City Council Resolution 2008-68CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-68
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD
WHEREAS, Minnesota Election Laws 203B.13 provides authority to a municipality to establish an
Absentee Ballot Board in accordance with the provisions of the law; and
WHEREAS, this will eliminate the need for election judges to perform this technical and time
consuming task on election day wherein the Absentee Ballot Board can begin this process 30 days
prior to an election; and
WHEREAS, this will speed the processing of accepted absentee ballots delivered to the precincts to
be incorporated into the vote counts on election day, giving election judges more available time for
voters at the polls, and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREB Y RESOL VED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OFMONTICELLO, MINNESOTA that an Absentee Ballot Board be established as provided for by
law for the purpose of reviewing all absentee ballots and marking the absentee ballot envelopes as
"accepted" or "rejected" with the board to consist of a sufficient number of election judges as
provided in Sections 204B.19- 204B.22 to perform the task.
Adopted by the Monticello City Council this 25th day of August, 2008.
ATTEST:
Jeff O'bWty Administrator
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Clint Herbst, Mayor