>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS AISHA CHUGHTAI. THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY'S CANVASSING BOARD FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2025. UNDER STATE LAW, THE COUNCIL SERVES AS THE CANVASSING BOARD AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CANVASSING AND
CERTIFYING RESULTS FROM CITY ELECTIONS. GIVEN THAT WE HAVE CONDUCTED A MUNICIPAL ELECTION LAST TUESDAY, OUR JOB TODAY IS TO CANVASS THE RETURNS OF THAT ELECTION. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE
BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROAD CASTS INCLUDE REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE
COMMUNITY. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. >> BOARD MEMBER WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE.
>> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON IS ABSENT. OSMAN IS ABSENT. CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> JENKINS IS ABSENT. CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. PALMISANO.
>> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND I'LL TURN THE CHAIR OVER TO PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> NEXT, WE HAVE THE ADOPTION OF
OUR AGENDA. WE'RE HERE IN THE CAPACITY TO CANVASS RETURNS FROM LAST WEEK'S GENERAL ELECTION. THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY. I'LL START BY ENTERTAINING A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> BOARD MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE.
>> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE NINE AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. AT THIS TIME I'LL RECOGNIZE OUR CITY CLERK, MR. CARL. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI STOLE MY SCRIPT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY WHICH IS GREAT. SHE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING WHY WE'RE HERE. SO MY JOB IS TO INTRODUCE THE AWESOME LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THE ELECTION VOTER SYSTEM. SOMETHING I ENJOY DOING.
THAT IS DIRECTOR KATIE SMITH AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN MARTIN WHO IS HERE TO PRESENT THE REPORTS FROM OUR MUNICIPAL ELECTION. >> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. MY NAME IS KATIE
SMITH AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES. THIS YEAR'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION HAD THE HIGHEST TURNOUT OF ANY MINNEAPOLIS MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON RECORD. BALLOTS WERE CAST IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION, WHICH
EQUATES TO A TOTAL 55% OF REGISTERED VOTER TURNOUT. WHILE THERE ARE COUNTLESS FACTORS THAT DRIVE TURNOUT, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO -- CURBSIDE VOTING IS ALWAYS AN OPTION AT ANY
POLLING SITE IN MINNEAPOLIS, WHETHER THAT'S DURING EARLY VOTING OR ON ELECTION DAY. WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 22 CALLS TO
CURBSIDE HOTLINE ON ELECTION DAY. THIS PROCESS WILL BE CITY WIDE IN 2026 AND BEYOND. OUR TEAM WAS FOCUSED AND COMMITTED TO ENSURING OUR VOTERS WERE UPDATED ON IMPORTANT MESSAGING. INFORMATION ABOUT OUR MUNICIPAL ELECTION WAS PROVIDED TO
COMMUNITY VIA OUR HOUSEHOLD VOTER GUIDE WHICH WAS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH, HMONG AND SOMALI. SOCIAL WEBSITE, OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND
NEWSLETTEERS, AND A CAMPUS EMAIL. LASTLY, WITHIN OUR ELECTION JUDGE TRAINING PROGRAM, OUR INTERPRETER TRAINING THIS YEAR EXPANDED TO NOW INCLUDE NOT ONLY SOMALI SEMINARS, BUT ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH. WHILE WE CANNOT TAKE ALL OF THE CREDIT FOR THIS RECORD BREAKING TURNOUT
IN 2025, I'M IMMENSELY PROUD OF MY TEAM, OUR ELECTION JUDGES AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS WITHIN THE CITY. AND OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND JURISDICTIONS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ELECTION. AND NOW, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NUMBERS FROM THIS ELECTION. EARLY VOTING
BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 19TH THIS YEAR, WHICH INCLUDED EARLY VOTING IN OUR MAIN SITE AT 98 EAST HENNEPIN AND FIVE DAY VOTING SITES. EXTENDED WEEKDAY AND WEEKEND HOURS LEADING UP TO
ELECTION DAY. DIRECT BALLOTING WAS AVAILABLE TO IN-PERSON VOTERS BEGINNING OCTOBER 17TH. AS A RESULT OF EXPANSIONS OF IN-PERSON HOURS, 317 HOURS OVER A 46-DAY PERIOD. IN TOTAL, THE
EARLY VOTE REPRESENTED APPROXIMATELY 17.9% OF TURNOUT THIS YEAR. ON ELECTION DAY, ALL 137 PRECINCTS OPENED AT 7 A.M. AND REMAINED OPEN UNTIL 8 P.M., AND UNTIL ALL VOTERS WHO WERE IN LINE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAST
THEIR BALLOT. 82.1% CAST BALLOTS ON ELECTION DAY. WHETHER THAT WAS DURING EARLY VOTING OR AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY. THAT
REPRESENTS A TOTAL OF 10.6% OF TOTAL VOTERS WHO USE THE ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION PROCESS. ON ELECTION NIGHT, UNOFFICIAL WINNERS WERE DECLARED IN 15 CONTESTS WHERE A CANDIDATE
HAD PASSED THE MAXIMUM THRESHOLD. ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES COMPLETED RANKED TABULATION FOR THE REMAINING SEVEN RACES. TABULATION WAS COMPLETED AND THE FINAL RACE WAS DECLARED JUST BEFORE 3 P.M. IN TOTAL, THE TABULATION TEAMS WORKED JUST UNDER 6 HOURS ON
WEDNESDAY TO FINISH THE ELECTION, DECLARE UNOFFICIAL WINNERS ON ALL RACES ON THE BALLOT, AND TWO DECLARED WRITE-IN CANDIDATES. A FULL REPORT INCLUDING A STATISTICAL ANALYS OF EACH RACE HAS BEEN COMPILED AND PROVIDED TO THE
CANVASSING BOARD. MINNESOTA STATUTE DESIGNATE THE COUNCIL FOR THE CANVASSING BOARD -- THE CANVASSING BOARD MUST CONVENE BETWEEN THE THIRD AND 10TH DAY FOLLOWING ELECTION TO CANVASS THE RESULTS AND DECLARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS. TODAY MARKS
THE SIXth DAY FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION, SO WE ARE WELL WITHIN THE STATUTORY TIMEFRAME TO COMPLETE THE CANVASS OF RETURNS. WE AS STAFF PREPARED A DRAFT ORDER. THIS ORDER CERTIFIES THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE 2025 MUNICIPAL ELECTION,
DECLARES OFFICIAL WINNERS IN EACH RACE ON THE BALLOT, INDICATING THE NAMES OF EACH PERSON RECEIVING THE VOTES AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES. AND DIRECTS THE CITY CLERK TO SUBMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE 2025 MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO HENNEPIN COUNTY. AND
TO FILE AND PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL RETURNS AND ALL ELECTION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MINNESOTA ELECTION LAW. THE DECLARATION OF FINAL RESULTS TODAY TRIGGERS A SEVEN-DAY CONTEST PERIOD. DURING THAT PERIOD, ANY ELIGIBLE VOTER MAY CONTEST THE NOMINATION OR
ELECTION FOR ANY PERSON THAT VOTER HAD THE RIGHT TO VOTE IF THAT PERSON IS DECLARED NOMINATED OR ELECTED. THAT CONTEST MAY BE BROUGHT OVER THE QUESTION WHO RECEIVED THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES -- OR ON
THE GROUNDS OF DELIBERATE, SERIOUS OR MATERIAL VIOLATION OF MINNESOTA ELECTION LAW. AFTER THE SEVEN DAY CONTEST PERIOD HAS PASSED, THE CITY CLERK SHALL ISSUE -- DECLARED THE WINNER AS A RESULT OF THE CANVASS. AND THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION
OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FROM THE 2025 MUNICIPAL. I AM HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. >> THANK YOU, MRS. SMITH. BEFORE I FORWARD A MOTION, I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ABOUT THE CANVASSING
RESULTS. OKAY. WITH THAT, I MOVE TO ADOPT THE ORDER CERTIFYING THE CANVASSED RETURNS FROM THE 2025 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT AS OFFICIAL AND DIRECT THE CLERK TO MAKE THE FILINGS OF THOSE OFFICIAL RESULTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW ALL IN THE STAFF REPORT. IS
THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAD A QUESTION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY I'M PRESENT IF YOU'LL RECOGNIZE ME. >> SORRY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT
THAT COMMISSIONER OSMAN HAS JOINED US. AND JENKINS HAS JOINED US. AND CHOWDHURY HAS JOINED US. SORRY. THANK YOU ALL. NOW THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> BOARD MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE.
>> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> JENKINS. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR PAYNE. >> AYE.
>> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE ORDER IS ADOPTED. WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED THE CANVASSING OF ELECTION RETURNS. NEXT STAFF WILL IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PRECINCTS AND RACES TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS
YEAR'S POST ELECTION AUDIT. >> CITY CHARTER CALLS FOR A POST ELECTION REVIEW REFERRED TO AS THE PER FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE PER IS TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF THE TABULATION EQUIPMENT THAT WAS USED TO TABULATE VOTES DURING
THE ELECTION. VERIFIES THE ACCURACY PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, THE PER IS A HAND COUNT OF SPECIFIED RACES SELECTED BY LOT. THE CANVASS BOARD IS TASKED WITH SETTING THE DATE OF THE PER AND BEARING WITNESS FOR PRECINCTS
FOR THE COUNT. -- TO BEGIN AT 9 A.M. AT ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES AT 980 EAST HENNEPIN. SECOND, WE WILL RANDOMLY DRAW AND ANNOUNCE THESE SELECTIONS OF
PRECINCTS. WE'LL BEGIN BY SELECTING THE MULTISEAT. WHICH WILL BE EITHER PARK BOARD OR BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION. AND IT WILL BE THE BOARD OF
ESTIMATE AND TAXATION.
>> THE NEXT TWO PRECINCTS THAT ARE DRAWN WILL BE TO SELECT TWO, FOR WHICH THEY'LL BE A RANDOM HAND COUNT OF COUNCIL. THOSE WILL BE WARD 11, PRECINCT 11.
AND WARD 3, PRECINCT 11. THE NEXT TWO SELECTED WILL BE THE
PRECINCT SELECTED FOR BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION. WARD 12, PRECINCT 7. AND WARD 13 PRECINCT
12. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHAIR PAYNE, VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI, AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS WELL AS TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARTIN FOR
THE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS ELECTION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. CARL, YOU HAVE SOME FINAL REMARKS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE. >> NOW THAT WE'VE ALL GOT OUR BINGO CARDS OUT OF THE WAY, I'D LIKE TO OFFER AGAIN MY
CONGRATULATIONS AND APPRECIATION TO THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR PULLING OFF AN INCREDIBLE MUNICIPAL ELECTION. THE HIGHEST IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. A LOT OF PARTNERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY CONTRIBUTED TO THAT. BUT CERTAINLY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR SMITH AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARTIN. AND ALSO TO
FINALLY ALL OF YOU, CONGRATULATIONS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL BE RETURNING IN THE NEXT COUNCIL 2026-2029. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, WE ARE ADJOURNED.