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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17780 RES - 08/15/1983A RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ADVISORY REFERENDUM AS TO A PREFERRED LOCATION FOR THE NEW CITY HALL HELD ON THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1983; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, on the 13th day of July, 1983, the Mayor and the City Council by Resolution No. 17714 ordered an advisory referendum to be held on August 13, 1983; and WHEREAS, notice of said referendum was given as required by law and as directed in said ordinance, as is shown by affidavit properly filed in the office of the City Secretary; and WHEREAS, said referendum was duly held on the 13th day of August 1983 in conformity with the election laws of the State of Texas, and the results of said election have been certified and returned by the judges and clerks thereof; and WHEREAS, this Council has today canvassed the returns of said referendum held on the 13th day of August, 1983; and WHEREAS the Council finds that the said election was in all respects lawfully held and that the City Secretary's tally and certification of results to the Council are correct: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the tally of votes cast in the advisory referendum held on the 13th day of August, 1983, made and certified to by the City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi be and the same is hereby adopted as the official tally of the votes cast at said referendum and that said tally be filed and recorded in the official records of the City of Corpus Christi as the official canvass of said referendum. SECTION 2. That the results of such canvass are declared to be: 10,899 Present City Hall Site 12,768 Site in general area of new Court House 17786 SEP28A8i4 SEP R , MICROFILMED SECTION 3. The necessity of making an official canvass of votes and declaring the results thereof immediately due to the results of this advisory referendum being needed as soon as possible for guidance in construction of ugently needed public improvements creates a public emergency requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared that such emergency exists, having requested the suspension of the Charter rule that this resolution be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDING SO ORDAINED, this the g day of August, 1983. ATTEST: APPROVED:/S DAY OF AUGUST, 1983 J. Bruce Aycoc , City Attorney MA THE C Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Corpus Christi, Tex /day of , 1983 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Respectfully, MAY Council Members THE CI'" OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The above ordinance was passed „ y the following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky 17 780 INTER -OFFICE COMMUNICATION Dept. City Secretary's Office To: Mayor Jones and Members of the City Council From: Bill G. Read, City Secretary _Date: August 30, 1983 Subject: Explanation of the Returns of the Runoff Election The computer print-out and my memo which was delivered to you Monday, August 29, properly reflects the official results of the Saturday, August 27th Runoff Election. Because of the use of the computers and the procedures followed to determine the unofficial returns on election night, the official returns are exactly the same as the unofficial returns reported election night and published in the Caller Monday, August 29. The actual voting process in the election was very routine. We had hardly any difficulty with the conduction of the voting, but there were two machine malfunctions, and two other instances where either the machine malfunctioned or the voter did not properly operate the machine, none of these effected the outcome of this election but could have had an effect in an extremely close race. The Election Code provides that the voting machines be locked and sealed for a period of ten days following the election unless ordered otherwise by a Court, so no inspection has been made on the four machines in question. We can only assume what caused the discrepancies at this time, and even after the machines are released and inspected, there is no assurance it can be ascertained exactly what happened. To the best of my knowledge and based upon my experience and under- standing of the operation of the voting machines, the following explanations could account for the discrepancies: In Precinct 62, the public counter and the protective counter indicates that 48 voters entered the voting machine, but the total votes as shown on the counters for both candidates was only 47. In Precinct 112, the public counters and the protective counters indicate that 583 voters entered the voting machines, but the total votes as shown on the counters for both candidates was only 582. August 30, 1983 Page 2 This indicates in both instances that one person who entered the • machine did not cast a vote and while the machine is designed to prevent this, there are factors that make it possible. In Precinct 31., the counters indicate that 55 voters entered the machines but the candidate counters only total 30, a difference of 25 votes. In Precinct 76, the counters indicate 137 voters entered the machine but the candidate total was only 126, a difference of 11 votes. However, trouble had been detected in this machine earlier in the day and the County voting machine mechanic had responded to the call, repaired the machine and cast 6 test votes to satisfy himself it was working properly. The other discrepancy of five votes is not accounted for. In both of the above cases, I know of no explanation for the discrepancies other that the voting machines malfunctioned. The total votes effected due to machine malfunction is thirty. The total votes effected by voter choice, voter error or machine malfunction is two. Grand total, thirty-two. Respectfully Submitted, Bill G. Read City Secretary BGR/rr INTER -OFFICE COMMUNICATION Dept. City Secretary's Office To: Mayor and Members of the City Council From: Bill G. Read, City Secretary Date: August 29, 1983 Subject: Canvassing of the Election Returns for the Corpus Christi Council Runoff Election Held August 27, 1983. Attached hereto is a computer read-out of the Saturday, August 27 Election. I hereby certify this is a complete, true and correct copy of the tabulation of the results determined by the General Return Sheets from the precinct judges and clerks of the Saturday, August 27, Runoff election. }#LST'��/°,_� Bill G. Read City Secretary BGR/rr Encl.