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Home My WebLink AboutExhibit A-SUBEXHIBIT A THIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL. BACKUP ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT. CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON FEBRUARY 27, 2023 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 kis-ere taken in connection with the conduct of the City of giarni Special Election held on February 27, 2023, to elect a City Commissioner to the OfTe o District 2, including, though not limited to, the following: enril 7-0 L Tuesday, February 14, 2023: -, A. Commencing at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Canvasing Board met Vi&uallyr'- for orientation training and to perform duties as prescribed by law. •r7 .. H. Thursday, February 16,2023:` A. Commencing at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections (hereinafter referred to as "Supervisor of Elections") conducted a logic and accuracy test of the touch screen and optical scan voting systems to be used for vote -by -mail, early voting and precinct ballots for the February 27, 2023 City of Miami Special Election at the Miami -Dade Elections Department located at 2700 NW 87`h Avenue, Dural, 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 101.561.2, Florida Statutes, observed the performance and results of all required tests and verified the correctness of the programs and equipment. 1 further certify- that on Thursday. February 16, 2023, 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. I11.Fridav, February 24, 2023 through Friday, \'larch 3, 2023: A. The Supervisor of Elections allowed the public to inspect vote -by -mail ballots from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.. and: Page i of 4 Ceriifieation and Declaration of Results - February 27, 2023 Special Election m IT! 13364 Exhibit A -SUB THIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL. BACKUP ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT. 13. Allowed daily opportunity for candidates. political party officials. political committee officials, or authorized designees to inspect vote -by -mail ballot and ballot materials from 8:30 a.tn. to 9:00 a.tn. (only provided if a written request was received no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled inspection). IV. Frid tv,February 24, 2023 through Friday, March 3, 2023: A. On Friday, February 24, 2023, commencing at approximately, 11:00 a.m., a majority of the members of the Canvasing Board met to commence various tasks that included authorizing the opening and processing of vote -by -mail ballots and the duplication of ballots. These tasks were continued by the Elections Department on an as -needed basis until Friday. March 3, 2023. V. Monday, February 27, 2023: A. The Supervisor of Elections allowed the public to inspect vote -by -mail ballots from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.. and: B. Allowed daily opportunity for candidates. political party officials, political committee officials, or authorized designees to inspect vote -by -mail ballot and ballot materials from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. (only provided ifs wr n request was received no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled in 3ectiet3). Cs � C, At approximately 5:00 p.m. the Canvassing Board met to perform wilidus to :s that included canvassing of presumed invalid vote -by -mail ball ,anc1c(ie duplication of ballots (as needed). fir,• D. At approximately 7:58 p.m., the tabulation of results was completecpandtc Supervisor of Elections provided the UNOFFICIAL election resulR fore February 27, 2023 Special Election. Pursuant to Sections 101.6114) and 101.048(6}, Florida Statutes_ persons casting vote -by -mail and 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 Wednesday. March 1, 2023, by 5:0() p.m. VI. Friday, March 3, 2023: A. The Canvassing Board met at the Elections Department at approximately 11:00 a.m. to canvass vote -by -mail ballots and provisional ballots as needed. Pursuant to Sections 101.68(4) and 101.048(6), Florida Statutes, persons casting vote -by -nail and 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 Wednesday, March 1. 2023. by 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 Special Election from the Supervisor of Elections. The official election results are on file with the Office of the City Clerk. Page 2of4 Certification and Declaration or Results - Fehruary 27,2023 Special Election OAAi THIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL. BACKUP ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT. B. Additionally, the Canvassing Board randomly selected a voting precinct associated with the Special Election for the manual post -election audit which resulted in Precinct 541.0 being selected. VII. I further certify and declare that the results of'the City of Miami Special Election held on February 27, 2023, are as follows: CITY OF MIAMI SPECIAL ELECTION — FEBRUARY 27, 2023 'TOTAL. 1`O'1-ES "/. ELECTION DAl VO I F: FI1- ]IAII. EARLY VOTING PRECINCTS COUNTED ED 44 100 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL, 49,199 BALLOTS CAST -TOTAL. 6.273 1,801 3.621 851 VOTER T1 RNCH 'I - ro 1 kl.. 12.75 COMMISSIONER —DISTRICT 2 Sabina Covo 1,864 29.80 520 1,155 189 Michael Goggins 149 2.38 20 117 12 Javier Gonzalez 440 7.03 125 728 87 Lior Halabi 97 1.55 15 74 8 Eddy V. Leal I.353 21.63 413 715 2?5 Max Martinez 198 3.17 50 115 33 Lorenzo Palolnares 172 ' 2.73 75 88 9 Kathy Parks Suarez- 68 1.09 30 29 9 June E. Savage 102 1.63 23 71 8 Christi Tasker 85 1.36 17 57 11 James Torres 9-10 15.03 308 464 168 Mario Vuksanovic 23 .37 6 16 l Marlin 2iEber 764 12.21 199 475 90 Total 6.233 1,801 3,604 850 Over Votes 8 0 8 0 rw7 -r1 Zr Under Votes 10 0 9 .5 r VIII.Pursuant to Miami City Charter Section I2(b), ...the person who recebs t greatest number of votes for the office in said special election is elected t—chr, fa1 tl vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term for that office." Therefore,TFtkrthcg- certify and declare that Sabina Covo received the greatest number of votes a t an*r is hereby declared to have been elected as Miami City Commissioner for l stri w 2. Page 3 of 4 Certification and Declaration of results - February 27. 2023 Special Election THIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL. BACKUP ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT. WITNESS my hand and the official seal attic City of Miami. Florida, this 3rtl day of March 2023. City- Clerk Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 3rd day of March 2023. by Todd B. Hannon, who is personally known to me and did take an oath. SANDRA FORGES Notary Public • State of Florida Commission ry NH t37700 Ay Comm. Expires May 23, 2025 hooded through Nation<d Notary Assn. �7 C} —4 .74 rJ 7.4 z t1 Page 4 of 4 Certification and Declaration of Results — February 27. 2023 Special Election SUBSTITUTED EXHIBIT A TO BE SUBMITTED INTO THE RECORD DUR 1 G THE MARCH 9, 2023 MIAMI CITY COMMISSION EETING