Subcommittee on Elections

MINI SESSION - Austin City Hall, Austin, MN

2019-2020 Regular Session - Wednesday, October 2, 2019

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS

UNOFFICIAL MINUTES

Representative Dehn, Chair of the Subcommittee on Elections, called the meeting to order at 10:15 A.M. on October 2, 2019, in Austin City Hall, 500 4th Ave NE, Austin, MN 55912.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

DEHN, Raymond (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice-Chair)
FREIBERG, Mike
JURGENS, Tony
LEE, Fue
NELSON, Mike
XIONG, Jay
XIONG, Tou

Testifiers:

Matt Gehring, House Research
Sam Fettig, Lead Media Specialist, Chicago Regional Census Center, US Census Bureau
Emmett Morris, Partnership Coordinator, US Census Bureau
Andrew Virden, Director of Census Operations and Engagement, Minnesota Department of Administration
Susan Brower, State Demographer, Department of Aministration
Eric Olson, President & CEO, KSMQ Public Television, PBS for Austin/Rochester/Mason City
Mohamed Sheik Nur, Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association
Ann Kasel, City Clerk, City of Austin
Jason Baskin, City Council Member, City of Austin
Scott Felten, Auditor Treasurer, Mower County
Amanda Kiefer, Deputy, Elections and Vital Records, for Bryan Boysen, Lyle Public School Superintendent, Elementary Principal, and Director of Assessment and Curriculum
Xiongpao Lee, Minnesota Census Mobilization Partnership
Tom Wiesen, Kukulu Industries
Nick Harper, MN League of Women Voters
Deborah Zvosec, Common Cause Minnesota
Michael Stimple, Represent US
Luke Verdin

The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 P.M.

Representative Raymond Dehn, CHAIR

Urszula Gryska
Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Documents:

LWVMN-CensusFlyer.pdf - 9/30/2019
LWVMN-RedistrictingReform (1).pdf - 9/30/2019
10.2.19 House elections presentation final (002).pdf - 9/30/2019
2019.10.02 Elections (2).pdf - 9/30/2019
Governor Walz Census Letter 10.2019.pdf - 9/30/2019
Counting for Dollars Flyer--MN Census.pdf - 10/1/2019
Redistricting 2020 Timelines -- HRD.pdf - 10/1/2019
Common Cause MN Testimony.pdf - 10/1/2019
SusanBrower_MNHouseElectionsMtg_Oct2019.pdf - 10/7/2019
Public Written Testimony -- 2019.10.02 Elections.pdf - 10/7/2019
CPEP_MEDIA_072919_1-02.pdf - 10/14/2019

Audio:
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Show Full Schedule Agenda:

Informational hearing at Austin City Hall on the Census and redistricting.

--Matt Gehring, House Research
--Sam Fettig, Chicago Regional Census Center; United States Census Bureau; Emmett Morris, Minnesota Partnership Coordinator; Andrew Virden, Director of Census Operations and Engagement, Minnesota Department of Administration
--Susan Brower, State Demographer, Minnesota State Demographic Center, Department of Administration
--Public testimony

PLEASE NOTE: Testimony will be limited. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please contact Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.