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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: October 17, 2022 <br />Item No.: 7.c <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Set Date to Canvass General Election <br />1 B ACKGROUND <br />2 Per Minnesota State Statute 205.185subd.3, a municipality shall canvass an electionbetween <br />3 the third and tenth day after the generalelection. The City Council meetsas the canvassing <br />4 board, canvassesthe returns, and declares the results of the election. <br />5 <br />6 Ramsey County provides the vote tally and Council accepts the returns. In case of a tie vote, the <br />7 canvassing board shall determine the result by lot. <br />8 <br />9 P OLICY O BJECTIVE <br />10 Canvass election results in accordance to state statute. <br />11 <br />12 F INANCIAL I MPACTS <br />13 None <br />14 <br />15 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION <br />16 Motion to set the date for a special meetingto canvass the generalelection results for ____ <br />17 a.m./p.m.on _____________. <br />18 <br />19 R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION <br />20 Motion to set the date for a special meeting to canvass the primary election results for <br />21 _____a.m./p.m.on _________. <br />22 <br />23 <br />Prepared by: Katie Bruno, Deputy City Clerk <br />Attachment: A. MN Statute 205.185 <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />