STATE CANVASSING BOARD
November 29, 2016; 2:00 p.m.
Minnesota State Office Building, Room 10
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Members
Secretary of State Steve Simon
Associate Justice Margaret H. Chutich, Minnesota Supreme Court
Associate Justice Anne K. McKeig, Minnesota Supreme Court
Assistant Chief Judge, First Judicial District Kathryn D. Messerich
First Judicial District Judge Erica H. MacDonald
AGENDA
The State Canvassing Board is called pursuant to Article VII, Section 8 of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, which states:
“The returns of every election for officeholders elected statewide shall be made to the secretary of state who shall call to his assistance two or more of the judges of the supreme court and two disinterested judges of the district courts. They shall constitute a board of canvassers to canvass the returns and declare the result within three days after the canvass.”
1. Call to Order (Secretary of State Steve Simon)
2. Approval of Agenda (Board Members)
3. Approval of Minutes of August 16, 2016 meeting (Board Members)
4. Presentation of Canvass Report for November 8, 2016 State General Election (Gary Poser)
5. Motion for Approval of Canvass Report (Board Members)
6. Presentation of the Report of the Post-Election Equipment Review (Gary Poser)
7. Motion for Approval of the Report of the Post-Election Equipment Review (Board Members)
8. Signing of Certification (Board Members)
9. Selection of Post-Election Performance Review Precincts (Board Members)
10. Motion for Approval of Post-Election Performance Review Precincts (Board Members)
11. Contingent Recount Plan for Possible Publicly-Funded Recount (Senate District 14) (Gary Poser)
12. Motion for Approval of Contingent Recount Plan for Possible Publicly-Funded Recount (Senate District 14) (Board Members)
13. Contingent Recount Plan for Discretionary Recounts (Gary Poser)
14. Motion for Approval of Contingent Recount Plan for Discretionary Recounts (Board Members)
15. Announcements (Secretary Simon)
16. Recess (Secretary Simon)