HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1979/12/05The Mounds View City Council was called
to order to act as the Canvassing Board
for the Special Election which occurred
on December 4, 1979. The meeting was
called to order at 5:12 p.m. at the
Mounds View City Hall.
Members Present: Mayor McCarty, Council- 2. ROLL CALL
members Forslund, Rowley, Ziebarth.
Members Absent: Councilmember Hodges
out -of -town on business. He could not
attend the meeting.
Also Present: City Attorney Meyers,
City Finance Director Brager, City Clerk
Administrator Nelson.
Nelson presented to the Canvassing
Board the results of the Special Election
held on December 4, 1979. The results
of the election were 2,016 cast of
which 1,031 voted in favor of the pro-
position and 985 voted against the
proposition. Precinct results:
Precinct 1 155 yes
201 no
Precinct 2 141 yes
93 no
Precinct 3 210 yes
191 no
Precinct 4 51 yes
202 no
Precinct 5 125 yes
98 no
Precinct 6 156 yes
107 no
Precinct 7 193 yes
93 no
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Regular Meeting
December 5, 1979
Mounds View City Hall
2401 Hwy. 10, Mounds View MN 55112
1. CALL TO ORDER
3. REPORT ON
ELECTION RESULTS
OF THE CHARTER
ELECTION.
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Pursuant to the Minnesota Statutes 410.11 a
Charter proposition to be considered adopted
must pass by 51% of the votes cast on the
proposition. A determination was made by
the Clerk Administrator that the proposition
passed. The City Attorney advised that a
determination of the undervotes should be
made. The City's Finance Director explained
the undervote to some detail to the Canvassing
Board. The City Attorney said when deter-
mining what duties the Council as the
Canvassing Board had included the authority
to correct obvious errors. Certification
of the elections results by the Canvassing
Board commences the timing for an election
contest.
The issues before the Canvassing Board are;
(1) Whether or not to exclude or include
the Seven (7) "undervotes" to determine
the election results. (2) The Canvassing
Board must then certify the election results.
Mayor McCarty moved that the seven undervotes
be excluded from the election results since
they were not votes cast on the proposition.
The definition of an undervote as described
by the Secretary of State's office in its
regulations was taken into consideration.
Councilmember Forslund seconded the motion.
4 ayes
0 nays
The City Attorney advised that legal precedent
has held that blank ballots and defective
ballots would not be counted as votes cast
on the proposition. Previous court decisions,
the statutes and attorney general's opinions
have indicated that blank ballots and possible
defective ballots do not count in determination
of the percentage needed for passage of an issue.
Forslund moved to accept the results of the
December 4, 1979, Charter proposition which was
adopted by 1,031 yes, 985 no, for a total votes
cast of 2,016 votes. The proposition passes by
51.14% in favor of the proposed Charter.
Ziebarth seconded the motion which carried.
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There being no further business before
the Canvassing Board. Motion made to
adjourn.
Ziebarth moved that the Canvassing
Board adjourn on December 5, 1979.
Rowley seconded the motion and it carried.
4 ayes
0 nays
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Je
Ci
ministrator
4. ADJOURNMENT