CITY REMAINS IN DARK ON KAPEL HOSLER, COMMISSION OUTCOME

William E. Hosler (write-in)

0.00%0Mark Kapel (write-in)

0.00%0Rejected write-ins

0.00%0Unassigned write-ins

9.97%185   remain 

THE  INCUMBANT  RACE WITH with all four candidates  winning four of the City's  Commission seats was the Proverbial dead Heat merry go round.
The Magic number in the single commissioner  race is 185 votes which is enough to swing the election one was or another in a variety of ways.
The polls opened on Tuesday at 8am and closed for voting  at 8pm.
 The candidates were invited to view the  early counting.  One chose to the other did not.
 Imagine  the a shopper at the food store being a given a  long paper tape. Long enough the reach head to knees of a short person. 
The well trained and experienced eye can spot canned peas at full price instead of the discounted price on the shelf which requires price check  that holds up the line the check out line. You get the  That is essentially where we are now picture on the tapes are the signatures of the voters who wrote in. Capel for Kapel or Hoffman for Hosler would be easy to attribute. others might be hard  to attribute and in either case  an unfilled box by name would get tossed.  With the exception  of unfilled  box the example listed are just guesses on my part.

Amy Burton <ABurton@bloomfieldhillsmi.net>

To:coakley@millercanfield.com,smcclure77@aol.com,sdsherr@comcast.net,smccarthy218@gmail.com,William Hosler

Nov 7 at 10:45 PM

 OF NOTE  IS  THE DATE AND TIME OF THE  THE EMAIL WHICH IS  Election Day after the polls closed. 

Dear Candidates: 

The County Board of Canvassers is responsible for tallying and certifying the write-in vote totals as part of their audit of the election process.  The Board of Canvassers could take up to a week after Election Day to be complete.  I have reviewed the write-in votes and prepared the following summary: 

The name or a variation of the name William Hosler was listed as a write-in candidate approximately 122 times between the absentee and in person ballots.

The name or a variation of the name Mark Kapel was listed as a write-in candidate approximately 52 times between the absentee and in person ballots.  

I can’t make a determination on the validity of the votes cast for either write-in candidate.  The Board of Canvassers must take into consideration several factors including the spelling of the write-in candidate’s name and the marking of the box next to the write-in name on the ballot.   

All other inquires made to my office for election results will be directed to the Oakland County Elections website for updated results. 

Thank-you all for your patience.  I will continue to keep the candidates informed as the County reviews the election results. 

Congratulations to all for a great election!

Amy

  

Amy L. Burton

City Clerk

City of Bloomfield Hills

45 E. Long Lake Road

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

(248) 530-1403 Direct

From: Amy Burton 
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 9:40 PM
To: coakley@millercanfield.com; smcclure77@aol.com; sdsherr@comcast.net; smccarthy218@gmail.com; William Hosler <WEHosler@WWRPLaw.com>; markekapel@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: Election Results 

Candidates:

Vote Smart Facts Matter. at Baldwin Library

Baldwin Library Hosts Project Vote Smart: “The Facts Matter”

BIRMINGHAM, MI (November 9, 2017) – Richard Kimball, American politician and founder of the nonprofit voter education organization Project Vote Smart, will deliver his nonpartisan voter education presentation, “The Facts Matter,” at Baldwin Public Library on Saturday, November 18 at 2:00 p.m.

Mr. Kimball is a graduate of the University of Arizona and previously worked for Congressman Morris K. Udall, Senator Walter Mondale, and Senator Daniel Moynihan. He represented central Phoenix in the Arizona state Senate, was elected Arizona Corporation Commissioner and Chairman, and was the 1986 Democratic nominee for United States Senate who was defeated by Senator John McCain. He founded Vote Smart in 1992 and remains dedicated to the cause of voter education.

“When we learned that Mr. Kimball would be in the Detroit Metro-area we jumped at the opportunity to host his talk,” says Maria Williams, Head of Adult Services. “Public libraries have always played a pivotal role in ensuring that residents have access to information that will enhance their lives, and that certainly includes information related to issues and candidates on which people vote. As we approach the 2018 election we want to make sure we do all we can to enable area voters to make informed choices.”

Vote Smart was designed to help voters defend their right to the facts about those who seek political office. The Facts Matter presentation has four parts and covers the concerns of the Founding Fathers about giving voting rights to citizens; how political ads affect voters; the danger of lies and misinformation; and a practical approach for voters to defend their right to the facts. The event is presented in partnership with Oakland University's Center for Civic Engagement and the League of Women Voters Oakland Area.