2023-711
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: September 25, 2023 RESOLUTION NO: 2023-71
MOTION BY: McDonald SECONDED BY: Kimber
A RESOLUTION FOR COUNTING WRITE-IN VOTES FOR
LOCAL ELECTIVE OFFICE
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 204B.09, subdivision 3 allows for the governing body of a
statutory or home rule charter city to adopt a resolution governing the counting of write-in votes for
local elective office; and
WHEREAS, the current write-in vote-counting process is overly time-consuming and
unnecessary. Counting only registered write-in candidates aligns the write-in recording process with
Federal, State, and County offices.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chanhassen City Council hereby
requires candidates for city office to file a written request with the chief election official no later
than the seventh day before the city election if the candidate wants to have the candidate’s write-in
votes individually recorded.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 25th day of September,
2023.
ATTEST:
Kim Meuwissen, City Clerk Elise Ryan, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Ryan
McDonald
Schubert
von Oven
Kimber
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