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voting system to determine if the counting accuracy of the voting system meets a defined <br />standard"; and <br />WHEREAS, M.S. 206.89, subd. 3 requires a certain minimum number of precincts in <br />general elections are identified in this audit but no maximum is required as follows: "The county <br />canvassing board of a county with over 100,000 registered voters must conduct a review of a <br />total of at least four precincts, or three percent of the total number of precincts in the county, <br />whichever is greater"; and <br />WHEREAS, M.S. 206.89, subd. 3 requires a certain minimum number of offices in general <br />elections to be audited via hand count but no maximum is identified as follows: "The <br />postelection review must be conducted of the votes cast for president or governor; United <br />States senator; and United States representative. The postelection review official may conduct <br />postelection review of the votes cast for additional offices"; and <br />WHEREAS, this requirement does not apply to presidential primaries, state primaries, <br />. special elections or any local offices in general elections and as a result these elections have <br />never been audited ; and <br />WHEREAS, this general election sample is usually statistically less than 0.3% of all choices <br />made by voters in a general election and not statistically robust enough to demonstrate <br />statistical confidence levels; and <br />WHEREAS, hand counting of ballots and votes is in the public interest to provide <br />transparency and verification of results, deter tampering or cyberattack, restore voter <br />confidence and promote voter participation in the electoral process; and <br />WHEREAS, election judges must be paid "an amount fixed by the governing body of the <br />city" but "may elect to serve without payment by submitting a written statement" (204B.31); <br />WHEREAS, M.S. 205.89, subd. 9 (1) states that "the governing body responsible for each <br />precinct selected for review must pay the costs incurred for the review"; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of acknowledges, accepts and is <br />prepared to pay the costs of conducting the PER for precincts in the City of <br />18 <br />