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Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 4 Nov 2010, p. 12

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Join now and enter for a chance to win . 1 month of personal training. r ; . *Qk. Grand opening prices still in effect until November 15, 2010. oi? YOUR MARK, GET FIT, LET’S GO! l-I I “I: “The change was due to the fact that an elector had used an eraser to erase their original vote and remarked the ballot. The (de uty returning officer) originally record this as an over-vote and rejected the ballot, but during the recount. the voter's. intention was considered and the vote was counted," Ms Kennedy wrote in her report. In 2000. another recount between Mr. Dobrich and Ms Angelis took place. This The first was in 1997 when nine votes separated winner Peter Dobrich and Sophie Angelis. Only one vote changed during the recount process, according to Ms Kennedy. This is; not the first tithe Wérd 3 election results have been recounted. It is actually the time in 13 years. If council turns down Mr. Kroon's request for a recount, he would have the option of making an application to the courts for a recount but his request would have to pro- vide reasonable grounds for believing the election results to be in doubt. An application to the courts must com- mence by Nov. 26, which is 30 days from the clerk's declaratiorrof the official results, according to Ms Kennedy’s report. Q:Doyouviewpanofyoursuowsson council forsomanyyeam isbecauseofyour opendoorpolicy? sz do people want to chat with you Q:th about? A: I’ve he A' Everything from development to a water bill to just see where the town’s going. Q:HawdldMayorintheSquarego? A: It went very well. People came and made appointments and wanted to see me down there and they stopped by and had a chat. because I had to make sure it was advertised and that I didn't want to make it a position for the people running against me so we will start that again. Probably, I don’t know whether we’ll get time before the end of the year or not because of my work load and where I’m going away. But you see-the door wide open. Always will be. QzDoalotofpeopletakeyouup on that? 1% You go ask my secretary. There were six lined up today waiting to see me this mom- ing. Mayor won’t run forMP, MPP Ward no stranger to recaunt requests From page 3. ELECTION 2010 Whitchurch-Stouflville is not the only York Region municipality to be considering a recount following the Oct. 25 municipal election. Formal requests are being brought before Aurora and Georgina councils. “It’s not, I don’t think, particular to a ward. It just happens,” Ms Kennedy said of the third request for a recount inWard 3. The ward, in the southwest comer of the municipality, is bordered by Hwy. 404 and includes the communities of Gormley. Bethesda and Preston Lake. In order to ifiect the outcomeéof this recount request, 13 votes need to be changed, according to Ms Kennedy. time, it was a six-vote differential in favour ofMLDobrich. ._‘ . r L this 'o gmgvotes d .r, L‘No, if. .i ‘, ‘, 7'3 thérchang’e, warding to Ms'Kennedy. In the end, Mr. Dobrich retained his seat with a two-vote margin. Q:What was it about the experience that turned you off? A: Just the politics of it. A: I've been there once (unsuccessfully federally), done that, won’t do it again. QzYournamehasbeenlinkedtothe reglondchakperwdsphdoyouhave planstogofbrthatjoborevenprovmcial orfederalpoliflm?0risdusyourlastfour A: I don’t have an answer yet. But I will not be going federally or provincially. A: I haven't changed what I said when I first came in here. I would work for the peoâ€" ple and I always have. QzDoyouhaveanyldeawhypeoplellke to keep voting you In? A: You’d have to ask them. A: No. This is not the first time Ward 3 election results have been recounted. It is actually the third time in 13 years.

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