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Local election-integrity group asks Blaine council to review county ‘poll pad’ agreement ahead of next election
Summary
Anoka County Election Integrity Team and a Blaine resident urged the Blaine City Council to examine the 2018 poll-pad agreement between Blaine and Anoka County, citing liability, approval and statutory concerns. The group asked to return for a working session with a detailed presentation.
Scott Coggins, a member of the Anoka County Election Integrity Team and an election judge, used the open-forum public comment period at the May 5 Blaine City Council meeting to ask the council to review a 2018 agreement between Blaine and Anoka County covering poll pads and related voting equipment.
Coggins told the council the agreement — which he described as a “pull pad agreement” entered into in February 2018 — was not properly approved by county commissioners and, he said, may not have been properly approved by the City of Blaine. He said Ramsey and Oak Grove have…
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