HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibitCERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015
STATE OF FLORIDA )
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY )
CITY OF MIAMI )
I, Todd B. Hannon, 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
General Municipal Election held on November 3, 2015, including, though not limited to,
the following:
I. On Thursday, October 15, 2015:
A. Commencing at approximately 4:00 p.m. the Miami -Dade County Supervisor
of Elections conducted a logic and accuracy test of the touch screen and
optical scan voting systems to be used for absentee, early voting and precinct
ballots for the candidates to be voted upon at the November 3, 2015 General
Municipal Election.
B. A member from the City of Miami's 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.
IL On Friday, October 30, 2015 through Tuesday, November 3, 2015:
A. On Friday, October 30, 2015, the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections
conducted the pre -count logic and accuracy test of the optical scan system
used for absentee and provisional ballots. Additionally, the process of
opening absentee ballots and the duplication of ballots (as needed) began at
10:00 a.m. The task of opening absentee ballots was continued on an as
needed basis until Tuesday, November 3, 2015.
III. On Tuesday, November 3, 2015 through Friday, November 6, 2015:
A. On Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., the City of Miami's Canvassing
Board met to canvass presumed invalid absentee ballots. After the completion
of this task, the tabulation of election results was finalized and the Miami -
Dade County Supervisor of Elections presented me with the UNOFFICIAL
election results for the November 3, 2015 General Municipal Election. Per
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Section 101.048(1), Florida Statutes, persons casting provisional ballots have
the right to present written evidence supporting his or her eligibility to vote to
the Supervisor of Elections by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second day
following the election. The deadline to provide said evidence was Thursday,
November 5, 2015. On Friday, November 6, 2015, provisional ballots were
canvassed by the City of Miami's Canvassing Board. After the canvassing of
provisional ballots was completed, I received the certified OFFICIAL election
results for the November 3, 2015 General Municipal Election.
IV. I further certify that on Thursday, October 15, 2015, two (2) sets of documents
containing all of the results of the Logic and Accuracy Tests validated that the
tabulating equipment was functioning correctly and that said documents were signed
off by the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections and City Clerk. These
documents were then placed in a sealed canvass bag under seal number 0051719.
On Friday, November 6, 2015, the sealed canvass bag was opened and one (1) set of
documents was retained by the Supervisor of Elections and the other set retained by
the City Clerk.
V. I further certify and declare that the results of the nonpartisan City of Miami General
Municipal Election held on November 3, 2015, are as follows:
CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015
ELECTION DAY
EARLY VOTING
TOTAL
VOTES
%
OPTICAL
SCAN
IVO
ABSENTEE
OPTICAL
SCAN
IVO
PROVI-
SIONAL
PRECINCTS COUNTED
57
100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS -
TOTAL
71,733
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL
10,262
3,650
0
5,307
1,294
1
10
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL
14.31
COMMISSIONER — DISTRICT 1
Miguel Angel Gabela
1,590
44.33
427
0
1,061
100
0
2
Wifredo "Willy" Gort
1,997
55.67
565
0
1,315
113
1
3
Total
3,587
992
0
2,367
213
1
5
Over Votes
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
Under Votes
39
15
0
24
0
0
0
COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2
Williams A. Armbrister Sr.
73
1.11
29
0
38
6
0
0
Javier "Jav" Gonzalez
278
4.21
106
0
107
65
0
0
Rosa Maria "Rosy'
Palomino
202
3.06
77
0
112
13
0
0
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CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015
ELECTION DAY
EARLY VOTING
TOTAL
VOTES
%
OPTICAL
SCAN
IVO
ABSENTEE
OPTICAL
SCAN
IVO
PROVI-
SIONAL
COMMISSIONER — DISTRICT 2 (continued)
Ken Russell
2,727
41.33
1,162
0
1,032
531
0
2
Teresa Sarnoff
1,553
23.54
562
0
803
187
0
1
Mike Simpson
39
.59
13
0
22
4
0
0
Seth Sklarey
35
.53
9
0
17
9
0
0
Graciela "Grace" Solares
1,467
22.23
584
0
663
219
0
1
Lorry Woods
224
3.39
90
0
86
47
0
1
Total
6,598
2,632
0
2,880
1,081
0
5
Over Votes
11
1
0
10
0
0
0
Under Votes
22
10
0
12
0
0
0
VI. I further certify and declare that:
• for District 1 Commissioner, Wifredo "Willy" Gort received more than 50
percent plus one of all votes cast and is hereby declared to have been elected as
Miami City Commissioner for District 1;
• for District 2 Commissioner, no candidate received a majority of votes cast and
therefore a Runoff Election will be required to determine who will be elected to
the District 2 seat. Per City of Miami Charter Section 4(b), Ken Russell and
Teresa Sarnoff, having received the greatest number of votes cast in the General
Municipal Election, shall be placed on the ballot for the Runoff Election
scheduled for November 17, 2015;
• for District 4 Commissioner, Francis X. Suarez ran unopposed. Pursuant to
Section 101.151(7), Florida Statutes, "...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." Additionally, per Miami City Code
Section 16-8, "[i]f, at the close of the qualifying period there is only one
candidate's name listed on the general municipal election ballot for mayor or for a
city commissioner for a specific district seat(s), no election for mayor or for a city
commissioner for a specific district seat(s) shall be required, and said candidate or
candidates shall be declared elected for that particular term(s) of office as of five
days after the date of the scheduled general municipal election." In accordance
with Florida State Statutes and the Miami City Code, Francis X. Suarez is hereby
declared to have been elected as Miami City Commissioner for District 4.
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VI IL On Friday, November 6, 2015:
A. At approximately 11:30 a.m. the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of
Elections conducted a post -election manual audit at the Elections
Department located at 2700 NW 87th Ave according to Florida Division
of Elections Rule 1S-5.026. The audit entailed audit teams from the
Elections Department manually counting the ballots cast by absentee
voting, early voting and Election Day voting, for a randomly selected
precinct within a randomly selected race. At the completion of the audit
on Friday, November 6, 2015, I received the voting system post -election
audit report.
WITNESS my hand and the official Seal of the City of Miami, Florida, this 9th
day of November, 2015.
Todd B Hannon
City Clerk
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