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LWV's Talking Points: Minnesota Presidential Primary & 2020 Census (February 2020)

Minnetonka Beach City CouncilFriday, February 7, 2020
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Minnesota Presidential Nominating Primary mechanics

Primary ballot logistics and political party involvement

Voter privacy and personal data exposure concerns

2020 Census importance and funding impacts

Census redistricting and congressional seat allocation

Strategies for reaching hard-to-count populations

Census security, privacy, and data protection

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Notable Quotes (2)

If one of the four parties wanted to simply post the list online... they could do that and that I think is disturbing.

— Steve Simon
Voter PrivacyDiscussing the lack of restrictions on voter data collected by parties

If we miss one percent of the people that's 57,000 people... that difference is huge because if we have seven instead of eight representatives.

— Susan Brower
CensusExplaining the importance of census participation for political power

People (4)

Kay EricksonHost

Moderator of the program Talking Points

Steve SimonMinnesota Secretary of State

Discusses primary election mechanics and voter privacy concerns

1 quote

“The record of which party's ballot the voter chose will be made available to all four major political parties.”

Explaining the lack of voter privacy in the primary

Susan BrowerState Demographer

Expert on census trends and data accuracy

Paul HuffmanCoordinator of Census and Redistricting

Focuses on community outreach and maximizing census participation

Places Mentioned

MinnesotaWashingtonSt. PaulChicago (Census Bureau Office)

Events & Meetings (4)

  • March 3rd (Primary Election Date)
  • February (Caucuses)
  • August (State Primary Election)
  • November 3rd (General Election Date)

Ordinances & Resolutions (1)

2016 Legislative Law

Established the presidential nominating primary and mandated party chair control over ballot candidates.

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