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number of ballots returned as well as the number that are accepted, fu addition, reforms will decrease current local administrative burdens and costs. . SD-5. Presidential Primary Voter Designation Problem: Lack of voter interest and anger over political party designation requirements (to receive a ballot) have resulted in poor turn-out for the presidential primary as well as increased local election costs. Solution: The presidential primary is a political activity in which voters indicate preferences for presidential candidates of major political parties. Cities are not the appropriate level of government to take responsibility for administering the balloting process. fu 1996, cities prefer to see the state conduct the primary using a statewide mailed ballot for which any local administrative costs will be fully compensated. fu addition, the state should redesign the precinct voter rosters indicating which political party ballot voters select to safegnard voter privacy and ensure accurate recording of voter ballot selection. Finally, the state should fully fund the presidential primary and, if necessary, charge major political parties whose candidates appear on the ballot for an appropriate share of expenses incurred. SD-6. Election Judges . Problem: Requirements for local election judge political party balance (at polling locations) creates barriers to the effective recruitment of interested persons to serve at polling places. Restrictions on parents-children-spouses serving at the same location do likewise. Solution: The legislature should institute a nonpartisan method for recruiting those interested in serving as election judges. SD-7. Local Government Cooperation and Collaboration Problems: Some of the most difficult barriers to intergovernmental cooperation result from geography, demographics, and political traditions rather than financial considerations. In the past, fiscal and political pressures have resulted in shifting responsibility for the operation and costs of programs to cities without funding. State policymakers have also often failed to give cities credit for their extensive involvement in cooperative agreements with other units of local government to change responsibilities for funding and delivering services. . Solutions: The federal, state, and county governments should: . . Communicate and establish a process of negotiation before shifting responsibility 1995 City Policies 5