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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3381 - Canvasses Recount Committee Report - 5/26/1990 & Declares Results - 06/08/1990 (2)Resolution #3381 June 8, 1990 DGV:js RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE REPORT OF THE RECOUNT COMMITTEE: FOR THE RUN- OFF ELECTION HELD MAY 26, 1990, AND DECLARING THE RESULT OF THE RECOUNT. BE IT REMEMBERED THAT on the 8th day of June, 1990, the City Council of the City of Lubbock met at 11:30 o'clock A.M. at the regular meeting place of the City Council in the City of Lubbock Municipal Building with the following members present, to -wit: Mayor B. C. McMinn Mayor Pro Tern Joan Baker Councilmember Ma ie Tre'o Councilmember T.J. Patterson Councilmember Bill Maloy Councilmember Gary Phillips Councilmember M. J. Aderton On motion of Mp or Pro Tem Baker second by Counciinpamber Pattersop F— it is unanimously carriedthat the report of the Recount Committee or t e re- count of the votes in the Run -Off Election held May 26, 1990, for the election of the Council Member, District 1, as provided by law, be opened and can- vassed, and the results of the recount be declared therefrom; and said report having been duly canvassed, it is found that the votes for the candidates are ,as follows: CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT 1 VOTES RECEIVED MAGGIE TREJO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 FRANCISCO J. GUTIERREZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534 TOTAL VOTES CAST: 1.097* And it further appearing that said recount was duly held as provided by ,law and that the following person received a majority of the votes of the sum )total of votes cast for such position: Maggie Trejo IT IS THEREFORE FOUND, DECLARED AND CERTIFIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: THAT the following person was duly elected Council Member, District 1: Maggie Trejo PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON MOTION OF Mayor Pro Tem Baker SECONDED BY Counci'mber Patterson. THIS Sth DAY OF June 1990, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Cd�I1►[� �� I u _•I9";SILO]I Iil ra.vi COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING NAY: Kawte WYO, L11y �,ecretarzy APPROVE AS TO FORM: Dbyrald G. Van iv first A7ssistafit ;City Attorney *includes over and under votes Mayor B. C. McMinn Mayor Pro Tem Joan Baker Councilmen ber Maggie Trejo Councilmember T.J. Patterson Councilmember M. J. Aderton Counci]menter Bill Maloy Counci3member Gary Phillips no one e '010 B. C. MCM N , MAYOR - 2 - ( �s 2 ! June 7, 1990 Honorable Mayor B. C. McMinn 1625 13th Street Lubbock, Texas 79457 Dear Mayor McMinn: On Monday, June 4, 1990 at 2:00 p.m., assembled at the County Courthouse to recount of all ballots cast in the May Lubbock Run -Off Election. the Recount Committee conduct the manual 26, 1990 City Of The Committee, appointed by City Secretary Ranette Boyd, consisted of four members: Joan Ervin, Ida Galindo, Bill Gonzales and William McCullough. Candidates Maggie Trejo and Francisco J. Gutierrez, along with their respective representatives, were present and observed the entire recount process. All ballot boxes contained the proper seals which had been placed on them after tabulation by the Central Counting Station on election night, Saturday, May 26, 1990. Each ballot box was given a new seal as it was recounted. The recount tabulation of all precincts balanced exactly with the original computer precinct and cumulative results. However, as a result of the visual inspection of each punched ballot, the committee discovered one ballot in question in Precinct #10. Although there were no holes punched in this ballot it was apparent, by the indentation remaining on the card, that the voter had attempted to cast a vote. It was determined that the computer tallied this ballot as an under vote, no vote cast for either candidate, since the chad was clearly left in place. According to the Texas Election Laws, general provisions statute 65009-C, an election official has the authority to make a judgement decision of the intent of the voter when there is a question concerning a punched -card ballot. Therefore, the majority of the committee concluded, after close examination of the card, that it was the intent of the voter that a vote be cast for Francisco J. Gutierrez. As a result of this single correction the recount committee reports the following final tabulation: 1,097 Total ballots cast 549 Votes cast for Maggie Trejo 534 Votes cast for Francisco J. Gutierrez 9 Over Votes 5 Under Votes Attached please find a detail precinct report illustrating complete election results. Respectfully Submitted, Z e'a William P. McCullough Chairman, Recount Committee Ervin ator, ecount Committee Ida Galindo Tabulator, Recount Committee Bill Gonza es Tabulator, Recount Committee - 2 - May 26, 1990 City of Lubbock Runoff Election Council Member, District No, 1 Votes Cast Absentee Precinct Ballots Trejo Gutierrez Over Under 1/63 21 8 13 0 0 2/79/80 18 10 8 0 0 3 19 11 8 0 0 4 16 11 5 0 0 5 18 8 10 0 0 8 11 6 4 0 1 10 6 4 2 0 0 Absentee Totals 109 58 50 0 1 Votes Cast May 26th Precinct Ballots Trejo Gutierrez Over Under 1/63 242 113 127 2 0 2/79/80 102 55 46 0 1 3 303 195 103 3 2 4 139 49 90 0 0 5 134 37 95 1 1 8 27 16 9 2 0 10 41 26 14 1 0 May 26th Totals 988 491 484 9 4 Election Totals 1,097 549 534 9 5 - 3 -