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Madison Election Advisory Committee
Meetings are usually on a Wednesday, 4:30 in room 103A, City County
Building
Contact person: Maribeth Witzel-Behl, City Clerk, 266-4601,
mwitzel-behl@cityofmadison.com
| 2008 Date |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Notes |
| Jan 29, 2008 |
Agenda |
canceled |
winter storm. accessibility, clerk's budget |
| March 11, 2008 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Accessibility, new
member, clerk's budget,
primary debriefing |
| April 29, 2008 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Accessibility, new voting machines, clerk's budget, spring election
debriefing |
| June 10, 2008 |
Agenda |
canceled |
canceled due to confusion over start time |
| July 8, 2008 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Municipal bldg, room 101. election of chair;
new member; campus registration; pollworker recognition |
| August 12, 2008 |
Agenda |
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Annual Report, Preparation for the Fall Elections,
Accessibility, Voter Registration on Campus, and Introduction of the
Deputy Clerk. |
| Sept. 10, 2008 |
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| Oct. 22, 2008 |
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| Dec. 10, 2008 |
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| 2006-7 Date |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Notes |
| Aug 29, 2006 |
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Minutes |
rotating chair, accessibility, Automark, SVRS |
| Dec 12, 2006 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
report on Nov election, budget, need for additional polling places |
| Jan 9, 2007 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Spring elections,
pollworker communication, additional polling places |
| Feb 13, 2007 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Spring elections, additional polling places, buying new M100
tabulators, |
| March 13, 2007 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
annual
report draft;
post-election
report; election of chair. Feb primary
debriefing |
| May 8, 2007 |
Agenda |
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Memo requesting elimination of Common
Council meetings on election day. |
| June 12, 2007 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Brandon's ordinance.
WSJ editorial Paul's referral
request Paul's letter
to WSJ |
| June 28, 2007 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Brandon's
ordinance.
Hatch Act.
Statute 7.30. SEB
policy. Campaign finance
forms |
| July 10, 2007 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Report from MEAC to Common Council
Malischke's August 11
proposal. |
| Sept 25, 2007 |
Agenda |
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Canceled due to lack of quorum |
| Nov 13, 2007 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Annual report of MEAC to Mayor and Common Council |
| Dec 11, 2007 |
Agenda |
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Canceled due to snow / lack of quorum.
Report
of clerk on preparations for 2008 |
January 9 2007
Background on agenda items
Letter
on pollworkers from FEW
Press
Release on pollworkers from League of Women Voters
Madison’s Common Council voted on June 6, 2006 to establish a
Madison Election Advisory Committee. Here
are the members. They were approved at the August 1 meeting of the Common
Council. The city and county clerk will serve as non-voting
members.
“The spirit of this committee is to take some of the
electoral oversight outside of the administrative and political circles.
The idea is that citizens should have some capacity and formalized role
in monitoring and providing advice. …This
is very Jeffersonian… Let’s
give citizens the ability to protect the right to vote and let’s learn from
their wisdom.” Austin King,
President of the Madison Common Council, June 6, 2006.
The resolution describes committee duties as follows:
1)
Evaluate current procedures for conducting elections.
2)
Make recommendations for improvements in registration, polling places, voting
equipment, election official training, ballots, absentee ballots, and tabulating
votes.
3)
Monitor elections for optimal and appropriate accuracy, convenience, fairness,
and legality.
4)
Evaluate and make recommendations on State and Federal law changes as it relates
to elections.
5)
Recommend methods to maintain proper balance between the security of elections,
the openness of the process, and the right to a secret ballot.
6)
Solicit public comments and recommendations.
7)
Forward an annual report to the Common Council, Mayor, or City Clerk.
This series of web pages is written by Paul
Malischke, July 13, 2006. Last updated
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
