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<br />CASS COUN1Y <br />GOVERNMENT <br />... <br /> <br />Auditor <br /> <br />Michael Montiplaisir, CPA <br />701-241-5601 <br /> <br />Treasurer <br /> <br />Charlotte Sandvik <br />70[-241-5611 <br /> <br />Director of <br />Equalization <br /> <br />Frank Klein <br />701-241-5616 <br /> <br />Box 2806 <br />211 Ninth Street South <br />Fargo, North Dakota 58103 <br /> <br />Fax 701.241.5728 <br /> <br />ww\v.casscountygov.com <br /> <br />April 18, 2006 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />APR 118,2006 <br /> <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Cass County Courthouse <br />Fargo, NO 58103 <br /> <br />CASS COUNTY COMMISSJON <br /> <br />RE: Cass County Canvassing Board <br /> <br />Dear Commissioners, <br /> <br />According to NDCC 16.1-05-02 (2(b)) "No person may serve as a <br />member of the election board or as a poll clerk who...ls a candidate in <br />the election at which the person is serving." Two of the statutory <br />members of the county canvassing board, the County Auditor and the <br />Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, will not be able to <br />serve on the board since they will be on the primary and general election <br />ballots. <br /> <br />To comply with this requirement NDCC 16.1-15-16 states ".. .If any of the <br />members of the board other than the representatives of the two political <br />parties are disqualified or cannot serve for any other reason, the county <br />commissioners who would be qualified to serve on the board shall <br />appoint alternates to serve in the place of those members of the board <br />who are disqualified..." <br /> <br />Therefore, the county commissioners who are not on the ballot need to <br />appoint alternates for the County Auditor and the Chairman of the Board <br />of County Commissioners to serve on the county canvassing board. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~~J!/1t1vJ?;&~ <br /> <br />Michael Mbntplaisir, CPA <br />Cass County Auditor <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTIONS: <br />1. Move to appoint Steve Sprague, Fargo City Auditor, as an alternate <br />for Michael Montplaisir, County Auditor, to the Cass County <br />Canvassing Board. <br /> <br />2. Move to appoint Scott Wagner, Vice-Chairman of the Board of <br />County Commissioners, as an alternate for Vern Bennett, <br />Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, to the Cass <br />County Canvassing Board. <br />