RES 1990-01 - 00003787RESOLUTION NO. 1 - 1990
' RESOLUTION URGING ANORA COUNTY'S CONSIDERATION OF
PROCEEDING WITH OPTICAL SCAN VOTE COUNTING EQUIPMENT FOR
THE 1990 ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, cities in Anoka County have for many years been using the punch card
system for voting which lacks voter confidence and is not an acceptable system
to most legislators; and
WHEREAS, the system is prone to error, has a high percentage of voter fall -off,
final tallying of ballots is time consuming, and punch card ballots are
sensitive to moisture, handling and storage; and
WHEREAS, the cities of St. Paul, Minneapolis, Rochester, Duluth, Bloomington and
cities of Hennepin and Ramsey Counties have used the optical scan voting
equipment in past elections; and
WHEREAS, Anoka County is the last major metropolitan county not using the
optical scan equipment; and
WHEREAS, the majority of the cities in Anoka County have entered into a Joint
Purchase Agreement for the purchase of the optical scan vote counting equipment
for use in the 1990 elections; and
WHEREAS, through purchasing the same optical scan equipment, cities can provide
each other emergency backup services and have a uniform voting system in the
County; and
WHEREAS, the cities have advertised for and received sealed bids in accordance
with the law for joint purchasing based on a common set of specifications; and
WHEREAS, the bid results have proven to be competitive bids with options for
programming hardware and software costs for Anoka County at favorable costs; and
WHEREAS, optical scan voting equipment has experienced approximately a price
increase of thirty percent since 1987, and it is anticipated that these costs
increases will be applicable at the rate of fifteen percent per year for 1990
and 1991 making it prudent to consider purchase of optical scan voting equipment
for the 1990 elections; and
WHEREAS, cities involved in the Joint Purchase Agreement have concluded that
without Anoka County's participation in providing the programming and ballot
printing costs, purchasing the optical scan vote counting system may not be
accomplished for the 1990 elections.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the majority of cities in Anoka County
hereby encourage the Anoka County Board of Commissioners to actively support the
joint purchase of optical scan equipment for use in the 1990 elections for all
cities in the county and to provide the programming and ballot printing costs
associated with such elections.
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' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Anoka
County Board of Commissioners.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 8TH DAY OF
JANUARY, 1990.
WILLIAM J. NEE - MPOR
ATTEST:
SH RLEY A. AAAPALA - CIVf CLERK