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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-99-0838J-99-950 11/3/99 'fix � : , 0 (' RESOLUTION N0. qJ 5 d s8 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS, OFFICIALLY ACCEPTING THE ATTACHED CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF THE RESULTS. OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 3, HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1999, IN WHICH THE CHARTER AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE POSITION AND THE OFFICE OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL WAS APPROVED BY THE ELECTORATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Clerk's Certification and Declaration of the Results of the Special Election for Charter Amendment No. 3, attached hereto and made a part hereof, held on November 2, 1999, in which a charter amendment to provide for the position and the office of an Independent Auditor General was approved by the electorate are hereby officially accepted. PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of November , 1999. This AdKhistrative Act shall e e effective imme 'atel C �i FORMAlf, CITY CLERK CITY co MNIISSION MEETING OF NOV 1 n 1999 Resolution No. f.) l) SVV t� Ml ` CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS SPECIAL REFERENDUM CITY OF MIAMI ELECTION November 2, I999 STATE OF FLORIDA ) COUNTY OF DADE ) CITY OF MIAMI ) I, Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, do hereby certify that all necessary legal steps were taken in connection with the conduct of a City of Miami Special Referendum Election held on November 2, 1999, including, though not limited to, the following Logic and Accuracy Tests: On Monday, November 1, 1999: A) Commencing at approximately 2:30 p.m., the City of Miami Canvassing Board (hereinafter referred to as "Canvassing Board") convened and the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections had the tabulating equipment located in the Elections Department, Stephen P. Clark Center, tested to ascertain that the equipment would correctly tabulate the precinct and absentee ballot votes cast for all City of Miami candidates and Charter Amendments Numbers 1, 2, and 3. B) Pursuant to Florida Statutes 101.5612 entitled, "Testing of Tabulation Equipment," the test was conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots so produced as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and each measure and included one or more ballots which had votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulation equipment to reject such votes. C) Test results were compared with the predetermined totals for each question. and pursuant to requirements established in Section 101.5612, Florida Statutes, I witnessed and observed the performance and results of all required tests and verified the correctness of the program, precinct header cards and test ballots, as well as any replacement of said materials required by and subject to said tests. D) At the completion of the preelection test of the automatic tabulation equipment, approximately 4:15 p.m., sealed boxes (#78425) were appropriately identified by Miami -Dade County Elections Department to secure the testing materials' and the program microdisks, which would ensure the inviolabilit} of the materials in question. E) The Canvassing Board set the time for opening of the valid absentee ballots starting at 2:30 p.m., and at 5 p.m. began the canvass of the presumed invalid absentee ballots cast. a9 a5 II. On Tuesday, November 2, 1999 (election day): A) Commencing at 5 p.m.. the Canvassing Board resumed the canvassin�t, of the absentee ballots. At approximately 6 p.m., the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections had -the tabulation equipment located in the Elections Department at the Stephen P. Clark Center tested to ascertain that the equipment had not been tampered with. and that it would correctly count the precinct and absentee ballot votes cast for all City of Miami candidates and Charter Amendment questions. B) At the completion of the precinct and absentee ballot count the preelection test of the automatic tabulating equipment was again tested at approximately 7:25 p.m., before the official count of ballots to ascertain that the equipment correctly counted the precinct and absentee votes cast for all Cit), of Miami candidates and Charter Amendment questions. C) .At the completion of the election. followed by the post -count Logic and Accuracy test. all voted ballots, together with their precinct header cards. the duplicated and the spoiled ballots were appropriately stored in containers which were sealed (sea] #A 0078422, C 0078224.E 0078410. F 0078333) and signed off by the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections and the City Clerk. III. I further certif}, that all documents concerning these Logic and Accuracy Tests showed the tabulating equipment to be functioning correctly and that said documents are presently in the possession of the Supervisor of Elections of Miami - Dade County, in containers which were sealed (# 0078425) and signed off by the Supervisor of Elections and the City Clerk. IV. I further certify and declare that the results of the Citv_ of Miami Special Election held on November 1999 are as follows: I 2 N CITY OF MIAMI SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS November 2, 1999 (97 Precincts Processed, plus absentees) Total Registered Voters in Miami: 122,674 100% Ballots Cast: 29,005 23.64% CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1, PROVIDING FOR STRONG MAYOR - COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND MAYORAL ELECTION: YES: 14,153 53.19°% NO: 12,455 46.81 % CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.2, PROVIDING FOR TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS: YES: 16,491 72.52% NO: 6.248 27.48% CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.3, ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE AND POSITION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL: YES: 14.560 58.89% NO: 10.164 41.11% S9- 838 ABSENTEE BALLOT COUNT TOTAL ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAST: 1.346 CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.1, PROVIDING FOR STRONG MAYOR - COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND MAYORAL ELECTION: YES: 614 51.99% NO: 567 48.01 % CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.2, PROVIDING FOR TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS: YES: 750 71.56% NO: 298 28.44% CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.3, ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE AND POSITION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL: YES: 624 55.81% NO: 494 44.190/0 V. I further certify that the total number of ballots cast. including total number of absentee ballots counted for said Special Election was 29.005. VI. I further certify that Charter Amendment No. 1: providing for a strong mayor - commission form of government and mayoral election was approved by the electorate. VII. I further certify that Charter Amendment No. 2: providing for term limits for mayor and city commissioners was approved by the electorate. VIII. I further certify that Charter Amendment No. 3: establishing the . Office and position of Independent Auditor General was approved by the electorate. 4 �tcjc WITNESS MY HAND and the official Seal of the City of Miami. Florida, this 8"' of November. 1999. i AL' Waite . Foeman. City Clerk Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 81h day of November, 1999. by Walter J. Foeman, personally known to me, who did take an oath. &Ylv�iaLow�man. Notary Public ROFFICI,y��vor�wrgSYW 4 LpVMNvCOA A""'OM 14 OER CC823844Y COMMON EVIREB APR. 29 2003 VJ-- 6 05 METROPOLITAN UNTY, FLORIDA METao•A`a�1. METRO -DARE CENTER OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SUITE 1910 Mailing Address: 111 N.W. 1st STREET P O. Box 012241 MIAMI. FLORIDA 33126.1962 Miami. Ronda 33101.2241 (305) 375.5553 CERTIFICATION STATE OF FLORIDA) COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE) I, David C. Leahy, Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, do hereby certify that the hereby attached is a true and correct copy of the precinct and absentee ballot counts of the votes cast for the municipal candidates and questions below at the November 2, 1999 City of Miami Nonpartisan Primary and Special Elections. COMMISSIONER —DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER — DISTRICT 2 COMMISSIONER — DISTRICT 4 CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR STRONG MAYOR -COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT ,AND MAYORAL ELECTION CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS CHARTER AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE AND POSITION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL, AT MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON THIS 2nd DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1999. DCL:zd David C. Leahy Supervisor of Elections Miami -Dade County METROPOLITAN DA i OLINTY, FLORIDA .. METEtO DADE OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS METRO•DADE CENTER SUITE 1910 11i N.W. 1st STREET Melling Address: MIAMI, FLORIDA 33128•1962 P. 0. 8oz 012241 (305) 375.5553 Miami, Florida 33101.2241 CITY OF MIAMI 1VIIAMI-DADS COUNTY, FLORIDA NONPARTISAN PRY AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 2, l 999 and GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOVE MER 9, 1999 CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned, City of Miami City Clerk, member of the City of IMami Canvassing Board, do hereby order that all valid absentee ballots for these elections be opened starting at 2:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to each election. may CITY OF MIAMI CANVA SING BOARD: Walter Foeman City Clerk � z o C) Z N c-n 1999 Pall Municipal Lions 0 Miami -Dade County, odda November Z 1999 CERTIFICATION PUBLIC LOGIC AND ACCURACY TEST OF THE TABULATION EQUIPMENT We, the undersigned City Canvassing Boards' representatives appointed to act during the municipal elections to be held on November 2, 1999, do, by our signatures hereto, certify that to the best of our knowledge: 1. On November 1, 1999, commencing at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Supervisor of Elections had the tabulating equipment based in the Elections Department at the Stephen P. Clark Center tested to ascertain that the equipment will correctly count the precinct and absentee ballot votes cast for all candidates and questions. 2. The undersigned compared the test results with the predetermined totals for each choice and pursuant to the requirements established in Section 101.5612, Florida Statutes, observed the performance and results of all required tests and verified the correctness of the program, precinct header cards and test ballots, as well as any replacement of said materials required by said tests, subject to said tests. 3. At the completion of this public logic and accuracy test, the verified logic and accuracy report, ETNet log, program microdisk (seal s;-i'4Ntiy ) and test ballots with precinct header cards were placed in the custody of the Supervisor of Elections under seal number r<n%li z 5 ANVASSING BOARD REPRESENTATIVES: City 4lerka—niel F. De oath City of laieah l �l/� City Clerk Walter Foeman City of Miami City Clerk Robert Parcher City of Miami Beach Pa(9P s of 3 0 J U e►''V 0 1999 pan Municipal +coons Miami -bade County, Florlde November 2, 1999 CERTIFICATION LOGIC AND ACCURACY TEST PERFORMED PRE- AND POST- PRECINCT AND ABSENTEE BALLOT COUNTS We, the undersigned City Canvassing Boards' representatives appointed to act during the municipal elections to be held on November 2, 1999, do, by our signatures hereto, further certify that to the best of our knowledge: 4. On November 2, 1999, commencing at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Supervisor of Elections had the tabulating equipment based in the Elections Department at the Stephen P. Clark Center tested to ascertain that the equipment will correctly count the precinct and absentee ballot votes cast for all candidates and questions. Seal number 047 g .7 ±11�y , used to secure the testing materials and seal 0 0 7 g c4Z S , used to seal the program microdisk, were broken in our presence and the contents were used following the procedures of paragraph (2), to complete this pre -count logic and accuracy test. 5. At the completion of this pre -count logic and accuracy test, all precinct and absentee ballots cast were counted. Except as otherwise specifically set forth and declared in this Certification, in our presence and sight, no ballot card was removed from or added to any ballot card container, ballot card tray or other segregation of ballots, and no ballot card was in any manner altered or tampered with by any person, and no person touched any ballot card container, ballot card tray or ballot card, except a person authorized to do so pursuant to Section 101.5614, Florida Statutes, 6. At the completion of the precinct and absentee ballot counts, the automatic tabulating equipment was again tested to ascertain that the equipment correctly counted the precinct and absentee votes cast for all candidates and questions. 7. At the completion of this post -count logic and accuracy test, all voted ballots with their precinct header cards, and duplicated and spoiled ballots, were stored in cabinets with seal numbers _ A oO7B4.t Z F ov�83�3 , - 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 Page 2 of 3 1999 pall Municipal - t tions Miami -Dade Coun ride November 2 1999 tY� , Similarly consigned and sealed were the verified logic and accuracy reports, ETNet log, program microdisk (sealvr,: ), broken seals, and. the test ballots with precinct header cards and stored under seal number oo-, a-35 s All items, sealed as described above, were placed in the custody of the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, for subsequent delivery to the respective City Clerks. CANVASSING BARD REPRESENTATIVES: City Clerk D6niel F. Dko-kh Ci Hi leap 4t� City Clerk Walter Foeman Cft of Miami _[� &'�_ e"_ - pa't' jt"� Cify Clerk Robert Parcher City of Miami Beach Page 3 of 3 �J S90a r CUMULATIVE FINAL MUNICIPAL PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL EL ONS Page 1 10:02pm Nov 2 1999 MIAMI-DARE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 2, 1999 CITY OF HIALEAH Precincts counted Absentee Precincts Counted Registered voters Ballots Cast COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP II Rene Garcia Evelio Medina Luis M. Sorondo COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP IV Carmen Caldwell Roiy More Julio Ponce COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP V Raymundo Barrios Esteban Bovo Angel "Omar" Fajardo HIALEAH QUESTIONS CHARTER AMENDMENT Yes No NON -BINDING STRAW BALLOT QUESTION Yes No CITY OF MIAMI BEACH Precincts counted Absentee Precincts Counted Registered Voters Ballots Cast MAYOR Mike Calhoun Neisen Kasdin Leslie Martinez-Botet Martin Shapiro COMMISSSIONER - GROUP V Joe Fontana Luis Garcia Charles Schaab Richard L. Steinberg Manny Warszayski Lee Weiss COMMISSIONER - GROUP VI Matti Herrera Bower Liliam Lopez Mike Thompson MIAMI BEACH QUESTIONS RENAMING OCEAN BEACH PARK Yes No BOND ISSUE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE For bonds Against bonds BOND ISSUE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKS AND BEACHES For bonds Against bonds BOND ISSUE FOR FIRE SAFETY 39 100,00% FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 1 100.00% For bonds S,379 68.S1% 68.709 100.00% Against bonds 2,472 31.49% 16,385 23.85% CODE AMENDMENT REDUCING RESORT TAX ALLOCATION 9.438 66.54% Yes S,117 66.3S% 4,145 29.22% No 2,59S 33.6S% 602 4.24% CHARTER AMENDMENT INCREASING SALARIES OF COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR 6,032 41.32% Yes 3,260 4132% 729 4.99% No 4,592 S8.48% 7,839 S3.69% CHARTER AMENDMENT TO PENSION FUNDS FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN 3,280 22.69% Yes 5,341 69.33% 8,024 S5.51% No 2,363 30.67% 3,1S2 21,80% GENERAL EMPLOYEES' PENSION BOARD PRUDENT PERSON STANDARD 4,938 47.89% Yes No 3,967 54.84% 5,374 52.11% 3,267 4S.16% CITY OF MIAMI 8,797 61.69% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1 S,462 38.31X Precincts Counted 21 100.00% Absentee Precincts Counted 1 100.00% Registered Voters 20,740 100.00% 32 100.00% Ballots Cast 4,891 23.58% 1 100.00% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1 32,977 100.00% Wifredo (Willy) Gort 3,00S 66.31% 9,876 29.9S% Liliana Ros 1,527 33.69% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 269 4,693 2.86% 49.94% Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts 32 100.00% 543 5.78% Counted Registered Voters 1 100.00% 3,893 41.42% Ballots Cast 28,433 100.00% 7,332 25.79% 2,177 24.54% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 3,091 34.84% Rene Diaz J. L. Plummer, Jr. 529 7,52% 1,062 11.97% Jason Walker 2,S29 34.52% 1,678 18.91% Johnny Winton 335 4.28% 625 7.04% 3,33E 54.76% 239 2.69% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4 Precincts Counted 20 100.00% 4,S4S 50.57% Absentee Precincts Counted Registered Voters 1 100.00% 2,960 32.93% Ballots Cast 28,549 100.00% 1,483 16.SO% 8 ,964 31.40% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4 Agustin "Gus" Garcia 1,247 14.42% 4,719 59.86% Tomas Regalado Manolo Reyes 4,4S8 S1.SS% 3,165 40.14% 2,943 34.03% MIAMI QUESTIONS Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts Counted 97 100.00% 4,283 S4.18% Registered Voters 4 100.00% 3,622 4S.82% Ballots Cast 122.674 100.00% 29,005 23.64% CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR STRONG MAYOR Yes 4,507 56.94% No 14,153 S3.19% 3,408 43.06% 12,455 46.83X ' CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR TERM LIMITS Yes No 16,491 72.52% 6,248 27.48% Page 2 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL E DNS a CUMULATIVE FINAL �MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA c ii"D 10:020ey Nov 2 1999af4` NOVEMBER 2, 1999 CHARTER AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL 14,560 58.89% Yes 10,164 41.11.% NO 1 0 CUMULATIVE !2 07:24pm Nov 2 1999 CITY OF HIALEAH Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts Counted Registered Voters Ballots Cast COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP II Rene Garcia Evelio Medina Luis M. Sorondo COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP IV Carmen Caldwell Roly More Julio Ponce COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP V Raymundo Barrios Esteban Boyo Angel "Omar" Fajardo HIALEAH QUESTIONS CHARTER AMENDMENT Yes NO NON -BINDING STRAW BALLOT QUESTION Yes No CITY OF MIAMI BEACH Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts Counted Registered Voters Ballots Cast MAYOR Mike Calhoun Neisen Kasdin Leslie Martinez-Botet Martin Shapiro COMMISSSIONER - GROUP V Joe Fontana Luis Garcia Charles Schaab Richard L. Steinberg Manny Warszayski Lee Weiss COMMISSIONER - GROUP VI Matti Herrera Bower Liliam Lopez Mike Thompson MIAMI BEACH QUESTIONS RENAMING OCEAN BEACH PARK Yes No BOND ISSUE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE For bonds Against bonds BOND ISSUE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKS AND BEACHES For bonds Against bonds MUNICIPAL PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL.+, IONS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.`'# NOVEMBER 2, 1999 ABSENTEE BOND ISSUE FOR FIRE SAFETY 0 0.00% FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 0 0.00% For bonds 0 0.00% Against bonds 0 0.00% CODE AMENDMENT REDUCING RESORT TAX ALLOCATION 0 0.00% Yes 0 0.00% No 0 0.00% CHARTER AMENDMENT INCREASING SALARIES OF COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR 0 0.00% Yes 0 0.00% No 0 0.00% CHARTER AMENDMENT TO PENSION FUNDS FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN 0 0.00% Yes 0 0.00% No 0 0.00% GENERAL EMPLOYEES' PENSION BOARD PRUDENT PERSON STANDARD Yes 0 0.00% No 0 0.00% CITY OF MIAMI 0 0.00% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1 0 0.00% Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts Counted Registered Voters Ballots Cast 0 0.00% 1 100.00% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1 0 0.00% Wifredo (Willy) Gort 484 ---.--% Liliana Ros MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 22 5.02% Precincts counted 176 40.18% Absentee Precincts Counted 15 3.42% Registered Voters 225 51.37% Ballots Cast MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 89 20.79% Rene Diaz 103 24.07% J. L. Plummer, Jr. 51 11.92% Jason Walker 91 21.26% Johnny Winton 54 12.62% 40 9.35% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4 Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts Counted 215 51.07% Registered Voters 96 22.80% Ballots Cast 110 26.13% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4 Agustin "GUS" Garcia Tomas Regalado 186 59.62% Manolo Reyes 126 40.38% MIAMI QUESTIONS Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts Counted 163 51.58% Registered Voters 153 48.42% Ballots Cast CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR STRONG MAYOR Yes 190 56.72% No 14S 43.28% CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR TERM LIMITS Yes 16 No Pacc 228 70.8n 94 29.194 226 68.28% 1.0S 31.72% 120 36.92% 20S 63.08% 213 67.41% 203 32.59% 134 45.42% 161 S4.58% 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 243 -- .--% 155 72.77% 58 27.23% 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 310---.--% 18 6.41% 101 3S.94% 18 6.41% 144 51.25% 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 437 -- ,--% 47 11.5S% 205 SO.37% 1SS 38.08% 0 0.00% 4 100.00% 0 0.00% 1,346 -- .--% 614 S1.99% S67 48.01X 750 71.56% 298 28.44% r0t 1 CGMULATIVE #2 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL IONS Vaar 07:24pm NOV 2 1499 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA' NOVEMBER 2, 1999 CHARTER AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL Yes 624 S5.81% No 494 44.19% 0 v (" � _ C� eS U