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Municipalities .®s ® s ces 1. Determine number of precincts and offices to hand count (see below) 2. Calculate time and cost based upon: a. number of precincts and offices to be hand counted b. estimated or known number of ballots in each precinct c. hourly rate of pay to election judges if not waived 3. Adopt resolution to request inclusion in PER (see templates below) 4. Send resolution to county auditor or elections manager 5. Provide election judges to hand count 6. Cooperate with county during hand count 7. Pay election judges County can facilitate requests by expanding sample a. This request will be considered by County Canvassing Board. This board consists of five members: ,two county commissioners, the County Auditor, the County District Administrator, and Mayor of the largest city in the County). There is some flexibility in that each member can appoint a designee to appear for them and/or the County Auditor can appoint an eligible voter in the County to fill any vacancy. (MS 204C.31). b. The Canvassing Board must meet 3 to 8 days after the November 5, 2024 election, so between November 8-13. They make the decision about how many precincts are randomly drawn and how many offices are included (MS 204C.33 as amended in 2024). c. The Post -Election Review (PER) is held 9 to 14 days after the November 5, 2024 elections, so between November 14-19 (MS 206.89). d. Each municipality involved in the hand count provides election judges to conduct the count and pays them (MS 206.89, Subd. 9). e. The County elections department trains and supervises the hand count. f. The method of hand counting is the Piling System (MS 204C.21) and re- count protocols (204C.361). g. There are provisions in Statutes to deal with any deviants between the machine count on Election Day and the hand count under the PER (MS 206.89, Subd. 5). z