HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0707-1981CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 707-81
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
AMENDING KMC 6,05,120 TO CREATE A CANVASSING BOARD, TO DELEGATE
THE COUNCIL'S CANVASSING DUTY TO IT, AND TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES.
WHEREAS, Section 10-9 of the Charter of the City of Kenai
provides that the Council shall canvass the returns of all City
elections but provides that the Council may delegate this
function to a Board created by ordinance, and
WHEREAS, the City has enacted KNC 6.05.120 to provide for the
date and time for the Council to canvass City elections, but the
date provided therein is so soon after the City election that
absentee ballots mailed on the day of election do not have time
to be counted, and therefore citizens absent from the City are
affectively denied the right to vote, and
WHEREAS, a canvassing board made up of election judges who are
familiar with the ballot counting and election rules could do a
more efficient and organized job of counting absentee ballots and
canvassing the returns, and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the City to take this
additional load off of the Council by establishing a canvassing
board, and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to proponents or opponents of
questions on the City ballot, or of candidates on the City
ballots who question returns, to have the Council available as an
unbiased body for appeals from the canvassing board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, as follows:
Section 1: KMC 6.05.120 is hereby repealed and re-enacted
to read as follows:
"6.05.120 Establishment of Canvassing Board and
PrQgsdureS:(a) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 10-9
of the Charter of the City of Kenai, there is hereby
established a canvassing board for the canvassing of all
City elections, regular and special, and to ascertain and
declare the results thereof, as follows:
(1) The City Clerk is hereby designated as the
chairman of the canvassing board.
(2) The canvassing board shall consist of the City
Clerk and the chairman of each precinct election board
within the City, provided that in the event any such
chairman is absent from the City, ill, or otherwise
unable to attend at the time set for canvassing the
ballot, the City Clerk is hereby authorized to appoint
another election judge from the same precinct to
substitute for the chairman.
(b) The canvassing board shall meet on the Tuesday
following every city election, regular or special, at 10:00
a.m. and shall promptly proceed to canvass the returns of
said election, making decisions as to validity of questioned
ballots, counting absentee ballots, and ascertaining and
declaring the results of said election.
(c) In order to be counted, absentee ballots which are
mailed must be mailed on or before the date of the election,
and if the envelope containing the ballot is post marked,
the post mark date must be on or before the date of
election, and said ballot must be received in the City of
Kenai's mail box on or before the Monday .following said
election.
(d) The City Clerk, as chairman of the canvassing board,
shall report the results of the election to the City Council
as the first order of busineas following the roll call at
the next regular Council meeting following the meeting of
the canvassing board."
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,-ALASKA, this 2nd day
of September, 1981.
VINCENT O'REILL`11 YOR
ATTEST:
net Whelan, City Clerk
First Reading: August 19, 1981
Second Reading: September 2, 1981
Effective Date: October 2, 1981