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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 November 07,1978 Special - Hospital District 304Original Canvassing Board Reports Located in November 07, 1978 General, Special, Small Town File OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN SKAGIT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 304, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON ON TUESDAY THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1978. Office of the Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington Bellingham, Washington November 20, 1978 Pursuant to a notice given by Peter Griffin, Deputy Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, we the undersigned, C. J. Johnson, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of said County, and David S. laic Eachran Prosecuting Attorney of said County, now meet with Peter Griffin, Deputy Auditor of said County, at the County seat of said County on the 20th day of November, 1978 for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast in all of the precincts comprising Skagit County Hospital District No. 304, as shown on the poll books in Whatcom County, Washington. Peter Griffin, Deputy Auditor as aforesaid, now makes oath as follows: OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I, Peter Griffin, Deputy Auditor of Whatcom County, State of Washington; do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of Skagit County Hospital_District No. 304, Whatcom County, Washington, held on November 7, 1978 have been in no wise altered by additions or erasures and that they are the same as when I received them, SO HELP ME GOD. Deputy -,,,Auditor, Whatcom County Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of November, 1978. Chairman,,Board of County Commissioners Immediately after the oath by the County Auditor, the'said Peter Griffin, C. J. Johnson and David S. Mc Eachran proceed as a Canvassing Board in and for Whatcom County to canvass the votes cast in the precincts comprising the Skagit County Hospital District No. 304, Whatcom County, Washington on the 20th day of November, 1978. CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) The undersigned, being the officers designated by the law and consituting the Canvassing Board in and for Skagit County Hospital District No. 304, Whatcom County, having met for the purpose of canvassing the votes concerning the following proposition: PROPOSITION NO.-1 PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 304 Shall the number of Commissioners of Public Hospital District #304 be increased from three to five. YES NO The result of said canvass as found and determined by us is set forth herein as follows, and as recorded in Election Records, Volume 4, Page 120. .PROPOSITION NO. 1 Total votes cast 52 Total YES 21 Total NO 31 We, the undersigned, do hereby declare that said statement and returns contain the number of votes cast for and against the foregoing proposition at said election held on the 7th day of November, 1978. Ch-ai:rman,i Board of County Comm. ., 'I r eputy Audi I -or. o atcom County Prosecuting Attorney, of ZYhatconi Co. .N CERTIFICATION THIS IS TO CERTIFY That We, as the Skagit County Canvassing CorrTrdttee, have completed our canvass of the votes as it pertains to the Special Election held within the various precincts within Skagit County of Hospital District No. 304, Skagit and Whatcam Counties, Washington, held on the 7th day of November, 1978, and the results were as follows for Skagit County: Shall the number of commissioners of Public Hospital District No. 304 be increased from three to five? YES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4845 NO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3256 The canvass having been cccrpleted this 21st day of November, 1978. SKAGIT COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD COUNTY AUDITOR&X T— a'4We c�auNrzTY ssza S PROSEUU T ING ATTORNEY ABSENTEE OFFICIAL BALLOT PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #304 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1978 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote in favor of the following proposition, place a cross (X) in the square opposite the word "YES". To vote against the following proposition, place a cross (X) in the square opposite the word "NO". PROPOSITION NO. 1 PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #304 Shall the number of commissioners of Public Hospital District No. 304 be increased from 3 to S? YES---- ---------- --- --- .. .... .... . I.... . NO NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 304 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 7, 1978 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 7, 1978, a special election will be held in Skagit Public Hospital District No. 304, Whatcom County, Washington for the submission to the qualified electors of said district of the following proposition: PROPOSITION NO. 1 PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 304 Shall the number of Commissioners of Public Hospital District #304 be increased from three to five. YES. . . . . . . . . . . . NO. . . . . . . . . . . . The polling places for all precincts wholly or partially within the district shall be as follows: Precincts Newhalem Diablo Polling Places Absentee Ballot Only Absentee Ballot Only Whereas both Newhalem and Diablo Precincts have less than one hundred registered voters, voting for said November 7, 1978 General and Special Election will be by mail ballot only. Joan Ogden Whatcom County Auditor RESOLUTION NO.3% A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN INCREASE IN NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS, PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF SAME TO THE VOTERS, ABOLISHING COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS, STAGGERING THE TERMS OF ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS TO BE ELECTED WHEREAS, after due discussion and deliberation, the Commissioners of Public Hospital District #304 have determined that it would be in the best interests of the Hospital District if the number of commissioners of the Hospital District were in- creased from three to five, now therefore, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the number of commissioners of Skagit County Public Hospital District #304 should be increased from three to five. 2. That a certified copy of this resolution be delivered to the Skagit County Auditor and that the Auditor be authorized and directed to submit to the voters of Public Hospital District #304 at the general election to be held November 7, 1978, the following proposition: "SHALL THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #304 BE INCREASED FROM THREE TO FIVE." 3. That pursuant to R.C.W. 70.44.042 there shall be no commissioner districts within Skagit Public Hospital District #304 and candidates for any position on the Board may reside anywhere in the Public Hospital District. 4. That of the two new Commissioners positions so created one shall be for an initial term of two years and one position shall be for an initial term of four years. ADOPTED AND APPROVED at the regular meeting of the Commission this day of August, 1978. Attest: {S cretary} i 4 ,Q , �Pr sid t) �c rc C y I � G7 " v [Dearetary Z m \p o _ I � ...s O v STATE OF WASH I NGTON, � ss COUNTY OF WHATCOM, ` Edward G.- Kok, — Controller -------- being first duly sworn on oath says: That he is the principal Clerk or Business NOTICE- OF SPECIAL ELECTION, Manager of The Bellingham Herald, a daily newspaper of general PUBLIC DNO. 304 WHAT OMOSPITAL COUNTYrSTRICT WASHIN TON, circulation in said county and state and of Federated Publications, HOVE E8 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Inc., a Delaware Corporation (publisher of said newspaper), and TuesdaIS ecil election y'willvbe heldoember7inlSkagit Public authorized to make this affidavit; that the legal notice entitled Hospital District No. 304, Whatcom Coun- ty. Washington for the submission to the in the cause and court named on the attached copy which is a qualified electors of said district of the following proposition. true and correct co of the original (and herinafter referred to PY PROPOSITION NO, I DSLIC TRICTONO. 304 as "Notice") was published in the regular and entire issue, and Shall the number of Commissioners of not in a supplement, of each number of said newspaper pub - Public Hosprecto five rictN304beincreased from three to five lished and circulated on the following dates, to -wit: YES NO __ November 2, 1978 The polling places for all precincts - -- - - - - - _ - _ - - _ _ - - - - _ _ __ _ wholly or partially within the district shall be asfolloivs: Precincts Polling Places ------_------------------------------------- Newhalem - Absentee Ballot Only Diablo - Absentee Ballot Only Whereas both Newhalem and Diablo - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - ---- _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Precincts have less than one hundred registered voters, voting for said November 7, 1978 General and Special that for more than six months prior to the date of the first publi- Election will be by mail ballot only Joan Ogden cation of said Notice, at all times since, and now, the said "The Whatcom County Auditor Bellingham Herald" has been established, published and circu- lated in the English language continuously and conitnually as a daily newspaper in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, the same being at all times printed either in whole or in part in an office maintained at said place of publication; that such newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court of Whatcom County, Washington; that the full amount of the fee charged for such publication is $-8.82----------- Subscribed and sworn to before me this ---- --- 2n-- ---day of----- NoV . 19_7 8-- NOTARY RUBILIC in and for the State of Wash- ington, residing at Bellingham.