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Home My WebLink About11-30-1994 Canvassing Board Minutes MINUTES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE CANVASSING BOARD MEETING HELD ~ NOVEMBER 30, 1994 The meeting of the City of Ocoee Canvassing Board was called to order at 12:05 p.m. in the commission chamber conference room for the purpose of certifying and announcing the results of the 1994 election for 3 offices: Mayor, District No.1 Commissioner and District No.3 Commissioner. Mayor Vandergrift called the roll and declared a quorum present. PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioner Foster, and Commissioner Gleason. Also present were City Manager Shapiro, City Clerk Grafton, Assistant City Attorney Zelkowitz, Candidates Helderman, Glass, and Incumbent Commissioner Johnson. City Clerk Grafton presented the envelope containing the tapes from the ballot machines to Mayor Vandergrift and then announced that there were 1750 ballots cast, with one ballot un- processable, making the total votes counted 1749. The results on the tapes were then announced aloud. (See chart below.) Mrs. Grafton submitted the absentee ballots to the Canvassing Board for consideration, explaining that of the 60 ballots returned there were two that were voided and several ballots to be examined by the Canvassing Board for decisions regarding their eligibility to be counted: 1) District 1: There were 13 ballots returned, of which 2 had been voided (explanation is in paragraph no. 5). The ballot returned by Karen W. Carson had been rejected by the ~ Supervisor of Elections office because the signature did not match the one on file. However, as the signature had been witnessed by two employees in the City Clerk's office after seeing identification, Mrs. Grafton suggested that the Board may wish to use that evidence to approve the ballot for counting. Assistant City Attorney Zelkowitz advised that, if there is any question on any of the absentee ballots, they should remain unopened, because once they are opened the only way to go back and change things is to have another election. If it is unopened, and an elector challenges it, they can get a judge to make a decision to open it. Commissioner Gleason. seconded bv Mavor Vanderl!l"ift. moved to not ooen the auestionable ballot cast bv Karen W. Carson. Motion carried 3-0. 2) District 2: There were 6 ballots returned. 3) District 3: There were 25 ballots returned. The ballot cast by Teresa Eastham and witnessed by her parents, Wanda and Everette Eastham, was rejected by the Supervisor of Elections office because the signature did not match the one on file. Also, the ballot cast by Edith M. Bennett was returned to the Clerk's office by Mr. Bennett and at that time Mr. Bennett said that he had signed the ballot envelope for Mrs. Bennett. Commissioner Gleason. seconded bv Commissioner Foster. moved to not ooen the auestionable ballots cast bv Teresa Eastham and Edith M. Bennett. Motion carried 3-0. 4) District 4: There were 16 ballots returned. The ballot cast by Kermit Bushur had no signature on the envelope and so was not considered valid. ~ Ocoee Canvassing Board Meeting ."--" November 30, 1994 Commissioner Foster. seconded bv Mavor Vanderl!rift. moved to consider the unsil!ned ballot of Kermit Bushur not valid and to reiect it as illel!al. Motion carried 3-0. 5) District 1&4: There had been a question regarding which district William Pitt Varnes and Reba Varnes resided in. They had been told by two Commissioners and so believed that they lived in District 1, and had been given absentee ballots for that district, (pending receipt of an opinion from the City Attorney) even though the list from the Supervisor of Elections office showed that they resided in District 4. However, upon reviewing the districting ordinance and the map, Assistant City Attorney Zelkowitz had rendered his opinion that their residence was in District 4. Absentee ballots for District 4 had then been delivered to Mr. and Mrs. Varnes to replace the original ballots and the original ballots had been voided. No action was needed on this and none was taken. The envelopes were opened, keeping the ballots separated by districts, and when all ballots had been separated from the envelopes, City Clerk read from each ballot how the vote was cast. Each board member was provided with a tally sheet showing the results from the voting machine printout with space to record the absentee ballots and calculate the total number of votes cast for each candidate. Mayor Vandergrift abstained from recording the count as he was a candidate. The results are as follows: ~ MAYOR CANDIDATES: VERN COMBS S. SCOTT VANDERGRIFT DISTRICT Rejected No Vote Total PCT# 1106 Absentee: 7 1 1 2 void 2 13 Machine Count: 190 276 466 2106 Absentee: 3 3 6 Machine Count: 105 149 254 3106 Absentee: 12 10 2 1 write-in! Lester Dabbs 25 Machine Count: 251 183 2 436 4106 Absentee: 8 7 1 16 Machine Count: 239 354 593 ABSENTEE VOTES: 30 21 4 5 60 MACHINE TOTAL: 785 962 1 un-processable 2 1750 TOTAL: 815 983 ~ 2 Ocoee Canvassing Board Meeting '--' November 30, 1994 CANDIDATES Absentee Machine Count Total COMMISSION DISTRICT #1 John Boyd: 5 176 = 181 Brian Golden--withdrew 11-14-94 1 -0- = 1 Carmen H. Helderman: 0 22 = 22 Rusty Johnson: 3 268 = 271 TOTALS: 13 absentee -2 void -1 reject-l no vote = 9 absentee + 466 = 475 COMMISSION DISTRICT #3 \.... Raymond P. Cooper: 7 120 127 Scott A. Glass: 16 307 = 323 Machine Count Undervote 9 = 9 23 absentee + 436 = 459 TOTALS: 25 absentee -2 rejected = City Clerk Grafton read the results listed above to the audience. Commissioner Foster. seconded bv Commissioner Gleason. moved to certify the results of the election as oresented above. Motion carried 3-0. Mayor Vandergrift announced that, by virtue of having received the majority of the votes cast in their respective campaigns, Mr. Vandergrift is the Mayor, Commissioner Johnson has retained his seat as District No.1 Commissioner and Mr. Glass is Commissioner for District No.3. Although the agenda called for the administration of the oaths of office, this was done in the commission chambers following the adjournment of the Canvassing Board meeting. '-' 3 Ocoee Canvassing Board Meeting -...... November 30, 1994 ~ ...... ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m. Approved: City of Ocoee 4 '-" OATH OF OFFICE I, Rusty Johnson, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States of America and the State of Florida against all enemies, domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, loyalty, and allegiance to the same, that I am entitled to hold office under the Constitution; that I will faithfully perform all duties of the office of Commissioner of the City of Ocoee, which I am about to enter, so help me God. ~ '-" Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of November, 1994. ~ \. ~ ~ OATH OF OFFICE I, Scott A. Glass, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States of America and the State of Florida against all enemies, domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, loyalty, and allegiance to the same, that I am entitled to hold office under the Constitution; that I will faithfully perform all duties of the office of Commissioner of the City of Ocoee, which I am about to enter, so help me God. ~ Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of November, 1994. '-' OATH OF OFFICE I, S. Scott Vandergrift, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States of America and the State of Florida against all enemies, domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, loyalty, and allegiance to the same, that I am entitled to hold office under the Constitution; that I will faithfully perform all duties of the office of Mayor of the City of Ocoe;~~ God. Sworn to and subscribed before me this ~ 30th day of November, 1994. ~ CITY OF OCOEE TALLY SHEET ELECTION RESULTS NOVEMBER 30, 1994 DISTRICT MAYOR PCT # VERN COMBS S. SCOTT VANDERGRIFT 1106 Absentee: Machine Count: 190 9 i i I 276 2106 Absentee: 1/1 /P 1n Machine Count: 105 > '1 t 149 3106 Absentee: Machine Count: 251 1 (.; r 0 183 - 1 3 } 4106 Absentee: fi 1 / / 4411 1 Machine Count: 239 0 ; I.) 354 1 w 3 4 I MACHINE TOTAL: 785 962 'I ) ' ABSENTEE VOTES: -� TOTAL: b ! COMMISSION DISTRICT #1 Machine Count Total John Boyd: .tom r 176 = / ff./ Carmen H. Helderman: 22 = �.. Rusty Johnson: /11 268 = os 7 I i clDCb4' 1 COMMISSION DISTRICT #3 Raymond P. Cooper:J,41# /1 120 = /.17 ;� Scott A. Glass: ) i Ilf.. 17 w� • 307 = J J 3 TUE.. MEM 9. Lq94 7.17:37 PM t• tYOR RACE DIST 2 PRECINCT 0001 ( rn CCOES 105 S. Scott VFMERRIFT 149 BALLOT STATISTICS OVErc"VOTES 0 LNCERVOTES 0 - 1749 - NOT COLKED = TOTAL BALLOTS MST . . . —> 1750 MM.. Rim DIST 3 very, CCS 251 - REAR BM L S RIFED 1749 S. Scott IFT 183 - CENTER BIN, STRIPED - • • I GVERUOTES 0 = TOTAL BALLOTS CST . . ===', 17 Edi L ERUOTES 2 - REGLAR 1749 - 1�.SbMBLE ERRCR 1 MAYORAL RACE DIST 4 = TOTAL cam't0TS CST • — 1750 Vern. MMBS 239 S. SScxitt E ERRR IF►► 354 ! TEES O L DER ES 0 CITY COM DIST 1 cue t John H. BOYD 176 Carmen H. IELDIEM 0-1 CITr' t C XE Rtl-tr .SC O ! 268 5r:• ELECTION t 2!QTES 0 A ' LN�ERI CES 0 BLOTS COINED - TOTS 1749 CITY CCM M! DIST 3 - CITY DISTRICT 1 466 - CITY DISTRICT 2 Ran C L20 - CITY DISTRICT ., 436 Sc *)tR. GLASS 307 - CIT'' DISTRICT 4 593 tTES 0 LMERVOTES 9 MAYORAL R�E DIST 1 uern (MS 190 3. 3 x N '.IF i 276 COTES 0 £Rt3TES i1 - LL