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:
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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:
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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
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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. •
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d) That there were five' consolidated precincts numbered
nl" through °°5°a, and ,the following number of votes was cast •
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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 •
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2 Aiken 148 1
Benson 159
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Bowler 12
Dawson 101 -
Helgesson 176
Melchor 109
We l s h 67
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• 3 . Aiken 236 2
• Benson - - 233• •
Bowler 31 •
Dawson 136 .
Helgesson . 235 • '
. Melchor 164
Welsh 122 •
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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
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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:
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City Clerk -
APPROVED:
Mayor
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