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RESOLUTION
DATE December 16, 1991 RESOLUTION NO. 91-184
MOTION BY S ind t SECONDED BY xuhmann
RESOLUTION
1992 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. Ch. 207A provides for the conduct of a presidential primary
election to be held on the first Tuesday in April of each year in which a President and a
Vice President of the United States are to be nominated and elected; and
WHEREAS, the results of the presidential primary are not binding for delegate
participation at the national convention of political parties appearing on the presidential
primary ballot; and
WHEREAS, the party caucus and convention system will be used to choose delegates to
the national convention of political parties appearing on the presidential primary ballot,
regardless of the results of the presidential primary; and
WHEREAS, all persons voting at the presidential primary must declare the political
party for which they wish to vote for, and such designation shall become a part of each
permanent voter record in the statewide voter registration system; and
WHEREAS, the cost of holding the presidential primary must be borne by local taxpayers
at a time when cities are faced with elimination of essential. programs.
NOW, THEREFORE,. BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lakeville urges
the 1992 State Legislature to repeal the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 207A,
which provides for the presidential primary election.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, this
16th day of December, 1991.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY•
Dua a Zaun, M o
ATTEST:
Charlene Friedges, City Cler