Carver County Board of Commissioners--Work Session - March 25th, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Carver County Election Statistics 2018-2024
Absentee ballot voting trends and methodology
Absentee ballot board operations and statutory compliance
Election judge recruitment and utilization strategies
Operational lessons learned from 2024 elections
Proposed expansion of absentee voting locations
Election software vendor programming errors
Future election planning for 2026 and 2028
Impact of government center construction on election logistics
Election administration staffing and burnout prevention
Roles and responsibilities of Election Administrators
Areas of Interest (6)
- Carver County officials discuss shifting from central absentee processing to decentralized city-based voting sites.
- Election vendor ES&S reported a programming error in 2024 that falsely flagged precincts as 100% reported.
- Concerns over staff burnout as legislative changes mandate 19 straight days of 10-12 hour work shifts.
- Future of county election administration threatened by upcoming government center construction.
- Shift in absentee ballot laws caused significant workflow bottlenecks for local election staff.
- Ongoing challenges in clarifying statutes for selecting absentee ballot board members.
Notable Quotes (2)
If we stay on pace for that 2028 we could not we may not have a government center building here to have our either our early voting precinct or the absentee voting location.
Future election planningDiscussing facility challenges for future elections.
The legislature added absentee ballot board. They had to be open on Tuesday night which we didn't have before. They added another Saturday and they added a Sunday.
Staff burnoutExplaining the increase in staffing hours.
People (3)
KendraElection AdministratorCoordinates staffing, training, and statutory compliance for Carver County elections.
Coordinates staffing, training, and statutory compliance for Carver County elections.
Mary KayAssistant Finance DirectorAssisted with high-speed tabulator operations during 2024.
Assisted with high-speed tabulator operations during 2024.
Lynn BorisFinance StaffAssisted with high-speed tabulator operations during 2024.
Assisted with high-speed tabulator operations during 2024.
Places Mentioned
Carver County Government CenterChanhassenVictoriaWaconiaChaskaCologneHennepin County
Events & Meetings (3)
- 2024 General Election (November)
- April 2024 Election Board Workshop
- July 2022 Absentee Ballot Board Resolution
Ordinances & Resolutions (1)
July 2022 Board Resolution
Directed staff to use election judges from major party lists for signature verification and ballot duplication.