Minutes of Canvass Meeting

Denali Borough Canvass Committee

Tri-Valley Community Center

February 22, 2002

 

 

            CALL TO        Presiding Officer Jerry Mueller called the Canvass

ORDER          Meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

 

ROLL CALL   Assembly members present included Jim Payne, Teresa Hall, Gerald Pollock, Jim Caswell, Jerry Mueller, Carol Shields, Dave Talerico and Sid Michaels.  Assembly member Teresa Usibelli was absent. 

 

                        Presiding Officer MUELLER reminded the Assembly that this is a meeting of the Canvass Committee, and it’s their job to canvass the absentee and questioned ballots and present the final numbers to the Assembly for certification.

 

AGENDA       The agenda was approved as presented by unanimous consent.

 

REVIEW         The next agenda item was to review the preliminary election results. 

PRELIM.         One copy of the results is mailed to the Borough office and one copy    

RESULTS      is in the election binder.  Both of these must be opened by the Canvass Committee and reviewed.  The Canvass Committee reviewed both copies and verified that they match.

 

                        The preliminary results were as follows:  Proposition one: yes – 272, no – 215.  Proposition three:  yes – 212, no – 273.  Proposition two:  yes – 274, no – 212.  Proposition four: yes – 199, no – 286.

 

ABSENTEE   The Canvass Committee, including the Borough Clerk, Mayor Gonzales, and Administrative Clerk Amanda Nyberg reviewed the absentee ballots.  Absentee ballot number six was not a registered voter in the Denali Borough.  HALL MOVED to reject ballot number six.  MICHAELS seconded, and the VOTE was unanimous. 

 

                        The remaining 26 ballots were opened, placed in the ballot box, and the box was sufficiently shaken up by MUELLER.  The ballots were then removed from the ballot box and tallied. 

 

QUESTION    The Canvass Committee, including the Borough clerk, Mayor Gonzales, and Administrative Clerk Amanda Nyberg reviewed the absentee ballots.  HALL MOVED to reject ballots 1,2,3,6,8,10,13, and 14 because they were not registered to vote in the Borough, or had not met the 30-day registration requirement.  MICHAELS seconded.  The VOTE was unanimous. 

 

                        The remaining eight ballots were opened, placed in the ballot box, and the box was shaken and stirred by MUELLER.  The ballots were then removed from the ballot box and tallied.

 

                        The final results were as follows: 

 

                        Proposition one: yes – 287, no – 234.  Proposition three:  yes – 227, no – 291.  Proposition two:  yes – 289, no – 231.  Proposition four: yes – 214, no – 304.

 

CANVASS     In accordance with the Denali Borough Code of Ordinance the

COMM.           Canvass Committee will submit a report of these findings.  The Clerk

REPORT        had the report for the Committee’s perusal. The report will state the number of ballots cast including the number of absentee and questioned ballots.

 

                        MICHAELS MOVED to approve the Canvass Committee report with the final tallies.  HALL seconded.  The VOTE was unanimous.

 

PUBLIC          There were no public comments.

COMMENT

 

ADJOURN     MUELLER adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m..

 

 

                      Approved:                                               

                                       Canvass Committee Chairman

 

 

Attest:                                     

                  Borough Clerk

 

Date Approved: