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RESOLUTION NO. 432
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TIBURON
CALLING FOR AND ORDERING A RECOUNT OF BALLOTS.
WHEREAS, Anne L. Ellinwood, a candidate for this City Council
in the Municipal Election of April 11, 1972 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 15, 16, 17 and 18 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, TIlEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
THAT the recount of the vote in the Municipal Election in the
City of Tiburon on April 11 1972 shall commence April 24, 1972 at 9:00 am
at the ~ouncil Chambers, Tiburon City Hall and shall proceed as expeditiously
as poss~ble.
THAT for the purpose of recounting, a special recounting board
is hereby appointed composed of:
Vivienne Winblad
Harry Matthews
Gertrude Schleiger
Dorothy Levitan
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the City Council
of the City of Tiburon on the 18th day of April, 1972,.~y the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Becker, Ellinwood, Fanning, Rice and Sennett
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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DENIS T. RICE
Mayor of the City of Tiburon
ATTEST:
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BERT BALMER, City Clerk