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Spring Grove council adopts rule limiting individual recording of write-in votes
Summary
The Spring Grove City Council on July 22 adopted Resolution 24-33, specifying that individual write-in votes will be recorded only when the total number of write-in votes for an office equals or exceeds the fewest number of non-write-in votes received by a ballot candidate for that office. The measure passed unanimously at the special meeting.
The Spring Grove City Council adopted Resolution 24-33 on July 22, 2024, setting a threshold for when individual write-in votes will be recorded during the 2024 election cycle. Mayor Saundra Solum read the resolution for the council before members voted.
The resolution’s second option — which the council approved — states that “votes for write-in candidates will only be individually recorded if the total number of write-in votes for an office is equal to or greater than the fewest number of non-write-in votes for a ballot candidate for that office.” Council Member Karen Folstad moved to accept that option; Council Member Trent Turner seconded the motion. The council voted “all in favor” and the motion carried.
The action followed brief procedural business at a special meeting called to order at 7:37 p.m. by Mayor Saundra Solum at 118 First Avenue NW. Clerk/Administrator Jana Elton was listed as staff present. The council adopted the meeting agenda earlier in the session by motion of Turner and second by Folstad.
The council did not record additional debate or alternative amendments in the meeting minutes provided; the motion to adopt the second option was taken and approved during old-business consideration of write-in vote procedures. After the vote, Council Member Folstad moved to adjourn at 7:39 p.m., Turner seconded and the meeting concluded.
Resolution 24-33 modifies how the city will document write-in tallies for the 2024 cycle by requiring a threshold to trigger individual recording of write-in votes. The city clerk’s office will maintain the adopted resolution as the municipality’s guidance on write-in vote recording for the stated election period.
