IV.3. Resolution for Counting Write-In Votes for Local Elective Office; Domeier
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2025-145
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Amy Domeier, City Clerk
Date: October 7, 2025
Subject: Resolution for Counting Write-In Votes for Local Elective Office
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO Adopt Resolution 2025-057 Counting Write-In Votes for Local Elective
Office.
OVERVIEW
The new election legislation approved in 2023 and added to the City Charter in 2025
allows Hopkins to adopt a resolution about counting write-in votes for city offices. It
requires a write-in candidate to file a written request for their votes to be individually
tallied. This request must be filed with the City Clerk no later than the 7th day before the
General Election.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Draft Resolution 2025-057
Administration
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2025-057
RESOLUTION FOR COUNTING WRITE-IN VOTES FOR LOCAL ELECTIVE OFFICE
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 204B.09, subdivision 3 allows for the governing
body of a statutory or home rule charter city to adopt a resolution governing the
counting of write-in votes for local elective office.
WHEREAS, the current write-in vote counting process is overly time consuming
and unnecessary. Counting only registered write-in candidates aligns the write-in
recording process with Federal, State and County offices.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Hopkins hereby requires candidates for city office to file a written request with the chief
election official no later than the seventh day before the city election if the candidate
wants to have the candidate’s write-in votes individually recorded.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 7th day of October 2025.
By:___________________________
Patrick Hanlon, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk