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Minneapolis City Canvassing Board Meeting - November 10, 2025

City Council — Monday, November 10, 2025
BodyMinneapolis, Minnesota
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, November 10, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:03

It's not important to this meeting because it's not actually totally.

0:06

So I'll just make sure there's some red tags.

0:12

All my specific.

0:15

Good morning.

0:16

My name is Aisha Chugtai.

0:19

This is the regular meeting of the city's canvassing board for Monday, November 10th, 2025.

0:25

Under state law, the council serves as the canvassing board and is responsible for canvassing and certifying results from city elections.

0:33

Given that we have conducted a municipal election last Tuesday, our job today is to canvas the returns of that election.

0:41

Before we begin the meeting, I want to offer a friendly reminder to all members, staff, and the public that these meetings are broadcast live to enable greater public participation.

0:51

These broadcasts include real-time captioning as a further method to increase the accessibility of our proceedings to the community.

0:58

Therefore, all speakers need to be mindful of the rate of their speech so that our captioners can fully capture and transcribe all comments for the broadcast.

1:07

We ask all speakers to moderate the speed and clarity of their comments.

1:11

At this time, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll to verify the presence of a quorum.

1:17

Board Member Wansley.

1:22

President Ellison is absent.

1:25

Osman is absent.

1:27

Cashman.

1:28

Present.

1:29

Jenkins is absent.

1:31

Chavez.

1:34

Present.

1:34

Chowdry is absent.

1:36

Palmasano.

1:37

Present.

1:38

Vice Chair Chuktai.

1:40

Present.

1:41

Chair Payne.

1:42

Chair Payne.

1:43

There are nine members present.

1:44

Let their record reflect that we have a quorum, and I'll turn the chair over.

1:47

Uh President Payne.

1:50

Next, we have the adoption of our agenda.

1:52

Colleagues, as noted, we're here in our capacity as the city's canvassing board to canvas returns from last week's general election.

1:59

The agenda details, uh the recommended actions to be considered today.

2:03

I'll start by entertaining a motion to adopt the agenda as presented.

2:06

So we'll the clerk will call the roll.

2:13

Board member Wandsley.

2:21

Aye.

2:23

Chavez.

2:24

Aye.

2:24

Koski.

2:26

Aye.

2:27

Palmasano.

2:28

Aye.

2:28

Vice Chair Chuktai.

2:30

Aye.

2:30

Chair Payne.

2:31

Aye.

2:31

There are nine eyes.

2:32

That carries, and the agenda is adopted.

2:34

At this time, I'll recognize our city clerk, Mr.

2:37

Carl.

2:38

Thank you.

2:39

And uh the vice chair, Council Member Shugtai stole my script.

2:44

So I really don't have anything to say, which is great.

2:46

She explained everything about why we're here.

2:48

So my job is to introduce the awesome leadership team for the city's outstanding elections and voter services division, something I enjoy doing.

2:56

And that is Director Katie Smith and Deputy Director John Martin, who are here to present the report of the returns from our most recent municipal election.

3:10

Good morning and thank you.

3:11

Chair Payne, my name is Katie Smith, and I am the director of elections and voter services.

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Summary of Proceedings

Minneapolis City Canvassing Board Meeting - November 10, 2025

The Minneapolis City Council, acting as the city's Canvassing Board, convened on Monday, November 10, 2025, to canvas and certify the official results of the 2025 municipal election held on November 4, 2025. The board also set the date for the post-election review (PER) and conducted a random selection of precincts for a hand count to verify tabulation accuracy.

Election Results Certification

  • Director of Elections and Voter Services Katie Smith reported a record-breaking turnout: 147,702 total ballots cast, representing 55% of registered voters. Early voting accounted for 17.9% of turnout (with 317 hours of in-person voting over 46 days), and Election Day saw 121,259 voters (82.1%). A total of 15,629 voters (10.6%) used same-day registration.
  • Smith detailed the completion of ranked-choice tabulation on November 5, 2025, with all unofficial winners declared before 3 p.m.
  • The board adopted a motion to certify the official returns, declare winners, and direct the city clerk to submit certified results to Hennepin County and preserve election records. The motion passed unanimously with 12 ayes.

Post-Election Review (PER) Selection

  • The board set the PER for November 20, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the Elections and Voter Services office (980 East Hennepin Avenue).
  • A random drawing selected the following precincts for a hand count: for city council races – Ward 11, Precinct 11 and Ward 3, Precinct 11; for the Board of Estimate and Taxation – Ward 12, Precinct 7 and Ward 13, Precinct 12. The multi-seat race to be audited is either the Park Board or the Board of Estimate and Taxation (precincts for that race were not specified in the drawing).

Key Outcomes

  • The 2025 municipal election results were officially certified, triggering a seven-day contest period starting November 10, 2025. After that period, the city clerk will issue certificates of election to declared winners.
  • The post-election audit is scheduled for November 20, 2025, with specific precincts selected for manual recounts to verify the accuracy of tabulation equipment.

Meeting Transcript

It's not important to this meeting because it's not actually totally. So I'll just make sure there's some red tags. All my specific. Good morning. My name is Aisha Chugtai. This is the regular meeting of the city's canvassing board for Monday, November 10th, 2025. Under state law, the council serves as the canvassing board and is responsible for canvassing and certifying results from city elections. Given that we have conducted a municipal election last Tuesday, our job today is to canvas the returns of that election. Before we begin the meeting, I want to offer a friendly reminder to all members, staff, and the public that these meetings are broadcast live to enable greater public participation. These broadcasts include real-time captioning as a further method to increase the accessibility of our proceedings to the community. Therefore, all speakers need to be mindful of the rate of their speech so that our captioners can fully capture and transcribe all comments for the broadcast. We ask all speakers to moderate the speed and clarity of their comments. At this time, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll to verify the presence of a quorum. Board Member Wansley. President Ellison is absent. Osman is absent. Cashman. Present. Jenkins is absent. Chavez. Present. Chowdry is absent. Palmasano. Present. Vice Chair Chuktai. Present. Chair Payne. Chair Payne. There are nine members present. Let their record reflect that we have a quorum, and I'll turn the chair over. Uh President Payne. Next, we have the adoption of our agenda. Colleagues, as noted, we're here in our capacity as the city's canvassing board to canvas returns from last week's general election. The agenda details, uh the recommended actions to be considered today. I'll start by entertaining a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. So we'll the clerk will call the roll. Board member Wandsley. Aye. Chavez. Aye. Koski. Aye. Palmasano. Aye. Vice Chair Chuktai. Aye. Chair Payne. Aye. There are nine eyes. That carries, and the agenda is adopted.

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