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RESOLUTION NO. 284
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TIBURON CALLING FOR AND ORDERING A RECOUNT OF
BALLOTS.
WHEREAS, Alvin R. Kuhn, a candidate for this City
Council in the Municipal Election of April 14, 1970, did,
pursuant to provisions of the Elections Code of the State of
California file with the City Clerk a declaration alleging
that because of mistake or error, the votes in Precincts 1, 2,
and 3 were so incorrectly counted that the returns do not
correctly show which candidate received the plurality of the
votes cast for the office in those precincts; and
WHEREAS, said Elections Code requires that, upon the
filing of such a declaration, the votes cast in said election
must thereupon be totally recounted; and
WHEREAS, the City Council must itself publicly recount
the ballots or, in the alternative, cause the recount to be made
by a special recounting board consisting of not less than four
voters of the city to be appointed by the governing body and to
act under the supervision of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, this City Council intends that the recounting
shall be performed by a special recounting board;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
THAT the recount of the vote in the Municipal Election
in the City of Tiburon on April 14, 1970, shall proceed as
early and as expeditiously as possible; and
THAT for the purposes of recounting, a special recount-
ing board is hereby appointed composed of:
Vivienne Winblad
Alice Oldag
Mary Estudillo
Elizabeth Talbot
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the City
Council of the City of Tiburon on the 16th day of April, 1970,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Ellinwood, Rice, Fanning
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Bremer, Drohan
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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L RENCE D. RO~, City Clerk