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Home My WebLink About2000 - City of Blaine Prop 1 Name Change Nov 7,2000 Failed 56.95%#3 General Eledion Page 8-BL November 7. 200o Whatcom County, Washington CITY OF BLAINE Special Election - Proposition No.1 YES - 203 Submitted by City of Blaine Shall the name of the City of Blaine be changed to Blaine Harbor? NO -205 -3- IMPORTANT INFORMATION Your absentee return envelope MUST have your signature on it. An absentee ballot returned in an envelope without your signature WILL NOT BE COUNTED. Your signature should look similar to the one on your voters registration form. If you think your signature has changed, contact the Whatcom County Auditor's Office at (360) 676-6742 or (360) 676-6745. TOP FOUR REASONS FOR DISQUALIFICATION: ■ No signature • Late postmark. Ballots must be postmarked no later than election day. ■ Signature does not match. • Two ballots in one absentee return envelope. You are eligible to vote in this election if: • You are a citizen of the United States At least 18 years old • Resident of Whatcom County for 30 days prior to the election ■ Not presently being denied your civil rights as a result of being convicted of a felony If you are not sure about your eligibility, contact the Whatcom County Auditors Office at (360) 676-6742 or (360) 676-6745. Absentee Voter Guide GENERAL ELECTION November 7, 2000 COUNTY OF WHATCOM State of Washington VOTER INSTRUCTIONS Read All Instructions Carefully Before Voting. Failure to follow these instructions may invalidate your ballot. The ballot which you have received is actually a data processing card prepared for recording your vote. Do not mark, fold or punch the ballot punchcard except as outlined in the instructions. 0 Ho 01 Your Absentee Ballot Packet consists of: This Ballot guide listing the ballot measures and/or candidates. A pre -scored Ballot Punchcard. A Ballot security envelope for the Ballot Punchcard. A pre -addressed Return Envelope to return your voted Ballot Punchcard, which should first be enclosed in the Ballot security envelope. Now that you have received your Absentee ballot, please use it instead of going to your poll site on election day. OPEN AND COMPLETELY UNFOLD THIS BALLOT GUIDE HOW TO VOTE Ballot Punchcard Punch chip completely out of Ballot Punchcard with a paper clip or similar device. RWAle.,W14Wm 1. Remember to SIGN YOUR NAME on the outside of the MAILING envelope on the line under the Voter Affidavit. Your sigr.ature is compared to your signature on file with the County. 2. In the Ballot Guide, to the right of each measure or candidate, is a number which is assigned to a position on your Ballot Card. 3. Use a paper clip, tooth pick or sharp pencil to punch out the pre -scored square located just above the number assigned to the candidate or measure. 4. Write in candidates may be voted for by using the space provided on the flap attached to your ballot card. You must list both the Name and Office of the write-in candidate and the Political Party in Partisan races. Do not punch out a position number for any other candidate for that office. 5.After you have finished voting, place your Ballot Card in the Ballot Security Envelope. 6. Place the Ballot Security Envelope containing your voted ballot punchcard INSIDE THE PRE - ADDRESSED MAILING ENVELOPE. 7. Put a first-class stamp on the, envelope and mail it s❑ it is postmarked no later than the day of the election. The ballot will be counted if it is postmarked not later than election day and if it is received by the county auditor not later than the tenth day following any special election or primary, or the fifteenth day following a general election. 8. If you spoil your ballot or wish to change your vote, use the BALLOT GUIDE and with a pen make your selections. Return it in the Ballot Security Envelope instead of the ballot card. 9.If you have any questions about these instructions lease call the Auditor's Office at: 360/676-6742 or 360/676-6745, FORMAT # 3 ABG-Whatcom BEGIN VOTING ON PAGE #1 General Election Page 1-SM General Election Page 2-SM November 7, 2000 Whatcom County, Washington November 7, 2000 Whatcom County, Washington STATE MEASURES STATE MEASURES - CONTINUED PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 713 YES - 3 -3� Shall it be a gross misdemeanor to capture an animal with certain body -gripping traps, or to poison an animal with sodium fluoroacetate or NO - 5 —3, sodium cyanide? PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 722 YES - 8 Shall certain 1999 tax and fee increases be nullified, vehicles exempted from property taxes, and property tax increases (except new NO - 10 construction) limited to 2% annually? PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 728 Shall school districts reduce class sizes, extend YES -13 learning programs, expand teacher training, and construct facilities, funded by lottery proceeds, existing property taxes, and budget NO - 15 4 reserves? PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 729 YES -18 Shall school districts and public universities be authorized to sponsor charter public schools, independently operated, open to all students, NO - 20 and subject to revised state regulation? PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 732 Shall public school teachers, other school district YES - 23 4 employees, and certain employees of community and technical colleges receive annual cost -of- living salary adjustments, to begin in 2001-2002? NO - 25 4 PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 745 Shall 90% of transportation funds, including YES - 29 4 transit taxes, be spent for roads; transportation agency performance audits required; and road construction and maintenance be sales tax- NO - 31 4 exempt? AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSED BY THE LEGISLATURE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8214 YES - 34 1 Shall the state constitution be amended to permit state funds held in trust for persons with developmental disabilities to be invested as authorized by law? NO - 36 General Election Page 3-FED November 7, 2000 Whatcom County, Washington AH = American Heritage Party NM = Natural Medicine Parry CST = Constitution Parry NP = Non -Partisan PARTY D = Democratic Party RFM = Reform Party FDM = Freedom Party R = Republican Party CODES GRN = Green Party SOC = Socialist Party IC = Independent Candidate SW = Socialist Workers Party L = Libertarian Party WW = Workers World Party NIL = Natural Law Party FEDERAL PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 4 YEAR TERM - VOTE FOR ONE AL GORE and JOE LIEBERMAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY 62 4 GEORGE W. BUSH and DICK CHENEY REPUBLICAN PARTY 63 -+ HARRY BROWNE and ART OLIVIER LIBERTARIAN PARTY 64 —3� DAVID McREYNOLDS and MARY CAL HOLLIS SOCIALIST PARTY 65 3 RALPH NADER and WINONA LaDUKE GREEN PARTY 66 4 MONICA MOOREHEAD and GLORIA La RIVA WORKERS WORLD PARTY 67 -* HOWARD PHILLIPS and J. CURTIS FRAZIER CONSTITUTION PARTY 68 —30 PATRICK BUCHANAN and EZOLA FOSTER FREEDOM PARTY 69 4 JAMES E. HARRIS and MARGARET TROWE SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY 70 4 JOHN HAGELIN and NAT GOLDHABER NATURAL LAW PARTY 71 UNITED STATES MARIA CANTWELL D 75 SENATOR 6 YEAR TERM SLADE GORTON R 76 Vote For One JEFF JARED L 77 General Election Page 4FST November 7, 2000 Whatcom County, Washington FEDERAL - CONTINUED REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS RICK LARSEN D 80 JOHN KOSTER R 81 4 2nd CONGRESSIONAL STUART ANDREWS L 82 —3� DISTRICT 2 YEAR TERM GLEN S. JOHNSON NIL 83 Vote For One STATE GOVERNOR GARY LOCKE D 87 4 4 YEAR TERM JOHN CARLSON R 88 4 Vote For One STEVE W. LePAGE L 89 LIEUTENANT BRAD OWEN D 91 GOVERNOR WM. "MIKE" ELLIOTT R 92 4 YEAR TERM Vote For One RUTH E. BENNETT L 93 DON L. BONKER D 95 4 SECRETARY OF STATE SAM REED R 96 4 4 YEAR TERM J. BRADLEY GIBSON L 97 —3� Vote For One CHRIS LOFTIS RFM 98 —3� STATE MIKE MURPHY D 100 4 TREASURER DIANE RHOADES R 101 4 4 YEAR TERM Vote For One TIM PERMAN L 102 4 General Election Page 5ST November 7, 2000 Whatcom County, Washington STATE - CONTINUED BRIAN SONNTAG D 106 STATE AUDITOR 4 YEAR TERM RICHARD McENTEE R 107 4 Vote For One CHRIS CAPUTO L 108 —* STATE CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ATTORNEY GENERAL RICHARD POPE 4 YEAR TERM D 110 4 R 111 —311� RICHARD SHEPARD L 112 4 STAN LIPPMANN NM 113 —)� Vote For One I LUANNE COACHMAN NL 114 4 COMMISSIONER MIKE LOWRY D 116 —3 OF PUBLIC LANDS DOUG SUTHERLAND R 117 4 YEAR TERM Vote For One STEVE LAYMAN L 118 4 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC UTION 4YR TERMCVoteone TERESA "TERRY" BERGESON NP 121 4 INSURANCE MIKE KREIDLER D 123 4 COMMISSIONER 4 YEAR TERM DON DAVIDSON R 124 4 Vote For One MIKE HIHN L 125 4 TURN OVER TO CONTINUE VOTING General Election November 7, 2000 STATE ROBERT IMHOF REPRESENTATIVE DOUG ERICKSEN DISTRICT NO.42 POSITION NO.1 TOM SPANOS 2 YEAR TERM Vote For One KENNETH L. WILCOX Page 6-42 Whatcom County, W-hington D 132 -3, R 133 -31 L 134 -31 IC 135 -31 STATE I KELLI LINVILLE D 137 '31 REPRESENTATIVE R 138 DISTRICTN0.4P tJOAN GUEVARA POSITION NO.2 L 139 2YEAR TERM B. HANSEN Vote For One KAREN DURHAM IC 140 —31 General Election Page 7-PJ November 7, 2000 Whatcom County, Washington PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 2 TPAUL 6 YEAR TERM Vote For One D. KENNER NP 159 '30 JUDICIAL STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE POSITION NO. 2 SUSAN J. OWENS NP 163 -30 6 YEAR TERM Vote For One JEFF SULLIVAN NP 164 '� POSITION NO.7 2 YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM BOBBEJ. BRIDGE NP 166 —30 Vote For One POSITION NO.6 6 YEAR TERM Vote For one GERRY L. ALEXANDER NP 168 —3o POSITION NO.9 TOM CHAMBERS NP 169 4 6 YEAR TERM JIM FOLEY NP 170 V.I. der One STATE COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE DIVISION NO. 1 DVDto 1 One MARY KAY BECKER NP 174 4 6 Yearear Tenn Votu DISTRICT COURT JUDGE POSITION NO. 1 2 Year Unexpired Term Vote For One IRA UHRIG NP 176 STEVE HAGER NP 177 LEE PATRICIA GROCHMAL NP 178 DAVID A. NELSON NP 179 RANDY WATTS NP 180 DAVID B. HUNTER NP 181 —31 Shirley Forslof - [dame change of city From: Pat Mason <pmason@mrsc.org> To: "'sforslof@co.whatcom.wa.us"' <sforslof@co.whatcom.wa.us> Date: 8/8/00 2:29PM Subject: Name change of city Shirley - I received your e-mail questions concerning changing the name of a code city and I think I can answer most of your questions. First of all, as you are aware Blaine is a noncharter code city with a council-manager form of government. The basic statutory provisions that apply to a name change for cities are contained in Ch. 35.62 RCW. These procedures apply to all classes of cities, including code cities (see RCW 35A.21.140). They also apply equally to cities with a mayor -council form or a council-manager form of government. The name change can be initiated by the city council in a resolution or by the submission of a petition proposing a specific name change signed by voters of the city equal in number to at least ten percent of the total number of voters who voted at the last municipal general election. The petition should be turned in to the city clerk, who has three working days after the petition is filed to transmit the petition to the county auditor to determine the sufficiency of the signatures. In my opinion, the city attorney must also review the petition because the city attorney has responsibility to prepare the ballot title for the election (see RCW 35A.29.120). There some changes in regard to the requirements for the ballot title, which were enacted in Ch. 197, Laws of 2000, so the city attorney must be certain to review those changes before preparing the ballot title. The form of the question to be submitted is substantially set out in RCW 35.62.031 if one name if being proposed or RCW 35.62.041 if more than one name if being proposed. I hope this answers most of your questions. Let me know if you have any additional concerns. It is actually quite rare for a name change for a city to be voted on so we do not have many examples in this state as far as I am aware (although it has happened before). Patrick Mason Legal Consultant 35.61.370 Title 35 RCW: Cities and Towns 35-61.370 Paris district containing city with popula- tion over one hundred thousand —May commission police Officers. A metropolitan park district which contains a city with a population greater than one hundred thousand may commission its own police officers with full police powers to enforce the laws and regulations of the city or county on metropolitan park district property. Police officers initially employed after June 30, 1989, pursuant tO this section shall be required to successfully complete basic law enforcement training in accordance with chapter 43.101 RCW. [ 1989 c 319 § 5.1 Chapter 35.62 NAME —CHANGE OF Sections 35.62.010 Authority for. 35,62.021 Election —Petition or resolution. 35.62,031 Ballot —One name proposed. 35.62.041 Ballot —More than one name proposed —Votes necessary. 35.62.060 Results --Certification. 35-62.010 Authority for. Any city or town may change its name in accordance with the procedure provided in this chapter. [1965 c 7 § 35.62.010. Prior: 1925 ex.s. c 146 § l; RRS § 8891-1.] 35.62.021 Election —Petition or resolution. The question of whether the name of a city or town shall be changed shall be presented to the voters of the city or town upon either: (1) The adoption of a resolution by the city or town council proposing a specific name change; or (2) the submission of a petition prallosing a specific name change that has been signed by voters of the city or town equal in number to at least ten percent of the total number of voters of the city or town who voted at the last municipal general election. However, for any newly incorporated city or town that has not had city officials elected at a normal general municipal election, the election that is used as the base for determining the number of required signatures shall be the election at which the initial elected officials were elected. The election on changing the name of the city or town shall be held at the next general election occurring sixty or more days after the resolution was adopted, or the resolution [petition] was submitted that has been certified by the county auditor as having sufficient valid signatures. [1990 c 193 § 1.1 35.62.031 Ballot —One name proposed. Where only one new name has been proposed by petition or resolution such question shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall the name of the city (or town) of insert name be changed to the city (or town) of insert the proposed new name Yes . . No ..." If a majority of the votes city or town shall have it days after the certification 193§2.] :ast favor the name change, the name changed effective thirty of the election results. [1990 c 35-62.041 Ballot —More than one name Votes necessary. Where more than one narne by either petition or resolution, the question s1 rated into two separate parts and shall I)e ill sub, following form: "Shall the name of the city (or town) of 1n be changed? Yes... No ..." "If a name change is approved, which of should be the new name? insert name insert name)_ Vote for one." Voters may select a name change whether or not in favor of changing the name of the city or to1. majority of the votes cast on the first propositioA " changing the name, the name that receives at least a of the total number of votes cast for an alternative " shall become the new name of the city or town e thirty days after the certification of the election resit If no alternative name receives a simple maj0d vetrti7 then an election shall be held at the next Noet_'' election date, at which voters shall be given the'0 choosing which of ,the two alternative names that ttm the most votes shall become the new name of the Ciq■ town. This ballot proposition shall be worded substanlitk as follows: "Which of the following names shall become the newttn of the city (or town) of insert name ? _(insert name) insert name„ Vote for one." yr;r The name that receives the majority vote shall becoff(% new name of the city or town effective thirty days elfa.b certification of the election results. [1990 c 193 § 3.1 35-62.060 Results —Certification. WheneveranyCVI or town has changed its name, the clerk shall certify 008" name to the secretary of state prior to the date when 1111111! change takes effect. [1965 c 7 § 35.62.060. Prior: 10 ex.s. c 146 § 6; RRS § 8891-6.] Chapter 35.63 PLANNING COMMISSIONS Sections 35-63.010 Definitions. 35.63.015 "Solar energy system" defined. 35,63.020 Commissioners —Manner of appointment. 35.63.030 Commissioners —Number —Tenure —Compensation_ 35.63.040 Commissians--Organization,Mecting•—Rules. 35.63.050 Expenditures. 35.63.060 Powers of commissions. 35.63.065 Public notice —Identification of affected property. 35.63,070 Regional commissions—Appointmwnt—Powers. 35.63.080 Restnetion� on buildings ---Use of land. 35,63.090 Restrictions --Purposes of. ?f P1 � ECI pain ;r th ard" Y" i 'ami Inci off, [Title 35 RCW—page 2181 (1998W i Kerry O'Brien - Re: Blaine Petition page From: Shirley Forslof To: O'Brien, Kerry Date: 8/17/00 9:49AM Subject: Re: Blaine Petition Kerry: The petition was contain at least 110 signatures of registered voters of the city of Blaine 10% of the number of voters who voted in the last municipal general election. Will you begin checking the names today? Shirley Please prepare a validation report the showing 1,093 as the number of voters voting in the City of Blaine at the last General Municipal Election which was held in November, 1999.. This also agrees with the number on page 32 of our 200 Whatcom County Election Guidelines and our November 1999 General election Reports. Shirley Shirley Forslof Whatcom County Auditor 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 103 Bellingham WA 98225 (360) 676-6744 e-mail sforslof@co.whatcom.wa.us >>> Kerry O'Brien 08/15/00 04:19PM >>> The City of Blaine turned in the petition to change their name to Blaine Harbor. We have placed it in the vault and will check the signatures but would like you to verify how many valid signatures they need. KO WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE Whatcom County Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 103 Bellingham, WA 98225-4186 Auditor Elections Internal Auditing Motor Vehicle Licensing Recording DATE: RECEIVED FROM: SHIRLEY FORSLOF AUDITOR TERRY HINZ, C.P.A. CHIEF DEPUTY August 17, 2000 WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE Whatcom County Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue Suite 103 Bellingham, WA 98225 RECEIPT OF PETITION FOR: Name change from City of Blaine to City of Blaine Harbor. We are returning the following. ♦ The petition containing approximately 155 signatures on 17 pages ♦ The "Petition Signers Report" from our office ♦ The Auditor's letter of sufficiency Signature CIV OF BLAINE Main Office: (360) 676-6740 Elections: (360) 676-6742 County Residents: (360) 398-1310 FAX: (360) 738-4556 WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000 IN THE CITY OF BLAINE, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY THE PROPOSITION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF SAID CITY TO BLAINE HARBOR. OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of the City of Blaine,,,) hatcom County, Washington, from the Special Election held on the 7" day of November, NO, ��es qt been altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when they were � DpD it •i ,' pffice.. ■ � ■� ids .� + s' A'/ i 0 I o.• �rr � v r ��' • • . .` Whatcom County A itor Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of November 2000. A%Y C:UG yJ'4 V hatcom County Legislative Authority 1 srAtt ar cl CERTIFICATION OF CANVASSING BOARD STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT WE, as the Whatcom County Canvassing Committee have completed our canvass of votes as it pertains to the Special Election held in the precincts within the boundaries of the City of Blaine, Whatcom County, Washington on the 7th day of November, 2000, and the results are as follows: CITY OF BLAINE Special Election — Proposition No.1 YES - 203 4 Submitted by City of Blaine Shall the name of the City of Blaine be changed to Blaine Harbor? NO -205 4 YES 595 43.05% NO 787 56.957o FAILED: - _ - -TK canvass having been completed this 22nd day of November 2000. - WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD Ak •. ; * - Whatcom Cou y Auditor 7 J rf Y L V Whatcom County Legislative Authority Jai o` I N A ! ter , t Whatco County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000 IN THE CITY OF BLAINE, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY THE PROPOSITION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF SAID CITY TO BLAINE HARBOR. OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of the City of Blaine,,,'Whatcom County, Washington, from the Special Election held on the 7`h day of November, 2ggQ, ftve hqt been altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when they were �c �asitLIU. iE +ipffice. D n' • - . ,` Whatcom County A itor tl Ili • tco N Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of November 2000. NA ; a y �r Whatcom County Legislative Authority ' =TA ►L ar CERTIFICATION OF CANVASSING BOARD STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT WE, as the Whatcom County Canvassing Committee have completed our canvass of votes as it pertains to the Special Election held in the precincts within the boundaries of the City of Blaine, Whatcom County, Washington on the 7th day of November, 2000, and the results are as follows - CITY OF BLAINE Special Election s Proposition No.1 YES - 203 Submitted by City of Blaine Shall the name of the City of Blaine be changed to Blaine Harbor? NO -205 YES 595 43.05% NO 737 56.95% FAILED: - - -- T $ Tomcanvass having been completed this 22nd day of November 2000. 'WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD A peg b" ~ Whatcom Cou y Auditor �1 Y 1" Whatcom County Legislative Authority Ir S y*tit or Whatco County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney STATE OF WASHINGTON, ss Affidavit of Publication COUNTY OF WHATCOM, (L6120) NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF BLAINE WHATCOM COUNTY WASHINGTON November 7, 2000 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, a spe- cW election will be held in the above -named City, for the submission to the qualified electors of said City of the following prop - Submitted by the City of Blaine PROPOSITION NO, I Shall the name of the City of Blaine be ebang- ed to Blaine Harbaf'? YES 1 1 NOI The palling pplaces for all precincts wf�oll, or par- 11r, within the district sha be as follows: PRECINCTS/POLLING PLACE Blaine City 131Blaine City Hall, 344 '%P' Street The pails for such special election shall be a en from 7:00 n'elock i to 8:00 o'clock PM. Stsh lev romiol 1Vhateom Coun Auditor and Ex-of6cia upervisor of Elections Kathy Kincaid being first duly sworn on oath says: That (s)he is the Public Notices Clerk of The Bellingham Herald, a daily newspaper of general circulation in said county and state and of Federated Publications, Inc., a Dela- ware Corporation (publisher of said newspaper), and authorized to make this affidavit; that the legal notice entitled in the cause and court named on the attached copy which is a true and correct copy of the original (and hereinafter referred to as "Notice") was pub- lished in the regular and entire issue, and not in supplement, of each number of said newspaper published and circulated on the following dates, to wit: November 1, 2000 that for more than six months prior to the date of the first publica- tion of said Notice, at all times since, and now, the said "The Bell- ingham Herald" has been established, published and circulated in the English language continuously and continually as a daily newspaper in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washing- ton, the same being at all times printed either in whole or in part in an office maintained at said place of publication; that such news- paper 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 $ 35.10 ,,`'��\�\S i l l l l III111��.II Subscribed and sworn to before me this �!�`-IN\\ �!ii�.� 3rd day of November 2000 •' •..TA• • �, C I� F, ' 01-04 NOTAR PUBLIC 1fy dr.the •$t�t1gf�3�ashington, residing at Beiling F W ASS NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF BLAINE WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON November 7, 2000 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, a special election will be held in the above -named City, for the submission to the qualified electors of said City of the following proposition: SPECIAL ELECTION - PROPOSITION NO. 1 Submitted by the City of Blaine Shall the name of the City of Blaine be changed to Blaine Harbor? YES...../ / NO ..... / / The polling places for all precincts wholly or partially within the district shall be as follows: PRECINCTS POLLING PLACE Blaine City 1, 2, 3 Blaine City Hall, 344 "H" Street The polls for such special election shall be open from 7:00 o'clock AM to 8:00 o'clock PM. Shirley For f Whatcom aun7Auditorand Ex-officio Supervisor of Elections Publish: November 1, 2000 RECEIVED OCT t i zaaa �pop POW RON� W.C. Ito IS MEW t 344 "H" STREET • BLAINE, WA 98230-4109 =� Bus:360.332-8311 • FAX:360.332-8330 E-MAIL: cityhallQci.blaine.wa.us CITY OF BLAINE CERTIFICATE I, SHIRLEY R. THORSTEINSON, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Blaine, Washington, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 1262-00 is a true copy of the original Resolution submitting to the County Auditor for placement on the Ballot a proposed Name Change from City of Blaine to City of `Blaine Harbor', adopted unanimously by the City Council at their regular meeting on October 9, 2000 Dated this 9, day of October, 2000 Shirley .Thorsteinson, CMC' ,. Blaine City Clerk o � F:CLKCRTFCATIONS FOR LIDS RESOLUTI0N NO. 1262-00 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAINE, WASHINGTON, PURSUANT TO 35.62.021, SUBMITTING TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR FOR PLACEMENT ON THE BALLOT A PROPOSED NAME CHANGE TO CITY OF "BLAINE HARBOR". WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Blaine, pursuant to RCW 35.62.021, has set an election on changing the name of the city from Blaine to city of Blaine Harbor which shall be held at the next General Election. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HT--PEBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAINE as follows: The following ballot proposition shall be presented to the County Auditor and placed on the ballot at the next general election. The ballot proposition shall read: "Shall the name of the City of Blaine be changed to City of "Blaine Harbor? Yes ... No...". The Council further resolves that if a majority of the votes are cast in favor of the name change, then the name shall be changed effective thirty (30) days after certification of the election results. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BLAINE, WASHINGTON on the . j,day of LWa2562000, and approved by the Mayor on the same day. CITY OF BLAINE, WA, ,HJNGTON , MAYOR APPROVE A O FORM: APPROVE MATTHEW S. ELICH CITY ATTORNEY, ATTEST: C0 " WHATCOM COUNTY 4GQM �P A AUDITOR'S OFFICE - { Whatcom County Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 103 ty As��r,�. 0 Bellingham, WA98225-4186 Auditor Elections Internal Auditing Motor Vehicle Licensing Recording August 17, 2000 To Whom It May Concern: SHIRLEY FORSLOF AUDITOR TERRY HINZ, C.P.A. CHIEF DEPUTY I, Shirley Forslof, Whatcom County Auditor, do hereby certify that I have examined the PETITION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE CITY OF BLAINE TO THE CITY OF BLAINE HARBOR. Said petition contains over 110 signatures of qualified electors residing in the City of Blaine. The minimum number of signatures required is 110. A sufficiency is therefore established. Shirley Forslof Whatcom County Auditor FAX: (360) 738-4556 I r- Election Systems & Software File stem Tables Reports Help PETITION PROCESS Petition I B LN - ID Number Name Search — Selected R Name Residence Status Petition BLN Blaine City Name Change Date 08/17/2000 Expires On 08/31/2000 Reported No Jurisdictions Signatures Required Primary Of Secondaryl El Minimum Signatures Required 110 I Total Signatures Processed 147 ite Signatures Accepted 112 Registrant 112 istri Nonregistrant 0 Processed AE D or Name Search Address Search Exit Ll Percent Accepted 101 Signatures Rejected 35 Registrant 12 Nonregistrant 23 Accepted Registrant Status Active 111 Not Eligible 0 Inactive 1 Suspense 0 Removable 0 AK €iegisilant iolo Clear Screen O WHATCOM COUNTY rP i�pkl CO aye AUDITOR'S OFFICE Whatcom County Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 103 Bellingham, WA 98225-4186 �qs�y� Auditor Elections Internal Auditing Motor Vehicle Licensing Recording SHIRLEY FORSLOF AUDITOR TERRY HINZ, C.P.A. CHIEF DEPUTY THIS IS TO CERTIFY that August 17, 2000 is the terminal date for the Petition For The Election By the Registered Voters of the City of Blaine on the question of: Shall the name of the City of Blaine be changed to the City of Blaine Harbor? Signed and sealed this 17'h day of August, 2000. Shirley Forslof Whatcom Courity Auditor Main Office: (360) 676-6740 Elections: (360) 676-6742 County Residents: (360) 398-1310 FAX: (360) 738-4556 Procedure Whatcom County Elections Policies and Procedures PETITION FILING w When a petition is presented to the Elections Department for verification of signatures, these procedures must be followed: ► Number and date -stamp each signature page of the petition. ► Count the number of signatures on each page being filed and record on the page. ► Type a receipt for the petition stating the number of pages and the number of total_ signatures. ► Sign as receiving and also have the person filing the petition or delivering the petition sign. ► Make a copy of the receipt for the elections files. Give original to the person filing the petition. Notify Supervisor or other person in charge that the petition has been filed. ► Supervisor must then research the laws pertaining to the petition to determine how many signatures are required and the time period within which the petition must be certified. ► Store the petition in the vault or election department safe until verification of signatures is complete. ► When finished and returning the petition to the author or jurisdiction again type a receipt showing the number of total pages and number of signatures, the original to be placed in the election department files and the copy to the third party. Note: When receiving petitions confirm whether they are public records with the Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. Rev. 6/98 petition, filing 1 'Procedure Whatcom County Elections Policies and Procedures PETITION VERIFICATION After the petition has been filed and accepted the subsequent checking of signatures begins. Always keep the petition in the vault when pages are not in use. Check signatures ■ First, determine the criteria required by RCW / WAC and City or County Charters for a signature to be valid and the number of accepted signature for validation of the petition. ■ Do signers have to be electors, property owners, registered voters? Once that has been established, proceed. If voter registration is required ■ Enter the voter registration system petition module. Search for each voter by last name and first initial. Determine if the person is a registered voter. ► If not, mark NR to the left of the signature. ► If yes, proceed to the next step. ■ Compare signatures. When verifying signatures, the following may be taken into consideration; ► Age and/or date of registration of the voter. Some signatures may have changed considerably, but there is usually some characteristic that remains the same. ► Variations in a name are permissible. Nicknames are fine as long as the signature matches. ■ Accept the signer in the system and mark "A" to the left of the name. ■ If a person has already signed the petition, mark "DUP" to the left of the name. ■ If you feel the signatures do not match mark "SIG" to the left of the name. ■ If it is determined the signature will not be counted, enter Rejected into the system. petition, signature verification 1 Rev_ 6/98 IF During and after all signatures have been verified ■ Produce a petition activity report from the system, continue until the required number of accepted signatures is reached or there are no more signatures to check. Place the petition back into the vault. �+ Notify the petition filer or the entity responsible for the petition of the status of the petition. �+ If the petition contains a valid number of signatures, a Certification will be prepared and signed by the Auditor. The original Certification will be mailed to the person filing the petition or delivered to the entity responsible for the petition. ■ If the petition contains an invalid number of signatures, the petition filer will be notified and the petition will be returned to the petitioner or to the entity responsible for the petition. petition, signature verification 2 Rev. 6/98 08/15/00 I, Shirley Forslof, Whatcom County Auditor, have received the petition for the "Shall the Name of the City of Blaine be changed to the City of Blaine Harbor?" The petition has 17 pages. Received from r ' Address Phoney Signature fL7' i Shirley Forslof Whatcom County Auditor or deputy co WHATCOM COUNTY troll r" SHIRLEY FORSLOF AUDITOR'S OFFICE AUDITOR Whal(nmCuunlyCuurthotm— 1 TERRY HINZ, C.P.A. i I I Grand Avcnuc, Sufic 111 4 �9SNI CI II[r UCPU rY licllinghmn, WA 98225-41 8(1 NG tOr Audllor 11vo loos Intcrnal AUdItilig Motor Vehicle Licensing Recording 06/05/00 VALIDATION FIGURES FOR COUNTY WIDE AND CITY ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN 2000 The validation figures are based on the number of voters who voted in the county, city or district in the last general election held on November 2, 1999. District Number of Voters # needed to # needed to Voting Last General validate approve 40% 60% of 40% Whatcom County 53,038 21,216 12,730 Bellingham 21,097 8,439 5,064 Blaine 1,093 438 263 Everson 526 211 127 Ferndale 2,282 913 548 Lynden 3,199 1,280 768 Nooksack 238 96 58 Sumas 231 93 56 2000 ELECTION DATES (RCW 29.13.010 and .070) 2000 Election Dates September 19, 2000 November 7, 2000 I \VALIDAThcounty and cities doc 45 day cutoff for resolutions August 4, 2000 September 22, 2000 Shirley Forslo Whatcom County Auditor Maui Ulhlc (dh(1) 67(, 6740 11(-(1 nns (M01 (Jh b742 ( nunly kt-dl n1. 0-M MH I it() IAX 140(I) 7 1H 45;4,