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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY RESOLUTION 91-051 A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY WHEREAS; the statute establishing-the Presidential Primary was initially adopted without legislative hearings; and WHEREAS, the legislature has not provided reimbursement of local government costs for conducting the primary; and WHEREAS, the presidential primary is designed to provide voters an opportunity to express preferences for the nomination of presidential candidates by major political parties; and WHEREAS, the statute establishing the Presidential Primary (M.S. 207A) requires voters to declare which political party ballot they will receive prior to casting their vote; and WHEREAS, such political party voter identification will become public information and a permanent record on the voter registration file; and WHEREAS, such records will be available for political campaign activities, including canvassing and fundraising; and. WHEREAS, the purpose and effect of the balloting conducted during the Presidential Primary are unrelated to the actual election of candidates to public office; and WHEREAS, the outcome of the Presidential Primary balloting will not determine the election of candidates to public office in Minnesota or at the national level. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony calls on the state legislature to postpone the Presidential Primary for at least four years in order for full funding to be approved at the state level, eliminating the need for any local government costs for conducting the primary.