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City of Northville
ELECTION COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
October 12, 2005

A meeting of the Election Commission of the City of Northville, Michigan, was held on October 12, 2005 at the City of Northville Municipal Building, Council Chambers, 215 West Main Street, Northville, Michigan, at 8:00 a.m. at which time and place the following Commission members were present:

Present:
Dianne Massa, City Clerk/Chairperson
Robert Marzano, City Attorney
Thomas Swigart, Council Member

Absent: None

Also Present: None

Citizen Comments None

Approval of the Minutes

Motion Marzano, seconded by Swigart to approve the July 6, 2005 Election Commission meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

New Business

A. Receive Certification of Candidates for the November 8, 2005 Election

On October 7, 2005 the City Clerk certified the names of candidates that filed valid and sufficient nominating petitions for placement on the November 8, 2005 Election ballot as follows:

CANDIDATE OFFICE FOR WHICH NOMINATED
Christopher J. Johnson Mayor (2 year term)
James C. Allen City Council Member (4 year term)
Michele Fecht City Council Member (4 year term)
Kevin J. Hartshorne City Council Member (4 year term)
Larry Richard Parks City Council Member (4 year term)

It was noted that no petitions were rejected.

Motion Marzano, seconded by Swigart to receive and file the October 7, 2005 certification of nominees for the November 8, 2005 election. Motion carried unanimously.

B. November 8, 2005 Ballot Layout

The proposed ballot layout was reviewed by the Commission and the following was noted:

  • Ballot stubs will be numbered consecutively within the precinct.
  • Precinct numbers appear on the ballot. The security identification at the top of the ballot is exclusive to the precinct. The precinct tabulator will be programmed to reject ballots that do not bear the correct security identification.
  • City contests appear in the left column and the Northville Public School millage proposal appears in the right column.
  • Candidate names in the City Council contest are listed alphabetically according to surname and rotate in Precinct 2 with the top name moving to the bottom of the list.
  • Each contest allows for write-in votes. The number of write-in lines corresponds to the vote for number for each contest.
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    The ballot proofs were reviewed by the Michigan Bureau of Elections and are in compliance with state election law and Bureau guidelines.

    Motion Marzano, seconded by Swigart to approve the ballot layout for the November 8, 2005 election. Motion carried unanimously.

    C. Approval of Board of Election Inspectors for the November 8, 2005 Election

    The Commission reviewed the proposed Board of Election Inspectors. Applications are on file for each inspector.

    Motion Marzano, seconded by Swigart to approve the Election Board assignments for the

    November 8, 2005 Election as follows:

    Precinct #1 – City Hall Precinct #2 – Amerman School
    Janiece Paver, Chairperson Linda Lestock, Chairperson
    Lisa Malpede Elaine Horwath
    Jean Pankow Ken Horwath
    Susan DiDia Marian Rowlette
    Kathleen Fox Marjorie Staszel
    Jackie Bousha Jeannie Tashjian
    Alyse Hydel Patricia Rashid
    Mary Lu Talraas Don McCulloch

    Motion carried unanimously.

    D. Authorize the City Clerk to Perform Certain Election Commission Responsibilities

    State law requires the Election Commission to perform certain duties related to the election. In the past, the City Clerk has assumed the responsibilities on behalf of the Election Commission which include providing and preparing certain precinct supplies and forms, determining the number of voting stations needed at each precinct, preparing test charts (predetermined results) and test decks, and conducting preliminary and public accuracy testing (includes testing and sealing equipment).

    Motion Marzano, seconded by Swigart to authorize the City Clerk to continue to perform the above-mentioned responsibilities on behalf of the Election Commission, and forward a status report to the Commission prior to the election. Motion carried unanimously.

    Discussion None

    Motion Marzano, seconded by Swigart to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

    Adjournment: 8:07 a.m.

    Respectfully submitted,

     

    Dianne Massa

    City Clerk/Chairperson

     
     
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