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Attachment B Receive Full Reimbursement for Presidential PrimaryCosts In 2016, the legislature passed into law a process for the State of Minnesota to conduct a presidential nomination primary in 2020 for president of the United States. This will be administered by cities and counties in much the same way as other elections are conducted. Minn. Stat. § 207A.15 provides a process for local units of government to be reimbursed for expenses incurred from conducting the primary. The Office of the Secretary of State (OSS) will submit to the Department of Management and Budget (MMB) an estimated cost of administering the primary, and MMB will provide funding to the OSS. That funding will then be distributed to local units of government as reimbursement based on expense reporting submitted to the OSS. Because the presidential nomination primary is a partisan activity administered on behalf of political parties, it is critical that local units of government be reimbursed fully and that no cost be borne by cities. The Cityof Roseville supports expanding the list of reimbursable items currently outlined in statue to ensure that local units of government are fully reimbursed for all anticipated and unanticipated costs of conducting the presidential nomination primary.