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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOct 1992 election resultsI I I 19] City of Seward, Alaska October 7, 1992 City Council Minutes Volume 28, Page 191 1.CALL TO ORDER The October 7, 1992, special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Mayor Beverly Dunham. 2. OPENING CEREMONY Councilmember Bencardino led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. 3. ROLL CALL There were present: Beverly Dunham, presiding, and Louis Bencardino Dave Crane James Krasnansky Karen Swartz comprising a quorum of the Council; and Linda S. Murphy, City Clerk Patricia Jones, Deputy City Clerk ABSENT was: Dale White (excused) 4.APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Krasnansky moved to approve the Special Meeting Agenda as presented; the motion was seconded by Swartz and carried by unanimous vote of the Council. 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Canvass of October 6, 1992. Regular Municipal Election. The Clerk noted that the city had conducted a regular municipal election on Tuesday, October 6, 1992, at which 492 voters had cast city ballots. Murphy noted that she had displayed the precinct registers, questioned voter and absentee voter logs and the unofficial results of the election. She noted that the Counting Center had counted the ballots of 481 voters who were properly registered in time for the election and whose names appeared on the precinct registers. Eleven voters had been required to cast questioned ballots because their names did not appear on the precinct registers. Murphy distributed a list bearing the names of the 59 electors who had requested absentee ballots. She noted that 55 of the requested ballots had been returned to the city in time to be considered by the Canvass Board and all 55 were cast by qualified electors of the city. She recommended that the Canvass Board count the ballots cast by the following voters: ( CSE 155298 192 City of Seward, Alaska October 7, 1992 City Council Minutes Volume 28, Page 192 Precinct No.1 Precinct No.2 Dane R. Amos Columbia Beans Marilyn M. Bennett Don R. Bertolette Ruth O. Bomstead Matthew R: Callahan Wayne Carpenter Jackie W. Dyer Shirley A. Dyer Bruce W. Faulkner Jeanne Galvano Harry E. Gieseler Fanny S. Harley Drew Hayes Alton W. Hopkins, Sr. Christine E. Hopkins Mark Kansteiner Serena Keith Eric Landenburger Patricia Linville Robert G. Linville, III Larry M. Marttila Catherine McMillan Doherty M. Miller Robert L. Miller William R. Moore Carla S. Norman Donald J. Oldow Pamela F. Oldow Joyce E. Pollard Timothy J. Pollard Marilyn A. Reynolds Donald Stace Karen A. Swartz Robert D. Swartz Elsie Whitmore John C. Anderson III Margaret Anderson Sharon E. Anderson Judi Andrijanoff Nancy A. Blair William G. Blair Ethel C. Bottcher C. Keith Campbell Barbara J. Dieckgraeff Frank Dieckgraeff Shirley A. Hill Duane Kapp Eleanor A. McDonald William S. McDonald Troy C. Sanders, Jr. Dennis M. Scholl Karen F. Scholl Shannon R. Skibness Stephanie L. Wilson Krasnansky moved to accept the Clerk's recommendation to count the 55 absentee ballots; the motion was seconded by Bencardino and carried by unanimous vote of the Council. 155299 ) I I I 193 City of Seward, Alaska October 7, 1992 City Council Minutes Volume 28, Page 193 As Dunham read the names on the absentee ballot envelopes, Crane opened the outer envelopes, removed the inner envelopes and set them aside to be opened later in the meeting. Murphy distributed a list of persons casting questioned ballots on election day. She stated that eleven questioned ballots had been cast by voters whose names did not appear on the precinct registration lists. She recommended that the Canvass Board reject 10 of the questioned ballots as follows: Precinct No.1 Steven Barnes (Registered in Bear Creek) Barbara Brinke (No record of voter registration) SuAnn Fernandez (Registered in Bear Creek) Raymond V. Moyes (Registered in Anchorage) Donald D. Nelson (Purged/Inactive Status; most recently registered in Barrow) David Werner (No record of voter registration) PRECINCT NO.2 Debra A. Bond (No record of voter registration) Gary G. Byrnes (No record of voter registration) Thomas E. Rupe (Registered in Eielson) Jon Zehrung (Registered in Beat Creek) Swartz moved to accept the Clerk's recommendation to reject the ten ballots; the motion was seconded by Krasnansky and carried by unanimous vote. Murphy put the rejected ballots aside for safekeeping. Murphy stated that one of the questioned ballots had been cast by qualified voters of the city, and she recommended that the board count the ballot cast by the following: Precinct No. 1 Jeanette M. Hall (Name was not in proper form on computer list) Krasnansky moved to accept the Clerk's recommendation to count the one questioned ballot; the motion was seconded by Swartz and carried by unanimous vote. As Dunham read the names on the questioned ballot envelopes, Crane opened the outer envelopes, removed the inner envelopes and put them aside with the waiting absentee envelopes. The inner envelopes were then shuffled and opened by Crane. The ballots were removed and read aloud by Dunham as Deputy Clerk Jones and City CSE 155300 1 Murphy stated that any defeated candidate or any 10 qualified voters could protest the election by filing a written complaint with the City Clerk prior to 5:00 p.m., Monday, October 12, 1992. She added that if no such protest was filed, the City Council would certify the election as valid and declare the results official at its October 12, 1992, regular meeting. 6. COUNCIL DISCUSSION None 7. COUNCIL & ADMIN. RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS: None 8. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m. Id~B~ Beverly Dunnam Mayor 1CitySeal) CSEl55301