File #: 2024    Version: 1 Name: May 9 2015 Election Canvass
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/11/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/19/2015 Final action: 5/19/2015
Title: Consider An Ordinance Canvassing The Returns Of The May 9, 2015 General Election For Places 1, 3, 5 And 7.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance - Election Canvass 2015
CC MEETING:      May 19, 2015
 
DATE:                  May 11, 2015
 
TO:                        Leonard Martin, City Manager
 
FROM:                  Krystle F. Nelinson, Management Analyst/City Secretary
 
Title
Consider An Ordinance Canvassing The Returns Of The May 9, 2015 General Election For Places 1, 3, 5 And 7.
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BACKGROUND:
In accordance with the State Election Code, the City Council is the canvassing authority for the May 9, 2015 General Election. There were 3,455 ballots cast at the election, and the results are as follows:
 
      VOTES      PERCENT
      Carrollton - Council Member, Place 1      
      Trent Teague      1,517      49.41%
      James Lawrence      1,553      50.59%
 
      Carrollton - Council Member, Place 3
      Doug Hrbacek      2,437      100.00%      
 
      Carrollton - Council Member, Place 5
      Glen A. Blanscet      1,991      58.77%
      Young Sung      1,397      41.23%
 
      Carrollton - Council Member, Place 7
      John Sutter      2,469      100.00%
      
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance canvassing the returns, and declaring the results of the city of Carrollton's General Election held May 10, 2014.