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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota was duly held on the 23rd day of March, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. The following members were present: Pust, Ihlan, Johnson, Roe and Klausing and the following were absent: none. Member Pust introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION No. 10699 Consider Early Voting and Vote by Mail Options WHEREAS, The current election system has not kept pace with changing demographics and changing demands of voter's time; and WHEREAS, Early Voting and Vote by Mail are two election reform options that would alleviate some of the challenges that makes voting difficult for some voters; and WHEREAS, Advocates for election reform hope the Legislature will pass legislation making these voting improvements, but in the event that they do not, the City of Roseville is interested in trying these reforms in a trial basis; and WHEREAS, Because of Roseville's demographics, the City would be an ideal location to serve as a pilot site to test the early voting and vote by mail options during a state election; and WHEREAS, Roseville will work with the City's legislative delegation, Ramsey County, Secretary of State and other election reform advocates to serve as a pilot project for early voting and vote by mail. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Roseville requests the Legislature to approve legislation giving the City of Roseville the option to serve at a pilot site to test early voting or vote by mail options in the 2010 election.