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Document: CC RES 91-051 RESOLUTIO CALLING FOR THE REPEAL OF
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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.
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• Resolution 91-051
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Adopted this )D-+k day of c L ' 1991.
ayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration:
City Manager