HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 021-1947RESOLUTION NO. 21-47
DECLARING THE RESULT OF THE
RESULT OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON
JUNE_24, 1947
WHEREAS, a special election was held in the City of
Burlingame on Tuesday, the 24th day of June, 1947, for the
purpose of submitting to the electorate the proposition of
adopting a municipal charter for the City of Burlingame; and
WHEREAS, notice of said special election was duly and
regularly given as required by law, that voting precincts were
duly established; that election officers were appointed and
voting supplies furnished, and in every respect and manner the
said election was held and conducted, as required by law, and
the votes cast were received within the time and manner pre-
sribed by the election code of the State of California, control-
ling elections in the cities of the sixth class; and
WID:REAS, the City Council of the City of Burlingame duly
convened at the usual place on Monday, June 30, 1947 to canvass -
the returns of said special election and as a result of such
canvass, the said City Council finds that the number of votes
cast, and the result of such vote appeared to be as hereinafter
stated;
NOW, THEBEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the said special
election held in the City of Burlingame on Tuesday, the 24th
day of June, 1947, was held and conducted in the time, manner
and form required by the laws of the State of California, govern-
ing elections in cities of the sixth class;
That there were eleven (11) voting precincts established
for the purpose of holding such election, said precincts being a
consolidation of the regular election precincts established for
holding general state and county elections and were consolidated
as follows:
Voting Precinct "A" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 1, 21 32 4, and 5,
Voting Precinct "B" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 20, 21, 35, 46, and 47,
Voting Precinct "06 comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 6, 79 81 9, and 14.
Voting Precinct "D" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 10, 11, 12, and 13.
Voting Precinct "E" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 15, 16, 17 and 22.
Voting Precinct "P" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 18, 192 23, and 24.
Voting Precinct "G" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 259 26, 27 and 32.
Voting Precinct "H" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 33, 44, 45, and 48.
Voting Precinct "I" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 34, 36, 42, and 43.
Voting Precinct "j" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 28, 29, 30, and 31.
Voting Precinct "Y" comprised of State and County Precincts
Numbers 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41.
That the total number of votes cast in said consolidated
precincts was 2,712.
That the total number of absentee ballots cast was 61.
That at each consolidated precinct the total vote cast
and the number of votes for and against the proposition of
adopting a charter for the City of Burlingame are as fohlows:
TOTAL
VOTE CAST
AGAINST
FOR
ADOPTING THE
ADOPTING THE
ADOPTING THE
PRECINCT
CHARTER
CHARTER
CHARTER
A
266 .-
191
65
B
293
134
159
C
242
164
78
D
252
155
97
E
209
107
102
F
215
118
97
G
211
132
79
H
211
146
65
I
230
90
140
J
262
129
133
K
331
137
194
2,712
12503
1,209
The absentee ballots canvassed and counted showed the
following:
Against adopting the charter 52. . . . . . . . .
For adopting the charter . . . . . 9. ... . . . . . .
That at said special municipal election held at the time afore-
said the proposition of adopting a charter received 1,218 votes
and against adopting the charter received 1,555 votes and as a
result thereof, the adoption of the charter proposed by the
Board of Freeholders, filed in the Office of the City Clerlt on '
7
the nth day of April, 1947, was defeated.
N
I. Herbert K. White, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced
at a called meeting of the City Council of the City of
Burlingame, held on June 30, 1947 to canvass the returns of
the special election held on June 24, 1947, and was adopted by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCID EN: Dahl-Harris-Hunt-Simonds-V,hitsell
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT COUNCIILEN: None
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