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<br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />~ <br />~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />December 20, 2004 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 2.H. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council Members <br />Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator <br /> <br />Schawn Johnson, Assistant to the City Administrator ~~ <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />2004 City of Arden Hills Election Discussion <br /> <br />ENCLOSURES: <br /> <br />Election Judge Comment Forms <br /> <br />Backl!TOUnd <br />Overall, the 2004 Primary and General Elections were very successful. The City of Arden Hills <br />experienced a 77% voter turnout rate (including Absentee Voters) at the General Election. All of <br />the election judges were very professional and did an outstanding job dealing with the stress and <br />scrutiny that came along with this important position. <br /> <br />In order to gain a better understanding of how the Election Day activities went, I mailed a <br />general comment form to all of the election judges to complete. For your review, I have attached <br />the comment forms that were completed and returned to me. City staff will take a number of the <br />suggestions provided by the judges under advisement for future elections, <br /> <br />A concern that was raised by a number of Arden Hills residents is the parking and accessibility <br />issues at Presbyterian Homes and City Hall. This truly is a concern of mine, but I am not aware <br />of any other facilities in Precincts 2 and 4 that are large enough to host such an event. In order to <br />minimize the traffic problems at City Hall, members of Ramsey County Sheriffs Department and <br />O&M Department were called-in to direct traffic on Highway 96 and the City Hall parking lot. <br />City staff is requesting your input regarding potential locations within Precincts 2 & 4 that could <br />be used as voting locations in the future. <br /> <br />City staff would also like to get feedback from the City Council members regarding their <br />impressions of the voting process and any changes that they would like to see implemented in <br />future elections, <br />Recommendation <br />Staff is requesting City Council's input regarding future precinct locations and possible ways to <br />improve the clection process in Arden Hills. <br /> <br />\\Earth\Admin\Assistant City Administrator\Memo's and Letters\2004\2004 City Election Recap.DOC <br />