09/07/2017 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY BOARD OF CANVASS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 , 2017
The City Council met as the Board of Canvassers on Thursday, September
7, 2017 at 3 : 35 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building,
451 South State .
The following Board Members were present:
Charlie Luke Andrew Johnston Stan Penfold
Lisa Adams Derek Kitchen
The following Board Members were absent:
Erin Mendenhall James Rogers Jacqueline Biskupski
Staff in Attendance : Jennifer Bruno, Council Executive Deputy
Director; Margaret Plane, City Attorney; Ben Luedtke, Council Public
Policy Analyst; Nicole Smedley, Assistant City Recorder; and Cindi
Mansell, City Recorder.
Boardmember Penfold presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 3 : 35 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 3:33:47 PM The City Council will meet as the Board of Canvass
to consider the recount, canvass the election returns , and declare the
2017 Primary Election results for Council District Five. The Board of
Canvassers, which includes the Mayor and City Council, will canvass and
declare the recount results of the Municipal Primary Election for Council
District Five. The Board had previously canvassed and declared the
results for Council Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 on August 29, 2017. A
recount was requested and conducted on September 6, 2017. Consideration
will be given to the results for District Five. View Attachments
Ms . Mansell explained the recount process and said the result was
one additional vote for candidate Erin Mendenhall . She explained the
extra vote was the result of a signature verification ballot that had
not been previously counted. She said there were no other changes to the
original canvass totals as adopted on August 29, 2017 by Resolution 20
of 2017 .
Boardmember Luke moved and Boardmember Johnston seconded to adopt
Resolution 24 of 2017, declaring the results of the September 6, 2017
Municipal Primary Election recount for Council District Five, which
motion carried, all members presented voted aye .
The meeting adjourned at 3 : 38 p.m.
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MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY BOARD OF CANVASS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 , 2017
Board Chair
City Recorder
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as
additional discussion may have been held; please refer to the audio or
video for entire content.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Salt Lake City Board of Canvass meeting held
September 7, 2017 .
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