03-26-1997 Canvassing Board Minutes - Run-off DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER ELECTION RESULTS
CANVASSING BOARD
TALLY SHEET
MARCH 26, 1997
MACHINE VOTE ABSENTEE VOTE
DANNY HOWELL 129
TOTAL:
JOHN LINEBARIER 102
TOTAL:
231 4 235
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MINUTES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE CANVASSING BOARD MEETING HELD
MARCH 26, 1997
CALL TO ORDER •
Mayor Vandergrift called the Canvassing Board to order at 12:00 p.m. in the Commission
Chambers Conference Room. The roll was called and a quorum declared present.
PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioners Anderson and Johnson. Also present were
Candidate Howell, City Attorney Rosenthal, City Clerk Grafton, and Deputy City
Clerk Green.
ABSENT: None.
City Clerk Grafton reported tabulated results of the March .25, 1997 run-off election for
Commissioner,District No. 1 as follows:
Danny Howell 129
John Linebarier 102
• 231 votes cast
Mayor Vandergrift confirmed the tabulator tape totals to be as reported.
COUNTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS
City Clerk Grafton reported that four absentee ballots had been requested and four absentee
ballots had been returned by the Supervisor of Elections.
City Attorney Rosenthal said he had reviewed the absentee ballots and found them to be in
proper form.
Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, moved to accept the absentee
ballots. Motion carried 3-0.
The absentee ballots were opened by the Board, separated from the identifying envelopes, stirred,
removed from the secrecy envelopes, and counted. Commissioner Anderson announced, and
Commissioner Johnson confirmed, the distribution of absentee votes for the District 1 run-off
election:
Danny Howell 2
John Linebarier 2
4 votes cast
Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Johnson moved to accept the absentee
ballots as counted. Motion carried 3-0.
Ocoee City Commission Canvassing Board Meeting
March 26, 1997
CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RETURNS
Upon combining the tabulator count with the absentee count, Commissioner Anderson,
seconded by Commissioner Johnson, moved to certify the count in the District No. 1 election to
be as follows: Danny Howell 131 and John Linebarier 104 and to declare Mr. Howell the
winner by virtue of having received the majority of votes cast. Motion carried 3-0.
Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Anderson, moved to adjourn. Motion
carried 3-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 12:07 p.m.
APPROVED
Attest: City of Ocoee
Jean Grafton, City Clerk S Scott Vandergrift, Mayor
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