HomeMy WebLinkAboutCertification And Declaration of Official Election Results 2009CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
ON THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2009
STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF MIAMI DADE )
CITY OF MIAMI )
I, Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, and as the Canvassing
Board for the City of Miami (hereinafter referred to as "Canvassing Board") do hereby
certify that all necessary legal steps were taken in connection with the conduct of a City
of Miami General Municipal Election held on November 3, 2009, including, though not
limited to, the following Logic and Accuracy Tests:
I. On Wednesday, October 21, 2009:
A. Commencing at approximately 10:00 a.m. the Miami -Dade County Supervisor
of Elections representative had the tabulating equipment tested to ascertain
that the equipment will correctly count the precinct and absentee ballots cast
for the candidates and/or issues, to be voted in the Miami General Municipal
Election to be held on November 3, 2009.
B. The Canvassing Board compared the test results with the predetermined totals
for each candidate 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 programs and equipment, as
well as any replacement of said materials required by said tests, subject to said
tests.
C. At the completion of the above test, there were delivered to us, in a sealed
container with Seal Number 051929 the verified Logic and Accuracy reports
and test materials, and steps have been taken to ensure the security of said
materials prior to, during and subsequent to the election, except when said
materials are properly in the possession of the Elections Department staff
appointed to conduct the election.
II. On Wednesday, October 28, 2009 throut1h Monday, November 2, 2009:
A. On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of
Elections set the time to begin the opening of the valid absentee ballots and
the duplication of ballots (as needed) at 10:00 a.m. and commencing at 1 p.m.
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on Monday, November 2, 2009, the Canvassing Board resumed opening of the
absentee ballots.
111. On Tuesday, November 3, 2009 (Election Day)
A. At approximately 4:00 p.m., the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of
Elections began the pre -count logic and accuracy test of the optical scan
system used for paper ballots, located at the Elections Department at 2700
NW 87th Ave, 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.
B. At the completion of the precinct and absentee ballot count, the pre-election
test of the automatic tabulating equipment was again tested at approximately
7:30 p.m., before the official count of ballots to ascertain that the equipment
correctly counted the precinct and absentee votes cast for all City of Miami
candidates.
C. At the completion of the tabulation of election results, approximately 10:30
p.m., the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections presented me with the
certification of elections tabulation. Per Florida Statute 101.048(1) persons
casting provisional ballots have the right to present written evidence
supporting his or her eligibility to vote to the supervisor of elections by not
later than 5 p.m. on the third day following the election. That deadline was
Thursday, November 5, 2009. On Friday, November 6, 2009 we received the
certified official tabulation of election results.
IV. I further certify that all documents concerning the above 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 under seal number 015929and signed off by the
Supervisor of Elections and the City Clerk.
V. I further certify and declare that the results of the nonpartisan City of Miami General
Municipal Election which was held on November 3, 2009, are as follows:
2009 CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOV 3, 2009
PRECINCTS COUNTED
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL
EARLY VOTING
OPTICAL IVOTRO-
ABSENTEE SCAN NIC
15,988 4,154
2
ELECTION DAY
TOTAL
OPTICAL IVOTRO-
VOTES
%
SCAN NIC
128
100.00
177,498
39,799
19,642 13
22.42
2
EARLY VOTING
OPTICAL IVOTRO-
ABSENTEE SCAN NIC
15,988 4,154
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2009 CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOV 3, 2009
ELECTION DAY EARLY VOTING
TOTAL OPTICAL IVOTRO- OPTICAL IVOTRO-
VOTES % SCAN NIC ABSENTEE SCAN NIC
MAYOR
Tomas Regalado
27,937 71.51
13,993
9
10,904
3,031 0
Joe Sanchez
11,128 28.49
5,305
2
4,756
1,065 0
Total
39,065
19,298
11
15,660
4,096 0
Over Votes
64
0
0
64
0 0
Under Votes
670
344
2
264
58 2
COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 3
Frank Carollo
4,522
52.61
1,803
4
2,311
404 0
Guillermo "Willie"
626
5.15
372
0
186
68 0
Chacon
235
2.73
134
0
73
28 0
Antonio "Mico"
5,438
44.74
2,363
0
2,588
487 0
Colmenares
142
1.65
67
0
49
26 0
Pedro R. Diaz
378
4.40
192
0
132
54 0
Mavel Lopez
1,681
19.56
576
2
930
173 0
Luis C. Morse
804
9.35
403
0
305
96 0
Maria "Beba" Sardinia -
Mann
833
9.69
524
1
203
105 0
Total
8,595
3,699
7
4,003
886 0
Over Votes
55
0
0
55
0 0
Under Votes
172
87
1
62
20 2
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4
Manolo Reyes
4,922
40.50
2,251
0
2,135
536 0
Denis Rod
626
5.15
372
0
186
68 0
Oscar Rodriguez -Fonts
1,168
9.61
632
0
410
126 0
Francis X. Suarez
5,438
44.74
2,363
0
2,588
487 0
Total
12,154
5,618
0
5,319
1,217 0
Over Votes
26
0
0
26
0 0
Under Votes
264
120
0
121
23 0
COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 5
David Chiverton
490 10.09
333
1
114
42 0
Michelle Spence -Jones
4,011 82.63
2,524
3
1,014
470 0
Jeff Torain
353 7.27
244
0
68
41 0
Total
4,854
3,101
4
1,196
553 0
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2009 CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOV 3, 2009
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ELECTION DAY
EARLY VOTING
TOTAL OPTICAL IVOTRO-
OPTICAL
IVOTRO-
VOTES % SCAN NIC
ABSENTEE SCAN
NIC
Over Votes 7 0 0
7 0
0
Under Votes 110 48 0
46 16
0
Coconut Grove Village
Council Members
Heather Bettner
696
6.48
399
0
206
91 0
Kate Callahan
798
7.43
475
0
230
93 0
David B. Collins
828
7.71
478
0
232
118 0
Liliana Dones
557
5.19
286
0
190
81 0
Felice Dubin
644
6.00
363
0
187
94 0
Rose Fountain
437
4.07
230
0
151
56 0
William Furry
465
4.33
281
0
132
52 0
Javier Gonzalez
585
5.45
322
0
182
81 0
Scott Janowitz
515
4.80
295
0
149
71 0
Giana M. Leyva
345
3.21
176
0
124
45 0
Stephen P. Murray
681
6.34
389
0
204
88 0
Michelle Niemeyer
782
7.28
439
0
222
121 0
Sylvia Quinn
501
4.67
268
0
172
61 0
Renita Ross Samuels -
Dixon
735
6.85
484
0
185
66 0
Patrick Sessions
991
9.23
630
0
235
126 0
Adam Weirich
433
4.03
240
0
132
61 0
David Eric Wells
744
6.93
440
0
211
93 0
Total
10,737
6,195
0
3,144
1,398 0
Over Votes
72
0
0
72
0 0
Under Votes
10,620
6,117
0
3,255
1,248 0
VI. I further certify and declare that:
• in the race for Mayor, Tomas Regalado received more than 50 percent plus one
of all votes cast and is hereby declared to have been elected Mayor of the City of
Miami;
• in the race for Commission District 3, Frank Carollo received more than 50
percent plus one of all votes cast and is hereby declared to have been elected City
of Miami District 3 Commissioner;
• in the race for Commission District 4, no candidate received a majority of votes
cast, and therefore a Runoff election will be required to determine who will be
elected Commissioner of District 4. Francis X. Suarez and Manolo Reyes
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having received the greatest number of votes cast in the General Municipal
Election, shall be placed on the ballot at the Runoff Election scheduled for
November 17, 2009;
• in the race for Commission District 5, Michelle Spence -Jones received more than
50 percent plus one of all votes cast and is hereby declared to have been elected
City of Miami District S Commissioner;
• in the race for Coconut Grove Village Council members, Patrick Sessions, David
B. Collins, Kate Callahan, Michelle Niemeyer, David Eric Wells, Renita Ross
Samuels -Dixon, Heather Bettner, Stephen P. Murray and Felice Dubin were
the nine (9) candidates that received the greatest number of votes cast and are
hereby declared to have been elected Coconut Grove Village Council Members.
VII. On Monday, November 9, 2009 (Post Election Audit)
A At approximately 10 00 a in the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections
conducted a post election manual audit at the Elections Department at 2700
NW 87th Ave according to Florida Division of Election Rule IS -5 026 The
audit entailed audit teams manually counting the ballots cast by absentee
voting, early voting, and by Election Day voting, for a randomly selected
precinct within a randomly selected race At the completion of the audit on
Monday, November 9, 2009, at approximately 10 45 we received the voting
system post election audit report
WITNESS my hand and the official Seal of the City of Miami, Florida, this --6,
day of November, 2009
Priscilla A Thompson, CMC,
City Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed before me this � day of November, 2009, by Priscilla
A Thompson, who is personally known to me and did take an oath
Nothry Public State of Florid+
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