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CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

Elections & Voter Services – Polls / Precincts 2020

Elections & Rules Committee September 11, 2019

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Office of City Clerk

Polling Places - 2020

• Three polling place changes (and one name change)
• Ward 4 – Precinct 7 moves from St. Austin Catholic Church to:

The Mastery School, 4021 Thomas Avenue North

• Ward 4 – Precinct 8 moves from Parkway United Methodist Church to:

Lucy Craft Laney School, 3333 Penn Avenue North

• Ward 5 – Precinct 4* moves from NorthPoint Health & Wellness at 1315

Penn Avenue North to: NorthPoint Health & Wellness, 1256 Penn Avenue North *address change only

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• Name change:

Ward 3 – Precinct 11 changes from 514 Studios to: Neu Neu Event Center

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Polling Places - 2020

Polling Places - 2020

• Signs placed at former polls on election day, if

possible—directing voters to new polls

• Registered voters with new polling locations will

receive postal notification from Hennepin County* *Exception: no postal notification to voters for 3-11 poll name change - no address change

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Precincts - 2020

Two new precincts proposed For each precinct addition:

• Increase voter service and reduce long lines
• Voters continue voting at same polling location;

each precinct in separate space

• Poll staff increased to help voters get in the

correct lines

• Registered voters within new precincts will

receive postal notification from Hennepin County

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Precincts - 2020

Ward 3 – Precinct 13

• Splitting existing 3-1 precinct along 6th St SE
• northern half forming new 3-13 Precinct
• southern half remaining 3-1

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Existing Ward 3 – Precinct 1

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New ew Ward 3 – Precinct 1

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New ew Ward 3 – Precinct 13

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Precincts - 2020

Ward 10 – Precinct 11

• Splitting existing 10-2 precinct along Dupont Ave S
• eastern half forming new 10-11 Precinct
• western half remaining 10-2

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Existing Ward 10 – Precinct 2

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New ew Ward 10 – Precinct 2

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New w Ward 10 – Precinct 11

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Thanks!

• Our thanks to all of our polling place partners

throughout Minneapolis!

• Thank you to Council Wards 3, 4, and 10 for their

input and assistance, and the full Council for their

• ngoing support of all of our efforts to support and

serve our voters!

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Questions?

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