HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 298-20 Canvassing the Results of the Nov 3 General Election
RESOLUTION
Certifying Results of the 2020 General Election for City Specific Races.
WHEREAS, the United States of America held a National General Election on November 3,
2020, and
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester had 4 items on the General Election ballot effecting City
Elected Offices of Council Member-at-Large, and Council Members for Wards 2, 4, and 6.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that the attached sheets labeled as Exhibit A are a tabulated statement and a list of the
number of votes cast for each person and for one ballot question in the City General Election
held on November 3, 2020, in the City of Rochester, Minnesota, in the United States of
America, as determined by the canvass of the return of the 2020 General Election, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 66,378 people voted in the City General Election with a
total of 77,890 registered voters, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Brooke Carlson received the highest vote total in the
contest for Council Member-at-Large, and was elected; Mark Bransford received the highest
vote total in the contest for Ward 2 and was elected; Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick received the
highest vote total in the contest for Ward 4 and was elected; Molly Dennis received the
highest vote total in the contest for Ward 6 and was elected, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in answering the following ballot question:
Shall the City of Rochester, MN, be
authorized to levy property taxes in the
amount of $2,000,000 to provide a
dedicated source of funding to protect
water quality and natural areas; conserve
trees and wooded areas that help to
protect air quality; improve access to
existing parks and recreational facilities for
kids and people with disabilities; improve
park safety; and maintain, operate, and
improve existing parks?
An answer of “Yes” received the highest total number of votes and was therefore adopted.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS__________DAY OF______________, 2020.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS_____DAY OF_____________________, 2020.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
EXHIBIT A