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. Advocates for changes to the election process are cautiously optimistic that the Legislature will <br />. adopt these or other changes to the election process. They also know some people are reluctant <br />. to commit to change without first testing it to see if it works in Minnesota. If the state is <br />. unwilling to adopt these changes statewide, supporters suggest setting up a pilot project testing <br />. early voting and/or mail only elections in a rural, suburban and urban areas and in cities of small, <br />. medium or large populations. <br />. POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />Consider asking our legislative delegation to support legislation in which Roseville would be a <br />pilot city for testing early voting and/or mail only elections. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACTS <br />Unknown, although anecdotally other governmental entities indicate a cost savings under both <br />methods of voting. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Roseville has a substantially higher percent of voters who "vote early," so it would be a good <br />place to test innovative election changes. <br />REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION <br />Discuss whether Roseville should advocate to test early voting and mail only elections. <br />Prepared by: Carolyn Curti, Elections Coordinator <br />Attachments: A: Yuma Daily Sun Opinion Piece — Mail-only election? Lots of reasons to do it <br />B: Common Cause — Vote by Mail Elections <br />C: Aspen Times Article — Little confusion, higher turnout with mail ballots <br />D: 866ourvote.org - Early & Absentee Voting <br />E: WBAL TV- Early Voting Draws Support, Criticism <br />F: A1terNet — Now It's Clear Why Some People Are Scared of Early Voting: Because It <br />Empowers People <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />