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CONSENT ITEM – 7C <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />October 25, 2021 <br />Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />Julie Hanson, City Clerk <br />SUBJECT: Annual Designation of Polling Places <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />$ $ $ <br />Council Should Consider <br />Approving Resolution 2021-056 Designating 2022 Polling Places. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Minnesota Law requires the governing body of each municipality to designate the locations of its <br />polling places for the following election year. This designation must be done by resolution prior to <br />December 31 and said resolution will be provided to Ramsey County per their request. <br />That said, it should be noted that following the results of the 2020 Census, a redistricting process <br />is underway. This means that the City will need to re-establish its polling places again in the <br />spring of 2022 once the redistricting process is complete. Redistricting provides the City the <br />opportunity to explore new locations or modify precinct boundaries. <br />Following redistricting, the City Council may decide to review the current three precinct locations <br />or it may determine that a change in boundaries is not necessary and elect to leave the locations as <br />they currently are. Again, this will be brought to the Council for consideration in the spring of <br />2022. For now, according to state law, we must designate polling places as they currently stand <br />for the following year. <br />Attachment <br />A: Resolution 2021-056 Designating 2022 Polling Places <br />Page 1 of 1