HomeMy WebLinkAboutCertification and Declaration ResultsCERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
ON THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 2007
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 6, 2007, including, though not
limited to, the following Logic and Accuracy Tests:
On Wednesday, October 24, 2007:
A. Commencing at approximately 10:00 a.m., Canvassing Board convened and
the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections had the tabulating equipment
located in the Elections Department at 2700 NW 87th Ave., tested to ascertain
that the equipment would correctly tabulate the precinct and absentee ballot
votes cast for all City of Miami candidates.
B. Pursuant to Florida Statutes 101.5612 entitled, "Testing of Tabulation
Equipment," the test was conducted by processing a pre -audited group of
ballots so produced as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for
each candidate 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 candidate
(pursuant to requirements established in Section 101.5612, Florida Statutes),
City Clerk Staff Members 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 pre -election test of the automatic tabulation
equipment, approximately 2:30 p.m., program disk and test ballots with
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precinct header cards were placed in the custody of the Miami -Dade
Supervisor of Elections under seal numbers 0072526 and 0000769, and
authorization was given to the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections to
proceed with the opening of valid absentee ballots the following days.
II. On Friday November 2, 2007 through Monday November 5, 2007:
A. On Friday, November 2, 2007 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 7:00 a.m. and commencing at 8 a.m. on
Monday, November 5, 2007 the Canvassing Board resumed opening of the
absentee ballots.
III.On Tuesday, November 6, 2007 (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 9:00
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
Friday, November 9, 2007 wherein 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 0093051 and signed off by the
Supervisor of Elections and the City Clerk.
V. I further certify and declare that the results of the Nonpartisan Special Election
(Runoff) which was held on November 6, 2007, are as follows:
2007 CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOV 6, 2007
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PROVISIONAL
TOTAL EARLY
VOTES % IVOTRONIC ABSENTEE VOTING IVOTRONIC PAPER
PRECINCTS COUNTED 85 100.00%
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL 93,178
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL 11,746 6,396 4,546 793 2 9
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL 12.61%
COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1
Angel Gonzalez 2,485 59.81% 1,324 1,030 128 0 3
Mike Suarez 1,670 40.19% 904 617 147 0 2
Over votes 4 0 4 0 0 0
Under Votes 30 25 4 1 0 0
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
Ellen Brickley 228 6.07% 121 92 15 0 0
Ray "Ambassador"
Cantillo 191 5.08% 116 66 9 0 0
Marc Samoff 3,338 88.85% 1,990 1,046 300 0 2
Over votes 1 0 1 0 0 0
Under Votes 18 16 1 0 0 1
COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4
Evaristo "Ever"
Marina 366 9.72% 182 166 18 0 0
Tomas Regalado 3,401 90.28% 1,709 1,514 175 2 1
Over votes 1 0 1 0 0 0
Under Votes 13 9 4 0 0 0
VI. I further certify and declare that:
• in the race for Commission District 1, Angel Gonzalez received more than 50
percent plus one of all votes cast and is hereby declared to have been elected
Commissioner District 1 of the City of Miami;
• in the race for Commission District 2, Marc Sarnoff received more than 50
percent plus one of all votes cast and is hereby declared to have been elected
Commissioner District 2 of the City of Miami; and
• in the race for Commission District 4, Tomas Regalado received more than 50
percent plus one of all votes cast and is hereby declared to have been elected
Commissioner District 4 of the City of Miami.
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WITNESS my hand and the official Seat of the City of Miami, Florida, this
day of November, 2007.
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Priscilla A. Thompson, C C,
City Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed before me this of November, 2007, by Priscilla
A. Thompson, who is personally known to me and did take an oath.
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