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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOct 1979 election resultsd (.\(~ PAGE 388 REGULAR MEETING - SEPTEMBER 26, 1979 VOLUME 18 XIV.CITIZENS' DISCUSSION: A. Fire Chief Oscar Watsjold appeared from the audience and stated that recently it had been reported that there existed a lack of cooperation on the part of the City Fire Department with members of the Bear Creek Fire Service area. Watsjold stated when the service area was organized he had offered all his assistance in order to get the fire department operational. XV. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:28 p.m. The Councilmembers immediately went into executive session in order to discuss legal matters. L.e! f< Mayor PAGE 388 SPECIAL MEETING - OCTOBER 3, 1979 VOLUME 18 I.CALL TO ORDER: The October 3, 1979, special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Mayor Hugli. II.OPENING CEREMONY: Councilmember Campbell led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. II I. ROLL CALL: Present were: Mayor Hugli; Councilmembers Campbell, Potts, Soriano and Swartz (Absent were Councilmembers Gillespie and Leer) Present also: City Manager Johnson, City Clerk Shanley and Deputy City Clerk Ledet IV.CANVASS OF OCTOBER 2 ELECTION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS: ELECTIONS/ C COUNCIL: A. City Clerk distributed a tally of the unofficial results of the October 2, 1979, General Municipal Election, read the total number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against Proposition No. 1 and confirmed that 416 ballots had been cast with 410 being counted by the election boards -- 6 ballots were questioned and would be presented to the Canvass Board for a decision on whether or not to count those votes. The Clerk distributed a list of the 28 electors who had requested absentee ballots. She stated the ballots which had been mailed in by Kelly Lake, Joanne McCabe and Robert McCabe lacked the required two attesting signatures and recommended that the Canvass Board not count the three ballots. She recommended that the remaining ballots cast by the 25 absentee voters be accepted. Following discussion, it was moved by Swartz, seconded by Potts and unanimously carried by all those present that 25 absentee ballots be counted and those ballots of Kelly Lake, Joanne McCabe and Robert McCabe not be counted because of incorrect attestations. Absentee ballots as cast by the following individuals were removed from their outer envelopes and set aside to be counted by the Canvass Board: ELECTIONS/ C COUNCIL: eont'd) I I I Write-ins t', PAGE 389 SPECIAL MEETING - OCTOBER 3, 1979 VOLUME 18 IV. CANVASS OF OCTOBER 2 ELECTION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS: (cont'd) Julia Bern Edgar Blatchford Jack Butler C. Keith Campbell Jacqueline Campbell Robert Crowley Virginia Darling C. Bernice Davis Hans Hafemeister Margaret Hafemeister Lillian Heddinger Janis Hilton Richard Hofstad Sara Horrell Jack V. Johnson Wilbur Kuehny George Mueller Donald Oldow Pamela Oldow Gilbert Ol1estad David Renwick Stephen Rockwood Paul Seaton Tina Seaton Larry Thorn City Clerk distributed a list of the 1 individual in Precinct No. 1 and the 5 people in Precinct No. 2 who had been required by the precinct chairmen to cast questioned ballots on October 2. She stated she was recommending that 2 of the 6 questioned ballots be approved for counting by the Canvass Board. She explained that the ballots of Christy Ann Leer and William S. McDonald had been questioned due to the fact that they were listed as registered voters in the Bear Creek precinct. However, she stated, an administrative error had occurred in so listing the two electors because, in fact, they had listed as their residence address on the voter registration cards a City address. The Clerk recommended that the ballots of Leer and McDonald be counted. John H. Wilfong had also been required to cast a questioned ballot because his name did not appear on the voter registration list for either of the City precincts. Upon checking with the Election Supervisor's office in Anchorage, City Clerk stated that Wilfong was not a registered voter of the State of Alaska and recommended that his ballot not be counted. Myron I. Carpenter had been required to cast a questioned ballot because he was listed as a registered voter in an Anchorage precinct. Upon checking with the Election Supervisor's office, it was determined that Carpenter had changed his address to Seward on September 10, 1979, but that date was not 30 days prior to the Election as required by Alaska Statutes Sec. 15.07.090 (c) and (d). The Clerk recommended that Carpenter's ballot not be counted. The Clerk further explained that Philip B. Richardson and David L. Wetzel had been required to cast questioned ballots. Richardson and Wetzel were both listed on the State voter registration list as eligible to vote in Fairbanks; the necessary change of address to Seward had not been filed by either voter. The Clerk recommended that the ballots of Richardson and Wetzel not be counted. Following discussion, it was moved by Potts, seconded by Campbell and unanimously carried by all those present to count the questioned ballots of Christy Ann Leer and William S. McDonald and to reject the ballots of Myron I. Carpenter, Philip B. Richardson, David L. Wetzel and John H. Wilfong. The questioned ballots as cast by Christy Ann Leer and William S. McDonald were removed from their outer envelopes and placed with the absentee ballots for counting by the Canvass Board. The 27 absentee and questioned ballots as approved for counting were shuffled and removed from their blank white envelopes. With Potts observing, Hugli read the voted ballots aloud and the results were tallied and added to the totals of those ballots cast and counted on October 2. The City Clerk read the results of the combined totals as follows and it was moved by Potts, seconded by Swartz and unanimously carried by all those present to accept the results of the Election and declare the new City Councilmembers to be John F. Gillespie, C. Keith Campbell and Donald W. Cripps; the new Mayor to be Raymond L. Hugli; and to declare that Proposition No. 1 passed: CITY COUNCIL Two Year Term ABSENTEE AND Three to be Elected) PRECINCT NO. 1 PRECINCT NO. 2 QUESTIONED TOTALS Sam S. Banic 49 90 8 147 C. Keith Campbell 88 l54 l5 257 Donald W. Cripps 63 135 12 210 John F. Gillespie 91 181 21 293 Jean E. Leer 54 93 7 154 Julie Renwick 21 55 9 85 April Tillotson 23 43 0 66 Donald Coisman 0 0 1 1 Martin Goresen 0 0 1 1 PAGE 390 SPECIAL MEETING - OCTOBER 3, 1979 VOLUME 18 IV. CANVASS OF OCTOBER 2 ELECTION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS: (cont'd) ELECTIONS/ MAYOR OF COUNCIL C COUNCIL: Two Year Term ABSENTEE AND cont'd) (One to be Elected) PRECINCT NO. 1 PRECINCT NO. 2 QUESTIONED TOTALS Raymond L. Hugli 76 155 15 246 Robert "Bob" Valdatta 58 94 11 163 Write-ins C. Keith Campbell 1 0 0 1 John F. Gillespie 3 3 0 6 Ruth McHenry 0 2 0 2 Charles Soriano 1 2 0 3 PROPOSITION NO. 1 1,700,000 bond issue for electric system improvements) YES 112 220 23 355 NO 18 30 2 50 TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED l45 265 27 437 V.ADJOURNMENT: adjourned at 4:26 p.m. A\ \ ftaym d L. H gti Y Mayor PAGE 390 REGULAR MEETING - OCTOBER 8, 1979 VOLUME l8 I.CALL TO ORDER: The October 8, 1979, regular meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Hugli. II. OPENING CEREMONY: Councilmember Gillespie led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. III. ROLL CALL: Present were: Mayor Hugli; Councilrnembers Campbell, Gillespie, Potts, Soriano and Swartz (Absent was Leer) Present also: City Manager Johnson, City Attorney Jarrell, Admin. Asst. Schaefermeyer and City Clerk Shanley