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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
EQUAL OPPORTUN/TY EMPLOYER
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421
RESOLUTION #75-34
REGARDING H.F. 1124 ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM ELECTION DAY
BE It HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS, that
WHEREAS, a bill establishing a uniform election day known as
H.F. 1124 has been introduced in the legislature, and
WHEREAS, this bill w~uld establish a uniform election day for all
towns, school districts, and cities which would be the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even numbered
years, and
WHEREAS, the bill assumes that school districts and municipalities
utilize similar polling places and would have no conflicts on
the use of election booths, ballot boxes, and associated materials,
and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights and School District #13
encompass differing boundaries but utilize common election
materials with the school district using a polling place
outside the City limits of Columbia Heights as one polling
place,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS that our legislators be respectfully
requested to oppose the sections of H.F. I124 which would create
untenable conflicts with the school districts in holding elections
in the even numbered years,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council would have no objections
to the establishment of a uniform election day in the even numbered
years provided the legal means are made available to our community
to re-establish our election day in the even numbered years.
Passed this 28th day of April, 1975
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Secretary ¢
Heintz
Logacz
Logacz, Heintz, Land,
Naw rock i -Aye
Norberg-Nay
Bruce G Nawrockl, Mayor