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em <br />To <br />ITEM NUMBER <br />Mayor and City Council <br />2. <br />AGENDA SECTION <br />MEETING DATE <br />PREPARED BY <br />Canvassing <br />November 13, 2012 <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />DESCRIPTION <br />REVIEWED By <br />1ITEM <br />Resolution Adopting Abstract of Canvass for November 6, <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />2012, General Election <br />REVIEWED BY <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />1. Councilmember Motin and Westgaard to take the oath of office for the Canvassing Board. <br />2. Council motion adopting resolution approving the abstract of votes cast for Elk River. <br />BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION <br />Mayor Dietz and Councilmembers Gumphrey and Zerwas have already taken the oath of office for the <br />canvassing board at the primary Canvassing Board meeting. Councilmembers Motin and Westgaard will <br />need to take the oath of office. <br />Per state law, the Canvassing Board is required to canvass the returns and declare official results for the <br />general election. Attached is an abstract of the votes cast for Elk River precincts. The abstract will <br />become the official results once approved and signed by the Board. <br />Of registered voters in Ella River, there was an 83% turnout. <br />® Councilmember Ward 2 <br />® Councilmember Ward 3 <br />Matthew Westgaard and Barbara Burandt will be sworn into office at the first meeting in January 2013. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />® Resolution Adopting Abstract of Votes Cast for Elk River for Wards 2 and 3 Councilmember <br />race <br />• Secretary of State News Release <br />• Oath of Office <br />N: \Departments \Administrative Services\ Administration \Elections \Canvassing Board \GeneralWemo.doc <br />