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CITY OF STILLWATER
RESOLUTION NO. 91-220
CALLING FOR REPEAL OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
WHEREAS, the statute establishing the Presidential Primary was initially
adopted without legislative hearings; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has not provided reimbursement of local government
costs for conducting the primary; and
WHEREAS, the Presidential Primary is designed to provide voters an 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. 207A)
requires voters to declare which political party ballot they will receive
prior to casting their vote; and
WHEREAS, such political party voter identification will become public
information and a permanent record on the voter registration file; and
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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 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 City Council of the City of Stillwater
calls on the State Legislature to repeal the statute establishing the
Presidential Primary to eliminate requirements for local government to fund
the costs of the Primary since such balloting is essentially a political party
activity which should not be financed with tax revenues.
Adopted by Council this 5th day of November, 1991.
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