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I think that is correct. The canvassing statute does not call for it, but the Secretary of State instructions do. That would seem to be based on Minn. Stat. 358.06 that says that any public board (e.g., presumably, the canvassing board, among others) must take the oath of office before transacting any of their business. 358.05 OATH OF OFFICE. The oath of office to be taken by members and officers of either branch of the legislature shall be that prescribed by the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, article IV, section 8. Every person elected or appointed to any other public office, including every official commissioner, or member of any public board or body, before transacting any of the business or exercising any privilege of such office, shall take and subscribe the oath defined in the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, article V, section 6. Jeannette Bach 1 Research Manager Tel: 651- 281 -1223 1 Fax: 651- 215 -4123 jbach @lmc.org 1 www.lmc.org League of Minnesota Cities 145 University Ave. West! St. Paul, MN 55103 Connecting & Innovating Since 1913 Stay connected with the League of Minnesota Cities: Web Facebook c- = Twitter Li Blog From: Ann Kiser [mailto:undrwdcit2 @prtel.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 9:49 AM To: Clerk/Administrators Subject: [clerk - admins] canvassing oath Let me get this straight. Since our council is our canvassing board, and they have already taken an oath of office, they have to take another one for canvassing, right? Anna Kiser City of Underwood 120 Main Street South P.O. Box 106 Underwood, MN 56586 1- 218- 826 -6686 Fax 1- 218 - 826 -6720 Pop. 327 undrwdcit2@prtel.com prtelweb.com/underwood Notice: E -mail coorespondence to and from the City of Underwood may be public data subject to the Minnesota Data Practices Act and/or may be disclosed to third parties. This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email and destroy all copies ofthe original message. You are currently subscribed to clerk - admins as: jbach @lmc.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave- 175396- 315. ad13a2a07ca4b7642959dc0c4c740ab6 @listserv.lmc.org You are currently subscribed to clerk - admins as: mark@princetonmn.org 2