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MEMORANDUM • DATE: May 20 , 1983 TO: Mayor and Councilmen ' FROM: Carol B. Johnson, Finance Director SUBJECT: 1983 City Elections -----------------------------------------------------------=-------- We are all aware of the condition of the State ' s finances and are still unsure of what impact they will have on St. Anthony . In searching for ways of saving dollars spent by the City, - the following is a suggestion and supportive statistics , for your consideration. I believe it would be beneficial to have only one polling place for the upcoming City election in November, 1983. It could' be in the Civic Center, 3301 Silver Lake Road N.E. m at the St. Anthony gym Y C This location is centrally located in the City and should create i o no hardship for any resident who wishes s e t vote, and would be the same as a school board election. This would eliminate three polling places and the voting machines are stored at this location, so transportation would be eliminated . • It would also cut down the number of Judges -and machines needed. As shown below, the total number of persons voting in a City election is about the same number of persons voting only - in Precinct 2 during a General Election, so there should be no problem handling all three (.now four) precincts in one location. Year Type Precinct Votes 1982 General #2 2 ,073 1981 City All 2 ,136 1980 General #2 2 , 401 1979 City All 1 ,592 The procedure to change the polling places would require a resolution which would have to be passed at least 30 days before the election. Following the election, another resolution would be required to designate the procedure back to the present precincts and polling places for the 1984 Primary and General Elections . Attached is a copy of the rules and regulations on this from the Minnesota Election Law Book and statistics -from the last three City elections . CBJ/cjk