KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

RESOLUTION 99-080

A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE RESULTS FOR

THE ASSEMBLY SEAT IN DISTRICT 5

WHEREAS, the Canvass Board of the Kenai Peninsula Borough met on October 12, 1999, and tallied the votes of Questioned and Absentee ballots and the ballots cast by voters in the Ridgeway, Sport Lake, and Sterling precincts for the Assembly District 5 seat; and

WHEREAS, a recount petition was filed by the defeated candidate in accordance to KPB 4.100.010; and

WHEREAS, a Hand Count Team conducted a recount on October 15, 1999, of all ballots cast for the Assembly District 5 seat; and

WHEREAS, the Hand Count Team certified the results for the Assembly District 5 seat agreed in full with the results as reported by the Canvass Board; and

WHEREAS, the report of the recount is listed as follows:

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 5

(3-year term)

MARTIN, Glen 560

MERKES, Grace 584

Write-Ins 6

Blank Votes 71

Over Votes 1

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH:

SECTION 1. That in Assembly District 5, Grace Merkes was elected to a 3-year term, having received the greatest number of votes cast.

SECTION 2. That this resolution takes effect immediately upon its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH THIS 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1999.