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a t-. ' 324 November 12, 1991 RESOLUTION NO. 91-164 RESOLUTION 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 WHEREAS, such records will be available for political campaign activities, including canvassing and fund-raising; 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. MOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Mound, Minnesota, call 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. The foregoing resolution was moved by Councilmember Johnson and seconded by Councilmember Jessen. The following CounciImembers voted in the affirmative: Jensen, Jessen, and Johnson.