The City of International Falls’ City Council convened a Canvassing Board meeting held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the hour of 4:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Droba and Councilors Buller, Kalar and Wegner
MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilor Holden
STAFF PRESENT: Betty Bergstrom (City Administrator), Chelsea Nelson (City Attorney), Lisa Riggs (Deputy City Administrator) Emma Rud (Finance Officer),
OTHERS PRESENT: Drake and Whitney Dill, Tucky Dill, Gunnar Johnson, Julie Melstrom, Dan Pelland, Jim Lyman, Ricky Roche, Dawn Piekarski, Ed Bates, Jen Gustafson, and Chris Mostad
The following votes were cast in the ballots tabulated for the municipal offices in the November 5, 2024 General Election and were presented to the Canvassing Board by Deputy City Administrator Lisa Riggs:
OFFICE EAST WARD CENTER WARD WEST WARD TOTAL
Mayor
Pete Kalar 233 223 368 824
Andrew Donald Piekarski 28 30 21 79
Wayne Hiebert 48 75 38 161
Sharon Ball 26 33 32 91
Write-In Drake Dill 533 417 631 1581
Write-In Other 1 11 7 19
At-Large Ward Councilor
Mike Holden 742 686 943 2371
Write-In 19 23 20 62
The ballot tabulator tapes, and the write-in tally sheets were reviewed by the Canvassing Board.
| ACCEPTED ELECTION RETURNS AS PRESENTED | Upon review and consideration of the ballot tabulator tapes and write-in tally sheets for the three (3) voting Wards of the City, presented by the Deputy City Administrator, and canvassing of the returns, the consensus of the City Council as the Canvassing Board accepts and declared the returns. |
| CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION
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Certificates of election will be issued to the following candidates when the deadline date for contesting elections has passed:
Mayor Drake Dill At-Large Councilor Mike Holden |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mayor Droba adjourned the Canvassing Board meeting at 4:24 P.M. |
Harley M. Droba, Mayor
ATTEST:
Betty Bergstrom, City Administrator
Attachment: Abstract of Votes Cast In the Precincts of the City of International Falls State of Minnesota at the State General Election of November 5, 2024.
