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Home My WebLink About23-143 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2023/11/13 Resolution No. 23 - 143 Resolution canvassing election returns of St. Louis Park November 7, 2023 Municipal General Election Whereas pursuant to St. Louis Park 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 workers 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 7, 2023 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 Nadia Mohamed 4,595 58.4% Dale A. Anderson 3,239 41.2% Undeclared Write-in (UWI) 27 0.3% Overvote 0 0.0% Undervote 4 0.1% Total votes continuing 7,865 **Total votes cast for this office 7,865 Totally blank 67 Partially defective 1 Exhausted ballots 0 Total ballots cast 7,933 *Threshold to win = 3,933 votes Nadia Mohamed received the most votes (4,595), which was more than the threshold. Nadia Mohamed was declared the winner in 1 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: 7828FED6-0F69-42CC-A0DF-3F53C348CFB7 Council Member at Large A Candidate Number of Votes Percent of Votes Yolanda Farris 6,150 96.6% Undeclared Write-in (UWI) 200 3.1% Overvote 0 0.0% Undervote 19 0.3% Total votes continuing 6,369 **Total votes cast for this office 6,369 Totally blank 1,564 Partially defective 0 Exhausted ballots 0 Total ballots cast 7,933 Threshold = 3,185 votes Yolanda Farris received the most votes (6,150), which was more than the threshold. Yolanda Farris was declared the winner in a 1 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: 7828FED6-0F69-42CC-A0DF-3F53C348CFB7 Council Member at Large B Candidate Number of Votes Percent of Votes Paul Baudhuin 3,959 55.5% J.W. Starrett 1,633 22.8% Moshe Goldberger 1,501 21.0% Undeclared Write-in (UWI) 29 0.4% Overvote 6 0.1% Undervote 11 0.2% Total votes continuing 7,139 **Total votes cast for this office 7,139 Totally blank 791 Partially defective 3 Exhausted ballots 0 Total ballots cast 7,933 Threshold = 3,570 votes Paul Baudhuin received the most votes (3,959) which was more than the threshold. Paul Bauduin was declared the winner in the 1 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: 7828FED6-0F69-42CC-A0DF-3F53C348CFB7 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 valid votes cast in the city are as follows: Spoiled ballots 96 Registered at 7 a.m. 32,446 Registered on Election Day 303 Total registered voters 32,749 Voter receipts 6298 Absentee ballots 1635 Total voters 7933 Percent voting citywide 24.2% Percent voting absentee 21% 3. The clerk and workers of the election were as follows: Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Michael Sund, elections coordinator Kristen Stacey, elections specialist Marcus Paul, elections intern WARD 1 Election Workers 1-1 Beth El Synagogue 1-2, Wat Thai 1-3, St. Louis Park City Hall Kelly Priadka Margaret Marek Jeff Huebner Mark Schwartz Brent Cook Gerald Gunderson Trina Levin Rogene Bergquist Eitan Grad Katie Svidal Laura Butterbaugh Kyle Hakala Dana Uhrig-Fox Gena Howard Jay Jaffee Carroll Howland Lauri Kraft Malisa Lieser Marvin Mohr Melissa Brunia-Engels Gloria Murman Barbara Ruhl Heidi Hogg Ben Duncan Theresa Ruttger Anne Kertes Richard Erickson Barbara Wilensky Jeff Spain Kelly Munoz Hernandez WARD 2 Election Workers 2-4, St. Louis Park Rec Center 2-5, Vista Lutheran Church 2-6, St. Louis Park Municipal Service Center Roger Ruth Loren Botner David Larson Karl Olson Henry Solmer Christine Johnson Paula Engelking Steve Nachtwey Kathy Gremillion Stuart Hanson Dorothy Rand Judy Simmons Ellen Lewin Joy Showalter Ernest Tursich David Rotert RJ Twiford Gina Forneris William Scheig Mark Ennenga Michele Hu Cleo Wedge Alla Geretz Amy Kaczmarek Patricia Anderson Claudia Johnston-Madison Heather Mainella Chris Clarke Michael LaFond Rolf Thompson DocuSign Envelope ID: 7828FED6-0F69-42CC-A0DF-3F53C348CFB7 WARD 3 Election Workers 3-7, St. Louis Park High School 3-8, Aquila Elementary School 3-9, Lenox Community Center Ross Penna Julie Manuel Kay Drache Juli Bergman Jim Engelking Terry Ruane Martin Lee Ishpreet Kohli Stephan Gipp Steven Erickson Amelia Merfeld Kathy Grose Marisa Peck Karen Tepley Karne Nelson-Zilka Lonni Ranallo Erin Koster Jeanne Stevens Daniel Ashare Susanne Mattison Janet Benson Shaina Ashare Lorinda Chagnon Kelly Dahlstrom McCashin Rachel Austin Linda Laucher Robert Estes Juli Rasmussen WARD 4 Election Workers 4-10, St. Louis Park Middle School 4-11, Park Harbor Church 4-12, Westwood Lutheran Church Anna Luckow Lawrence Grose Angela Fischels Wesley Hanson Gina Soucheray Kathy Metzker Jessica Knighton Jim Brimeyer Gary Berkovitz Sharon Fuller Chaiya Isenberg Patricia Campbell Kay Peltier Barb Person Irwin Schreiner Rich Thorne Aimee Jackson Theresa Welcher Allison Ladd Jane Ahrens Bob Dummer Barb Osfar Mary Kaye Conery Arzella Howard Linda Thompson Cathy Erlien Brian Miklos Alene Walker Mary Kay Conway Lynn Orton 4. True copies of the ballots are attached. 5. The post-election review is scheduled for November 14, 2023 at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Park City Hall. 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 2024: • Mayor – Nadia Mohamed • Council Member at Large A – Yolanda Farris • Council Member at Large B – Paul Baudhuin Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the city council November 13, 2023 Kim Keller, city manager Jake Spano, mayor Attest: Melissa Kennedy, city clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 7828FED6-0F69-42CC-A0DF-3F53C348CFB7