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DATE: December 3, 2012
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager
FROM: Claire Cooper, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Resolution;Declaring Canvass of Returns and Results of the Regular Municipal
Election Held November 6, 2012 in Consolidation with the Statewide General .
Election.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution,Declaring Canvass of
Returns and Results of the Regular:Municipal Election Held November 6, 2012 in Consolidation
with the Statewide General Election.
BACKGROUND
A,Regular Municipal Election was'hel'din the City of Petaluma,California, on Tuesday,
November 6,2012, in consolidation with the Statewide General.Election. The Sonoma County
Registrar of Voters has certified the election,and provided Certified Statements of the votes cast
in the City of Petaluma-on.November 6, 2012.
DISCUSSION
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The Sonoma County Election Department has received-and-canvassed the votes from the
November 6, 2012 election. The canvass commenced no later than the.Thursday following the
election, and-wasiopen'to'the public, and included, but was not limited to, the following tasks:
a An inspection`of all materials and supplies returned by poll workers;
b. A reconciliation of the number of signatures on the roster with the number of ballots
recorded on the.ball'ot:statement.
c. As necessary,; reconciliation of the number of ballots received from each polling place
with-the number ofballotsgcast, asindicated:on the ballot statement.
d. A reconciliation of the number,of ballots counted, spoiled, canceled, or invalidated
due to identifying marks, overvotes; or as otherwise provided,by statute, with the
number of votes•recorded, including vote-by-mail'and provisional ballots, by the vote
counting system.
e. Processingiand,counting any valid vote-by-mail and provisional ballots not included
in the semifinal official canvass.
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f Counting any valid write-in votes.
g. Reproducing,any damaged ballots, if necessary.
h. Reporting final results to the„governing board and the Secretary of State, as required.
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters has certified the'election and provided a Certified
Statement of the votes cast in the City of Petaluma on November 6, 2012.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Cost for this action is staff time to prepare the staff report and resolution for printing, copying,
and distribution. The City's share of the cost of th'e election has not yet been.determined. The
City's share of the cost of the November 2010 election was $38,903.14.
ATTACHMENTS
I. Statement of the Votes from Sonoma County Registrar of Voters for City of Petaluma
Council Election.
2. Resolution Declaring Canvass of Returns and Results
ATTACHMENT 1
Statement of the Votes from Sonoma County. Registrar of Voters
for City of Petaluma Council Election.
Attachment 1 wWi lie p ro rid e&o-w Monda y, Decenber 3, 2012 a*the
o ffaca?Statenne n t of the'Votes from the.Sovw-wui Co-wnty Recjatra.r of
Voters'ham yet to-lye,rece vet.
Attachment 2 will/lye,updated/upon receiving,the statement, a.nd,
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ATTACHMENT 2
Resolution No. 2012-XXX,:N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
DECLARING CANVASS OF RETURNS AND RESULTS
OF THE REGULAR.MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD NOVEMBER 6,201.2, IN CONSOLIDATION
WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma conducted a Regular Municipal Election on November
6, 2012, in consolidation with the statewide General Election; and,.
WHEREAS, the votes from said election were received and canvassed by the Sonoma
County Election Department, and the returns thereof were ascertained and declared in all
respects as required by law:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Petaluma
as follows:
(1) The City Clerk is hereby instructed to enter this Resolution'.on'the minutes of this
meeting as a statement of the result of said Election;
(2) The total number of ballots cast on the City of Petaluma City Council election held on
November 6, 2012, were as follows:
FetalumaGi�C uncil. .
Precinct Absentee BTotat,p, °l.
ilceIt3). �� ,a= � ATit
Mike Healy
Alicia e r
Gabe: Ceaney
Jason Davies --
Kathy Miller
Tiffany Renee --
�vervt_e,N ofBallotseast forC lyCouncilVlember
Total Number of'Ballots.Cast at Precinct
Total Number of Ballots Cast by Vote-by-Mail
Total Number of Ballots Cast for.City Council Member
Resolution No. 2012-XXX N.CS. Page 2
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Parcel Tax for Parks,and� Precinct Absentee Total
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NO ---_
t O'veralf�aterTurnOut � ;
Total Number of Registered'Voters in the City of Petaluma
Voter Turn-Out.for City of Petaluma - Precincts
Voter Turn-Out for City of Petaluma—'Vote-by-Mail
Total Voter Turn-Out for City of Petaluma
Total Turnout (%)
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.Under the,power and;authorityconferred upon this Couhcil,by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCEr thereby certify,the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Comuil of the City of Petaluma=at a Regular meeting on the 3rd day of December, form:
2012;by the ifo l l ow i ng.vote:
City Attorney
AYES:
NOES:.
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
City Clerk - Mayor
Resolution No. 2012-XXX N.C.S. Page 2