2025-R-07 - Special Election Results RESOLUTION 2025-R-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING
THE RESULTS OF THE APRIL 1, 2025, SPECIAL
ELECTION;PROVIDING FOR INTENT AND PURPOSE OF
RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2025, a Special Election was held within the City of Edgewater
for determination of City Council District 4.
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater Canvassing Board certified th-C, election resdts on
April 3,2025.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida,&s d"eteriWined fta'[all
votes have been tabulated and confirmed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,FLORIDA,as follows:
Section 1. The candidates in the April 1, 2025, Special Election received the number of
votes as set forth below:
DISTRICT 4
Eric Rainbird 1,353
Renee Sortman 849
Section 3. Acceptance and Adoption of Election Results. The results of the April 1,
2025, Special Election are hereby accepted and adopted by the City Council. The Certificate of
Canvassing Board is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit"A".
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction,such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
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Section S. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith be and same are
hereby repealed.
Section F. Effective Date. This RCSOIL16011 shall become effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 7"' clay of April, OtI5.
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Diezel Depew, Mayor
ATTEST:
Bonni&Votiljklt'e- ity Clerk
APPROVED AST/71ZM AND LEGALITY:
Aaron Wolfe, Cl"al-torney
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EXHIBIT"A"
Official Certificate of Canvassing Board
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*** Official Results***
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CANVASSING BOARD
EDGEWATER,FLORIDA
We, the undersigned, CHARLOTTE GILLIS, Councilwoman, BONNIE ZLOTNIK, City
Clerk,JEFF THURMAN, Interim City Manager, constituting the Board of City Canvassers
in and for said City, do hereby certify that we met on the Third day of April, 2025 A.D.,
and proceeded publicly to canvass the votes given for the office and persons herein
specified at the Special Election held on the First day of April, 2025 A.D., as shown by
the returns on file in the office of the Supervisor of Elections for Volusia County. We do
hereby certify from said returns as follows:
For City Council District 4, whole number of votes cast was 2,202 of which
Eric Rainbird received 1,353 votes
Renee Sortman received 849 votes
We certify that pursuant to Section 102.112, Florida Statutes, the canvassing board has
compared the number of persons who voted with the number of ballots counted and that
the certification includes all valid votes cast in the election.
COUNCILWOMAN
CITY CLERK
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04/03/2025 4:00 PM