HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibitEXHIBIT - File No. 6601
CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019
STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
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 the City of Miami
General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2019, including, though not limited to,
the following:
I. Wednesday, October 23, 2019
A. Commencing at approximately 10:00 a.m. the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of
Elections (hereinafter "Supervisor of Elections") conducted a Logic and
Accuracy Test of the touch screen and optical scan voting systems to be used for
the City of Miami's November 5, 2019 General Municipal Election (hereinafter
"General Municipal Election") at the Miami -Dade Elections Department located
at 2700 NW 87t1' Avenue, Doral, Florida (hereinafter "Elections Department").
B. A member from the City of Miami's Canvassing Board (hereinafter "Canvassing
Board") compared the test results with the predetermined totals for each
candidate used for the Logic and Accuracy Test 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.
C. I further certify that on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, two sets of documents
containing 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 Supervisor of Elections and City Clerk. These documents were
then placed in a sealed canvass bag using seal number 0051659.
II. Thursday, October 31, 2019 through Tuesday, November 5, 2019
A. On Thursday, October 31, 2019, the Supervisor of Elections conducted the Pre -
count Logic and Accuracy Test of the optical scan system used for vote -by -mail
and provisional ballots at the Elections Department. Additionally, the process of
opening vote -by -mail ballots and the duplication of damaged vote -by -mail
ballots (as needed) began at 10:00 a.m. The task of opening vote -by -mail ballots
was continued on an as -needed basis until Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
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III. Tuesday, November 5, 2019
A. At approximately 5:00 p.m., the Canvassing Board met at the Elections
Department to canvass presumed invalid vote -by -mail ballots. After the
completion of this task, the tabulation of election results, including only the vote -
by -mail ballots that were deemed valid by the Canvassing Board, was finalized
and the Supervisor of Elections presented me with the UNOFFICIAL election
results for the General Municipal Election. Pursuant to Section 101.68(4),
Florida Statutes, voters whose vote -by -mail ballots were presumed to be invalid
by the Canvassing Board have the right to present written evidence supporting
their eligibility to vote to the Supervisor of Elections no later than 5:00 p.m. on
the second day following the election. The deadline to provide said evidence was
Thursday, November 7, 2019, by 5:00 p.m.
B. Additionally, the sealed canvass bag (seal number 0051659) containing the
results of the Logic and Accuracy Test conducted on Wednesday, October 23,
2019, was opened and one set of documents was retained by the Supervisor of
Elections and the other set was retained by the City Clerk.
IV. Thursday, November 7, 2019
A. The Canvassing Board met at the Elections Department at approximately 5:00
p.m. to canvass presumed invalid vote -by -mail ballots and provisional ballots
cast on Election Day. Pursuant to Sections 101.68(4) and 101.048(1), Florida
Statutes, persons casting vote -by -mail ballots and provisional ballots have the
right to present written evidence supporting their eligibility to vote to the
Supervisor of Elections no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second day following the
election. The deadline to provide said evidence was Thursday, November 7,
2019, at 5:00 p.m. After the Canvassing Board reviewed presumed invalid vote -
by -mail ballots in addition to provisional ballots cast on Election Day, I received
the certified OFFICIAL election results for the General Municipal Election.
B. Additionally, the Canvassing Board randomly selected a voting precinct
associated with the General Municipal Election for the post -election manual
audit which resulted in Precinct 995.0 being selected.
V. I further certify and declare that the results of the General Municipal Election held on
November 5, 2019, are as follows:
CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2019
TOTAL
VOTES
%
ELECTION
DAY
VOTE -BY-
MAIL
EARLY
VOTING
PROVISIONAL
PRECINCTS COUNTED
72
100
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL
88,202
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL
12,798
3,966
7,058
1,774
0
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL
14.51
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CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2019
TOTAL
VOTES
%
ELECTION
DAY
VOTE -BY-
MAIL
EARLY
VOTING
PROVISIONAL
COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1
Horacio S. Aguirre
684
10.65
217
403
64
0
Alex Diaz de la Portilla
2,489
38.77
627
1,509
353
0
Miguel Angel Gabela
1,338
20.84
318
877
143
0
Verania "Betty" Hermida
261
4.07
72
141
48
0
Yanny Hidalgo
187
2.91
67
99
21
0
Eleazar Melendez
1,127
17.55
373
508
246
0
Francisco "Frank" Pichel
334
5.20
77
195
62
0
Total
6,420
1,751
3,732
937
0
Over Votes
14
5
9
0
0
Under Votes
13
4
9
0
0
COMMISSIONER — DISTRICT 2
Jim Fried
971
15.33
372
482
117
0
Javier Gonzalez
726
11.46
262
332
132
0
Rosa Maria "Rosy" Palomino
862
13.60
210
579
73
0
Ken Russell
3,777
59.61
1,356
1,906
515
0
Total
6,336
2,200
3,299
837
0
Over Votes
2
0
2
0
0
Under Votes
13
6
7
0
0
VI. I further certify and declare that:
• for District 1 Commissioner, no candidate received a majority of votes cast and
therefore a Run -Off Election will be required to determine who will be elected to
the District 1 seat. Per City of Miami Charter Section 4(b), Alex Diaz de la
Portilla and Miguel Angel Gabela, having received the greatest number of votes
cast in the General Municipal Election, shall be placed on the ballot for the Run -
Off Election scheduled for November 19, 2019;
• for District 2 Commissioner, Ken Russell received more than fifty percent plus
one of all votes cast and is hereby declared to have been elected as Miami City
Commissioner. for District 2;
• for District 4 Commissioner, Manolo Reyes 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, pursuant to Miami City Code
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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, Manolo Reyes is hereby
declared to have been elected as Miami City Commissioner for District 4.
VII. Friday, November 8, 2019
A. On Friday, November 8, 2019, the Canvassing Board met at the Elections
Department at approximately 2:00 p.m. to conduct a post -election manual
audit in accordance with Florida Division of Elections Rule 1S-5.026. The
audit entailed audit teams from the Elections Department manually counting
the ballots cast during vote -by -mail voting, early voting and Election Day
voting for precinct 995.0. Upon the completion of the audit I received the
Voting System Post -Election Audit Report.
WITNESS my hand and the official Seal of the City of Miami, Florida, this 12t1,
day of November 2019.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of November 2019, by Todd B.
Hannon, who is personally known to me and did take an oath.
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