Resolution 564
RESOLUTION NO. 564
RESOLUTION AND ORDER CANVASSING VOTES CAST AT REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD APRIL 12, 1960 AND DETERMINING
TOTAL VOTE AND DECLARING ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF GILROY.
WHEREAS, the speci a L municipal election for the elective
municipal offices of the City of Gilroy was held in said City of
Gilroy on the 12th day of April, 1960, in accordance with the
provisions of the Charter of the City of Gilroy approved bX the
State Legislature on February 3, 1960, and filed February 8, 1960, in the office
of Secretary of State
and pursuant to law and to due and legal notice given of the said
election; and
WHEREAS, all of the absentee ballots applied for at said
election have been voted and returned to the City Clerk. and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Gilroy has on
the 19th day of April, 1960 canvassed the returns of said election,
including absentee votes, and found and ascertained that the total
number of votes, excluding absentee votes, cast at said election
was 1212, that the number of votes cast at Precinct "A" was 305;
that the number of votes cast at Precinct "B" was 221; that the
number of votes cast at Precinct "C" was 243; that the number of
votes cast at Precinct "D" was 189; that the number of votes cast
at Precinct "E" was 254; and
WHEREAS, the said Common Council of the City of Gilroy did
proceed to also canvass the absentee ballots cast at said election
and found and ascertained that the total number of absentee ballots
issued for said election was 19, and that all of said absentee ballots
have been returned or received; that the total number of absentee
votes cast at said election was 19; that the total number of votes,
including absentee votes, was 1231, and that the the following named
persons received the total number of votes, exclusive of absentee votes,
the number of absentee votes, and the total number of votes set oppo-
site their respective names for the respective offices for which they
were candidates, to wit:
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Total Vote
Excluding Absentee Total Votes
AlaSentee Vote Vote Cast
For Mayor:
SIG SANCHEZ 976 14 990
(Write-ins)
Scattering 17 0 17
For Members of the Council
NORMAN B. GOODRICH
911
9
920
KENNETH L. PETERSEN
886
8
894
877
847
828
783
EVERETT WENTWORTH
868
9
4
CARL W. PATE
843
WILFORD E. JORDAN
817
11
COURTLAND M. RUSH
782
FRANK ALDRIDGE
698
11
709
JOHN J. CLARK
682
10
692
(Write-ins)
Scattering
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and,
WHEREAS, it appears from the said canvass and the records of
said
Council of the City of Gilroy that all of the above candi-
dates were duly nominated to the respective offices for which they
were candidates,and that the said SIG SANCHEZ received the majority of
all votes cast for the office of Mayor of the City of Gilroy; that
NORMAN B. GOODRICH, KENNETH L. PETERSEN, EVERETT WENTWORTH, CARL W.
PATE, WILFORD E. JORDAN and COURTLAND M. RUSH received the majority
of all votes cast for the offices of Councilmen of the City of Gilroy;
That the said NORMAN B. GOODRICH, KENNETH L. PETERSEN and
EVERETT WENTWORTH were the three Councilmen receiving the highest number
of votes, and the said CARL W. PATE, WILFORD E. JORDAN and COURTLAND
M. RUSH were the councilmen receiving the lowest number of votes;
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND DECLARED that SIG SANCHEZhas
been and is duly elected to the office of Mayor of the City of Gilroy;
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that NORMAN B. GOODRICH, KENNETH L. PETERSEN and EVERETT WENTWORTH
have been and are duly elected to the officesof Councilmen of the
City of Gilroy for the term expiring on the 2nd Tuesday of April,
1963, and CARL W. PATE, WILFORD E. JORDAN and COURTLAND M. RUSH
have been and are duly elected to the offices of Councilmen of the
City of Gilroy for the term expiring on the 2nd Tuesday of April,
1961;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City
of Gilroy immediately sign and deliver to each person so elected a
certificate of election.
ADOPTED, PASSED AND ORDERED this 19th day of April, 1960,
by the following vote:
NOES:
COUNCI L.1\1EN 0-'110., Jordan, Pate, Petersen,
Rush, Wentworth,
COUNCILMEN None
AYES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN None
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