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economist tisuhltribiine municipal election 2000 thursday nov 16 2000 from page 1 whitchurchstbuffville voters seem a little more dedicated voter turnout averaged about 30 per cent there asiwelljbutthe number would have been higher if not forthe acclamationof ward 2 candidate mark carroll ward 6 garnered the highest voter turnout at 49 per cent fortyfive per cent of eligible voters in ward 5 came out to their polling stations while 40 per cent of those eligible voted in the mayors race it sounds even worse when you con sider the actual numbers of markhams 182110 voters only 41956 made the effort in whitchurch- stouffville there were 33230 eligible to vote and 12300 did town clerk and returning officer michele kennedy saicf while she didnt have the actual figures last elections turnout was about the same there was not a huge difference- she saidthe biggest difference between the two towns was the price tag it cost whitchurch-stoumille- about 50000 and markham about 500000 to run election 2000 well markham has a few more vot ers than we do kennedy pointed out not to mention a few more toys in keeping with its reputation markham went hightech with 20 call stations and eight largescreen televi sions providing vote 2000 ejection results to a small pubucturnbut at the qvic centre monday night x- the call station was headquarters for the 2000 election webpage updating vote count and vote per centage results were called in from polling stations then transferred to the website by elec- tionstaff the tabulating equipment worked great said edwards we had a very successful advance vote about 1000 more voters than last election he said the machines oper ated without any flaws he said the total 3100 advance votes were counted and displayed within five minutes of the polls closing monday as for the rest of the night every thing came in and was displayed with out any glitches our webpage did hot go down like it did in toronto edwards gloated it was the fastest election in years i was home by 1 am in whitchurchstouffville while votes were counted manually every thing went according to plan kennedy said we had two close races ward land 4 but you have to ask for a recount and we havent heard from anyone she said the only automatic recount is for a tie in ward 3 peter dobrich edged out sophie angelis by a sixvote margin while steve pliakes beat ivanka bradley by 15 votes in ward l whitchurchstouffville residents did not benefit from a town web site during the election she added while the site has been up since last week there was nt enough time to compile information and design an election page prior to mondays vote kennedy said official numbers will be ready tomorrow explaining return ing officers have 48 hours after an elec- tion to tabulate and double check bal lots markham staff are also double- checking ballots for the official declara tion due today and all candidates in both towns win or lose must remove their signs from town roads by friday if they arent town staff will remove them at a cost of 10 each taken from the 200 deposit each candidate handed over in exchange for the permit information tenant protection act call 7132696 housing help centre this message brought to you as a community ser vice of the economist suntribune olhausen pool tables starting from s italian slate sizes 78859iq over 40 models to choose w pools billiards hot tubs 25 heritage rd at mccowan markham hours mon wed 96 thurs fit 97 sat 95 2948030 seaway pools 1 north of hwv 7 1 ork ymphony roberto de clara music director conductor presents featuring j3rahms hungarian dances 5 6 borodin in tfrsteppes of central asia greig peer gynt suite sibelius finlandia dvorak symphony 8 burton auditorium markham theatre 416 4100860 905 3057469 york university 4700 keele st 171 town centre blvd fri dec 1 830 pm sun dec 3 3 pm tickets adults s20 seniorsstudents s1 5 under 1 2 s5 in partnership with the economist sun i- k k j create a dramatic design statement table lamp salecinoo w after sae16999 w floor lamp sakovl a99 sale 28999 zflv canadas store ask the experts at wwwlivlngnglitingconi ask us about our 5308 hwy 7 in home consultation east of mccowan nexttoswisschalet- living lighting 2949557 store hours monfri109 sat 106 sun 125 sate ends novonto 26 2000 or wraquanwtes last btjfcaexmr tiaderratta of air miles intgmafenal tradng av used under leenso by lyculymanagernertgroijp canada inc wlmngugmng i t 1 t i v