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• • • DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT DRAFT CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES CANVASSING BOARD : November 14, 2011 . 6:27 p.m. . 6:35 p.m. : Council Members Rafferty, Gallup, Roeser, O'Donnell and Mayor Reinert : none Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; City Clerk Julie Bartell The Oath of Office was taken by the board members. City Clerk Bartell noted that Minnesota Statutes require that the governing body of a city conducting an election shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the returns and declare the results of the election within seven days after the election. She noted that the report to the board includes the abstract of votes cast as compiled from the official results. Board members posed questions to staff: why were some precincts slower to report their results than others; why were some vote tabulating machines down at times; why were the incumbents not noted on the ballots; and how are the names rotated on ballots? City Clerk Bartell replied with information on situations that can cause votes to be reported slower from some locations and that voting machines can sometimes have mechanical problems but that a process is in place to accept voted ballots safely. Ms. Bartell indicated that she would report back to the council member with an answer on the ballot questions. A board member requested that staff include a colored map of the city's voting precincts in the next canvassing board report. Canvassing Board Member Gallup moved to accept the November 8, 2011 General Election Results, as presented. Canvassing Board Member Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried. P18 Being no further business, Canvassing Board Member O'Donnell moved to adjourn at 6:35 p.m. Canvassing Board Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried. These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on November 28, 2011. City Clerk, Julianne Bartell Jeff Reinert, Mayor