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Home My WebLink About19-142 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2019/11/12Resolution No. 19-142 Resolution canvassing election returns of St. Louis Park November 5, 2019 Municipal General Election Whereas, pursuant to City Charter Section 4.07, the city council shall meet, and canvass election returns within ten days of any election and shall declare the results as soon as possible; and Whereas, Minnesota Statutes Section 205.185 sub. 3 states the canvassing of municipal general election results must be conducted between the third and tenth days after an election; and Whereas, the results prepared and certified to by the election judges have been presented in summary form to the city council for inspection, Now therefore be it resolved by the city council as follows: 1. The November 5, 2019 election returns having been canvassed, the votes received by each candidate for city offices are as follows: Mayor Candidate Number of Votes Percent of Votes Jake Spano 5,442 83.10% Yvette Baudelaire 1,082 16.52% Undeclared Write-in (UWI) 17 0.26% Overvote 1 0.02% Undervote 7 0.11% Total votes continuing 6549 **Total votes cast for this office 6549 Totally blank 69 Partially defective 1 Exhausted ballots 0 Total ballots cast citywide 6619 *Threshold to win = 3275 votes Jake Spano received the most votes (5442), which was more than the threshold. Jake Spano was declared the winner in a single round of counting. *Threshold = ((Total votes cast)/(Seats to be elected + 1)) + 1 **The total votes cast for this office does not include totally blank or partially defect ive ballots as defined by City Code Sec. 10-4. DocuSign Envelope ID: F14C52C6-4A46-475A-A056-B2769D0A32A9 Resolution No. 19-142 2 Council member at large A Candidate Number of Votes Round 1 Percent of Votes Number of Votes Round 2 Percent of Votes Number of Votes Round 3 Percent of Votes Deb Brinkman 2006 31.84% 2014 31.97% 2483 39.41% Larry Kraft 2752 43.68% 2761 43.83% 3226 51.21% Steve Hallfin 1507 23.92% 1512 24.00% Eliminated Undeclared write-ins (UWI) 15 0.24% Eliminated 0.00% Eliminated Overvote 0 0.00% Eliminated 0.00% Eliminated Undervote 20 0.32% Eliminated 0.00% Eliminated Total votes continuing 6300 6287 5709 **Total votes cast for this office 6300 6300 6300 Totally blank 317 317 317 Partially defective 2 2 2 Exhausted ballots 0 13 0.21% 591 9.38% Total ballots cast citywide 6619 6619 6619 Threshold = 3151 votes Round-by-round summary: 1. Larry Kraft received the most votes (2752) but did not have more than the threshold (3151) to be declared the winner. Overvotes, undervotes, and undeclared write-ins (UWI) will be eliminated in the next round of counting. The next highest choices on those ballots will be added to the totals of the remaining candidates. 2. Larry Kraft received the most votes (2761) but did not have more than the threshold (3151) to be declared the winner. Steve Hallfin will be eliminated in the next round of counting. The next highest choices on those ballots will be added to the totals of the remaining candidates. 3. Larry Kraft received the most votes (3226), which was more than the threshold. Larry Kraft was declared the winner in the third round of counting. *Threshold = ((Total votes cast)/(Seats to be elected + 1)) + 1 **The total votes cast for this office does not include totally blank or partially defective ballots as defined by City Code Sec. 10-4. DocuSign Envelope ID: F14C52C6-4A46-475A-A056-B2769D0A32A9 Resolution No. 19-142 3 Council member at large B Candidate Number of Votes Percent of Votes Joseph Israel 2,296 36.25% Nadia Mohamed 4,002 63.19% Undeclared Write-in (UWI) 22 0.35% Overvote 1 0.02% Undervote 12 0.19% Total votes continuing 6333 **Total votes cast for this office 6333 Totally blank 285 Partially defective 1 Exhausted ballots 0 Total ballots cast citywide 6619 *Threshold to win = 3167 votes Nadia Mohamed received the most votes (4002), which was more than the threshold. Nadia Mohamed was declared the winner in a single round of counting. *Threshold = ((Total votes cast)/(Seats to be elected + 1)) + 1 **The total votes cast for this office does not include totally blank or partially defective ballots as defined by City Code Sec. 10-4. 2. The number of spoiled ballots, the number of persons registered prior to the election and on Election Day, the number of voter receipts, the number of absentee ballots, and the total number of good votes cast in the city are as follows: Spoiled ballots 113 Registered at 7 a.m. 33,029 Registered on Election Day 199 Total registered voters 33,228 Voter receipts 5,662 Absentee ballots 957 Total voters 6,619 Percent voting citywide 20% Percent voting absentee 14.5% DocuSign Envelope ID: F14C52C6-4A46-475A-A056-B2769D0A32A9 Resolution No. 19-142 4 3. The clerk and judges of the election were as follows: Melissa Kennedy, City Clerk Michael Sund, Elections Specialist Julia Laden, Elections Intern WARD 1 Election Judges 1-1 Beth El Synagogue 1-2, Peter Hobart Elementary 1-3, St. Louis Park City Hall 1-4, Central Community Center Susanne Adler Margaret Marek Ann Olson Mary Maynard Jeff Narabrooke Katherine Kloehn Casey Merkwan Paul Martin Mark Schwartz Brent Cook Kelly Munoz Hernandez Peggy Adelmann Irving Carper Scott Ryan Lynn Schwartz Todd Hendrickson Jackie Jones Ariann Scott Esther Smith Lisa Hertel Marvin Mohr Rachel Gunderson Barb Virum Louise Mollick Maggie O’Connor Zoe Younger Ruth McCarthy Barb Osfar Barbara Resnick Jane Ahrens Carolyne Turk William Rainey Tom Kukuk Aaron Grossman Susan Wittkop Maya Halpern Kellie Hultgren Dahlia Krebs Bryan Olson Pam Feldman Jill Rohret Eitan Grad David Rotert Kate Redden Lesa Tieszen WARD 2 Election Judges 2-5, Union Congregational Church 2-6, St. Louis Park Rec Center 2-7, Susan Lindgren Elementary 2-8, Aldersgate Methodist Church Kay Drache David Larson, Chair Loren Botner Julie Manuel David Richards Debra Wuebker Henry Solmer Marguerite Krause Eric Nevermann Paul Amla Heather Mainella Patricia Flynn Barbara Ruhl Ellen Lewin Amelia Merfeld Janice Jones-Klausing Tim Schwarz Alison Sipkins Richard Erickson Olivia Nelsen Derrell Deming Hayat Abdullahi Mary Kuhfeld Jonathan Potter Phillip Erwin Ahmad Wazwaz Dorothy Rand Roberta Gale Gloria Murman Haroun Elayed Joy Showalter Kathy Grose Lonni Ranallo Jeffrey Gershone Ernest Tursich Kari Konopliv Sigrid Hutcheson Trina Levin Brian Nerheim DocuSign Envelope ID: F14C52C6-4A46-475A-A056-B2769D0A32A9 Resolution No. 19-142 5 WARD 3 Election Judges 3-9, Knollwood Place Apartments 3-10, Lenox Community Center 3-11, St. Louis Park Senior High 3-12, Aquila Elementary School William Tape Martin Lee Janet Benson Todd Adler Kimball Justesen Richard Dworsky Mary Wickersham Sara Mutchler Dalia Katz Brenda Berglund Jacqueline Buda Brendalee Litman Karen Kiecker Rob Jewell Susanne Mattison David Miller Rick Person Gail Miller Richard Olson Steve Nachtwey Krystal Oeth Rita Martinez Mary Sincheff Mark Ennenga Amy Bobence Karne Nelson-Zilka Thorwald Anderson Sally Anne Dunn Wesley Hanson Theresa Welcher Dane Germany Teri Olson Joan Hjelmeland Jennifer Witthuhn Erin Grimsrud Judy Simmons Aimee Jackson Isabella Guy Allan Boyce WARD 4 Election Judges 4-13, Westwood Lutheran Church 4-14, Park Assembly Church 4-15, Peace Presbyterian Church 4-16, St. Louis Park Middle School Angela Fischels Lawrence Grose Elaine Savick David Brehmer Linda Hines Gina Soucheray Dana Uhrig-Fox Jeff Huebner Patricia Campbell Arlene Bleecker Christine Johnson Laura Butterbaugh Jamie McReynolds Lyn Culbert Patricia Kremer Dorothy Claus-Yurik Nicki Pretzer Sheila Desnick Brenda Martens Ken Huiras Gary Berkovitz Eirik Rasmusson Elaine Rider Alene Walker Steven Erickson Jim Brimeyer Marjorie Laskey Sarah Johnson Jeanne Stevens Doug Jones Meredith Paul Deanna Spiden Rich Thorne Kathy McKay Julie Weaver Jean Miller Barb Person LeAnn Sawatzky 4. True copies of the ballots are attached. Now, therefore, be it further resolved by the city council that the following candidates have been elected to four (4) year terms commencing on the first (1st) regularly scheduled meeting of 2020:  Mayor – Jake Spano  Council member at large A – Larry Kraft  Council member at large B – Nadia Mohamed Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the city council November 12, 2019 Thomas K. Harmening, city manager Jake Spano, mayor Attest: Melissa Kennedy, city clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: F14C52C6-4A46-475A-A056-B2769D0A32A9