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<br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Item Number <br />2 <br />Agenda Section <br />Canvass <br />Meeting Date <br />November 14, 2018 <br />Prepared by <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Item Description <br />Canvass Election Returns and Declare Results for <br />2018 General Election <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />1. Canvassing Board to read and sign the Oath of Office. <br />2. Adopt, by motion, a resolution approving the abstract of votes cast for Elk River municipal races. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Per state law, the Council acting as the city’s Canvassing Board, is required to canvass the returns and <br />declare results for the general election. Attached is an abstract of the votes cast for Elk River’s 8 <br />precincts. The abstract will become the official results once approved and signed by the Board. Elk River <br />voter turnout was 73%. <br /> <br />A candidate is required to request a recount in writing. Recounts are either publicly funded or <br />discretionary. A losing candidate may request a publicly funded recount of the votes cast if the difference <br />between the votes cast for that candidate and the winning candidate is less than one-half of one percent <br />of the total votes if there are more than 400 but less than 50,000 votes cast for the office. If a recount is <br />requested for the Councilmember Ward 1 race, it would be publicly funded. The losing candidate must <br />file the request by 5:00 p.m. of the seventh day after the canvassing of the election. <br /> <br />Races on the ballot include: <br /> Mayor <br /> Councilmember Ward 1 <br /> Councilmember Ward 4 <br /> City Question <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Write-ins (Names that aren’t legitimate are not counted. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and <br />Anybody Else, are examples not tallied) <br /> Minnesota Office of Secretary of State Press Release <br /> Resolution Adopting Abstract of Votes Cast <br /> <br />