Ordinance No. 1231 05-08-2006ORDINANCE NO. 1231
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4. ABSENTEE BALLOT PRECINCT
ELECTIONS, OF THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE
The City Council of the City of Fridley hereby finds, after review, examination and
recommendation of staff, that the Fridley City Code be hereby amended as follows:
FRIDLEY CITY CODE
CHAPTER 4. ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD
4.01. ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD
The Council hereby authorizes the establishment of an absentee ballot �eei-xe� board
within the City of Fridley, which �ee-i-xe� is authorized to handle all absentee ballots
received �g rp ior to any election, primary or general, within the City, as allowed by
Minnesota Statutes 203B.13.
4.02. DUTIES
The Absentee Ballot �ee� Board shall:
Receive all absentee ballots for a primary or general election held within the
municipality at anvtime durin� the 30 davs before the election.
2.
. Mav work in conjunction with the Countv during anv state primarv
or �eneral election to provide election iud�es to the Countv who will facilitate the absentee
ballot board to process the Citv's absentee ballots;
3.
. Examine the
absentee ballot return envelope and mark it accepted or reiected in the manner provided in
Minnesota Statutes 203B.12, Subd. 2. If an envelope has been reiected at least five davs
before the election, the ballots in the envelope must be considered spoiled ballots and the
official in char�e of the absentee ballot board shall provide the voter with a replacement
absentee ballot and return envelope in place of the spoiled ballot.
. Forward all absentee ballots to
the correct precinct in the Citv for completion of the absentee ballot process.
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4.03. MEMBERS
The Council is authorized to appoint the number of persons, which it deems necessary to
carry out the duties of the absentee ballot �ee-i-xe� board.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
8Tx DAY OF MAY 2006.
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Scott J. Lund, Mayor
Attest:
Debra A. Skogen, City 'lerk
First Reading: Apri124, 2006
Second Reading: May 8, 2006
Publication: May 18, 2006