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File #: 15-0636R    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 9/8/2015 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: 9/17/2015 Final action: 9/17/2015
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD SEPTEMBER 15, 2015.
Attachments: 1. Primary Election Statistics

Title

RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD SEPTEMBER 15, 2015.

 

Body

CITY PROPOSAL:

 

                     The council finds as follows:

 

                     (a)                     On September 15, 2015, there was held in the city of Duluth, pursuant to the provisions of Laws of Minnesota, 1973, Chapter 281, a primary municipal election for the purpose of electing certain city officers;

 

                     (b)                     The judges of the election districts in the city have made their returns of said election and the city council, acting as a canvassing board, has duly canvassed said returns at 12:00 p.m., September 17, 2015, and ascertained the number of ballots cast at said election and thereby declared that at said election there were 8,177 cast votes, said votes having been cast in the following manner:

 

Mayor

Thomas Cooper

45

John Howard Evans

51

Howie Hanson

732

Chuck Horton

1,505

Emily Larson

5,456

James Mattson

177

Robert D. Schieve

27

John Socha

111

City Councilor - Fifth District

Allan Beaulier

44

Derrick Ellis

25

Jay Fosle

945

Janet Kennedy

671

 

                     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Chuck Horton and Emily Larson, having received the two largest numbers of the votes cast at said election for mayor, are hereby certified to have their names placed on the general municipal election ballot and the city clerk is hereby directed to place their names on the general municipal election ballot.

 

                     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Jay Fosle and Janet Kennedy, having the two largest numbers of the votes cast at said election for councilor - fifth district, are hereby certified to have their names placed on the general municipal election ballot and the city clerk is hereby directed to place their names on the general municipal election ballot.

 

Statement of Purpose

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:  This resolution declares the results of the primary municipal election held on September 15, 2015.