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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-012 Council Resolution• • RESOLUTION #84-12 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO SPLIT THE CITY OF LINO, MINNESOTA INTO TWO PRECINCTS FOR VOTING PURPOSES. WHEREAS, The City of Lino Lakes now has on one precindt,and WHEREAS The population of the City of Lino Lakes has in- creased over the past several years, and WHEREAS The registered voters have increased to a point to where it is no longer feasible to have only one polling place, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that: 1. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to form two precincts within the City. 2. The dividing line of the precincts shall be I35W. Precinct I shall be all lands lying to the North and West of I35W. Precinct II shall be all lands lying South and East of I35W. The Polling place for Precinct I shall be at the Lino Lakes City Hall. The Polling Place for Precinct II shall be at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this Alfa day of May, 1984. .t/t4ZZA) dna L. Sarner, City Clerk 204A.06 ELECTION PRECINCTS. Subdivision 1. Boundaries. Each town, each statutory city that is separated from the town for election purposes, and each city ward, shall constitute at least one election precinct. The council of each municipality shall prescribe the boundaries of the precincts and the number of voters therein, and may rearrange the precincts from time to time, except that no changes in precinct boundaries may be made during the period beginning January 1 in any year ending in seven and ending January 1 in any year ending in two. If during the period beginning January 1 of a year ending in seven and ending January 1 of a year ending in two a municipality annexes an unincorporated area located in the same county as the municipality and adjacent to the corporate boundary, the annexed area may be included in the precinct immediately adjacent to it. During the period beginning January 1 in a year ending in seven and ending January 1 in a year ending in two, a municipality may establish new precincts lying entirely within any existing precinct for which the boundaries were established before that period; provided that: (a) the outer boundaries of the existing precinct are not altered and (b) the new precincts established within the existing precinct are assigned names that include the name of the existing precinct. Subd. la. Boundary change procedure. Every change shall be adopted at least 90 days before the date of the next ensuing election, and 60 days notice thereof shall be posted in the office of the clerk before the change may take effect. The clerk shall notify each registered voter in the area affected by the change at least 30 days prior to the first election held after the change takes effect. Subd. ib. Precinct boundaries; description, maps. The clerk shall file with the secretary of state and the state demographer in the state planning agency a map showing the correct boundaries of the precincts in the municipality and shall keep on file in his office for public inspection a copy of the map. At least 30 days before any change in a precinct or corporate boundary becomes effective, the clerk shall place on file for public inspection a map setting forth the revised precinct boundaries and forward copies to the secretary of state and the state demographer. For every election held in the municipality the clerk shall furnish copies of the appropriate precinct map to the election judges for each polling place. Subd. 2. (Repealed, 1977 c 149 s 2) Subd. 3. Municipality in two counties, common voting place. When a city is situated in two or more counties, the council of the city may, by resolution adopted at least 30 days prior to any election, designate a single voting place in the city in which election for the entire city shall be held, and one set of election officials presiding thereat shall be sufficient; provided that a separate ballot box for each precinct shall be furnished, in which the votes of the precinct shall be deposited and separate record thereof kept. When a single voting place has been so designated, it shall continue until changed by resolution of the council adopted at least 30 days prior to a subsequent election. Subd. 4. Precinct boundaries to follow physical features. After the general election in 1976 and before January 1, 1977, the governing body of each municipality shall set all boundaries between precincts so that each boundary follows visible, clearly recognizable physical features. Where it is not possible to set the boundary between any two adjacent precincts along any such physical feature, the boundary around the two precincts combined shall be drawn so as to comply with the provisions of this subdivision, and the map of the precincts required under the provisions of subdivision 2 of this section shall clearly indicate which boundaries are not in compliance with this subdivision. For the purposes of this subdivision, "clearly recognizable physical feature" Weans a street, road, boulevard, parkway, river, stream, shoreline, drainage ditch, railway right -of -way, or any other line which is clearly visible from the ground. A street or other roadway which has been platted but not graded is not a clearly recognizable physical feature for the purposes of this subdivision. Subd. 5. Application to municipalities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 410.21, or any other law, ordinance or charter, the provisions of subdivision 1 and 4, of this section shall apply to all munic- ipalities. (1959 c 675 art 4 s 6; 1974 c 434 s 4; 1975 c 5 s 67; 1976 c 132 s 2, 3, 4; 1977c 149s 1; 1978c725s5) NOTES AND DECISIONS If two precincts have been established in a town containing a village not separated from town for election, any modification must follow procedure in this section. The election laws do not contemplate eparate precincts for general elections as distinct from- municipal elections. Op. Atty. Gen. 183 -e, October 15, 1962. Where election precincts lie within more than one Iegislativ rict, two sets of ballots may be furnished and issued to voters according to legislative district residence. . Atty. Gen. 183 -e, June 3, 1966. Section authorizes changes of precinct boundaries, but does not authorize change of ward boundaries designated in City Charter. Op. Atty. Gen. June 3, 1960.