DEPARTMENT: Elections
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Schedule County Canvassing Board Meeting For 2026 Primary And General Elections And Selection Of Commissioners To Serve On Canvassing Board
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the State Primary Election will be held Tuesday, August 11, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the State General Election will be held Tuesday, November 3, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Minn Stat. § 204C.31 requires that the county convene a canvassing board to certify the results after each election; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 204C.31 requires the canvassing board to be made up of the county auditor, the court administrator of the district court in that county (or designee), the mayor of the county’s most populous city (or designee), and two Board members (or designee); and
WHEREAS, Commissioners Droste, Hamann-Roland, and Workman are not candidates during 2026 elections and are eligible to serve on the 2026 canvassing boards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That Commissioners Workman and Hamann-Roland (or designees) serve on the Canvassing Board for the State Primary Election; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Commissioners Workman and Droste (or designees) serve on the Canvassing Board for the State General Election; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby schedules the County Canvassing Board meeting for the State Primary Election on Friday, August 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at the County Administration Center in Hastings; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby schedules the County Canvassing Board meeting for the State General Election on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at the County Administration Center in Hastings.
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