Minnesota Secretary of State



OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATEDate:November 19, 2020To:Members of the 2020 State Canvassing Board for the State General ElectionFrom:Elections DivisionOffice of the Minnesota Secretary of StateSubject: Procedure for selection of precincts Post Election Review Performance Audit Minnesota Statutes section 206.895 requires the State Canvassing Board to select 4 precincts from each of Minnesota’s 8 Congressional Districts. These 4 precincts are selected from the precincts that were randomly chosen by Minnesota’s 87 counties for the Post Election Review (PER). There were a total of 210 precincts selected for the PER. These precincts have been divided into the Congressional Districts in which they are located. An Excel file is attached listing all of the selected precincts. Here is a breakdown of how many precincts by Congressional District:1st District – 422nd District – 143rd District – 94th District – 85th District – 66th District – 177th District – 758th District – 39 Within each Congressional District the Secretary of State’s Office has randomly numbered the precincts. The Justices and Judges on the State Canvassing Board will each pick a random number that will be matched with that randomly numbered precinct. The selection process is described below:Steps in the State Canvassing Board Selection ProcessStep #1 - Justice Chutich selects a number from 101 to 142Step #2 – The corresponding Precinct is announced and recordedStep #3 – Justice Moore selects a number from 101 to 142 (Excluding previous number picked)Step #4 – The corresponding Precinct is announced and recorded Step #5 – Judge Chu selects a number from 101 to 142 (Excluding previous numbers picked)Step #6 – The corresponding Precinct is announced and recordedStep #7 – Judge Sande selects a number from 101 to 142 (Excluding previous numbers picked)Step #8 – The corresponding Precinct is announced and recordedStep #9 – Repeat Steps #1 thru #8 for the 2nd Congressional District, selecting numbers from 201 to 214Step #10 – Repeat Steps #1 thru #8 for the 3rd Congressional District, selecting numbers from 301 to 309Step #11 – Repeat Steps #1 thru #8 for the 4th Congressional District, selecting numbers from 401 to 408Step #12 – Repeat Steps #1 thru #8 for the 5th Congressional District, selecting numbers from 501 to 506Step #13 – Repeat Steps #1 thru #8 for the 6th Congressional District, selecting numbers from 601 to 617Step #14 – Repeat Steps #1 thru #8 for the 7th Congressional District, selecting numbers from 701 to 775Step #15 – Repeat Steps #1 thru #8 for the 8th Congressional District, selecting numbers from 801 to 839Step #16 – State Canvassing Board approves the list of Precincts selected for the PER Performance Audits ................
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