5.e Staff Report- Designating a polling place for 2018 elections
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: November 21, 2017
To: City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, Deputy Clerk
Re: Designating a Polling Place for 2018 Elections
Background: A new law, Minn. Stat. § 204B.16, subd. 1, requires that by December 31 of each
year, each city (and each county with unorganized territory) must designate a precinct polling
place for elections being held in the following year by ordinance or resolution. An exception for
polling place changes are allowed for emergencies or if a polling place becomes unavailable.
Polling places must be designated and ballots must be distributed so that no one is required
to go to more than one polling place to vote in a school district and municipal election held
on the same day.
Proposal Details: For many years, the Scandia Community Center has been the polling location
for Scandia’s single precinct. The facility is sufficient in size to accommodate all election
activities and meets the requirements of subdivision 5 of the statute -- that it’s accessible to
and usable by elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.
Options: 1) Approve Resolution No. 11-21-17-04, Designating the Scandia Community Center as
the polling place for the 2018 elections.
2) Designate an alternative polling place for 2018 elections.
3) Do not approve Resolution No. 11-21-17-01.
Recommendation: Option 1.