Resolution 12588CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12588
DECLARING CANVASS OF RETURNS AND RESULTS OF CONSOLIDATED
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1994
WHEREAS, a consolidated General Municipal Election, under
and pursuant to the provisions of Article XIX of the Charter of
said City, was held for the purpose of electing officers to the
office of Mayor, Councilmember, and Member of the Board of
Education as set forth hereafter:
One (1) Mayor of said City for a full term commencing at 8:00
o'clock p.m. on the third Tuesday in December, 1994 and continuing
for four (4) years thereafter and until a successor is elected and
qualified.
Two (2) Councilmembers on the Council of said City for two full
terms, each term commencing at 8:00 o'clock p.m. on the third
Tuesday in December, 1994 and continuing for four (4) years
thereafter and until a successor is elected and qualified.
Two (2) members of the Board of Education of said City, each term
commencing at 7:30 o'clock p.m. on the fourth Tuesday in December,
1994 and continuing for four (4) years thereafter and until a
successor is elected and qualified.
WHEREAS, nominating petitions were duly and regularly
presented to, and filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Alameda, in the time, form and manner prescribed by law,
nominating for said offices:
FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR:
Ralph J. Appezzato
E. William Withrow, Jr.
Ron Paul Greer
Herb Walt Severns
FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER:
Charles M. Mannix
Karin Lucas
Al DeWitt
Richard A. Roth
Barbara M. Church Thomas
Tony Daysog
Don Newman
FOR THE OFFICE OF MEMBER, BOARD OF EDUCATION:
Anna Elefant
Berresford A. Bingham
Michael McMahon
Jon Lyon
WHEREAS, said nominations were entered in a list, with
the offices to be filled, which list was certified to and filed in
the time, form and manner prescribed by law, whereupon a notice of
nominees for public office containing a statement of the time of
the election, the offices to be filled, and the names of the
candidates to be voted on, was duly and regularly issued more than
ten (10) days before said election and was published twice in the
official newspaper of said City, the last publication thereof being
more than five (5) days before the date of said election; and
WHEREAS there were 55 election precincts within the City
of Alameda fixed and designated; and
WHEREAS, all of the ballots used for said election were
prepared, as to form and content, as prescribed by law, and a
sample ballot was mailed to each voter of the City of Alameda
within the time and in the manner provided by law and such mailing
was completed at least ten (10) days preceding the date of said
election; and
WHEREAS, the officers of election for said election were
duly appointed and qualified, and all election supplies furnished
and election booths provided for each precinct as provided by law;
and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Alameda, twenty -eight
(28) days following said election has met and fully canvassed the
returns of the votes cast at said Consolidated General Municipal
Election as required by law, and being fully advised in the
premises, and having the returns of said canvass before it;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND DECLARED
BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA and said Council finds, as
follows:
(1) That said Consolidated General Municipal Election was held and
conducted, and the votes cast thereat received and canvassed, and
the returns thereof ascertained, determined and declared in all
respects and particulars in the time, form and manner provided by
law.
(2) That the whole number of ballots cast in the City of Alameda
at said election was 23,931.
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(3) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at
said election for each of the aforementioned candidates for the
office of Mayor of said City was as follows:
Ralph J. Appezzato
E. William Withrow, Jr.
Ron Paul Greer
Herb Walt Severns
10,635
10,164
726
371
(4) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at
said election for each of the aforementioned candidates for the
office of Councilmember of said City was as follows:
Charles M. Mannix
Karin Lucas
Al DeWitt
Richard A. Roth
Barbara M. Church Thomas
Tony Daysog
Don Newman
8,682
7,059
6,310
5,714
3,497
3,361
1,557
(5) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at
said election for each of the aforementioned candidates for the
office of Member, Board of Education of said City was as follows:
Anna Elefant
Berresford A. Bingham
Michael McMahon
Jon Lyon
12,002
7,491
5,302
3,375
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND DECLARED that
the aforesaid Ralph J. Appezzato, having received the highest
number of votes cast for the office of Mayor, was, and is hereby
declared to be, duly and regularly elected to the office of Mayor
of the City of Alameda, for a term beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m.,
on the third Tuesday in December, 1994, and continuing for four (4)
years thereafter and until a successor is elected and qualified.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND DECLARED that the aforesaid
Charles M. Mannix and Karin Lucas, having received the two highest
number of votes cast for the office of Councilmember, were, and are
hereby declared to be, duly and regularly elected to the office of
Councilmember of the City of Alameda, each for a term beginning at
8:00 o'clock p.m., on the third Tuesday in December, 1994, and
continuing for four (4) years thereafter and until a successor is
elected and qualified.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND DECLARED that the
aforesaid Anna Elefant and Berresford A. Bingham, having received
the two highest number of votes cast for the office of Member,
Board of Education, were and are hereby declared to be, duly and
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regularly elected to the office of Member, Board of Education of
the City of Alameda, each for a term beginning at 7:30 o'clock p.m.
on the fourth Tuesday in December, 1994, following the General
Municipal Election, and continuing for four (4) years thereafter
and until a successor is elected and qualified;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND DECLARED, in accordance with
Section 2-7 of the Charter of the City of Alameda, that the
aforesaid Al DeWitt, the candidate not elected for a contested
council seat who received the highest number of votes cast for the
office of Councilmember, and received votes from at least 10% of
the total number of voters, was, and is hereby declared to fill the
vacancy of the office of Councilmember of the City of Alameda
caused by the election of a Councilmember to Mayor pursuant to
Charter Section 2-7(A), for the term beginning at 8:00 o'clock
p.m., on the third Tuesday in December, 1994, and continuing until
a successor is elected and qualified in the next General Municipal
Election.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 6th day of
Deremher , 1994, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
Councilmembers Appezzato, Arnerich, Lucas, Roth
and President Withrow - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 7th day of December , 1994.
Diane . Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda