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HomeMy WebLinkAbout456 RESOLUTION NO® 456 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS DECLARING THE RESULT OF THE CANVASS OF THE PRECINCT ELECTION RETURNS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 9, 1968, WHEREAS, by Resolution duly passed and adopted the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills called and ordered a General Municipal Election for the purpose of electing three councilmen to full four year terms, and WHEREAS, notice of said General Municipal Election was duly published as required by law and by said Resolution, and WHEREAS, itappears that said General Municipal Election wasduly. held in accordance with law and said call on the 9th day of April, 1968, and the polls for said election were kept open during the time required by law, and that said election was held and conducted, and the votes thereat received and canvassed, " and the returns thereof ascertain, determined and declared, all as provided by the laws of the State of California, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills has duly convened at its usual meeting place on the. 16th day of April, 1968, being the first Tuesday after the election and has received from the City Clerk a canvass of the returns of such election, and WHEREAS, said .:.canvass was duly completed and the results thereof are as hereinafter set forth, and WHEREAS, the following persons were ,voted upon for the office of- Councilman, three full four year terms: Wm, Ross Aiken Walter A, Benson Gordon E. Bowler Laurence Dawson Leslie A, HelgessOn Jack L, Melchor Jauire F. Welsh NOW, THEREFORE,„ IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills: -1.• • - • III - • 1. That the City Council finds and hereby ratifies and declares ' the result of the General. Municipal Election held on April 9, .1968: to ' be as follows: ' a) That said General Municipal Election was held and conducted ' in the 'Town of Los Altos Hills, County of Santa Clara, State of California, on Tuesday, April '9, 1968, in the time, form . and manner required' by. law, b) That there were five voting precincts: • 1. Consolidated Precinct No. 1, consisting of. ' county precincts' 2389 and 2395. . 2. Consolidated Precinct No. 2, consisting of county 'precinct 2383. . : 3. • Consolidated Precinct No. . 3, consisting of county precincts 2387 and 2391. 4. Consolidated Precinct No. 4, consisting of • county precincts 2385 and 23900 5, Consolidated Precinct No. 5, consisting of . county'precincts 2386, 2388, and 2392, c) That a canvass• of the votes cast in said city for said office were duly held in accordance with the order of the City Council and in- accordance with law. • • d) That there were five' consolidated precincts numbered nl" through °°5°a, and ,the following number of votes was cast • - - . in each precinct for the candidates: • CONSOLIDATED VOTES FOR BALLOTS SPOILED ' PRECINCT NO. COUNCILMAN AND NOT COUNTED 1 Aiken " '201. 0 Benson 213 Bowler 64 Dawson ' 178 Helgesson 221 ' • Melchor ' 225 • Welsh 121 • • • 2 Aiken 148 1 Benson 159 • Bowler 12 Dawson 101 - Helgesson 176 Melchor 109 We l s h 67 • • 3 . Aiken 236 2 • Benson - - 233• • Bowler 31 • Dawson 136 . Helgesson . 235 • ' . Melchor 164 Welsh 122 • ' • _2_ ' • r-- • • CONSOLIDATED VOTES FOR BALLOTS SPOILED PRECINCT NO. COUNCILMAN AND NOT COUNTED 4 Aiken 235 2 Benson 216 Bowler 58 Dawson 135 Helgesson 253 Melchor 187 Welsh . .108 5 . Aiken 158 1 Benson 151 Bowler 49 Dawson 84 Helgesson 165 Melchor 133 Welsh 75 e) That 125 duly registered voters who expected to be absent from their election precinct on the day of the election secured ballots from the City Clerk, and that the City Clerk has certified to this Council that 119 of said absentee ballots issued by him have been cast in the time required by law. f) That 119 absent voter ballots have been duly received and canvassed in the time, form and manner as required by law, and the result of the absentee vote for the candidates are as follows, without regard to precincts: VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN BALLOTS SPOILED AND NOT COUNTED Aiken 63 Benson 61 Bowler 12 Dawson 50 0 Helgesson 62 - Melchor 59 Welsh 44 2. That the above canvass shows: a) That the total, number of ballots cast in the City is 1,863. . b) That the total number of votes for each person, including absentee ballots is : Helgesson 1,112 • Aiken 1,041 Benson .. 1,033 . Melchor 877 Dawson 684 ' Welsh 537 Bowler 226 IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that this Councildoesdeclare that Leslie A. Helgesson, Wm. Ross AikenandWalter A. Benson had the highest number of votes- for said office, and that they were therefor -3- . \ y� • • j - elected to fill the' three full four year terms of Councilmen. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE City Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to enter this resolution in full in the minutes of this Council as the statement of the result of said General Municipal Election, and that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to perform any, and all incidental duties required by law in connection herewith. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of theTownof Los Altos Hills at an adjourned regular meeting of said Council on the 16th day of April, 1968,, by the following roll call vote: `AYES: Councilmen Aiken,, Benson, Deputy Mayor Davey NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmen Fowler Mayor Henley ATTEST: >?� City Clerk - APPROVED: Mayor ^4q