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CR 97-202 Canvas 1997 Municipal Election:~ ~. - ~- ~- October 30,1997 Council Report 97-202 CANVASS OF 1997 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION Proposed Action Staff recommends that the Council approve the following motion: Move to accept and certify the results of the 1997 Municipal General Election and direct the CitXClerk to notifythe Hennepin County Auditor and issue Certificates of Election to each successful candidate. This action will formally certify the results of the 1997 Municipal General Election, i.e. Chuck Redepenning was elected as mayor and Eugene Maxwell and Fran Hesch were elected as council members. Overview State law and the City Charter require the City Council to meet as a canvassing board in order to certify the results of City elections. The duty of the Council is to declare the results of the election, i.e. determine which candidate(s) had the greatest number of votes and declare that those candidates have been elected. The Council is not required to count the votes or review the voting procedures for irregularities. Primary Issues to Consider • Which candidate(s) received the highest number of votes? See the attached final results. Supporting Information • Final results of the 1997 Municipal General Election. Z O F U FI O ~1 ~I V C ~ ~ ~ N ~ ~ Y U L U ~ ~ ~ M t 0 <O 10 %` ' O `>," O f T .r:<r '~.o Z ;ti~ h:. :v .Ra ~.k'v z ~'? N O a, u~ ~ ~~~ r '~,. M ze;Mz >~:~ ~> <.:. . rx .C~.'`eoz. in.:Yr ~ r T- d L~G:y:~ A rc ~~~~ ~~~~ :~~~ d' O M~~ ~? ~<,x^ : ~~:. .lYn '~k w~~n.' 5h~ ~ ~aa ':'~:.>:: T rye :!' *~.rr Vii:; ~: .,yy>z. O~ ~ M T M~u~: y r ~ +`< ic:' ~ T ` Vin :. ? : ,. ~ ; x w} ~`: ~Y ~~!% O y O :•~gr Yii3's' •`.y~n•$ '.;2.: W ~ ~ w U_ ~ ~ y ~ ~ °° ~ ~ ~ a c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a~¢ ~