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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 98- 100
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN
ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD FOR THE
1998 GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, the City Hall serves as an absentee ballot center for the residents of
Shorewood; and
WHEREAS, State Statute Section 206.85, Subd. 2 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 RESOLVED by the Shorewood City Council that:
A. A Board of two election judges 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 of Shorewood this 26th day of
October, 1998.
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