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Establish 2024 Hennepin County Canvassing Board; Appoint two County Board members to the 2024 Hennepin County Canvassing Board; Set dates for 2024 Hennepin County Canvassing Board's presidential nomination primary, special primary for commissioner district 6, special election for commissioner district 6 and state primary and general election mtgs
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 204C.31, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners appoints two of its members, Commissioner Irene Fernando and Commissioner Marion Greene to the 2024 Hennepin County Canvassing Board; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Board sets the following dates for the 2024 Hennepin County Canvassing Board:
* Presidential Nomination Primary - March 8, 2024
* Special Primary for County Commissioner District 6 - May 2, 2024
* Special Election for County Commissioner District 6 - May 17, 2024
* State Primary - August 16, 2024
* State General Election - November 13, 2024
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Background:
Per Minn. Stat. ? 204C.31, a county canvassing board consists of:
* the county auditor
* the district court administrator
* the mayor, or chair of the town board, of the county's most populous municipality
* two members of the county board who are selected by their board colleagues and who
aren't candidates in the current election year
* Note: Any member of the canvassing board may appoint a designee to participate in their place
A county canvassing board's duties are to publicly review and certify election results. Results are not official until they have been reviewed and certified by a canvassing board.
Meeting date requirements:
Primary election: The county canvassing board must meet on the second or third day following a primary election.
General election: The canvassing board must meet between the third and tenth day following a general or special election.
This request seeks to appoint two County Board members to the 2024 He...
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