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a. Receive the Certified Statement of Votes cast and declare the results of the November 6, 2012 Presidential Election;
b. Declare elected the candidates to their respective offices who received the highest number of votes on November 6, 2012, for which the Board of Supervisors has jurisdiction; and
c. Declare reelected the incumbent candidates nominated to the office of Superior Court Judge in accordance with California Election Code Section 8203.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive the Certified Statement of Votes cast and declare the results of the November 6, 2012 Presidential Election;
b. Declare elected the candidates to their respective offices who received the highest number of votes on November 6, 2012, for which the Board of Supervisors has jurisdiction; and
c. Declare reelected the incumbent candidates nominated to the office of Superior Court Judge in accordance with California Election Code Section 8203.
SUMMARY:
The Elections Department requests the Board of Supervisors receive the Statement of Votes cast at the November 6, 2012 Presidential Election within Monterey County, as certified by the Registrar of Voters. In addition, Elections request that the Board declare elected the candidates to their respective offices who received the highest number of votes on November 6, 2012, for which the Board of Supervisors has jurisdiction; and declare reelected the incumbent candidates nominated to the office of Superior Court Judge in accordance with California Election Code Section 8203.
DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Elections Code Section 15372, the Registrar of Voters is submitting the certified Statement of Votes to your Board. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 15374, the Statement of Votes shows:
· the total number of ballots cast;
· the number of votes cast at each precinct for each candidate and for and against each measure;
· the total number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each measure; and
· the total number of votes cast in each city, assembly district, congressional district, senatorial district, and supervisorial district located in whole or in part in the county, for each office and proposition voted on within the state.
This Statement of Votes also reports vote by mail results by each voting precinct.
The Elections Department will also file a certified Statement of Votes with the California Secretary of State who shall compile the statements of all 58 counties and certify the statewide results and each local jurisdiction with candidates and/or ballot measures on the ballot.
Official Canvass of the Vote. The official canvass was completed and the election certified on Monday, December 3rd, 2012. The official canvass consisted of several steps, including an inspection of all materials and supplies returned from each polling place, processing and counting vote by mail, opt-out, and provisional ballots returned from each precinct, a reconciliation of signatures in rosters with votes recorded, a reconciliation of vote by mail ballots counted with the number of votes recorded, and a manual tally of the ballots tabulated by the voting systems at 1 percent of the precincts. The 2007 conditional re-approval of voting systems also requires a 100% manual tally of all votes cast on any touch-screen voting machine.
Pursuant to Elections Code Sections 8140 and 15400, et seq., the Registrar of Voters recommends that the Board of Supervisors declare elected the candidates to their respective offices who received the highest number of votes on November 6, 2012, for which the Board of Supervisors has jurisdiction.
The Registrar of Voters also recommends that the Board of Supervisors declare reelected the incumbent candidates nominated to the office of Superior Court Judge in accordance with California Elections Code Section 8203.
Copies of the Statement of the Vote are on file with the Clerk of the Board.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None.
FINANCING:
There will be no additional cost to the County General Fund associated with this recommendation.
Prepared by: Sandra Henderson, Management Analyst, 1499
Approved by: Linda Tulett, Registrar of Voters, 1499
Attachments:
Election Results November 6, 2012
Statement of Votes Cast - On file with the Clerk to the Board