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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.e. Appointment of Election Judges for 2020 Elections EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council Regular Meeting: July 7, 2020 AGENDA ITEM: Appointment of Election Judges for 2020 Elections AGENDA SECTION: Consent PREPARED BY: Erin Fasbender, City Clerk AGENDA NO. 6.e. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution APPROVED BY: LJM RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the attached Resolution appointing election judges for the 2020 Elections. BACKGROUND Minn. Stat. 204B.21, Subd. 2, requires that all cities appoint election judges at least 25 days before the election. Staff has recruited approximately 80 Rosemount and/or Dakota County residents to serve as election judges for the 2020 primary and general elections. All judges are required to attend election judge training and equipment training courses. Due to COVID-19 all trainings will be held virtually. Minnesota Secretary of State will be providing masks, hand sanitizer, and surface disinfectant to all polling places and is working closely with the Minnesota Department of Health, and following CDC guidance to ensure the safety of voters, election judges, and polling place facilities. Staff will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and communicate the safety plan to all to ensure all election judges and voters are safe and have a reliable polling location. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the above-referenced motion. CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 2020-80 RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR 2020 ELECTIONS WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 204B.21 requires the governing body of a municipality to appoint election judges to serve in its precincts; and WHEREAS, the Rosemount 2020 Election Judge appointments consists of individuals recommended by the City Clerk with the approval of the majority of the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the general public listed below to serve as election judges reside in in the State of Minnesota as required by Minnesota Election Laws and will be trained according to Minnesota State Statutes: Peter Aldahl Teri Head Patricia Paulson Muhamed Ali Jean Heinen Michael Pekarik Dawn Anderson Anne Hemmerlin Ruth Pryor Janice Anthony Tarla Hesse Vincent Pyne Jennifer Ario Andrea Hinrichs Mary Ann Rolandson Leslie Bailey Ellen Hock Myrna Sens Stephen Bailey Reid Huey Jack Sewpersaud Cindy Banch Meredith Johnson Charlotte shover Denise Bednar Ronald Johnson Dick Shover Patti Benson Kymi Kieffer Jennifer Sinderman Michael Berg Anne Knapp Sally Slayton Janikowski Charles Bessel Pam Kopel Hermela Solomon Larry Betchwars Mary Kujawski Virginia Sonntag Marvel Betchwars John Langenfeld Virginia Sonntag Cathy Busho Lowell Larson Zena Stefani Susan Carlson Fanny Livaditis Stefanko Michael Dale Cody John Loebach Bonnie Stockman Tom Conway Sheryl Lyke Sonya Sustacek Patricia DeVries Angela Mann Jae Taylor Corrine Ehrhardt Marlys Marschall Martha Udermann Kathleen Farrell Gary McCorquodale Keith Unangst AnDee Flohr Sharon Mertz Christine Walsh Jack Flom Sue McKinley Linda Watson Cheri Frandrup Becky Nordquist Karen Webb Juliana Geske-Peer Kate Nozal Roberta Wiig Joshua Griffin Idolly Oliva Fran Hanson Sandra Olson Judy Harlow Samwel Ombega NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to Minn. Stat. 203B.21, additional judges may be appointed within 25 days of the election if it is determined additional election judges will be required. ADOPTED this 7 day of June, 2020 by the City Council of the City of Rosemount. _______________________________________ William H. Droste, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________________ Erin Fasbender, City Clerk