O-01-11VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 0-01-11
AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE A CANVASSING BOARD
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF
A REGULAR CONSOLIDATED ELECTION WITHIN THE
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD AND TO DEFINE ITS DUTIES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION 1: Pursuant to the provisions of the Election Code of the State of Illinois,
Bernard Forrest, Village President, Vernson Swanson Village Trustee, and Robert D.
Franz, Village Clerk, be and they hereby are designated to serve as the Local Canvassing Board
for the purposes of canvassing the results of the Consolidated Election (the "Election ") to be
held in the Village of Deerfield on April 3, 2001.
SECTION 2: The Village Clerk is hereby directed to transmit to said Canvassing Board
all of the tally sheets and Certificates of Results (precinct returns) pertaining to said Election
within the Village of Deerfield, within twenty -four (24) hours after his receipt of such documents
from the County Clerks of Lake County and Cook County.
SECTION 3: It shall be the duty of the Canvassing Board to open and canvass the
precinct returns and prepare an Abstract of the Votes received by candidates for each local office,
within seven (7) days after the Election. Procedural requirements for conducting the canvass and
the Proclamation of Results shall be in accordance with procedural requirements established by
law for the canvass of votes and proclamation of Results of General Election.
SECTION 4: Immediately upon completion of the canvass, the Canvassing Board shall
transmit an original duplicate (or signed copy), of its Abstract of Votes to the County Clerks of
Lake County and Cook County, and in addition, the Board shall send a signed copy of its
Abstract of Votes to the State Board of Elections.
SECTION 5: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval in accordance with law.
PASSED this 2nd day of April , 2001.
AYES: Harris, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson (5)
NAYS: None (0 )
ABSENT: Heuberger (1)
ABSTAIN: None (0 )
APPROVED this 2nd day of April , 2001.
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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Village President