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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.d. Appointment of Election Judges for 2020 General Election EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council Regular Meeting: October 5, 2020 AGENDA ITEM: Appointment of Election Judges for 2020 General Election AGENDA SECTION: Consent PREPARED BY: Erin Fasbender, City Clerk AGENDA NO. 6.d. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution APPROVED BY: LJM RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the attached Resolution appointing election judges for the 2020 General Election BACKGROUND Minn. Stat. 204B.21, Subd. 2, requires that all cities appoint election judges at least 25 days before the election. Staff has recruited a high number of Rosemount and/or Dakota County residents to serve as election judges for the 2020 general election. 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- XX RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION 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: Muhamed Ali Fanny Livaditis Richard Sutton Catherine Anderson Matthew Loesch Rachel Vickery Mindy Andreasen Elaine Loesch Karen Webb Clayton Andreasen Angela Mann Colleen Weis Sandra Beck Corey Mathisen Jamie Welsh Marcia Behm Nancy Mathisen Jeanne West James Behm Christine Maxwell Amy Wilkins Paul Blume Gary McCorquodale Malcolm Anderson Tim Bornholdt Adriana Mellett John Boyce Alexandra Boutelle Jayme Miller Valerie Boyce Marsha Brandt Douglas Moran Veronica Burridge John Brandt Jason Nonnemacher Jessica Heffling Ben Caduff Kate Nozal Marie Ives Taylor Callais Samwel Ombega Tim Lewis Connor Carroll Allen Patrin Anita Pekarik Keri Chumbley Kennedy Pelzel Tim Traeger Diane Ciardelli Gerine Pongratz Lori Urkiel Dale Cody Bridget Powers Patrick Wojciechowski Richard Fabing Vincent Pyne Sheila Garlie Misba Rehman Sophia Goetz Mary Riley Susanne Griak Libby Rossett-Brown Joshua Griffin Caitlin Rowe Charles Guse Kendra Rust Fran Hanson Adam Schenck Curtis Henry Steve Schmidt John Hillian Myrna Sens Ellen Hock Edwin Sepulveda Charles Huang Catherine Shipp Amarachi Joseph Richard Sievert Elizabeth Kearns Virginia Sonntag Anne Knapp Zena Stefani Stephani LaMantia Michael Stefanko Amanda Little Andrew Stoltmann 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 5th day of October, 2020 by the City Council of the City of Rosemount. _______________________________________ William H. Droste, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________________ Erin Fasbender, City Clerk