HomeMy WebLinkAboutCertified Official ResultsCERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
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 Tuesday, November 1, 2011, including,
though not limited to, the following Logic and Accuracy Tests.
I. On Wednesday, October 19, 2011 (testing of equipment used on election day):
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 would correctly count the precinct and absentee ballots cast
for the candidates to be voted in the Miami General Municipal Election to be
held on November 1, 2011.
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, the verified Logic and Accuracy reports
and test materials were placed in a sealed container with Seal Number 51552,
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 26, 2011 through Monday, October 31, 2011 (testing of
equipment used on election day and canvass of absentee ballots presumed valid):
A. On Wednesday, October 26, 2011, the Miami -Dade County Supervisor
of Elections set the time to begin the opening of the valid absentee ballots and
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the duplication of ballots (as needed) at 10:00 a.m., and commencing at 1 p.m.
on Monday, October 31, 2011, the Canvassing Board resumed opening of the
absentee ballots.
III. 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
51552 and signed off by the Supervisor of Elections and the City Clerk.
IV. On Tuesday, November 1, 2011 (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
7:00 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 9:45
p.m., November 1, 2011, the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections
presented me with the certification of the un-official results of the election
tabulations, 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 3, 2011.
V. On Friday, November 4, 2011 (Canvassing of the Provisional Ballots)
Beginning at 10:00 a.m., we canvassed and tabulated provisional ballots cast
during Election Day, after which, we received the certified official results of
the election tabulations.
VI. I further certify and declare that the results of the nonpartisan City of Miami General
Municipal Election which was held on November 1, 2011, are as follows:
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2011 CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION- NOVEMBER 1, 2011
ELECTION DAY EARLY VOTING
TOTAL OPTICAL IVOTRO- OPTICAL IVOTRO-
VOTES % SCAN NIC ABSENTEE SCAN NIC
PRECINCTS COUNTED (of 67) 67 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL 74,143
BALLOTS CAST -TOTAL 9,267 3,582 0 4,544 1,140 1
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL 12.50
COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1
Wifredo "Willy" Gort 2,575 68.25 812 0 1,611 152 0
Shawn Selleck 1,198 31.75 433 0 617 147 1
Total 3,773 1,245 0 2,228 299 1
Over Votes 13 5 0 8 0 0
Under Votes 16 9 0 6 1 0
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
Williams Alfred
Armbrister Sr. 190 3.49 101 0 67 22 0
Kate Callahan 1,067 19.58 450 0 446 171 0
Donna Milo 789 14.48 299 0 388 102 0
Michelle Melin Niemeyer 531 9.74 303 0 109 119 0
Marc Sarnoff 2,873 52.72 1,169 0 1,279 425 0
Total 5,450 2,322 0 2,289 839 0
Over Votes 9 1 0 8 0 0
Under Votes 6 0 0 5 1 0
VII. I further certify and declare that:
• in the race for Commission District 1, Wifredo "Willy" Gort received more than
50 percent plus one of all votes cast and is hereby declared to have been elected
City of Miami District 1 Commissioner;
• 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 City
of Miami District 2 Commissioner;
• in the race for Commission District 4, Francis Suarez ran unopposed. Pursuant
to Florida Statutes 101.151(7), "...the names of unopposed candidates shall not
appear on the general election ballot. Each unopposed candidate shall be deemed
to have voted for himself or herself." Candidate Suarez is hereby declared to have
been elected City of Miami District 4 Commissioner.
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VIII. On Monday, November 7, 2011 (Post Election Audit)
At approximately 10:30 a.m. 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 1S-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 7,
2011, at approximately 11:00 a.m. we received the voting system post election
audit report.
WITNESS my hand and the official Seal of the City of Miami, Florida, this '1 t�-
day of November, 2011.
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Priscilla A. Thompson, MC,
City Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7 day of November, 2011, by Priscilla
A. Thompson, who is personally known to me and did take an oath.
Dwight S. Danie, Notary Public
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