CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Clerk/Canvass Board

RESOLUTION 03-136

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF HOMER REGULAR GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD OCTOBER 7, 2003 TO ELECT TWO COUNCILMEMBERS.

WHEREAS, In compliance with the Homer City Code 4.35, the Canvass Board of the City of Homer has opened, counted, and tallied the votes on absentee ballots, including special needs ballots, found to be valid and made determinations on questioned ballots, and has opened, counted, and tallied those questioned ballots found to be valid, cast in the General Municipal Election held on October 7, 2003; and

WHEREAS, The total number of voters voting in the City Election was 1051 and reflects the number of voters not the number of votes cast; and

WHEREAS, In accordance with Homer City Code 4.35, the Canvass Board of the City of Homer has opened and inspected the precinct reports, Election Central Logs and entered the results of the absentee and questioned ballots on the Certification of Election along with the results of the precinct counts.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Homer, Alaska, that the Council hereby accepts and certifies the results of the Regular General Municipal Election for the City of Homer held October 7, 2003, as presented in the Certificate of Election by the Canvass Board, in accordance with the Homer City Code;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the following candidates are declared elected to Office of Councilmember having received at least 40% of the votes cast for two - three year term offices:

COUNCILMEMBER (TWO - 3 YR. TERM)

DENNIS NOVAK

RICK LADD

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Canvass Board's Certificate of Election be attached permanently as part of this Resolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 13th day of October, 2003.

CITY OF HOMER

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ATTEST: JACK CUSHING, MAYOR

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: NA.

City of Homer

General Municipal Election

October 7, 2003

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION

We, the Election Canvass Board, duly appointed, of the City of Homer, Alaska hereby certify that the validated absentee and validated questioned ballots were opened, counted, and recorded at a legally authorized and convened meeting of the City of Homer Canvass Board, held October 13, 2003 and that the results of that count are hereon entered with the certified results of the votes counted for the precinct polling places via Accu-Vote Ballot Tabulation System and that the total results are recorded hereon.

RACE COUNCILMEMBER (3 YR TERM) ELECTION TWO	35-010 Homer No. 1	35-020 Homer No. 2	ABSENTEE/ QUESTIONED counted	TOTAL VOTERS Election night	TOTAL VOTES	PERCENTAGE Must have at least 40% or Run off	UNDERAGE VOTER Homer No. 1	UNDERAGE VOTER Homer No. 2
Moore, Lloyd W.	173	187	39	360	399	41.6	15	7
Ladd, Rick	245	207	57	452	509	53.1	19	8
Kranich, Ray E. Sr	206	195	53	401	454	47.4	9	4
Novak, Dennis	261	206	65	467	532	55.5	16	11
Write-ins	7	14	1	21	22	2.3
TOTALS	892 votes 504reg. voters 23.90%	809 votes 429 reg. voters 21.06%	118 counted			25.35	32 underage voters	16 underage voters

We further certify that there were 933_Regular voters _104__ Absentee voters, includes Special Needs Voters, and 14____ Questioned voters for a total of _1051__ voters that voted in this election. Percentage of voter turn out is 25.35 %. Total registered voters for the City of Homer are 4,146 as of September 7, 2003.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of October, 2003.

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Norma Dudiak Pauline Benson Deena Benson Jo Johnson

Attest: ____________________________

Mary L. Calhoun, CMC, City Clerk

966 regular voters, 110 absentee, 33 questioned = 1109 voters prior to canvassing.