HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-11-07 Council Special Meeting MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014
AT 5:45 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. Answering rollcall were Members Bennett, Sprague
and Mayor Hovland. Absent were Members Brindle and Swenson.
Clerk Mangen noted seven candidates filed for the office of Council Member in City of Edina. Ms. Mangen
said 24,049 people cast ballots at the November 4, 2014 Municipal Election. Ms. Mangen said that the total
Edina registered voters was 34,441 with 69.83% of the registered voters casting ballots on November 4 th
She reported that Kevin Staunton and Robert Stewart received the most votes for the Office of Council
Member.
The Council reviewed the results from the November 4, 201, City Election.
Member Bennett made a motion, seconded by Member Sprague to accept the Abstract of Canvass as
follows:
ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST
IN THE PRECINCTS OF THE CITY OF EDINA
AT THE STATE GENERAL ELECTION
FOR THE CITY OF EDINA ELECTION
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014
AS COMPILED FROM THE OFFICIAL RETURNS
The Edina City Council inspected and compared the summary statements certified by the Election Judges
with the General Election Returns for the City of Edina Election held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.
SUMMARY OF TOTALS
CITY OF EDINA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 STATE GENERAL ELECTION
Number of persons registered as of 7:00 a.m. 32680
Number of persons registered on Election Day 1761
Number of accepted absentee ballots(regular, military, overseas&federal only) 5057*
Total Number of persons voting 24049*
*One absentee ballot for Precinct 17 was returned totally blank; it was tabulated but does not show up in
any totals.
GENERAL ELECTION RETURNS
2014 CITY ELECTION
Pct. Write- Over Under Pct.
No. Bliss Janovy Johnson Sprague Staunton Steel Stewart ins votes votes Total
1A 43 299 117 301 420 144 265 14 2 889 2494
1B 53 345 122 346 505 126 524 7 4 788 2820
2 48 269 97 297 377 96 239 3 4 666 2096
3 42 423 122 374 671 103 666 21 10 820 3252
4 19 654 40 322 594 98 287 12 2 752 2780
5 43 371 127 383 758 126 487 9 2 754 3060
6 47 393 108 343 607 140 403 11 8 708 2768
7 37 321 95 269 393 95 232 10 4 602 2058
Pct. Write- Over Under Pct.
No. Bliss Janovy Johnson Sprague Staunton Steel Stewart ins votes votes Total
8 35 352 113 299 496 123 446 10 4 664 254
9 35 320 100 256 430 245 257 6 6 603 225
10 29 234 92 269 379 104 389 11 6 563 2076
11 44 358 98 379 551 176 455 13 2 744 2820
12 18 196 45 139 222 41 246 3 0 220 1130
13 35 245 80 143 190 112 225 7 2 435 1474
14 34 371 98 361 497 185 258 16 2 748 2570
15 53 348 116 340 358 108 498 4 2 755 2582
16 42 393 97 418 421 149 454 13 4 675 2666
17 52 262 113 145 157 243 130 5 2 439 1548
18 129 542 228 401 314 244 312 2 8 1030 3210
19 37 281 100 249 253 96 327 3 0 546 1892
Total 875 6977 2108 6034 8593 2754 7100 180 74 13401 48096
% 2.53% 20.15% 6.09% 17.43% 24.82% 7.95% 20.51% .52%
We as the legally constituted municipal canvassing board, certify that we have herein specified the names
of the persons receiving votes for the office of Council member of the City of Edina at the State General
Election held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.
As appears by the returns of the election precincts voting in this election, duly returned to, filed opened,
canvassed, and now remaining on file in the office of the City of Edina City Clerk, Kevin Staunton and Robert
Stewart are elected to terms as Council Members for four-year terms commencing January 5, 2015.
Dated this 7th day of November 2014.
Ayes: Bennett, Sprague, Hovland
Motion carried
Mayor Hovland declared the meeting adjourned at 5:49 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Luco t Z%
Debr angen, City Cle .
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, November 18, 2014.
ames B. Hovland, Mayor