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MUNICIPAL CANVASSING BOARD <br />AGENDA ITEM 1 <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Julie Bartell, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: November 12, 2019 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Canvass Election of November 5, 2019 <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Minnesota Statutes, Section 205.185, requires that the governing body of a city conducting an <br />election must canvass the returns and declare the results within seven days. The City of Lino <br />Lakes conducted an election for municipal offices on November 5th, 2019. The results of the <br />election are attached. <br /> <br />The steps to canvass the results are: <br />• the clerk prepares a canvassing report (abstract) to accumulate results from multiple <br />precincts; <br />• the canvass board publicly canvasses the election returns by reviewing the abstract and <br />write-in reports; <br />• the board may ask to examine summary statements before it declares the results; <br />• when satisfied that the abstract reports are correct, the board signs the abstracts and they <br />become the official results; <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />That the city council act as Canvassing Board and accept the results as presented. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />Abstract results of November 5, 2019 Municipal Election