Local Government Division

TENTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 17, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA TENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION MINUTES

Representative Sandra Masin, Chair of the Division on Local Government, called the virtual meeting to order at 8:30 AM on March 17th, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

Members present:
Masin, Sandra, Chair
Elkins, Steve, Vice Chair
Quam, Duane, Republican Lead
Berg, Kaela
Boldon, Liz
Huot, John
Mekeland, Shane
Olson, Bjorn
Youakim, Cheryl

A quorum was present.

Lead Quam moved that the minutes from March 10th, 2021 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Vice Chair Elkins presented HF 89 a bill for an act relating to elections; providing for ranked-choice voting in elections for federal and state offices; authorizing jurisdictions to adopt ranked-choice voting for local offices; establishing procedures for adoption, implementation, and use of ranked-choice voting; allowing municipalities to use electronic voting systems with a reallocation feature; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 204B.27, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 206; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204E.

Testifying on HF 89:
• Kyle Bailey, Representative, Maine Legislature
• Stan Lockhart, Utah Republican Party
• Jen Bouchard, Hopkins School Board Chair
• Kissy Coakley, Minnetonka Council Member
• Evan Brown, Red Wing City Council Member
• Brooke Carlson, Rochester Council President
• Zaylore Stout, Attorney
• Jeanne Massey, FairVote MN Executive Director
• Aaron Grossman, Supervisor of Election Administration, City of Minneapolis

Chair Masin laid over HF 89 for future consideration.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:34 AM.

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Representative Sandra Masin, Chair

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Josh Kilgard, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:

HF89 (Elkins) - Elections; ranked-choice voting provided for in federal and state office elections; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked-choice voting for local offices; adoption, implementation, and use of ranked-choice voting procedures established; municipalities allowed to use electronic voting systems with reallocation feature; and rulemaking authorized.

Documents:

HF0089.0.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Mary Pat Blake.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony - George Beck.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Larry LaVercombe.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Marcia Wattson.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Dr. Mike Osterholm.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Rob Albright.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Anita Smithson.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Laura Calbone.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-J. Mark Haugland.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Jenna Carter.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony- MN Business Leaders.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-City of MInneapolis.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Steve Lindaas.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Deb White.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Sarah Kruger.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Erin Zamoff.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Bruce Kennedy.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-League of Minnesota Cities.pdf - 3/16/2021
Local Options Resolutions-Melrose, Hopkins, Otter Tail County, Red Wing, Rochester.pdf - 3/16/2021
Local Govt. Div. 9th Official minutes.pdf - 3/16/2021
Additional Written Testimony HF89.pdf - 3/16/2021
LocalGovAgenda-3-17-21 UPDATED.pdf - 3/16/2021
hf0089i.pdf - 3/16/2021
Testimony-Maureen K. Reed.pdf - 3/16/2021
Letter-Secretary of State Steve Simon.pdf - 3/16/2021
Additional Testimony for Local Government Division 3-17-21.pdf - 3/17/2021

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02:08 - HF89 (Elkins) Ranked-choice voting; use in federal and state office provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt and use for local offices; adoption, implementation, and use procedures established; municipalities allowed use of electronic voting systems with reallocation feature; and rulemaking authorized.
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*Agenda Change: Bill Removed.

HF89 (Elkins) Ranked-choice voting; use in federal and state office provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt and use for local offices; adoption, implementation, and use procedures established; municipalities allowed use of electronic voting systems with reallocation feature; and rulemaking authorized.
**NOTE: This bill (HF89) will be heard for informational purposes and be laid over. No action will be taken.

**Additional bills may be added.

HF1746 (Boldon) has been removed from the agenda.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

Meeting documents will be posted on the Local Government Division website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92010

Public Testimony:
• Members of the public with questions about this process or who are interested in testifying at this meeting may email committee staff at Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn
• If you wish to testify, please contact Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn and copy Josh.Kilgard@house.mn by 4:00pm on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Due to time constraints, testimony may be limited.
• Written testimony is encouraged. If you plan to submit written testimony, please send to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn by 8:30 am, Tuesday, March 16, 2021