02-085CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION N0.02- oss
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN
ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD FOR THE
2002 GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, the City Hall serves as an absentee ballot center for the residents of
Shorewood; and
WHEREAS, State Statute Section 203B.13, Subd 1 provides that an absentee ballot
board may be established by the City Council to facilitate the absentee process for an upcoming
election.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Shorewood City Council hereby
establishes an absentee ballot board to do any of the following:
A. Absentee ballot board members are authorized to receive, examine, validate
absentee ballots. This process of examining the return envelopes and marking them "accepted"
or rejected" may begin at any time during the 30 days before the election.
B. If an envelope has been rejected at least 5 days before the election, the ballots in
the envelope must be considered spoiled ballots and the official in charge of the absentee ballot
board shall provide the voter with a replacement absentee ballot and return envelope in place of
the spoiled ballot.
FURTHER BE IT RESOL~.~ED by the Shorev/ood City Council that:
A. A Board of at least two election judges of different political parties shall be
appointed by the Deputy Clerk.
B. Absentee ballot board members shall be compensated at the same rate as an
election judge for their services.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City o horewood this 28th day of
October, 2002.
WOODY LOVE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CRAIG WAWSON, CITY ADMINISTRATOR