1991-145
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CIlY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 91-145
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE REPEAL OF
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
WHEREAS, the statute establishing the Presidential Primary was initially
adopted without legislative hearings; and
. WHEREAS, the legislature was not provided reimbursement of local government
costs for conducting the primary; and
WHEREAS, the presidential primary is designed to provide voters and
opportunity to express preferences for the nomination of presidential
candidates by major national political parties; and
WHEREAS, the statute establishing the Presidential Primary (M.S. 207 A)
requires voters to declare which political party ballot they will receive
prior to casting their vote; and I
WHEREAS, such political party voter identification will become public
information and a permanent record on the voter registration file;
and
WHEREAS, such records will be available for political campaign activities,
including canvassing and fundraising; and
WHEREAS, the purpose and effect of the balloting conducted during the
Presidential primary are unrelated to the actual election of the
candidates to public office; and
WHEREAS, the outcome of the Presidential Primary balloting will not determine
the election of candidates to public office in Minnesota or at the
national level,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Council of The City of Hopkins calls
on the state legislature to. postpone the Presidential Primary for at
least four years in order for full funding to be approved at the state
level, eliminating the need for any local government costs for
conducting the primary.
ATTEST:
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Genellie, City Clerk