HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1975-139CITY OF PLYMOUTH
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, arepular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, was held on the 17th day
of March , 1975 . The following members were present: Mayor -Hi 1de,
Councilmen Hunt, Nells. an'd-�p-aeth
e following members were absent: Counci I Mn sel bo
Councilman Spaeth introduced the following Resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 75-139
SUPPORTING PROPOSED LEGISLATION - ABSENTEE BALLOT BY ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth employs an electronic voting system for statewide and
national elections, and
WHEREAS, the current procedure upon receiving application for absentee ballot in
communities using this system is to provide paper ballots to the voter, and
WHEREAS, the manner in which these absentee ballots are currently processed in
conjunction with the electronic voting system is a.matter of concern because of the
pr!ential of human error created by the need to remake every absentee ballot under
time -pressured circumstances on Election Day, and
WHEREAS, H.F. 579 has been introduced in the State Legislature, which bill would
amend State Statutes to allow for direct use of the electronic voting system for
absentee ballots, provided that the system provides opportunities to the voter to
change or retract any vote he/she has attempted to cast up to the time his/her
entire vote has been completed,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH
that the State Legislature be, and the same is hereby respectfully requested to
approve H.F. 579 establishing the availability of an absentee ballot by electronic
voting system;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the appropriate
committees in the State Legislature, Secretary of State Growe, Attorney General
Spannaus, the Hennepin County Auditor, and metro area communities presently
employing the electronic voting system.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by
• Councilman Hunt , and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following vole -3 in favor thereof: Mayor Hilde, Councilmen Hunt,
Neils and Spaeth
ane toliowing voted against or abstained: none
Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly passea and adopted.
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