HomeMy WebLinkAbout5C 2016 Election Canvass Report
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2016
AGENDA #: 5C
PREPARED BY: JANET RINGBERG, ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST
PRESENTED BY: FRANK BOYLES, CITY MANAGER
AGENDA ITEM: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS
OF THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE 2016 MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
DISCUSSION: Introduction
The purpose of this agenda item is to consider approval of a resolution canvassing
the returns of the City of Prior Lake 2016 municipal election.
History
The City Council serves as the canvassing board for city elections. The Council
must meet to canvass the returns and declare the results on the second or third
day after a primary and within three to ten days after a general election. (M.S.
205.185, sudb. 3; 205.065, subd. 5)
Current Circumstances
The steps to canvass the results are:
1. The clerk prepares a canvass report (abstract) to accumulate results from
multiple precincts;
2. The canvass board takes the oath of office and publicly canvasses the
election returns by reviewing the abstract and write-in reports.
a. The board may ask to examine summary statements before it declares
the results;
b. When satisfied that the abstract reports are correct, the board signs the
abstracts and they become the official results;
c. In the case of a tie vote, the canvassing board determines the winner
by lot;
3. Errors by election judges in counting may be corrected by following specific
procedures as prescribed by law. (M.S. 204C.38; 204C.39; 205.185)
As part of the abstract, the County has provided the number of registered voters
and persons voting by precinct. This information is summarized in the table below:
2
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
CITY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016
NUMBER OF PERSONS
PRECINCT
1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 TOTAL
Registered as of 7 a.m. 1693 1382 2617 2638 2602 1597 1285 2039 15853
Registered on Election
Day 110 150 322 313 175 135 97 177 1479
Total Registered 1803 1532 2939 2951 2777 1732 1382 2216 17332
Total Number of Persons
Voting 1564 1278 2351 2484 2353 1477 1201 1889 14597
% of Registered Persons
Voting 87% 83% 80% 84% 85% 85% 87% 85% 84%
ALTERNATIVES: 1. Motion and Second to approve the resolution canvassing the returns of the
City of Prior Lake 2016 municipal election.
2. Deny approval to this proposed resolution and provide staff with direction.
RECOMMENDED
MOTION:
Alternative #1.
Phone 952.447.9800 / Fax 952.447.4245 / www.cityofpriorlake.com
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 16-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY COUNCIL TO CANVASS
THE RETURNS OF THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE 2016
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
MOTION BY: SECOND BY:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, SCOTT COUNTY
MINNESOTA, that it is hereby found, determined and declared that the election held in and for said City
on November 8, 2016 was in all respects duly and legally called and held and the returns thereof have
been duly canvassed, and the votes cast at said election for the following office were as follows:
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
CITY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016
CITY COUNCIL
CANDIDATES
PRECINCT
1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 TOTAL
Zach Braid 651 443 759 910 848 561 569 679 5420
Kirt Briggs 846 595 987 1188 991 765 645 824 6841
Kevin Burkart 815 556 1038 1104 1016 590 463 816 6398
Ken Hedberg 566 508 941 976 995 513 405 790 5694
Richard Keeney 347 328 578 645 537 388 251 386 3460
Dave Thompson 513 421 731 835 816 541 414 686 4957
Write-Ins 12 20 32 25 13 23 24 30 179
Total Ballots Cast 3750 2871 5066 5683 5216 3381 2771 4211 32949
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 14th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2016.
VOTE
Hedberg
Keeney
McGuire
Morton
Thompson
Aye ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
______________________________
Frank Boyles, City Manager