
of
members
of
this
council.
The
most
diverse
council
we've
had
I
know.
I
can
speak
for
Grace
and
I
say
we
have
regular
contracts
from
many
of
you
who
have
ideas
and
thoughts
and
have
connections
and
represent
these
communities
about
what
we
can
do
to
engage
and
we're
eager
to
partner
and
expand
our
work
with
you
and
with
others
in
the
community.
B
C
Want
to
just
respond
back
of
a
few
thoughts,
so
I
appreciate
you
reminding
me
about
the
making
voting,
a
tradition,
effort
and
and
there's
probably
similar,
multi-ethnic
efforts
that
are
community
based
that
the
city
can
lean
on
and
and
support
and
highlight,
and
so
as
I'm
thinking
about
this
I
am
sending
you
both
an
email
shortly
about
connecting
with
NCR's
multilingual,
multi-ethnic
median
communications,
outreach
efforts
where
they
already
have
functioning.
You
know
spanish-language
radio
programs
and
somali
radio
programs
so
where
we
can
start
building
in
some
education
and
awareness.
C
Additionally,
I'm
curious,
if
there's
any
sort
of
alignment
that
we
can
have
between
NCR
and
RP
funding,
related
efforts
to
partner
with
groups
who
are
already
have
those
trusted
sources,
those
those
trusted
ambassadors
who
are
already
doing
work
on
driver's
licenses
or
municipal
ID
or
other
efforts
that
we
can
just
again
kind
of
couple.
This
work
with
so
I'm
just
going
to
send
you
a
few
ideas
on
online,
but
then
also
wondered:
do
we
have
any
data
that
talks
about
why
folks
aren't
showing
up
in
greater
numbers
like
dude?
C
B
The
chair
councillor
Connor,
we
don't
have
data
per
se
on
elections
in
general,
where
we
have
been
fortunate
as
a
city
as
we
do
conduct
a
post-election
survey
that
is
statistically
valid
of
voters,
non-voters
campaigns,
candidates
and
election
workers
following
every
municipal
election.
Because
of
our
use
of
rank
choice
voting,
it
was
seen
as
important
to
get
a
sense
of
how
that's
impacting
campaigns,
turnout
participation.
B
So
it's
not
a
direct
corollary
from
a
municipal
election
only
to
a
toriel
or
a
presidential
election,
but
the
feedback
we've
had
when
we
survey
voters,
which
is
something
we
would
love
to
do
more
of
and
more
consistently
and
not
just
limit
to
municipal
elections.
The
data
shows
that
people
who
aren't
turning
out
aren't
interested,
that's
a
very
broad
statement,
and
so
how
do
you
tackle
that?
How
do
you
crack
that
nut
to
use
your
parlance?
I?
Think
that
one
of
the
reasons
this
is
again.
This
is
a
long
game.
It's
education
about
yeah.
B
B
D
You
mr.
chair
mr.
Karle,
this
is
great,
more
people,
loading
is
good.
It
also
shows
our
power,
statewide,
I,
think
and
I.
It's
one
of
the
biggest
things.
This
team
is
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
we
can
do
as
a
city
to
improve
our
larger
political
landscape,
especially
in
the
favor
of
our
city.
I
had
a
couple
quick
questions.
The
first
is
something
that
you
mentioned
and
I
think
that
you
said
in
your
presentation
that
direct
balloting
is
cheaper
for
us
than
absentee
centers.
D
B
D
B
Mr.
chair
to
the
councilmembers
question,
this
map
is
only
showing
turnout
and
participation.
It
does
not
reflect
changes
or
growth
or
a
decrease.
That's
even
for
that
matter
in
those
precincts.
So
changes
in
population
are
not
reflected
here.
This
is
simply
showing
of
our
registered
voters.
Those
who
showed
up
and
voted
and.
B
It's
a
changing
number
in
Minnesota,
it's
difficult
because
of
because
of
same-day
registration.
We
never
have
a
firm
target.
So
this
is
based
on
the
total
turnout
of
voters
who
cast
ballots
on
Election
Day
in
November
of
last
year.
It
doesn't
account
for
population,
it
doesn't
account
for
voters
who
were
not
registered
and
didn't
vote.
It
simply
accounts
for
those
who
showed
up
and
cast
the
ballot.
The
sieve.
App
is
a
national
method
of
tracking
and
that
stands
for.
B
Citizen
voting
age
population
see
that
it's
based
on
some
theories
by
a
professor
in
Florida
used
by
all
states.
That
say
you
shouldn't
limit
this
focus
to
those
who
actually
turned
up
in
ship
and
committed
ballots.
You
should
look
more
broadly
at
people
who
were
eligible
but
didn't
so.
This
gets
to
the
previous
comments
from
Council
americano
about
how
are
we
looking
at
people
who
could
have
voted,
but
did
then?
What
were
the
reasons?
Why?
And
so?
B
D
D
The
turnout
is
starting
to
balance
out
more
across
the
city,
so
in
a
little
different
way
than
councilmember
Connell
just
mentioned
I
do
see,
increases
in
these
populations
and
I'm
curious.
If
you
would
speculate
a
little
bit
more
as
to
the
work
of
your
team
that
contributes
to
that
and
whether
or
not
the
direct
balloting.
The
early
voting
helps
from
your
impressions
because
I
know
there's
not
a
lot
of
specific
data
on
it.
B
Through
the
chair,
thank
you
for
that
opportunity.
Yes,
I.
It's
a
complex
question
and
my
answers,
while
attempted
be
nuanced,
maybe
aren't
getting
to
the
point.
I
do
think
we're
seeing
more
turnout,
more
engagement
in
these
communities
that
have
historically
been
underrepresented.
The
difficulty
is
its
level
of
turnout
and
participation
as
populations
change,
as
the
city
has
grown,
as
those
demographics
have
have
shifted
and
involved.
It's
maybe
not
reflected
here
at
how
much
more.
B
If
we
were
to
go
back
to
say
you
know,
1990
2000,
now,
2018
I
think
you
would
see
that
there
are
greater
levels
of
engagement
and
higher
levels
of
participation
in
voting.
It's
just
not
tracking
as
quickly
it's
not
moving
as
fast
and
again.
That's
why
I
said
this
is
a
long
game,
we're
in
to
to
break
down
some
cultural
barriers,
long-held
beliefs
about
government,
engagement
and
partnership,
and
what
that
looks
like
and
how
effective
it
can
be.
So,
yes,
I
think
we
have
had
and
I
would
speculate.
B
We've
had
more
engagement,
more
participation
and
the
make
voting
a
tradition
partnership
we've
had
with
the
little
earth.
Tribe
is
a
good
example.
Where
previously
there
was
an
engagement,
there
was
in
contact
with
our
office.
There
wasn't
partnership.
There
is
now
and
to
say
that
we're
a
partner,
I'm
gonna
be
very
clear
on
what
that
means.
That
means
we
provide
them
information
and
they
do
all
the
work.
They
are
very
ecstatic
about
their
program.
They
are
very
effective.
B
A
E
Thank
You
mr.
Karle,
for
that
great
presentation.
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
work
of
your
team
and
and
crew.
At
a
time
when
voter
suppression
is
one
of
the
major
issues
in
our
country,
we
are
seeing
more
increase
voter
turnout,
more
engagement
in
in
the
political
process,
an
electoral
process-
you
know,
I
think-
is
really
a
big
responsibility
of
dole
seeking
public
office
to
help
get
voter
turnout
to
the
levels
that
we
that
we
want
to
see,
which
is
a
hundred
percent
of
eligible
voters
to
be
out
and
engaged
in
our
electoral
process.
E
B
F
Also
really
appreciate
the
report
and
all
the
outstanding
work
that's
been
done
and
it's
great
to
see
that
our
turnout
was
so
so
good.
One
of
the
things
I
appreciate
is
the
graphs
and
the
charts
and
all
the
tracking
that
we
do
and
it's
presented
in
such
a
good
way
when
we
were
talking
about
the
citywide
turnouts
and
the
difference
in
precincts.
It
made
me
wonder
about
what
are
the
trends
and
one
of
the
changes.
I
know
it's
not
something
in
this
report.
F
Also
help
us
understand,
especially
if
we
notice
what
year
we
tried
what
idea
and
how,
if
it
had
any
impact,
what
actually
works
and
maybe
doesn't
work
and
I
know
that
we
are
constantly
learning
as
we
go
and
evaluating,
but
seeing
those
trends
it
might
might
help
at
some
future
point
to
to
look.
Maybe
we
are
making
progress,
but
if
we
aren't
ever
going
backwards
in
some
areas,
we
should
know
about
that
and
do
something
about
it
for
sure.
F
I
also
just
wanted
to
note
that
I
appreciated
that
there
was
an
easterly
vote
Center
on
the
University
of
campus
I
know
it
was
the
the
lowest
use
compared
to
them,
but
it
was
still
over
2,000
people,
I
think
that
was
significant
and
I.
Don't
know
how
we
craft
and
think
about
where
to
put
those
it
actually
looked
like
we
were
putting
them
in
some
pretty
significantly
low
turnout
areas
of
the
city,
because
the
university
with
all
the
students,
it's
pretty
low,
turnout
right.
F
Where
that
wasn't,
it
was
like
right
on
campus
at
Fieldhouse,
so
and
I
think
in
North
Minneapolis
in
that
South
Minneapolis,
one
that
was
so
popular
that
was
on
sat
on
Lake
Street
are
really
close
so
and
the
other
thing
is:
why
was
that
so
popular?
Why
were
people
going
there
to
the
transit?
It
was
it
the
locations,
I'm
gonna
help
we
should
happen
so
hopefully
we'll
keep
doing
that
and
you
can
respond
to
any
of
these
comments
or
we're
not
mr.
B
Chair
there's
two
points:
I
would
want
to
respond
to
first
for
mine
and
second,
because
my
my
staff
were
hounding
me
on
this
yesterday,
and
so
the
first
is
in
terms
of
historical
data
to
councilmember
Kaunas
point
to
council
reponse.
On
his
point,
your
point
I
think
the
the
question
all
of
us
would
have
is:
how
have
we
made
a
difference
and
what
are
we
doing
what's
been
successful
and
how
those
metrics
may
be
changed
across
time.
B
Maybe
one
of
those
could
include
a
historical
analysis
of
turnout
recognizing
precincts
and
words
have
changed
over
time,
but
that
to
do
sort
of
that
comparison
about
how
the
turnout
data
have
changed
would
be
something
I,
think
of
Worth
and
a
value
to
us
as
we
plan
not
only
next
year's
election
but
future
elections
and
on
the
second
point,
to
the
early
vote,
centers
and
the
fighting.
Yes,
we
have
criteria.
B
We
trying
to
use
close
access
to
public
transportation,
large
areas
where
people
can
can
get
to
well
recognized
community
based
locations
as
well,
but
with
the
university
in
particular,
we
were
very
committed
last
year
to
putting
an
early
vote
Center
on
the
campus.
We
did
the
best
we
could.
We
worked
with
the
university
administration,
the
feedback
we've
had
from
students.
There
was
that
it
wasn't
the
best
location
for
them
and
that
they
believe
the
students
who
would
have
had
the
most
access
and
therefore
the
most
benefit
have
suggested.
B
We
find
a
different
site
on
campus
near
campus,
but
but
they
are
very,
very
eager
to
how
they
sent
her
back
next
year
and
the
elections
team
is
very
committed
to
that
as
well.
So
I
think
that
our
goal
there
is
to
find
ways
connecting
and
I
think
councilmember
with
your
connections
at
the
University.
You
could
help
us
to
find
a
more
advantageous
location
at
or
near
the
campus.
So
we
would
welcome
the
ability
to
partner
with
you
on
on
finding
a
site
that
would
better
serve
students.
Well.
F
I
appreciate
that
and
I
think
held
summer
Fletcher
and
I
can
team
up
and
we
can
come
up
with
something
and
if
we,
if
the
students
are
saying
Coffman
unions
faster,
we'll
be
great
to
hear
what
they're
saying
or
the
Student
Association
and
try
to
work
there
for
them
and
put
pressure
on
the
university
to
give
us
a
little
bit
of
space.
To
do
that.
The
last
thing
I
just
wanted
to
note,
is
with
some
elections
the
elections.
F
Department
can
do
all
the
work
that
they
want,
but
if
nobody's
campaigning
and
if
it's
a
boring
election-
and
nobody
cares-
they
don't
show
up.
So
there
are
independent
or
there
are
external
variables
that
we
can't
necessarily
as
an
elections.
Department
could
control
and
which
also
means
some
of
the
credit
for
the
voter
turnout
might
go
to
some
of
the
campaign's
or
work
that's
going
on
outside
or
the
races
or
the
climate
and
all
of
that
stuff.
F
So
keep
that
in
mind
as
we
look
at
trends
and
they're
going
up
and
down
and
as
we're
taking
great
credit
for
all
our
successes
that
you
know
there's
other
variables
that
are
contributing
to
that.
But,
let's
mostly
think
of
those
other
variables
when
we
have
disappointments
and
not
blame
ourselves,
you.
B
Are
absolutely
correct?
Councilmember
a
research
consistently
demonstrates
that
what
drives
the
highest
level
of
turnout
is
competitive,
races,
controversial
ballot
questions,
things
that
really
motivate
people
to
get
out.
What
we
do
adds
to
hopefully
enhances
and
supports
that,
but
it
is
driven
by
what's
on
the
ballot,
that's
what
drives
turnout.
Oh,
we.
B
G
We're
coming
here:
Thank
You
mr.
Chief
Minister,
chair,
Thank
You
mr.
Karle.
For
all
of
this
detail.
Much
appreciated
I
wanted
to
I,
have
a
few
questions,
but
I
first
just
wanted
to
speak
to
councilmember
Gordon's
point
it
Ward
4,
there's
a
couple
of
pieces.
First,
the
two
highest
voting
precincts
are
actually
where
racial
covenants
work
so
I
think
that's.
That
correlation
is
worth
noting
and
also
we
in
our
councilmember
elephant
and
I
in
our
2017
election
increased
voter
turnout
in
our
Wars,
but
it
was
like
pulling
teeth.
G
It
was
incredibly
challenging
to
be
in
the
most
voting.
A
city
of
the
most
voting
needs
state,
but
pulling
teeth
to
get
folks.
I
live
in
McKinley,
which
is
one
of
the
lowest
turnouts,
and
that
was
a
really
big
challenge
and
so,
and
also
wanting
to
name
that
our
lowest
numbers
are
still
higher
than
the
national
turnout.
So
I
think.
G
So
I'll
save
some
of
my
questions
for
after
hearing
what
the
plan
is
for
2020,
but
I
do
want
to
speak
to
the
National
award-winning
student
collections
program.
First
I
want
to
name
that
they
are
Jen's,
Eve,
I'm,
a
millennial,
Eman
30s,
so
they're,
Chauncey
and
also
I
am
curious.
Is
there
a
breakdown
of
participation
by
use
of
codes?
I?
Don't.
G
Patrick
Henry
actually
falls
within
four
six,
which
is
also
a
low,
lower
turnout
rate,
and
so
one
of
the
lowest
ones,
and
so
I
would
be
more
than
happy.
I
feel
like
we're.
We
really
make
a
change.
Is
that
intergenerational
partnership
in
relationships
where
kids
are
a
part
of
it
and
then
they
inspire
their
parents
to
actually
like?
G
G
So
just
wanted
to
put
put
that
observation
that
and
and
we're
happy
to
help
find
locations
or
partners
or
whatever
the
case
may
be
in
order
to
find
a
good
location.
There.
Last
question
that
I
have
is:
are
there
goals
that
are
set
for
a
voter
turnout
by
the
department
like?
Is
there
like?
We
want
to
reach
sixty
percent
or
whatever
the
case
may
be
like
is?
Is
there
any
sort
of
benchmarks?
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
external
factors,
but
I'm
just
curious
about
in
house.
Mr.
B
B
We
can't
really
control,
turnout
and
I,
don't
want
to
put
a
metric
up
and
then
fall
short
of
that
goal
when
there's
so
many
external
factors,
but
every
year
we
do
set
goals
and
when
we
come
to
you
and
tell
you
what
we're
projecting
the
turnout
is
and
what
we're
basing
our
election
on,
you
can
better
bad.
That
part
of
that
is
a
reflection
of
what
we
want
to
achieve
great.
G
I
feel
very
passionate
about
increasing
voter
turnout
for
the
2020
election
in
Ward.
4
I
feel
that
you
know
when
we
look
at
building
power,
one
of
the
most
impactful
ways
for
us
to
do
that
is
through
voting.
That's
a
an
entryway
into
participa
civic
participation,
and
you
mentioned
civic
literacy,
and
that's
also
something
I
feel
very
passionate
about-
is
increasing
the
literacy
Civic
literacy
of
folks
that
they
understand
that.
G
That's
just
really
the
beginning
part
of
representative
democracy,
like
y'all,
got
to
stay
on
me
and
stay
engaged
with
me
so
that
we
can
actually
get
some
work
done
and
so
I
again
would
like
to
make
myself
available
as
a
partner
to
be
able
to
increase
voter
turnout.
If
we
want
to
to
internal
goal
of
how
we
want
to
do
it,
my
office
and
we
can
engage
folks
and
do
some
get
some
energy
moving.
I
really
want
to
see.
G
H
Thank
You
mr.
cherry,
miss
Farrell
just
have
a
clarifying
question.
We
had
them
talk
about
the
cost
of
the
election
and
about
early
voting.
Centers
and
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
true
early
voting,
as
opposed
to
what
we
have
here
in
Minnesota,
no
excuse
absentee
I.
Believe
that's
cheaper
than
no
excuse
absentee
that
we
have
here.
B
Through
the
chair,
councilor
straighter,
it's
a
little
more
complex
than
a
straight
yes
or
no,
but
in
general
what
we
have
as
absentee
voting
is
more
expensive
because
it
has
what
we
call
the
three
P's
people
postage
and
paper,
and
so,
when
I
have
to
give
you
a
paper
ballot
and
you
fill
that
out
and
we
put
it
inside
a
secrecy
envelope
and
then
inside
of
a
marked
envelope.
There's
two
envelopes:
a
ballot
people
have
to
handle
that
and
then
there's
postage
associated
with
that
when
it's
about
by
mail.
B
So
those
three
P's
postage,
people
and
paper
drive
up
the
cost
of
absentee
balloting
which
isn't
involved
to
the
same
extent
and
true
early
voting.
Where
you
come
in
to
a
vote
center,
you
put
your
completed
ballot
into
a
tabulate
or
just
on
Election
Day,
and
you
walk
away
and
the
tabulator
tells
you
there's
a
mistake:
there's
not
a
mistake.
Your
ballot
was
cast,
so
you
have
additional
securities
and
you
have
that
convenience
of
doing
my
ballot
was
cast.
There
were
no
mistakes
and
I'm
done
and
you
walk
away
from
early
voting
with
absentee
balloting.
B
It's
the
three
P's
plus.
It's
the
I
hope
they
got
it
if
you
I,
send
it
back
in
the
mail.
Did
it
get
there
in
time?
So
it
is
a
little
bit
better,
in
my
opinion,
I'm
speaking
as
my
opinion
to
do
true
early
voting
than
absentee
balloting,
but
again
in
Minnesota,
under
the
rubric
of
absentee
balloting,
we
have
direct
balloting,
which
is
most
similar
to
early
voting,
and
we
have
a
multitude
of
other
varieties
as
well.
So
we
still
provide
maximum
opportunity
well,.
H
B
A
Right,
thank
you.
Mr.
Carlin.
Thanks
to
my
colleagues,
it
looks
like
there
are
no
further
questions,
and
so
before
we
move
on
to
the
report,
the
2020
coming
election
I
will
move
to
receiving
file.
All
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
all
right.
The
guys
have
it
and
the
report
will
be
fine.
Our
second
item
is
the
initial
initial
report
about
plans
in
preparation
for
the
2020
presidential
election.
Mr.
carmell
mr.
B
Chair
elections
are
all
about
numbers
boy.
We
just
proved
that
here
are
some
more
numbers
in
just
586
days.
Americans
will
cast
their
ballots
in
the
2020
presidential
election
on
Tuesday
November
3rd
and
in
only
342
days.
Minneapolis
voters
will
have
the
opportunity
to
have
their
say
and
who
should
be
the
next
president,
United
States
as
part
of
our
presidential
nominating
primary
set
for
March
3rd,
also
known
as
Super
Tuesday
between
now
and
then
the
elections
and
voter
services
division
will
be
relocating
to
its
new
headquarters
at
980.
B
East
tenement
Avenue
will
also
be
recruiting
to
fill
our
two
vacant
full-time
administrator
positions
to
complete
our
permanent
team.
So
they
can
help
us
plan
and
conduct
the
2020
election
and
we'll
be
looking
to
recruit,
train
and
deploy
between
1800
and
mm
or
more
election
judges
to
serve
our
more
than
200,000
voters
and
132
precincts
during
three
separate
election
events
next
year,
all
of
which
is
overlapping.
B
One
other
high
priority:
high
visibility,
highly
important
event,
the
2020
census
set
for
Monday
April
1st,
and
at
that
time
we
want
to
ensure
that
the
more
than
four
hundred
twenty
two
thousand
residents
of
Minneapolis
are
all
counted
so
based
on
all
of
those
numbers
and
in
analyzing
data
and
trends.
From
the
past
several
election
cycles,
we
expect
a
full
year
and
the
potential
for
another
record-setting
voter
engagement
participation.
This
report
then
provides
some
high-level
initial
plans
about
our
preparations
for
the
2020
presidential
election
cycle.
B
Here
again
are
some
more
numbers
this
time
in
the
form
of
key
dates.
I've
already
noted
the
presidential
nominating
primary
set
for
Tuesday
March
3rd
prior
to
that
the
early
voting
period
for
the
nominating
primary
will
begin
on
January
17,
and
it
will
run
through
March
2
the
pre-registration
period
for
that
primary
will
close
on
February
11th.
As
noted,
since
this
day
is
Monday
April
1st,
based
on
time
lines
from
prior
years,
we
could
expect
to
get
final
census.
B
So,
as
you
can
tell
it'll
be
a
very
incredibly
busy
year,
we
have
a
lot
to
do
in
that
timeframe.
In
today's
report,
as
I
mentioned
highlight
some
of
our
initial
plans.
Again,
we
will
be
in
front
of
you
multiple
times
as
we
continue
to
refine
and
edit
those
preparations.
This
is
the
high-level
start.
So,
as
noted
during
the
report
on
the
2018
gubernatorial
election
Minneapolis
has
been
leading
efforts
for
many
years
to
expand,
expand
about
access
and
increase
voter
choice
and
convenience
building
on
those
prior
successes.
B
Our
plans
for
the
next
year's
presidential
election
cycle
largely
fall
into
three
big
buckets.
First,
we
have
plans
around
voter
registration
get-out-the-vote
initiatives.
Second,
we
have
plans
about
improving
access
for
all
voters,
especially
among
those
communities
that
have
been
historically
underrepresented
and
third,
we
have
plans
that
center
around
employment
opportunities
as
a
means
of
diversifying
our
team
of
election
judges,
as
well
as
helping
to
support
enterprise
goals
about
job
training
and
skills
development.
These
are
the
key
elements
of
our
initial
plans
that
we're
discussing
this
morning.
B
So
we
begin
with
plans
on
voter
registration
and
get-out-the-vote
initiatives,
and
this
bucket
of
ideas
we're
focusing
on
leveraging
our
existing
community
partnerships
as
well
as
building
new
organizational
and
personal
contacts
to
build
awareness
about
the
election,
the
importance
of
voting
and
the
many
different
ways
that
a
voter
can
participate.
This
includes
re-examining
the
existing
core
probe
I'm,
developing
specific
campaigns
about
election
registration
and
producing
a
voter
information
guide
to
be
delivered
to
every
residential
address
in
the
city.
B
B
This
included
tabling
at
a
variety
of
community
events
facilitating
one-on-one
in
small
group
discussions,
supporting
registration
drives
and
a
host
of
other
efforts
through
their
established
networks
with
neighborhoods
and
diverse
cultural
communities.
Ncr
will
be
able
to
help
us
engage
with
target
populations
that
have
historically
been
underrepresented.
B
This
includes
as
an
example,
but
it's
not
limited
to
African
American
American,
Indian,
East,
African,
Latin,
--ax
and
Southeast
Asian
communities
in
CR
will
also
help
us
to
connect,
with
importantly,
first-time
voters,
whether
they're,
just
turning
18
and
entering
the
franchise
or
our
new
citizens
eager
to
exercise
their
constitutional
rights,
military
service
members
and
their
families,
as
well
as
the
veterans
who
have
already
served
their
nation
homeless.
Members
of
our
community
and
those
who
are
living
in
shelters
are
who
may
be
in
transition.
B
Voters
with
disabilities
seniors
and
in
a
city
with
a
population
composed
of
more
than
50%
renters
tenants,
which
is
supported
by
our
city's
tenant
notice
of
voter
registration
program.
An
important
aspect
of
outreach
centers
on
personal
contact
with
voters
as
I,
was
mentioning
in
response
to
councilmember
canoas
question
earlier.
Research
shows
that
people
join
causes,
they
contribute
to
purposes
and
they
volunteer
at
higher
rates.
When
they're
asked
it's
that
trusted
ambassador
model,
so
there's
power
in
inviting
participation
and
we
intend
to
invite
voters
to
engage.
B
We
intend
to
invite
them
to
show
up
and
we
need
to
invite
them
to
participate.
So
we
plan
to
extend
that
invitation
both
directly
and
indirectly,
through
our
partnerships
with
community-based
groups
and
our
one-on-one
encounters
and
plan
the
events
that
have
small
groups
neighborhoods
and
networks
that
we
want
to
build
out
and
expand,
and
we
welcome
all
of
you
as
part
of
that
effort.
Obviously,
we
also
want
to
explore
ways
of
revamping
our
core
program
in
2020
to
support
multiple
efforts.
B
The
core
program
was
created
in
2015,
as
means
of
partnering,
with
nonprofit
community
service
organizations
to
recruit
election
volunteers.
So,
under
the
core
program,
nonprofits
who
recruit
up
to
ten
volunteers
who
agree
to
serve
as
election
judges
can
earn
1,300
dollars
with
an
additional
$130
for
every
additional
volunteer
judge
recruited.
Although
the
court
program
offers
opportunities
for
mutually
beneficial
outcomes
between
elections,
division
and
our
nonprofit
partners,
we
in
the
elections
office
haven't
put
the
resources
into
that
program
to
really
develop
it.
B
Therefore,
we
will
be
recruiting
a
full
time
program
coordinator
in
2020
to
leverage
this
program.
We
also
want
to
explore
using
this
same
program
and
the
nonprofit
partnerships
on
which
it
is
based
to
further
amplify
our
voter
outreach
and
education
efforts,
similar
to
a
very
popular
and
successful
grant
program
administered
by
King
County
Washington
that
engages
nonprofits
in
its
voter
outreach,
engagement,
education
and
similar
efforts.
B
So
we're
hoping
to
leverage
the
Corps
program
to
connect
these
nonprofits
into
the
work
of
not
only
recruiting
election
judges,
but
also
in
terms
of
promoting
voter
engagement,
motor
education
and
participation,
maybe
even
serving
as
a
satellite
vote
center
during
a
seven-day
direct
balloting
period
throughout
the
city
in
terms
of
driving
pre
registration
numbers
in
advance
of
each
of
these
three
separate
elections
next
year.
We
want
to
explore
the
concept
of
ensuring
that
every
front
desk
is
the
right
desk
to
access
information
about
voter
registration,
particularly
when
it
comes
to
city
government
departments.
B
We
want
to
ensure
that
registration,
information
and
application
forms
are
readily
and
easily
available
visible
and
in
all
of
our
front
desk
personnel
are
then
trained
in
the
basics
of
voter
registration
in
Minnesota.
While
we
absolutely
want
to
commit
to
that
level
of
access
in
the
city,
we
also
want
to
explore
partnerships
with
other
community
partners
to
ensure
the
broadest
coverage
possible,
so
libraries,
community,
centers
neighborhood
organizations,
nonprofit
service
agencies,
even
our
ambassadors,
from
the
downtown
Improvement
District,
wherever
a
potential
voter
is
and
could
have
an
interaction.
B
We
want
to
make
sure
we
have
the
information
available
and,
of
course,
each
year
we
have
special
events
to
promote
engagement
on
national
voter
registration
day
next
year.
That
will
be
September
22nd
in
prior
years.
The
city's
elections,
division
and
partnership
with
NCR
and
our
friends
from
and
county's
Elections
team
have
staged
a
variety
of
on
the
street
outreach
events
in
order
to
promote
awareness
to
register
voters
and
to
ensure
that
voters
are
election
ready
count
on
us
doing
similar
types
of
outreach
events
next
year
for
national
voter
registration
day.
B
But
beyond
this
one
day
we
also
hope
to
lead
and
support
registration
drives
throughout
the
year.
To
do
this,
the
elections
team
is
going
to
be
creating
some
ready-made
kits.
That
will
include
all
the
information
and
resources
needed
to
register
voters.
These
kits,
then
then
be
customized
or
tailored
by
other
groups
as
part
of
their
get-out-the-vote
plans,
and
campaigns.
B
We're
also
exploring
the
potential
of
conducting
a
basic
how-to
primer
on
planning
and
conducting
voter
registration
drives
that
could
offer
groups
and
nonprofits
and
others
nonprofit
a
nonprofit,
nonpartisan,
factual
instructions
and
resources
on
how
to
plan
and
conduct
a
registration
drive
again
leveraging
our
partnership
with
in
CR.
We
foresee
taking
this
kind
of
training
and
those
registration
kits
out
into
the
community,
especially
in
our
underserved
and
underrepresented
groups,
to
help
educate,
engage
and
encourage
broad
participation.
B
We
know
that
registration
presents
a
disproportionate
and
negative
impact
on
certain
voters,
and
specifically
that
includes
those
who
are
younger
or
may
be
first-time
voters,
those
who
don't
own
property
or
homes
or
who
also
move
frequently
those
who
are
from
lower
educational
attainment
or
lower
socioeconomic
status
and
those
from
communities
of
color.
A
little
bit
ago,
I
noted
that
elections
are
inclusive
and
are
guaranteed
by
both
federal
and
state
constitutions,
but
being
registered
is
the
golden
key
to
participation.
B
We
again
plan
to
produce
a
voter
information
guide
mailed
to
every
residence
in
Minneapolis.
These
guys
include
information
about
the
three
ways
to
cast
a
ballot,
a
summary
of
all
ballot
content,
including
how
to
access
a
sample
ballot
instructions
on
how
to
register
or
verify
your
registration
or
how
to
register
on
Election,
Day
information
about
precincts
polling
places
and
their
operating
hours,
voter
assistance
and
resources
that
are
available,
a
copy
of
the
Minnesota
voters,
Bill
of
Rights
and
contact
information
for
the
city's
elections
and
voter
Services
Division.
B
Our
second
group
of
proposals
pertains
to
improving
ballot
access,
and
this
includes
promoting
multiple
satellite
voting,
centers
extending
in-person
service
hours
and
considering
additional
precincts
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
growing
community.
So
the
elections
division
will
be
pushing
early
voting
options
in
all
of
our
outreach
and
education
initiatives
to
leverage
networks
to
build
awareness
about
these
pre
Election
Day.
B
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
in
the
high
turnout
areas
and
in
areas
where
saying
their
registration
is
very
high,
they
know
about
in
advance
the
opportunity
for
early
voting
by
promoting
vote
by
mail,
early,
in-person
and
other
forms
of
absentee
balloting.
We
hope
to
achieve
all
those
goals
and
in
terms
of
increasing
access,
the
Neapolis
has
done
excellent
work
through
its
early
vote,
centers
moving
ballot
access
out
into
the
community.
B
This
slide,
then
shows
the
location
of
City
Hall
and
our
new
elections
and
voter
services
headquarters,
though
they're
depicted
by
the
blue
and
red
stars
on
this
map.
In
2016
and
again
in
2018,
Minneapolis
operated
a
permanent
early
votes
enter
at
its
downtown
site.
It
opened
three
additional
locations
to
take
the
ballot
into
the
community
and
both
ears.
B
Direct
validating
period,
for
there
would
be
savings
in
terms
of
the
costs
compared
to
2016,
when
all
of
our
satellites
sites
were
open
for
the
entire
46
day
period.
Given
the
anticipated
relocation
of
the
elections
headquarters
away
from
downtown,
we
also
think
thought
should
be
given
to
adding
another
early
vote
center.
That
would
be
open
all
46
days
to
help
balance
out
the
access
across
the
entire
community
and
it's
in
population
in
advance
of
election
day,
since
2014
Minneapolis
has
offered
extended
in-person
service
hours
more
so
than
any
other
city
in
the
state.
B
This
has
included
extra
extended
service
hours,
each
weekday
during
the
final
two
weeks
of
absentee
balloting,
as
well
as
weekend
hours
on
Saturdays
and
Sundays
during
the
last
two
weeks
before
Election
Day.
These
extended
hours
have
model
are
only
done
in
conjunction
with
the
general
election,
and
we
support
doing
that
again
in
2020.
B
Here's
all
my
favorite
charts
to
share
each
year.
It
shows
that,
even
as
the
city's
population
continues
to
increase
now
surpassing
four
hundred
twenty
two
thousand
residents,
the
number
of
precincts
to
serve
that
growing
population
has
been
cut
in
1990
when
the
city's
population
was
less
than
370
thousand.
There
were
172
precincts
today,
with
the
population
approaching
four
new
25,000
Minneapolis
has
132
precincts,
so
this
impacts
voter
service.
This
widening
gap
between
population
precincts.
B
If
unaddressed
can
be
expected
to
result
in
long
lines,
extended
wait
times
at
the
polls,
delays
and
accessing
the
ballot
and
frustrated
voters.
It's
especially
true
in
a
high
turnout
election
like
a
presidential
according
to
guidelines
promulgated
by
the
Secretary
of
State.
A
precinct
should
not
have
more
than
2500
registered
voters,
and
yet
of
its
132
precincts
Minneapolis
had
23
sites
which
exceeded
these
state
recommended
limits.
B
Last
year,
that's
17
percent
of
the
total
number
of
precincts
that
are
simply
too
large
in
in
last
year's
elections
of
our
132
precincts
19
served
pre-registered
populations
between
2,500
and
3,000
the
limits
2500.
We
had
13
or
I'm
sorry
19
that
were
beyond
that
and
2,
which
had
registered
populations
exceeding
3,000
pre
registered
voters
under
a
recent
change
in
state
election
law.
Cities
must
now
adopt
their
precinct
plans
for
elections
in
the
next
succeeding
year.
B
So
by
December
of
this
year,
we
have
to
adopt
our
plan
for
precincts
and
polling
places
that
will
serve
the
presidential
primary,
the
August
primary
in
the
November
general
election
next
year.
In
order
to
do
that,
we
should
be
considering
and
will
be
back
in
front
of
the
council
to
talk
about
if
132
precincts
is
the
correct
number
or
if
we
need
to
increase
that
number
and
if
so
where
and
then.
B
Finally,
as
with
every
year,
we
will
be
pursuing
strategies
through
recruitment
to
diversify
our
core
of
election
judges
and
our
seasonal
staff,
making
contact
with
multiple
communities
throughout
the
city,
although
it
is
seasonal
employment
with
the
elections,
division
provides
on
the
job,
skills
and
customer
service,
basic
computer
applications,
exposure
to
detailed
legal
processes,
project
management
and
a
very
busy
office
environment.
That's
driven
by
very
tight
and
inflexible
deadlines.
B
We've
been
fortunate
over
the
past
many
years
to
leverage
both
the
city's
urban
Scholars
Program
and
our
own
seasonal
employment
opportunities
to
promote
individuals
into
full-time
employment
here
at
the
city,
or
to
make
positive
referrals
for
full-time
jobs
and
partner
agencies
and
organizations.
So
these
jobs
can
lead
to
and
have
resulted
in
other
job
opportunities
for
many
individuals
that
work
with
us.
Given
that
we
have
the
presidential
nominating
primary
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
the
elections
division
anticipates
opening
recruitment
for
its
seasonal
workforce.
In
October
this
year
we
anticipate
recruitment
for
election.
B
Judges
will
begin
in
November
of
this
year.
We
will
need
to
be
fully
staffed
and
ready
to
serve
voters
when
absentee
balloting
for
the
presidential
primary
begins
on
January
17th.
We
anticipate
a
second
wave
of
seasonal
hiring
will
open
in
early
May
next
year,
as
we
prepare
for
the
August
primary
and
then
a
third
wave
of
seasonal
employment
will
be
opening
in
late
July
for
the
November
general
election.
B
All
of
these
employment
opportunities
will
be
announced
through
our
elections
website
and
so
cross
promoted
from
our
social
media
accounts
and
from
the
city's
Human
Resources
job
recruitment
page
and
of
course,
we
will
advise
all
policymakers
in
advance
so
that
you
can
help
us,
as
you
always
do,
publicize
these
employment
opportunities
as
well.
Mr.
chair,
that
concludes
my
presentation
on
our
very
initial
plans
about
2020
I'm
happy
to
respond
any
questions.
The
committee
may
have.
G
G
B
The
chair,
councilman
Cunningham
I'm,
going
to
ask
our
director
Chris
Walker's
to
answer
this
question
she's
much
more
knowledgeable
than
I
well
before
she
does.
I
want
to
point
out,
though,
that
in
last
year's
election
this
team
was
the
one
that
came
forward
and
said:
there's
a
homeless
encampment
in
Minneapolis
and
there's
an
election
happening
and
we
need
to
engage
with
them,
and
so
I
want
to
give
them
props
for
that
effort
and
then
have
MS
Walk.
Let's
explain
the
details.
B
I
Chair
and
councilmember
Cunningham
right
now,
we
are
in
the
process
of
in
a
work
group
with
Hennepin
County,
Ramsey,
County,
Dakota,
County
service
providers
and
election
officials
to
address
that
problem
or
that
challenge
an
opportunity.
We
are
working
together,
we're
in
the
process
of
figuring
out
how
to
promote
that
opportunity
through
the
service
provider
and
we
actually
have
homeless
numbers
on
our
working
force
and
we
are
developing
those
strategies
as
we
speak
right
now.
G
G
I
Chair
and
councilmember
Cunningham
I
apologize
for
not
answering
the
second
question
right
now
they
have
the
opportunity
of
vouching,
which
means
any
individual
that
is
registered
in
that
area,
and
Kona
can
attest
that
that
individual
actually
lives
there.
They
can
register
on
Election
Day.
In
fact,
that
is
the
strategy
we
used
for
the
Hiawatha
encampment.
We
engaged
other
registered
voters
to
to
assist
us
and
it
was
quite
emotional
to
see
individuals
who
have
never
voted
in
their
life
from
elderly
to
the
young
come
in
on
that
process.
I
So
we're
in
the
process,
through
this
work
group,
to
determine
best
strategies
to
keep
that
dignity
and
courtesy
and
respect
of
how
to
engage
others
to
assist
them
in
the
vouching
process.
It
may
come
down
to
some
consideration
as
far
as
some
policy
changes
at
the
state
level
to
engage
in
assist
in
those
populations.
G
I
Is
determined
by
where
they
sleeeeep,
so
if
they
sleep,
you
know
on
a
corner
under
a
bridge
in
a
vehicle
in
front
of
someone's
house,
they
engage
those
individuals
in
that
precinct
to
attest
that.
Yes,
that's
where
they
sleep
every
night.
Therefore
they
are
eligible
to
vote
in
that
particular
precinct.
Great.
K
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
and
thank
you
for
this
presentation
and
for
all
the
works
since
I
didn't
speak
earlier.
I'll
just
echo
my
colleagues.
Congratulations
on
2018
job!
Well
done
it's
so
so
important
and
and
when
you
look
at
the
voting
rates
in
cities
in
the
south,
thinking
about
how
different
our
national
political
landscape
would
be
if
other
cities
could
emulate
the
success
that
we're
seeing
here.
So
thank
you
for
that
work.
The
elections
team
engaged
my
office
last
week
to
talk
about
some
of
the
specific
precincts
in
Ward
3.
K
We
had
a
really
interesting
debate
that
I
wanted
to
kind
of
hear
your
take
on
about
a
sort
of
question
about
it
is:
does
it
inherently
disadvantage
voters
to
be
in
a
precinct
that
has
more
than
2500
registered
voters
if
we
have
a
really
great
polling
place?
That
has
the
capacity
and
you
know
can,
can
we
just
staff
up
and
add
resources
to
a
precinct
to
make
sure
that
there
aren't
long
wait
times
3/1
and
in
Dinkytown?
K
Us
were
the
obvious
one
in
my
ward,
where
I
went
last
year
and
stood
in
line
with
the
last
voter
in
line
and
make
sure
nobody
left,
and
you
know
there
was
a
lot
of
fun,
but
it
also
did
take
a
long
time.
So
the
question
of,
do
we
add
resources
to
that
precinct
or
do
we
need
to
split
it?
The
is
there
something
inherently
advantageous
to
voters
about
being
in
a
smaller
precinct
versus
just
having
a
precinct
with
a
lot
of
great
resources
to
make
sure
the
line
keeps
moving
so
I'm
sort
of
curious.
B
The
chair,
councillor,
Fletcher
I,
think
those
are
based
on
data
but
also
based
on
what
I
would
suggest
is
largely
voter
preference.
Do
you
want
to
stand
in
a
long
line?
Will
you
consider
yourself
disenfranchised
if
you're
not
able
to
cast
the
ballot
within
30
minutes?
Will
you
leave?
Will
you
abandon
that
opportunity
and
then
will
you
cast
that
blame
on
the
city?
Adding
resources
sounds
like
the
easy
answer
is
the
wrong
answer:
it's
not
the
election
judges
who
delay
the
lines.
It's
the
voters.
B
Voters
come
in
in
long
lines,
we
process
them
as
quickly
as
possible,
and
then
they
get
their
ballot
and
they
go
to
one
of
a
handful
of
spots
and
that's
where
things
stop
and
then
we
have
one
tabulator
and
it
gets
there
and
they
stop.
So
adding
resources
sounds
like
a
really
easy
solution
to
that
and
isn't
per
se
I
think
it
would
depend
on
the
demographics,
the
population
that
turnout,
how
much
early
balloting
has
had
an
impact
on
reducing
election
day
turnout,
how
much
same-day
registration
there
is
on
each
precinct.
B
B
We
offered
several
years
ago
and
Tim
produced
them,
lay
out
in
that
Street
precinct
that
we
thought
would
maximize
the
use
of
the
space
and
we
got
a
lot
of
feedback
from
judges
going.
No,
you
don't
know
this
space
as
well
as
us.
This
is
how
we're
gonna
lay
it
out,
go
back
and
redraw
them
out.
The
way
we
told
you
and
in
the
entire
team
under
graces,
leadership
is
very
responsive
to
feedback
from
election
judges.
So,
if
Tim
has
connected
with
mr.
B
Schwartz
is
connected
with
you
and
he's
giving
you
that
feedback
I,
just
what
he's
saying
and
I
trust
your
knowledge
of
your
award
and
your
community
better
than
mine,
my
feedback
is
just
to
say:
adding
resources
isn't
always
the
easiest
answer.
A
lot
of
its
doing.
Excuse
me
due
to
the
voters
and
how
quickly
they
can
that
line
can
build
up.
A
C
B
Sheriff
councilmember
Khanna
on
your
screen
now
is
that
very,
very
high
level
time
line.
So
it
starts
at
the
presidential
nominating
primary
on
March
3rd
backing
up
from
that
that
46th
day
early
voting
period
starts
January
17th,
so
starting
on
January
17th,
which
is
a
Friday,
we
will
be
welcoming
voters
for
the
first
opening
engagement
in
that
primary
and
that
will
continue
every
day
through
March,
2nd
and
then,
of
course,
the
the
big
event.
The
presidential
nominating
primary
will
be
Tuesday,
March
3rd,
also
known
as
Super
Tuesday.
So.
B
Through
the
chair,
councilman
Connell,
obviously
Sooners
better
than
later
mr.
Schwartz
every
year
visits
all
of
our
precincts
and
does
on-site
inspections
and
looks
at
those
places
and
it's
in
contact
with
those
facilities,
several
of
which
might
have
construction
projects
or
not
be
available
to
us.
So
we
are
just
now
in
the
process
and
as
he's
reaching
out
to
your
office's,
to
talk
about
sites
that
we've
used
that
aren't
available
or
sites
that
might
be
better
or
preferable
and
our
reasonings
for
that
that's
happening
now.
B
We
would
look
to
bring
back
a
report
within
the
next
quarter
or
so
to
bring
the
next
level
of
updates
to
you,
which
would
possibly
include
some
recommendations
about
precincts
in
all
instances.
Before
the
end
of
the
year,
the
council
has
to
vote
on
the
precinct
ting
plan
out
of
the
polling
places
for
next
year,
so
we
have
until
your
last
meeting
in
December.
Obviously
we
want
that
sooner
in
order
to
get
that
information
out
to
voters.
A
Awesome
real,
quick
I
wanted
to
ask
one
question:
the
increase
in
precincts.
Is
there
any
sort
of
you
have
any
history
on
why
the
decrease
in
precincts
happened?
I
know
that,
like
whoever
made
that
decision
probably
couldn't
anticipate
the
uptick
in
population,
but
they
definitely
could
made
you
know
the
decision
to
decrease
the
precincts.
What
was
the
original
reasoning
for
that?
If
you
know
mr.
B
Chair
when
I
came
in
2010,
we
were
still
in
the
business
of
cutting
precincts
and
the
only
reason
we
were
cutting
precincts
is
budget.
The
city
was
going
through
some
very
stark
budgetary
realities,
dealing
with
cuts
from
the
state
in
LGA
and
because
of
those
all
departments
were
required
to
cut
to
the
bone
and
in
the
elections
office.
We
had
at
that
time
only
four
people,
so
it
was
either
cut
of
one.
B
You
know,
25
percent
of
that
team
or
cut
precincts
and
precincts
were
the
easier
cut
to
make,
even
though
there
clearly
has
been
and
was
impact
on,
voters
highlighted
for
those
who
were
here
with
me
and
at
the
time
the
chair
of
my
Elections
Committee
was
councilmember
Gordon
and
he'll
recall
at
the
2012
presidential
election
had
extended
long
lines
wait
times
in
some
precincts
as
long
as
6
hours,
and
that
was
in
part
due
to
two
functions
to
few
precincts
and
same-day
registration
we've
corrected
for
that
since
then,
but
there
is
still
a
gap.
Thank.
A
You
for
that,
and
just
want
to
highlight
or
emphasize
how
a
customer
Gordon
mentioned.
You
know
we
have
kind
of
one
half
of
this
elections
process
it's
on
the
candidates
to
do
their
work,
but
us
and
our
opponents,
even
before
we
were
in
office,
all
benefited
from
the
great
work
of
you
and
your
team
and
the
availability
of
elections
to
to
our
constituents,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
this
presentation.
A
Seeing
no
further
question
questions
from
colleagues.
I
will
move
to
receive
a
file
of
this
report.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
great
the
eyes
have
it
and
for
our
final
item
we
have
a
request
to
confirm
the
City
Clerk's
appointment
of
Jackie
Hanson
to
the
position
of
assistant
city
clerk.
Mr.
Carlin,
mr.
B
B
As
each
of
you
knows,
miss
Hanson
is
well-qualified
for
her
role.
She's
certified
as
a
professional
municipal
clerk,
both
by
the
Minnesota
Clerk's
and
finance
Officers
Association,
and
by
the
International
Institute
of
municipal
clerks
she's,
been
a
leader
at
Ashley,
local
nine,
since
2014
she's
been
acting
in
an
interim
capacity
directly
leading
the
team
of
clerks
who
served
this
body
who
published
its
official
acts,
who
guide
its
procedures
and
who
ensure
the
public
has
access
to
its
decisions.
B
I
find
it
interesting
that
her
arrival
at
the
city
was
the
result
of
a
recommendation
from
a
former
Charter
Commissioner
who
recognized
in
her
the
spirit
of
the
true
public
servant.
I
know
the
committee
would
appreciate
hearing
from
her,
so
I
will
invite
her
up
and
then
I
will
close
by
asking
for
your
confirmation
of
my
appointment
of
miss
Hanson
to
this
position.
J
Thank
You,
chair
Ellison
and
council
members.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
address
you
today,
I'm
very
grateful
and
excited
to
take
on
this
new
leadership
position.
I
have
been
blessed
for
the
past
34
years
to
work
for
this
city.
All
in
the
clerk's
office,
supporting
the
city's
policy
makers
in
the
legislative
process.
I
would
like
to
recognize
the
outstanding
work
of
our
legislative
and
administrative
staff
team,
namely
Irene
Casper,
Peggy,
Munchak,
Kelly,
Giesler,
Ken,
Taylor,
Sybil,
McMullen,
Colleen,
Peltier,
sue,
I,
Quinto
and
Anita
Roby.
J
A
You
do
my
colleagues
have
any
questions
miss
Hanson.
It
sounds
like
this
is
long
overdue
and
congratulations
and
thank
you
for
your
service.
So
I
am
happy
to
move
to
confirm
the
City
Clerk's
appointment
of
Jackie
Hanson
to
the
appointed
position
of
Assistant
City
Clerk,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
all
right
the
eyes
have
it
with
no
further
business
before
us.
We
are
adjourned.
Thank
you.