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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
AGENDA
Special City Council
April 13, 2021, 5:30 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Instructions to participate in the Virtual Council Meeting
2. TOPICS
2.1 Ranked Choice Voting
Presentation
Voter Turnout History
Senate File 708
House File 89
2.2 Set future Study Sessions
April
May
June
July
August
September
3. ADJOURN
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Special City
Council
April 13, 2021
Agenda
Number:1.1
To:Dave Callister, City Manager
Prepared by:Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk
Reviewed by:
Item:Instructions to participate in the Virtual Council Meeting
1. Action Requested:
The Mayor provides instructions for the public to observe the meeting by phone or online.
2. Background:
Council meetings will be conducted virtually (via Zoom webinar/conference call) due to the state of
local emergency for the COVID 19 pandemic.
To observe/listen to the meeting, please register in advance at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XCF6zMpwRMaycVQYBC-JxA
No public comments are taken at study sessions. Comments can be emailed to the Mayor and City
Council at council@plymouthmn.gov or to the City Manager at dcallister@plymouthmn.gov.
Contact City Clerk Sandy Engdahl at sengdahl@plymouthmn.gov with additional questions.
3. Budget Impact:
N/A
4. Attachments:
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Special City
Council
April 13, 2021
Agenda
Number:2.1
To:Dave Callister, City Manager
Prepared by:Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk
Reviewed by:
Item:Ranked Choice Voting
1. Action Requested:
Receive a presentation on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
2. Background:
Council scheduled this study session to learn about the concept of RCV which is also known as
Instant Runoff Voting. Staff has attached the presentation, voter turnout history, and current bills in
the State Legislature. In addition, below is a link to a video that the City of St. Louis Park has
produced to educate their residents as they implement RCV for the November 2021 municipal
election:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojZzPJOpt8w
3. Budget Impact:
Currently there are no election costs in the odd years. If the City Charter would be amended to
switch municipal elections from odd to even years, the approximate cost of $80,000 to conduct an
election would need to be budgeted for.
4. Attachments:
Presentation
Voter Turnout History
Senate File 708
House File 89
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Ranked Choice Voting
April 13, 2021 City Council Study Session
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What is Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)?
•It’s a method of voting that allows voters to rank multiple candidates for the
same office in order of preference. RCV can only be used to elect the offices of
mayor and councilmember in the odd years. It can’t be used in odd year elections
for federal, state, county, or school district offices.
•RCV is like having a runoff in a single election to ensure a winner receives a
majority of votes. In a single-seat election, if no candidate receives a majority
(50% + 1) of first choices, the least popular candidates are eliminated, and their
ballots are redistributed to remaining candidates based on their voters’ second
choices until one candidate receives a majority of ballots remaining.
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Common Questions
•When are municipal elections held in Plymouth?
Even years.
No municipal primary election.
All offices are on the November General election ballot.
•Has Plymouth always had municipal elections in the even years?
No. Last municipal election held in the odd year was in 1995.
Voters approved switching municipal elections from odd years to even years in
September 1991 per special election.
o Cost to conduct stand alone elections.
o Lack of interest/low voter turnout in odd year elections.
o Voter confusion between even and odd year elections and school district
elections.
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Common Questions
•Is RCV allowed by State Statute?
•No. Only home rule charter cities who conduct municipal elections in the odd
years can have RCV.
•Would RCV apply to all elections in Plymouth?
•No. Only to municipal elections for the offices of Mayor and Council.
•Does not apply to elections for federal, state, county, or school district
elections.
•Can Plymouth implement RCV?
•Currently no.
•Would require City Charter amendment to switch municipal elections to the
odd years.
•Council terms would need to be realigned.
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Design of Ballot
Ballot design –three column design
•Must include instructions to voters that
clearly indicate how to mark the ballot and
how to rank candidates in order of
preference
•Consistent with design of ballots used in
state elections
•Style compatible with existing, certified
election equipment used in Hennepin
County
•Style has been used, tested, and vetted in
Minneapolis
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How Candidate is Declared the Winner
•Candidates are required to reach established threshold in order to be elected.
•Provides that the threshold be calculated as 50%+1 of the total votes cast for an
office.
•If no candidate reaches the threshold, and only two candidates remain, candidate
with the most votes will be declared the winner.
•RCV process “kicks” in if no candidate reaches the threshold after all first choice
votes are counted on election night.
•If a candidate reaches the threshold after all first choice votes are counted, they
will automatically be declared the winner on election night.
•Results will continue to be reported on election night, however, a winner may not
be able to be declared until up to a week following the election.
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Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 Candidate 4
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Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 Candidate 4
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Candidate 1 Candidate 4Candidate 3
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Advantages of RCV
•Provides that elected city representatives have the mandate of receiving votes
from the majority of voters.
•Discourages negative campaigning. Under RCV, it is to a candidate’s advantage to
appeal to supporters of other candidates to secure their second and third choice
votes.
•Reduces the impact of large amounts of money in influencing elections. Most
excess money used in campaigns is spent on negative campaigning. With RCV, In
negative campaigning is a disadvantage.
•Gives voters the opportunity to express support for more than one candidate.
This in-turn encourages candidates to address positions on a wider range of
issues.
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Disadvantages of RCV
•Voter confusion:
Voting method difficult to understand and could increase the number of
improperly completed ballots.
Styles of ballot due to more candidates and voting choices.
Differentiating between odd year elections for municipal offices and even
year elections where majority of offices for a voter are on one ballot. Even
year elections have the highest voter turnout.
•No approved automated updates that can be installed in existing voting machines
to count second and third choice votes associated with RCV. Current communities
who use RCV depend on manual or spreadsheet solutions to consider second and
third choice votes. This can lead to delays in receiving results, errors in
transferring vote counts, and/or challenges to the final vote count.
•Cost of conducting municipal elections in the odd years ($80,000).
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What Next?
•Take under advisement.
•Refer to Plymouth Charter Commission for review and/or recommendation.
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Questions?
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Plymouth Voter Turnout
Election Date
Registered
Voters Votes Cast
Percentage
Voting
Municipal Election 11/1/1981 19,233 1,659 8.6%
State General 11/1/1982 20,125 15,530 77.2%
Municipal Election 11/1/1983 21,064 4,001 19.0%
State General (Presidential)11/1/1984 24,012 20,385 84.9%
Municipal Election 11/1/1985 24,137 1,203 5.0%
State General 11/1/1986 26,810 12,915 48.2%
Municipal Election 11/1/1987 25,752 2,211 8.6%
Municipal Election 11/1/1989 30,880 7,254 23.5%
State General 11/1/1990 35,283 24,005 68.0%
Special City (changing election year)*9/1/1991 34,158 13,982 40.9%
Municipal Election 11/1/1991 34,827 8,057 23.1%
State General (Presidential)11/1/1992 39,132 32,053 81.9%
Municipal Election 11/1/1993 35,522 7,631 21.5%
State General 11/1/1994 38,938 25,524 65.6%
Municipal Election 11/1/1995 35,555 4,844 13.6%
State General (Presidential)11/1/1996 42,344 29,983 70.8%
State General 11/1/1998 41,393 30,575 73.9%
State General (Presidential)11/1/2000 46,930 36,574 77.9%
State General 11/5/2002 46,435 33,715 72.6%
State General (Presidential)11/2/2004 49,334 41,787 84.7%
State General 11/7/2006 48,724 32,994 67.7%
State General (Presidential)11/8/2008 53,540 43,219 80.7%
State General 11/10/2010 48,534 31,618 65.1%
State General (Presidential)11/6/2012 50,578 44,430 87.8%
State General 11/4/2014 47,617 30,280 63.6%
State General (Presidential)11/8/2016 51,796 44,769 86.4%
State General 11/6/2018 53,000 42,262 79.7%
State General (Presidential)11/3/2020 57,483 50,851 88.46%
* Mail Ballot
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1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to elections; prohibiting political subdivisions from establishing or
1.3 enforcing ranked-choice voting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4 Statutes, chapter 204B.
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [204B.50] RANKED-CHOICE VOTING; PROHIBITION.
1.7 (a) The following political subdivisions may not adopt or enforce in any manner a rule,
1.8 resolution, charter provision, or ordinance establishing ranked-choice voting as a method
1.9 of voting, or any voting method similar to ranked-choice voting, for local offices within the
1.10 political subdivision:
1.11 (1) home rule charter or statutory cities;
1.12 (2) counties;
1.13 (3) townships; and
1.14 (4) school districts.
1.15 (b) For purposes of this section, "ranked-choice voting" means any election method in
1.16 which a voter ranks or assigns a numerical value to candidates for an office in order of the
1.17 voter's preference.
1.18 (c) Any rule, resolution, charter provision, or ordinance inconsistent with this section is
1.19 void.
1.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
1.21 applies to elections on or after that date.
1Section 1.
21-01212 as introduced01/26/21 REVISOR JRM/HR
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 708NINETY-SECOND SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: KORAN and Osmek)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading27502/08/2021
Referred to State Government Finance and Policy and Elections
Author added Osmek84503/11/2021
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1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to elections; providing for ranked-choice voting in elections for federal
1.3 and state offices; authorizing jurisdictions to adopt ranked-choice voting for local
1.4 offices; establishing procedures for adoption, implementation, and use of
1.5 ranked-choice voting; allowing municipalities to use electronic voting systems
1.6 with a reallocation feature; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.7 2020, sections 204B.27, by adding a subdivision; 204B.34, subdivision 1; 204B.35,
1.8 subdivision 1; 204C.19, by adding a subdivision; 204C.21, by adding a subdivision;
1.9 204C.24, subdivision 1; 204C.32, subdivision 1; 204C.33, subdivisions 1, 3;
1.10 204D.08, subdivisions 4, 5; 204D.10, subdivisions 1, 3; 204D.11, subdivision 1;
1.11 205.13, subdivision 2; 206.58, subdivision 1; 206.83; 206.89, subdivisions 2, 3;
1.12 207A.12; 208.05; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.13 206; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204E.
1.14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.15 ARTICLE 1
1.16 RANKED CHOICE VOTING IMPLEMENTATION
1.17 Section 1. [204E.01] APPLICABILITY.
1.18 This chapter applies to all elections expressly required or authorized by law to use
1.19 ranked-choice voting. All other provisions of the Minnesota Election Law also apply, to
1.20 the extent they are not inconsistent with this chapter.
1.21 Sec. 2. [204E.02] DEFINITIONS.
1.22 Subdivision 1.Scope.The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
1.23 Subd. 2.Batch elimination."Batch elimination" means a simultaneous defeat of multiple
1.24 continuing candidates that have no mathematical chance of being elected.
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State of MinnesotaThis Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 89NINETY-SECOND SESSION
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The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections
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2.1 Subd. 3.Cast vote record."Cast vote record" means the tabulatable record of all votes
2.2 produced by a single voter in one voting session.
2.3 Subd. 4.Duplicate ranking."Duplicate ranking" means a voter has ranked the same
2.4 candidate at multiple rankings for the office being counted.
2.5 Subd. 5.Exhausted ballot."Exhausted ballot" means a ballot that can no longer be
2.6 advanced under the procedures in section 204E.06.
2.7 Subd. 6.Highest continuing ranking."Highest continuing ranking" means the ranking
2.8 on a voter's ballot with the lowest numerical value for a continuing candidate.
2.9 Subd. 7.Local election official."Local election official" means the county auditor or
2.10 municipal clerk responsible for duties related to election administration in the applicable
2.11 jurisdiction.
2.12 Subd. 8.Mathematically impossible to be elected."Mathematically impossible to be
2.13 elected" means either:
2.14 (1) the candidate cannot be elected because the candidate's current vote total plus all
2.15 votes that could possibly be transferred to the candidate in future rounds from candidates
2.16 with fewer votes or an equal number of votes and surplus votes would not be enough to
2.17 surpass the candidate with the next higher current vote total; or
2.18 (2) the candidate has a lower current vote total than a candidate who is described by
2.19 clause (1).
2.20 Subd. 9.Overvote."Overvote" means a voter has ranked more than one candidate at
2.21 the same ranking.
2.22 Subd. 10.Partially defective ballot."Partially defective ballot" means a ballot that is
2.23 defective to the extent that the election judges are unable to determine the voter's intent with
2.24 respect to the office being counted.
2.25 Subd. 11.Ranked-choice voting."Ranked-choice voting" means an election method
2.26 in which voters rank candidates for an office in order of their preference, with each vote
2.27 counting for the highest-ranked continuing candidate on each ballot until that candidate has
2.28 been elected or defeated by the method established in this chapter.
2.29 Subd. 12.Ranked-choice voting tabulation center."Ranked-choice voting tabulation
2.30 center" means the place selected for the automatic or manual processing and tabulation of
2.31 ballots.
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3.1 Subd. 13.Ranking."Ranking" means the number assigned by a voter to a candidate to
3.2 express the voter's preference for that candidate. Ranking number one is the highest ranking.
3.3 A ranking of lower numerical value indicates a greater preference for a candidate than a
3.4 ranking of higher numerical value.
3.5 Subd. 14.Round."Round" means an instance of the sequence of voting tabulation steps
3.6 established in section 204E.06.
3.7 Subd. 15.Skipped ranking."Skipped ranking" means a voter has left a ranking blank
3.8 and ranks a candidate at a subsequent ranking.
3.9 Subd. 16.Surplus."Surplus" means the total number of votes cast for an elected
3.10 candidate in excess of the threshold.
3.11 Subd. 17.Surplus fraction of a vote."Surplus fraction of a vote" means the proportion
3.12 of each vote to be transferred when a surplus is transferred. The surplus fraction is calculated
3.13 by dividing the surplus by the total votes cast for the elected candidate, calculated to four
3.14 decimal places, ignoring any remainder.
3.15 Subd. 18.Threshold."Threshold" means the number of votes sufficient for a candidate
3.16 to be elected. In any given election, the threshold equals the total votes counted in the first
3.17 round after removing defective ballots, divided by the sum of one plus the number of offices
3.18 to be filled and adding one to the quotient, disregarding any fractions.
3.19 Subd. 19.Transfer value."Transfer value" means the fraction of a vote that a transferred
3.20 ballot will contribute to the next ranked continuing candidate on that ballot. The transfer
3.21 value of a vote cast for an elected candidate is calculated by multiplying the surplus fraction
3.22 of each vote by its current value, calculated to four decimal places, ignoring any remainder.
3.23 The transfer value of a vote cast for a defeated candidate is the same as its current value.
3.24 Subd. 20.Transferable vote."Transferable vote" means a vote or a fraction of a vote
3.25 for a candidate who has been either elected or defeated.
3.26 Subd. 21.Totally defective ballot."Totally defective ballot" means a ballot that is
3.27 defective to the extent that election judges are unable to determine the voter's intent for any
3.28 office on the ballot.
3.29 Subd. 22.Undervote."Undervote" means a voter did not rank any candidates for an
3.30 office.
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4.1 Sec. 3. [204E.03] STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF RANKED-CHOICE
4.2 VOTING; AUTHORIZATION FOR LOCAL ADOPTION.
4.3 Subdivision 1.Application to federal and state offices.The ranked-choice voting
4.4 procedure established in this chapter must be the method used to nominate and elect
4.5 candidates for federal offices, state constitutional offices, and the legislature at every regular
4.6 or special primary or general election conducted in the state. To the extent a conflict exists
4.7 between this chapter and another provision of the Minnesota Election Law pertaining to the
4.8 process of casting or counting votes at an election at which ranked-choice voting is used,
4.9 this chapter prevails.
4.10 Subd. 2.Local authorization.(a) The following political subdivisions may adopt, in
4.11 the manner provided in this section, ranked-choice voting as a method of voting for local
4.12 offices within the political subdivision:
4.13 (1) home rule charter or statutory cities;
4.14 (2) counties;
4.15 (3) townships; and
4.16 (4) school districts.
4.17 (b) A jurisdiction that adopts ranked-choice voting may do so by adopting an ordinance
4.18 or resolution or by a ballot question presented to the voters. The ranked-choice voting
4.19 method may be repealed by one of the same methods provided for adoption.
4.20 (c) A home rule charter jurisdiction that adopts a ranked-choice voting system in its
4.21 charter may adopt this chapter by reference in an ordinance, but is not required to do so.
4.22 Nothing in this chapter prevents a home rule charter jurisdiction from adopting another
4.23 voting method in its charter.
4.24 (d) Ranked-choice voting must only be used to elect local offices at a general or special
4.25 election, or at a primary election which serves as a party-nominating election for a partisan
4.26 office. A primary election must not be held for any nonpartisan offices that are elected using
4.27 ranked-choice voting.
4.28 (e) A jurisdiction that adopts the use of ranked-choice voting in local elections must do
4.29 so no later than 30 days before the first day for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office
4.30 for which ranked-choice voting is to be used as the method of election.
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5.1 (f) Repeal of ranked-choice voting must be no later than 30 days before the first day for
5.2 filing affidavits of candidacy for offices for which ranked-choice voting is used as the
5.3 method of election.
5.4 (g) The local election official must notify the secretary of state and, if applicable, the
5.5 county auditor within 30 days following adoption or repeal of ranked-choice voting.
5.6 Sec. 4. [204E.04] BALLOTS.
5.7 Subdivision 1.Ballot format.(a) If there are three or more qualified candidates, a ballot
5.8 must allow a voter to rank at least three candidates for each office in order of preference
5.9 and must also allow the voter to add write-in candidates.
5.10 (b) A ballot must:
5.11 (1) include instructions to voters that clearly indicate how to mark the ballot;
5.12 (2) include instructions to voters that clearly indicate how to rank candidates in order
5.13 of the voter's preference; and
5.14 (3) indicate the number of seats to be elected for each office.
5.15 (c) A jurisdiction may use ballots compatible with alphanumeric character recognition
5.16 voting equipment.
5.17 Subd. 2.Mixed-election method ballots.If elections are held in which ranked-choice
5.18 voting is used in addition to other methods of voting, the ranked-choice voting and
5.19 non-ranked-choice voting elections must be on the same ballot card if possible, with
5.20 ranked-choice voting and non-ranked-choice voting portions clearly separated on the ballot
5.21 card. A separate ballot card may be used if necessary. A jurisdiction may deviate from the
5.22 standard ballot order of offices to allow separation of ranked-choice voting and
5.23 non-ranked-choice voting elections.
5.24 Subd. 3.Ballot format rules.The local election official must establish administrative
5.25 rules for ballot format after a voting mechanism has been selected, consistent with this
5.26 section.
5.27 Sec. 5. [204E.05] RANKED-CHOICE VOTING TABULATION CENTER.
5.28 Subdivision 1.Tabulation of votes; generally.The local election official must designate
5.29 one location to serve as the ranked-choice voting tabulation center. If the tabulation includes
5.30 a manual count of physical ballots, the center must be accessible to the public for the purpose
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6.1 of observing the vote tabulation. Tabulation of votes must be conducted as described in
6.2 section 204E.06.
6.3 Subd. 2.Precinct tabulation.When the hours for voting have ended and all voting has
6.4 concluded, the election judges in each precinct must record and publicly declare the number
6.5 of first choices cast for each candidate in that precinct. The election judges must then securely
6.6 transfer all electronic voting data and ballots from the precinct to the ranked-choice voting
6.7 tabulation center designated under this section. Upon receipt at the ranked-choice voting
6.8 tabulation center, all electronic voting data and ballots must be secured.
6.9 Subd. 3.Notice of recess in count.In the event the tabulation of the ballots is conducted
6.10 manually, at any time following receipt of materials under subdivision 1, the local election
6.11 official may declare a recess. Notice of the recess must include the date, time, and location
6.12 at which the process of recording and tabulating votes will resume and the reason for the
6.13 recess. Notice must be posted on the city's official bulletin board and on the door of the
6.14 ranked-choice voting tabulation center.
6.15 Subd. 4.Recording write-in votes.At a time set by the local election official, the
6.16 election judges shall convene at the ranked-choice voting tabulation center to examine
6.17 ballots on which voters have indicated a write-in choice, and record the names and number
6.18 of votes received by each write-in candidate. In the event that votes cast for the write-in
6.19 category are not eliminated as provided in section 204E.06, the results must be entered into
6.20 the ranked-choice voting tabulation software.
6.21 Subd. 5.Ranked-choice vote tabulation.After all votes have been recorded, and at a
6.22 time set by the local election official, the process of tabulating votes cast for offices to be
6.23 elected using the ranked-choice method must begin. The counting must continue until
6.24 preliminary results for all races are determined, subject to subdivision 3.
6.25 Sec. 6. [204E.06] TABULATION OF VOTES.
6.26 (a) Tabulation of votes must proceed in rounds for each office to be counted. The
6.27 threshold must be calculated and publicly declared. Each round must proceed sequentially
6.28 as follows:
6.29 (1) the number of votes cast for each candidate for the current round must be counted.
6.30 If the number of candidates whose vote totals equal or exceed the threshold are equal to the
6.31 number of seats to be filled, those candidates who are continuing candidates are elected and
6.32 the tabulation is complete. If the number of candidates whose vote totals are equal to or
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7.1 greater than the threshold is not equal to the number of seats to be filled, a new round begins
7.2 and the tabulation must continue as provided in the remainder of this paragraph;
7.3 (2) surplus votes for any candidates whose vote totals are equal to or greater than the
7.4 threshold must be calculated;
7.5 (3) after any surplus votes are calculated but not yet transferred, all candidates for whom
7.6 it is mathematically impossible to be elected must be defeated by batch elimination. Votes
7.7 for the defeated candidates must be transferred to each ballot's next-ranked continuing
7.8 candidate, and the tabulation process reiterates beginning with clause (2). If no candidate
7.9 can be defeated mathematically, the tabulation must continue as described in clause (4);
7.10 (4) the transfer value of each vote cast for an elected candidate must be transferred to
7.11 the next continuing candidate on that ballot. Of the candidates whose vote totals reach or
7.12 exceed the threshold, the candidate with the largest surplus is declared elected and that
7.13 candidate's surplus is transferred. A tie between two or more candidates must immediately
7.14 and publicly be resolved by lot by the local election official at the tabulation center. The
7.15 surplus of the candidate chosen by lot must be transferred before other transfers are made.
7.16 The result of the tie resolution must be recorded and reused in the event of a recount. If no
7.17 candidate has a surplus, the tabulation must continue as described in clause (5); otherwise,
7.18 the tabulation process must reiterate beginning with clause (2);
7.19 (5) if there are no transferable surplus votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is
7.20 defeated. Votes for the defeated candidate must be transferred to each ballot's next-ranked
7.21 continuing candidate. Ties between candidates with the fewest votes must be decided by
7.22 lot, and the candidate chosen by lot must be defeated. The result of the tie resolution must
7.23 be recorded and reused in the event of a recount. The tabulation process must reiterate
7.24 beginning with clause (2); and
7.25 (6) the procedures in clauses (2) to (5) must be repeated until the number of candidates
7.26 whose vote totals are equal to or exceed the threshold is equal to the number of seats to be
7.27 filled, or until the number of continuing candidates is equal to the number of offices yet to
7.28 be elected. If the number of continuing candidates is equal to the number of offices yet to
7.29 be elected, the remaining continuing candidates must be declared elected. In the case of a
7.30 tie between two continuing candidates, the tie must be decided by lot as provided in section
7.31 204C.34, and the candidate chosen by lot must be defeated. The result of the tie resolution
7.32 must be recorded and reused in the event of a recount.
7.33 (b) When a single skipped ranking is encountered on a ballot, that ballot must count
7.34 toward the next nonskipped ranking. If any ballot cannot be advanced because no further
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8.1 candidates are ranked on that ballot, because a voter has skipped more than one ranking, or
8.2 because an undervote, overvote, or duplicate ranking is encountered, the ballot must not
8.3 count toward any candidate in that round or in subsequent rounds for the office being
8.4 counted.
8.5 Sec. 7. [204E.07] REPORTING RESULTS.
8.6 (a) Each precinct must print a precinct summary statement, which must include the
8.7 number of first choices cast for each candidate in that precinct.
8.8 (b) The local election official must provide a summary statement with the following
8.9 information: total votes cast; number of undervotes; number of totally defective and spoiled
8.10 ballots; threshold calculation; total first choice rankings for all candidates; round-by-round
8.11 tabulation results, including simultaneous batch eliminations, surplus transfers if applicable,
8.12 and defeated candidate transfers; and exhausted ballots at each round.
8.13 (c) In jurisdictions where ballots are scanned and recorded electronically, the local
8.14 election official must provide an electronically available spreadsheet of the cast vote record.
8.15 (d) The election abstract must include the information required in the ranked-choice
8.16 voting tabulation center summary statement, with the addition of the number of registered
8.17 voters by precinct, the number of same-day voter registrations, and the number of absentee
8.18 voters.
8.19 Sec. 8. [204E.08] RECOUNTS.
8.20 (a) A candidate defeated in the final round of tabulation may request a recount as provided
8.21 in section 204C.35 or 204C.36.
8.22 (b) A candidate defeated in the final round of tabulation when the vote difference is
8.23 greater than that provided in section 204C.35 or 204C.36 may request a recount at the
8.24 candidate's own expense. A candidate defeated in an earlier round of tabulation may request
8.25 a recount at the candidate's own expense. The candidate is responsible for all expenses
8.26 associated with the recount, regardless of the vote difference between the candidates in the
8.27 round in which the requesting candidate was defeated. The requesting candidate shall file
8.28 with the filing officer a bond, cash, or surety in an amount set by the filing officer for the
8.29 payment of the recount expenses. Expenses must be determined as provided in section
8.30 204C.35, subdivision 2, or 204C.36, subdivision 4.
8.31 (c) Rules adopted by the secretary of state under section 204C.36 for recounts apply to
8.32 recounts conducted under this section.
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9.1 Sec. 9. [204E.09] RULES.
9.2 The secretary of state may adopt rules necessary to implement the requirements and
9.3 procedures established by this chapter.
9.4 ARTICLE 2
9.5 CONFORMING CHANGES
9.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.27, is amended by adding a subdivision
9.7 to read:
9.8 Subd. 12.Ranked-choice voting training and outreach.Prior to each state primary
9.9 and state general election, the secretary of state must conduct outreach and educational
9.10 activities to provide voters with impartial information on the process for properly completing
9.11 a ranked-choice voting ballot.
9.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.13 Subdivision 1.State elections.At least 15 days before any state primary or state general
9.14 election the municipal clerk shall post in the clerk's office a notice stating the offices for
9.15 which candidates must be nominated or elected, the location of each polling place in the
9.16 municipality, and the hours for voting, and that the election will be conducted using the
9.17 ranked-choice voting method. An optional provision of the notice may include municipal
9.18 offices for which candidates must be nominated or elected. The county auditor shall post a
9.19 similar notice in the auditor's office including information concerning any polling places
9.20 in unorganized territory in the county. The governing body of a municipality or county may
9.21 publish this notice in addition to posting it. Failure to give the notice required in this section
9.22 shall not invalidate a state primary or state general election.
9.23 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.24 Subdivision 1.Application.All ballots for every election shall be prepared in accordance
9.25 with sections 204B.35 to 204B.44 and chapter chapters 204D and 204E, except for voting
9.26 machine ballots or as otherwise provided by law.
9.27 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.19, is amended by adding a subdivision to
9.28 read:
9.29 Subd. 4.Ranked-choice voting election.Notwithstanding the requirements of this
9.30 section, the votes cast in a ranked-choice voting election must be counted according to the
9.31 procedures established in chapter 204E.
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10.1 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to
10.2 read:
10.3 Subd. 4.Ranked-choice voting election.Notwithstanding the requirements of this
10.4 section, the votes cast in a ranked-choice voting election must be counted according to the
10.5 procedures established in chapter 204E.
10.6 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.7 Subdivision 1.Information requirements.Precinct summary statements shall be
10.8 submitted by the election judges in every precinct. For all elections, the election judges
10.9 shall complete three or more copies of the summary statements, and each copy shall contain
10.10 the following information for each kind of ballot:
10.11 (1) the number of ballots delivered to the precinct as adjusted by the actual count made
10.12 by the election judges, the number of unofficial ballots made, and the number of absentee
10.13 ballots delivered to the precinct;
10.14 (2) the number of votes each candidate received or the number of yes and no votes on
10.15 each question, the number of undervotes, the number of overvotes, and the number of
10.16 defective ballots with respect to each office or question;
10.17 (3) the number of spoiled ballots, the number of duplicate ballots made, the number of
10.18 absentee ballots rejected, and the number of unused ballots, presuming that the total count
10.19 provided on each package of unopened prepackaged ballots is correct;
10.20 (4) the number of individuals who voted at the election in the precinct which must equal
10.21 the total number of ballots cast in the precinct, as required by sections 204C.20 and 206.86,
10.22 subdivision 1;
10.23 (5) the number of voters registering on election day in that precinct; and
10.24 (6) the signatures of the election judges who counted the ballots certifying that all of the
10.25 ballots cast were properly piled, checked, and counted; and that the numbers entered by the
10.26 election judges on the summary statements correctly show the number of votes cast for each
10.27 candidate and for and against each question.; and
10.28 (7) in the case of a ranked-choice voting election, any additional information required
10.29 by section 204E.07.
10.30 At least two copies of the summary statement must be prepared for elections not held
10.31 on the same day as the state elections.
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11.1 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.2 Subdivision 1.County canvass.The county canvassing board shall meet at the county
11.3 auditor's office on either the second or third day following the state primary. After taking
11.4 the oath of office, the canvassing board shall publicly canvass the election returns delivered
11.5 to the county auditor. The board shall complete the canvass by the third day following the
11.6 state primary and shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report that states:
11.7 (a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county, and in each precinct;
11.8 (b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of
11.9 individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
11.10 (c) for each major political party, the names of the candidates running for each partisan
11.11 office and the number of votes received by each candidate in the county and in each precinct;
11.12 (d) the names of the candidates of each major political party who are nominated; and
11.13 (e) the number of votes received by each of the candidates for nonpartisan office in each
11.14 precinct in the county and the names of the candidates nominated for nonpartisan office.;
11.15 and
11.16 (f) in the case of ranked-choice voting election, any additional information required by
11.17 chapter 204E.
11.18 Upon completion of the canvass, the county auditor shall mail or deliver a notice of
11.19 nomination to each nominee for county office voted for only in that county. The county
11.20 auditor shall transmit one of the certified copies of the county canvassing board report for
11.21 state and federal offices to the secretary of state by express mail or similar service
11.22 immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass. The secretary of state shall mail a
11.23 notice of nomination to each nominee for state or federal office.
11.24 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.25 Subdivision 1.County canvass.The county canvassing board shall meet at the county
11.26 auditor's office between the third and tenth days following the state general election. After
11.27 taking the oath of office, the board shall promptly and publicly canvass the general election
11.28 returns delivered to the county auditor. Upon completion of the canvass, the board shall
11.29 promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report which states:
11.30 (a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county and in each precinct;
11.31 (b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of
11.32 individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
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12.1 (c) the names of the candidates for each office and the number of votes received by each
12.2 candidate in the county and in each precinct;
12.3 (d) the number of votes counted for and against a proposed change of county lines or
12.4 county seat; and
12.5 (e) the number of votes counted for and against a constitutional amendment or other
12.6 question in the county and in each precinct.; and
12.7 (f) in the case of ranked-choice voting election, any additional information required by
12.8 chapter 204E.
12.9 The result of write-in votes cast on the general election ballots must be compiled by the
12.10 county auditor before the county canvass, except that write-in votes for a candidate for
12.11 federal, state, or county office must not be counted unless the candidate has timely filed a
12.12 request under section 204B.09, subdivision 3. The county auditor shall arrange for each
12.13 municipality to provide an adequate number of election judges to perform this duty or the
12.14 county auditor may appoint additional election judges for this purpose. The county auditor
12.15 may open the envelopes or containers in which the voted ballots have been sealed in order
12.16 to count and record the write-in votes and must reseal the voted ballots at the conclusion of
12.17 this process. The county auditor must prepare a separate report of votes received by precinct
12.18 for write-in candidates for federal, state, and county offices who have requested under
12.19 section 204B.09 that votes for those candidates be tallied.
12.20 Upon completion of the canvass, the county canvassing board shall declare the candidate
12.21 duly elected who received the highest number of votes for each county and state office voted
12.22 for only within the county. The county auditor shall transmit a certified copy of the county
12.23 canvassing board report for state and federal offices to the secretary of state by messenger,
12.24 express mail, or similar service immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass.
12.25 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
12.26 Subd. 3.State canvass.The State Canvassing Board shall meet at a public meeting
12.27 space located in the Capitol complex area on the third Tuesday following the state general
12.28 election to canvass the certified copies of the county canvassing board reports received from
12.29 the county auditors and shall prepare a report that states:
12.30 (1) the number of individuals voting in the state and in each county;
12.31 (2) the number of votes received by each of the candidates, specifying the counties in
12.32 which they were cast; and
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13.1 (3) the number of votes counted for and against each constitutional amendment, specifying
13.2 the counties in which they were cast.; and
13.3 (4) any additional information required by chapter 204E.
13.4 All members of the State Canvassing Board shall sign the report and certify its
13.5 correctness. The State Canvassing Board shall declare the result within three days after
13.6 completing the canvass.
13.7 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
13.8 Subd. 4.State partisan primary ballot; party columns.The state partisan primary
13.9 ballot shall be headed by the words "State Partisan Primary Ballot." The ballot shall be
13.10 printed on white paper. There must be at least three vertical columns on the ballot and each
13.11 major political party shall have a separate column headed by the words ".......... Party,"
13.12 giving the party name. The ballot must be formatted for a ranked-choice voting election
13.13 according to rule established by the secretary of state, provided that the ballot format must
13.14 clearly distinguish between each major political party by listing the party name. Above the
13.15 party names, the following statement shall be printed.
13.16 "Minnesota Election Law permits you to vote for the candidates of only one political
13.17 party in a state partisan primary election."
13.18 If there are only two major political parties to be listed on the ballot, one party must
13.19 occupy the left-hand column, the other party must occupy the right-hand column, and the
13.20 center column The ballot must contain the following statement:
13.21 "Do not vote for candidates of more than one party."
13.22 The names of the candidates seeking the nomination of each major political party shall
13.23 be listed in that party's column under that party's name. If only one individual files an
13.24 affidavit of candidacy seeking the nomination of a major political party for an office, the
13.25 name of that individual shall be placed on the state partisan primary ballot at the appropriate
13.26 location in that party's column under that party's name.
13.27 In each column Within each party, the candidates for senator in Congress shall be listed
13.28 first, candidates for representative in Congress second, candidates for state senator third,
13.29 candidates for state representative fourth and then candidates for state office in the order
13.30 specified by the secretary of state.
13.31 The party columns typeface used for each party shall be substantially the same in width,
13.32 type, and appearance. The columns parties shall be separated by a 12-point solid line.
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14.1 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
14.2 Subd. 5.Party columns; arrangement.The names of candidates for nomination of the
14.3 major political party that received the smallest average vote at the last state general election
14.4 must be placed in the first column on the left side of the ballot, or in the first position of the
14.5 ballot. The names of candidates for nomination of the major political party that received
14.6 the next smallest average vote at the last state general election must be placed in the second
14.7 column, or the second position on the ballot, and so on. The average vote shall be computed
14.8 in the manner provided in section 204D.13, subdivision 2.
14.9 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.10 Subdivision 1.Partisan offices; nominees.The candidate for nomination of a major
14.11 political party for a partisan office on the state partisan primary ballot who receives the
14.12 highest number of votes according to the tabulation procedure established in chapter 204E
14.13 shall be the nominee of that political party for that office.
14.14 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
14.15 Subd. 3.Nonpartisan offices; nominees.The candidates for each office on the state
14.16 and county nonpartisan primary ballot receiving the highest and the next highest number
14.17 of votes according to the tabulation procedure established in chapter 204E shall be the
14.18 nominees for that office. When more than one individual is to be elected to the same
14.19 nonpartisan office, the number of nominees shall be equal to twice the number of individuals
14.20 to be elected, and that number of candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be
14.21 the nominees for that office.
14.22 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.23 Subdivision 1.State general election ballot; rules.The names of the candidates for all
14.24 state and federal offices, all proposed constitutional amendments, all county offices and
14.25 questions, and all judicial offices voted on at the state general election shall be placed on a
14.26 single ballot that shall be known as the "state general election ballot." This ballot shall be
14.27 prepared by the county auditor subject to the requirements of chapter 204E and the rules of
14.28 the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall adopt rules for preparation and time of
14.29 delivery of the state general election ballot.
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15.1 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 205.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.2 Subd. 2.Notice of filing dates.At least two weeks before the first day to file affidavits
15.3 of candidacy, the municipal clerk shall publish a notice stating the first and last dates on
15.4 which affidavits of candidacy may be filed in the clerk's office and the closing time for
15.5 filing on the last day for filing. The clerk shall post a similar notice at least ten days before
15.6 the first day to file affidavits of candidacy. The notice must indicate the method of election
15.7 to be used for the offices on the ballot. The notice must separately list any office for which
15.8 affidavits of candidacy may be filed to fill the unexpired portion of a term when a special
15.9 election is being held to fill a vacancy as provided in section 412.02, subdivision 2a.
15.10 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.58, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.11 Subdivision 1.Municipalities.(a) The governing body of a municipality, at a regular
15.12 meeting or at a special meeting called for the purpose, may provide for the use of an
15.13 electronic voting system in one or more precincts and at all elections in the precincts, subject
15.14 to approval by the county auditor. The governing body shall disseminate information to the
15.15 public about the use of a new voting system at least 60 days prior to the election and shall
15.16 provide for instruction of voters with a demonstration voting system in a public place for
15.17 the six weeks immediately prior to the first election at which the new voting system will be
15.18 used.
15.19 (b) No system may be adopted or used unless it has been approved by the secretary of
15.20 state pursuant to section 206.57.
15.21 (c) The governing body of a municipality may provide for the use of an electronic voting
15.22 system that has been approved by the secretary of state under section 206.57 but includes
15.23 an automatic tabulating equipment reallocation feature that has not been approved by the
15.24 secretary of state if the municipal clerk certifies to the secretary of state, within 30 days
15.25 from the date of adoption under paragraph (a), that the reallocation feature:
15.26 (1) has been certified as required under section 206.57, subdivision 6; and
15.27 (2) meets the municipality's ordinance requirements for electronic voting systems.
15.28 Sec. 17. [206.802] ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS; PURCHASING.
15.29 Any new voting system purchased for use in Minnesota for the purpose of replacing a
15.30 voting system must have the ability to:
15.31 (1) capture, store, and publicly report ballot data;
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16.1 (2) to the extent practicable, produce a single human-readable file for each contest on
16.2 the ballot containing all cast vote records captured for that contest;
16.3 (3) keep data anonymous;
16.4 (4) accept ranked or cumulative voting data under a variety of tabulation rules;
16.5 (5) be programmable to follow all other specifications of the ranked-choice voting system
16.6 as provided in chapter 204E;
16.7 (6) provide a minimum of three rankings for ranked-choice voting elections;
16.8 (7) to the extent practicable, notify voters of the following errors: overvotes, skipped
16.9 rankings, and duplicate rankings in a ranked-choice voting election; and
16.10 (8) be programmable to print a zero tape indicating all rankings for all candidates in a
16.11 ranked-choice voting election.
16.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon certification by the secretary of
16.13 state that equipment meeting the standards required by this section is available for purchase
16.14 and implementation.
16.15 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.83, is amended to read:
16.16 206.83 TESTING OF VOTING SYSTEMS.
16.17 (a) Within 14 days before election day, the official in charge of elections shall have the
16.18 voting system tested to ascertain that the system will correctly mark ballots using all methods
16.19 supported by the system, including ranked-choice voting if applicable, and through assistive
16.20 technology, and count the votes cast for all candidates and on all questions. Public notice
16.21 of the time and place of the test must be given at least two days in advance by publication
16.22 once in official newspapers. The test must be observed by at least two election judges, who
16.23 are not of the same major political party, and must be open to representatives of the political
16.24 parties, candidates, the press, and the public. The test must be conducted by (1) processing
16.25 a preaudited group of ballots punched or marked to record a predetermined number of valid
16.26 votes for each candidate and on each question, and must include for each office one or more
16.27 ballot cards which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the
16.28 ability of the voting system tabulator and electronic ballot marker to reject those votes; and
16.29 (2) processing an additional test deck of ballots marked using the electronic ballot marker
16.30 for the precinct, including ballots marked using the electronic ballot display, audio ballot
16.31 reader, and any assistive voting technology used with the electronic ballot marker. If an
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17.1 election is to be conducted using ranked-choice voting, the equipment must also be tested
17.2 to ensure that each ranking for each candidate is recorded properly.
17.3 (b) If any error is detected, the cause must be ascertained and corrected and an errorless
17.4 count must be made before the voting system may be used in the election.
17.5 (c) After the completion of the test, the programs used and ballot cards must be sealed,
17.6 retained, and disposed of as provided for paper ballots.
17.7 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.89, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.8 Subd. 2.Selection for review; notice.At the canvass of the state primary, the county
17.9 canvassing board in each county must set the date, time, and place for the postelection
17.10 review of the state general election to be held under this section. In jurisdictions where
17.11 ranked-choice voting is used, the date, time, and place for postelection review must be set
17.12 by the local election official at least 30 days before the election. The postelection review
17.13 must not begin before the 11th day after the state general election and must be complete no
17.14 later than the 18th day after the state general election.
17.15 At the canvass of the state general election, the county canvassing boards must select
17.16 the precincts to be reviewed by lot. The ballots to be reviewed for a precinct include both
17.17 the ballots counted at the polling place for that precinct and the absentee ballots counted
17.18 centrally by a ballot board for that precinct. The county canvassing board of a county with
17.19 fewer than 50,000 registered voters must conduct a postelection review of a total of at least
17.20 two precincts. The county canvassing board of a county with between 50,000 and 100,000
17.21 registered voters must conduct a review of a total of at least three precincts. The county
17.22 canvassing board of a county with over 100,000 registered voters must conduct a review
17.23 of a total of at least four precincts, or three percent of the total number of precincts in the
17.24 county, whichever is greater. At least one precinct selected in each county must have had
17.25 more than 150 votes cast at the general election.
17.26 The county auditor must notify the secretary of state of the precincts that have been
17.27 chosen for review and the time and place the postelection review for that county will be
17.28 conducted, as soon as the decisions are made. If the selection of precincts has not resulted
17.29 in the selection of at least four precincts in each congressional district, the secretary of state
17.30 may require counties to select by lot additional precincts to meet the congressional district
17.31 requirement. The secretary of state must post this information on the office website.
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18.1 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.89, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.2 Subd. 3.Scope and conduct of review.The county canvassing board shall appoint the
18.3 postelection review official as defined in subdivision 1. The postelection review must be
18.4 conducted of the votes cast for president or governor; United States senator; and United
18.5 States representative. In jurisdictions where ranked-choice voting is used, the review must
18.6 also include at least one single-seat ranked-choice voting election and at least one
18.7 multiple-seat ranked-choice voting election, if such an election occurred. A postelection
18.8 review of a ranked-choice voting election must be conducted for elections decided most
18.9 closely in the final round, by percentage. The same requirement applies in jurisdictions
18.10 where ranked-choice voting is used in odd-year elections. The postelection review official
18.11 may conduct postelection review of the votes cast for additional offices.
18.12 The postelection review must be conducted in public at the location where the voted
18.13 ballots have been securely stored after the state general election or at another location chosen
18.14 by the county canvassing board. The postelection review official for each precinct selected
18.15 must conduct the postelection review and may be assisted by election judges designated by
18.16 the postelection review official for this purpose. The party balance requirement of section
18.17 204B.19 applies to election judges designated for the review. The postelection review must
18.18 consist of a manual count of the ballots used in the precincts selected and must be performed
18.19 in the manner provided by section 204C.21. The postelection review must be conducted in
18.20 the manner provided for recounts under section 204C.361 to the extent practicable, and
18.21 where ranked-choice voting is used, must include testing of the accumulation software using
18.22 stored electronic data for those precincts that are not reviewed by manual count. The review
18.23 must be completed no later than two days before the meeting of the state canvassing board
18.24 to certify the results of the state general election.
18.25 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 207A.12, is amended to read:
18.26 207A.12 CONDUCTING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY.
18.27 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the presidential nomination primary must be
18.28 conducted, and the results canvassed and returned, using the ranked-choice voting method
18.29 provided in chapter 204E, in the manner provided by law for the state primary.
18.30 (b) An individual seeking to vote at the presidential nomination primary must be
18.31 registered to vote pursuant to section 201.054, subdivision 1. The voter must request the
18.32 ballot of the party for whose candidate the individual wishes to vote. Notwithstanding section
18.33 204C.18, subdivision 1, the election judge must record in the polling place roster the name
18.34 of the political party whose ballot the voter requested. When posting voter history pursuant
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19.1 to section 201.171, the county auditor must include the name of the political party whose
19.2 ballot the voter requested. The political party ballot selected by a voter is private data on
19.3 individuals as defined under section 13.02, subdivision 12, except as provided in section
19.4 201.091, subdivision 4a.
19.5 (c) Immediately after the state canvassing board declares the results of the presidential
19.6 nomination primary, the secretary of state must notify the chair of each party of the results.
19.7 (d) The results of the presidential nomination primary must bind the election of delegates
19.8 in each party.
19.9 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 208.05, is amended to read:
19.10 208.05 STATE CANVASSING BOARD.
19.11 The State Canvassing Board at its meeting on the date provided in section 204C.33 shall
19.12 open and canvass the returns made to the secretary of state for presidential electors and
19.13 alternates, prepare a statement of the number of votes cast for the persons receiving votes
19.14 for these offices, and declare the person or persons receiving the highest number of votes
19.15 for each office according to the tabulation procedure established in chapter 204E duly
19.16 elected. When it appears that more than the number of persons to be elected as presidential
19.17 electors or alternates have the highest and an equal number of votes, the secretary of state,
19.18 in the presence of the board shall decide by lot which of the persons shall be declared elected.
19.19 The governor shall transmit to each person declared elected a certificate of election, signed
19.20 by the governor, sealed with the state seal, and countersigned by the secretary of state.
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Special City
Council
April 13, 2021
Agenda
Number:2.2
To:Dave Callister, City Manager
Prepared by:Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk
Reviewed by:
Item:Set future Study Sessions
1. Action Requested:
Schedule Study Sessions and/or add topics as desired. Calendars are attached to assist with
scheduling.
2. Background:
Pending Study Session topics (at least three Council members have approved the following study
items on the list):
None at this time
Other Council requests for Study Session topics:
- May 25 at 4:00 p.m. - Council/Staff session - Working Effectively/Productively Together (by request
of Mayor Wosje)
Staff requests for Study Session topics and/or changes:
- April 27 Study Session - remove MnDOT access improvements on Highway 55. Change start time to
5:30 p.m.
- June 8 at 5:30 p.m. - discuss budget goals and receive update on Mn/DOT access improvements on
Highway 55
- June 15 at 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Tour of Plymouth Community Center
- June 22 at 5:00 p.m. - discuss creation of a Convention and Visitors Bureau
Budget Study Sessions:
- September 14 at 5:00 p.m. - levy impacted funds and related CIP (general and special revenue)
- September 21 at 5:00 p.m. - levy impacted funds and related CIP (general and special revenue)
- October 26 at 5:00 p.m. - enterprise funds budget with utility study and related CIP
- November 9 at 5:00 p.m. - internal service funds budget review and related CIP
- November 23 at 5:00 p.m. - if needed
- Comstock Lane and Schmidt Lake Road (reschedule in August)
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