2014 Administration Department Annual Report

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V. City Hall 2014 Annual Report · Administration · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 17 “No Excuse” Absentee Voting Another new law for 2014 was the “No Excuse Absentee” voting. The State has always had absentee voting but the voter needed to fall into the four categories of why they couldn’t make it to the precinct on Election Day. This new law eliminated the need for a voter to have a reason and as predicted absentee voting increase tremendously. In 2010, St. Anthony processed 334 absentee ballots and in 2014 we processed 595 absentee ballots. This is an increase of 78%. It is predicted that this statistic will continue to rise as more voters get acclimated to the process. In addition to the “No Excuse Absentee” the state rolled out an on-line Request for Absentee Ballot module. This allows voters to request an absentee ballot on-line by completing some pertinent information. In concurrence with the no-excuse absentee this allowed the voter to apply in an effortless fashion. State Partisan Primary For the Primary Election was held on August 12, 2014 in which there was a 14% voter turnout. Historically, Primary Elections have a very low turn-out. The City of St. Anthony employed 18 election judges. All of these judges attended a two hour training session and had the opportunity to participate in the Public Accuracy Test. This test is performed before each election to assure the voting machines are working properly. On Election Day, Election Judges work between a minimum of 4 hours and up to 16 hours. 20042004 20082008 20122012 20142014 20042004 20082008 20122012 20142014 State General The General Municipal Election held on November 4, 2014, with a 51% voter turnout. The City employed 25 Election Judges and attended the Public Accuracy Test. As you can see from the data below voter turn-out for a midterm election was lower than normal. Collaboration with Independent School District #282 The St. Anthony-New Brighton School District #282 held two referendum questions in the 2014 State General Election. The City of St. Anthony and the ISD #282 executed a Memorandum of Understanding allowing the City to administer the Election on behalf of ISD #282.