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Resolution to Suspend the Use of Electronic Voting Systems WHEREAS, MN Statute 206.58, Subd. 1. "Municipalities", states, "The governing body of a municipality, at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called for the purpose, may provide for the use of an electronic voting system in one or more precincts and at all elections in the precincts, subject to approval by the county auditor. The governing body shall disseminate information to the public about the use of a new voting system at least 60 days prior to the election and shall provide for instruction of voters with a demonstration voting system in a public place for the six weeks immediately prior to the first election at which the new voting system will be used. No system may be adopted or used unless it has been approved by the secretary of state pursuant to section 206.57."; and GIVEN, that the electronic voting system equipment currently used in Sherburne County, which was purchased in 2015, (i.e. Dominion) utilizes an operating system that is no longer supported by the manufacture in terms of security or maintenance, thereby increasing the possibility of unwanted accessing and manipulation of code; and GIVEN, that the general public, based upon numerous reports and articles, is wary of and has lost faith in electronic, especially "Dominion", voting equipment; and GIVEN, that it is reported that Dominion Voting System Equipment are designed to be capable of giving a"weight" to votes cast if not simply adjust the number of votes per candidate; and GIVEN, that the cost to update or replace and re-certify the current electronic voting equipment could be many times more than the cost of the performance of a simple physical hand count. IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT, the use of all and any electronic voting system, including the Dominion Democracy Suite Version 4.14-E Voting System equipment, is suspended for the 2022 election season.