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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS-1996-068-R-9668-R-96 • Canvassing the Results of the General Election held on November 5, 1996, and Declaring the Results of the Referendum WHEREAS, on the Fifth day of November, 1996, a general election was held in and for the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois for the purpose of conducting a Referendum to determine: "Shall the City of Evanston increase its per network connection 911 emergency telephone system surcharge from $.75 to $1.50, an increase of $.75 per month per network connection, which surcharge will be added to the monthly bill received for telephone or communications charges for the purpose of maintaining and improving the present enhanced 911 emergency telephone system;" and WHEREAS, said general election was regularly called in the manner provided by law; and WHEREAS, the official Canvassing Board consists of the Mayor, The City Clerk and the City Attorney for the City of Evanston; and WHEREAS, the official Canvassing Board, having been duly notified by the City Clerk to canvass the vote in the Referendum on November 11, 1996, reports that it has canvassed the vote with respect to said referendum and the results are as follows: See Exhibit A The canvassing Board, therefore finds that the referendum "Shall the City of Evanston increase its per network connection 911 emergency telephone system surcharge from $.75 to $1.50, an increase of $.75 per month per network connection, which surcharge will be added to the monthly bill received for telephone or communications charges for the purpose of maintaining and improving the present enhanced 911 emergency telephone system" has been approved by the voters by a vote of 16,865 yes and 7,340 no. • The Canvassing Board submits the foregoing report as a complete return and canvass of the • results of the votes cast in the General Election on November 5, 1996, on the referendum. Nlyor Lorraine H. Morton, Chairman irsten F. Davis, City Clerk 1-7 Herbert D. Hill, City Attorney Submitted November 11, 1996 • 40 EXHIBIT A 9-1-1 Referendum Results 11/05/96 Ward 1 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Ward 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 yes 357 194 96 180 257 420 yes 1,504 71.42% no 127 88 29 73 93 192 no 602 28.58% Ward 2 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Ward 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 yes 135 196 48 109 107 85 93 105 129 yes 1,007 54.46% no 89 147 78 97 95 99 80 126 31 no 842 45.54% Ward 3 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Ward 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 yes 303 269 310 127 309 286 248 263 291 yes 2,406 73.11% no 92 75 114 48 122 126 128 75 105 no 885 26.89% Ward 4 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Ward 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 yes 214 235 174 357 197 267 366 244 yes 2,054 70.61% no 104 75 103 132 96 80 154 111 no 855 29.39% Ward 5 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Ward 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 yes 160 256 62 61 67 50 55 yes 711 52.67% no 91 111 59 79 114 110 75 no 639 47.33% Ward 6 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Ward 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 yes 371 306 323 391 286 221 369 305 286 316 yes 3,174 76.80% no 101 94 106 153 69 52 116 90 84 94 no 959 23.20% Ward 7 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Ward 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 yes 361 279 257 309 295 271 369 282 17A yes 2,601 73.96% no 119 97 65 83 83 123 151 77 118 no 916 26.04% Ward 8 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Ward 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 yes 118 145 83 253 151 233 175 233 105 yes 1,496 64.79% no 78 122 62 87 100 103 86 92 83 no 813 35.21% Ward 9 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Ward 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 yes 197 289 268 250 205 159 280 264 yes 1,912 69.76% no 89 141 93 116 93 53 138 106 no 829 30.24% Totals: Yes 16,865 69.68% No 7,340 30.32% _ 0 0