City Council Meeting Date: July 10, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Deb Little, City Clerk
Title
Consider Approval of Election Judge Appointments, Pay and Absentee Ballot Boards for the 2018 Elections
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council hereby:
1. Approves appointment of election judges as shown on the attached list for the 2018 Elections at an hourly rate of $11.50/hour for regular judges and $13.50/hour for lead judges;
2. Designates Rice County as the Absentee Ballot Board for Rice County ballots, Dakota County as the Absentee Ballot Board for Dakota County ballots, and Northfield City Staff as the Absentee Ballot Board for Early Voting; and
3. Authorizes the City Clerk to appoint additional election judges as needed.
Summary Report:
The City Council is being asked to appoint election judges for the upcoming elections, authorize the City Clerk to appoint additional judges as needed, and designate Rice County, Dakota County, and Northfield City staff as absentee ballot boards. By authorizing the City Clerk to appoint additional judges as needed, staff will continue to recruit judges during the weeks leading up to the election. Election judges may also be used to assist staff with election duties prior to the election. City staff members have also been named as election judges in order to assist with various election activities.
Absentee voting is available at Northfield City Hall through Monday, August 13 for the Primary Election. In addition to all City of Northfield ballots, we have ballots for all precincts in Rice County. Rice County will continue to process all voted Rice County absentee ballots using their absentee ballot board. Dakota County will process all voted Dakota County absentee ballots using their absentee ballot board. Northfield City Staff will process early voting ballots.
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