Elections & Voter Services Polls / Precincts 2020 Elections - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS Elections & Voter Services – Polls / Precincts 2020 Elections & Rules Committee September 11, 2019 Office of City Clerk 1

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 2

Polling Places - 2020 • Name change : Ward 3 – Precinct 11 changes from 514 Studios to: Neu Neu Event Center 3

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 4

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 5

Precincts - 2020 Ward 3 – Precinct 13 - Splitting existing 3-1 precinct along 6 th St SE - northern half forming new 3-13 Precinct - southern half remaining 3-1 6

Existing Ward 3 – Precinct 1 7

New ew Ward 3 – Precinct 1 8

New ew Ward 3 – Precinct 13 9

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 10

Existing Ward 10 – Precinct 2 11

New ew Ward 10 – Precinct 2 12

New w Ward 10 – Precinct 11 13

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 ongoing support of all of our efforts to support and serve our voters! 14

Questions? 15