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Canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the City General Election held November 2, 2021.
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WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, together with its City Clerk, has duly canvassed the returns and votes at the City General Election held Tuesday, November 2, 2021, and
WHEREAS, it appears from said returns and the canvass thereof that the following number of votes were cast for the following office:
MAYOR (4 Year Term)
Melvin Carter 36,426
Scott Evans Wergin 355
Miki Frost 2,069
Dino Guerin 7,454
Bill Hosko 3,423
Dora Jones-Robinson 2,357
Paul Langenfeld 5,298
Abu Nayeem 1,516
Write-In 192
WHEREAS, it appears from said returns and the canvass thereof that the following named persons received more votes than any other candidate for election for:
MAYOR
Melvin Carter 36,426
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, together with its City Clerk, has duly canvassed the returns and votes at the City General Election held Tuesday, November 5, 2019, to determine whether to adopt the proposed Residential Rent Stabilization Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it appears from said returns and canvass thereof that a majority of those voting on the ballot question voted in its favor, 30,965 electors voted in favor of the ordinance and 27,581 voted against the question; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Melvin Carter is hereby declared elected to the Office of the Mayor and the Ramsey County Office of Elections is instructed and directed to notify him of his election and to issue and deliver to him the proper certificates of election.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that based on the results of the ballot question, the ordinance will go into effect.