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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7680
<br />APPOINT ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD MEMBERS AND ELECTION JUDGES
<br />WHEREAS, state law requires the city to establish an Absentee Ballot Board to accept and reject
<br />ballots before each election (Minn. Stat. §203B.121 Subd. 1), and
<br />WHEREAS, elections will be held August 11 and November 3, 2026; and
<br />WHEREAS, state law requires the city to appoint election judges to serve and assist voters at
<br />polling places in each precinct on each election day (Minn. Stat. §204B.21 Subd. 2); and
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §204B.195 and 204B.31, individuals serving as election
<br />workers may take paid time off from their regular employment to train and serve, may be
<br />compensated by the city unless they choose to volunteer, and that compensation rates are set as
<br />follows: Election Judge $18.00 per hour, Absentee Ballot Board Member $19.00 per hour, and
<br />Head Election Judge $20.00 per hour.
<br />RESOLVED, that the Council authorizes the following individuals to assist with election duties:
<br />Denise Aasen, Maggie Baker, Maureen Bellows, Carl Borg, Nancy Brantingham, Hayley Brenna,
<br />Susan Bro, Jenny Brockman, Barbara Bmwell, Tom Cady, Laura Clapp, Nancy Danielson,
<br />Michaela Diercks, Robin Dodson, Lindsay Freeman, Leonard Freeman, Lawrence Getlin, Joy
<br />Grundeen, John Hall, Susan Heurung, Georgetta Hickey, Deborah Houston, John Roberts, Sheila
<br />Jones, Kim Kang, Ainsley Kaufman, Sandra Keegan, Mary Killorin Caswell, Evelyn Knapp,
<br />William Knapp, Jill Kunze, Kevin Landgraver, Sophia Mahowald, Bonnie Martinson, Maryann
<br />Merideth, Kimberly Mueller, Kirk Nelson, Lee Peterson, Jennifer Riemenschneider, Holly Rocca,
<br />Richard Rohrer, Julie Ruegemer, Penny Saiki, Theodore Schultze, Katherine Shannon, Dana
<br />Sheehan, Cynthia Smith, Jeff Strandberg, Rosetta Sweet Anderson, Katie Thompson, Jennifer
<br />Weiss, Sandy Whisler, SheITy White, Bryan Whitehead, and Cathy Wilkins.
<br />FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council establishes an Absentee Ballot Board with the
<br />following individuals: Maggie Baker, Maureen Bellows, Carl Borg, Jenny Brockman, Nola
<br />Dickhausen, Lawrence Getlin, Joy Grundeen, John Hall, Deborah Houston, Sheila Jones, Sandra
<br />Keegan, Mary Killorin Caswell, Jill Kunze, Kevin Landgraver, Bonnie Martinson, Jason Mejia,
<br />Kimberly Mueller, Kirk Nelson, Lee Peterson, Jennifer Riemenschneider, Holly Rocca, Richard
<br />Rohrer, Penny Saiki, Theodore Schultze, Katherine Shannon, Dana Sheehan, Rosetta Sweet
<br />Anderson, Jennifer Weiss, SheITy White, and Cathy Wilkins.
<br />FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Council authorizes the City Clerk to designate qualified
<br />individuals to serve as Absentee Ballot Board members and election judges and to make staffing
<br />assignments and adjustments as needed for the 2026 elections.
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