Amador County – The remaining ballots for the Tuesday (June 8th) Sutter Creek election – including the Measure N question – will be counted Monday, according to the measure’s chief opponent. Sutter Creek firefighter Bart Weatherly said Wednesday that he has been told by the election department that the counting of the remaining provisional and absentee ballots was scheduled to start 9 a.m. Monday (June 14th) in the Amador County Elections Office, and will be open to the public. Weatherly said he is “very optimistic about our chances of prevailing,” even though “we know that an 8-vote margin is very slim.” But he thinks his group, “Protect Historic Sutter Creek” has the votes to win. Supporters of Yes On Measure N reportedly also like their chances and think they have the votes to win. Tuesday’s vote was a city-wide measure that would affirm or revoke Sutter Creek City Council actions that approved the Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort project. Gold Rush project manager Bill Bunce did not immediately return a request for comment. Supporter, Mayor Gary Wooten also did not return a call asking for comment. Weatherly said “we all know there’s going to be a recount,” due to the margin of less than 1 percent between the vote totals. Weatherly said he had visions of a high 80% voter turnout, but it was only 68.4 percent, when counting stopped Tuesday night. There still remain some ballots to be counted, in absentee and provisional ballots. He said: “Maybe I just live too close to this.” He said “Sutter Creek Partners outspent us 33 to 1,” according to finance records filed at city hall. No On N “spent $5,000 as of Thursday” (June 3rd). His wife Pam, the group’s treasurer filled out the form, which must list donations and expenditures. He said Sutter Creek Partners spent $126,000, with another estimated $16,000 in the final week to 10 days, and “had no donations.” Protect Historic Sutter Creek collected about $5,000, most in donations in the 20- to 100-dollar range. Weatherly said the Elections office let them know about the recount, and they plan to have someone from their team attending. The office did not say how many ballots were left to count, but he thinks “it’s going to be roughly 100.” He said the real issue was that “people in Sutter Creek got a chance to vote on something that will impact heir lives.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 10 June 2010 06:30
Sutter Creek's Remaining Ballots to Be Counted Monday
Amador County – The remaining ballots for the Tuesday (June 8th) Sutter Creek election – including the Measure N question – will be counted Monday, according to the measure’s chief opponent. Sutter Creek firefighter Bart Weatherly said Wednesday that he has been told by the election department that the counting of the remaining provisional and absentee ballots was scheduled to start 9 a.m. Monday (June 14th) in the Amador County Elections Office, and will be open to the public. Weatherly said he is “very optimistic about our chances of prevailing,” even though “we know that an 8-vote margin is very slim.” But he thinks his group, “Protect Historic Sutter Creek” has the votes to win. Supporters of Yes On Measure N reportedly also like their chances and think they have the votes to win. Tuesday’s vote was a city-wide measure that would affirm or revoke Sutter Creek City Council actions that approved the Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort project. Gold Rush project manager Bill Bunce did not immediately return a request for comment. Supporter, Mayor Gary Wooten also did not return a call asking for comment. Weatherly said “we all know there’s going to be a recount,” due to the margin of less than 1 percent between the vote totals. Weatherly said he had visions of a high 80% voter turnout, but it was only 68.4 percent, when counting stopped Tuesday night. There still remain some ballots to be counted, in absentee and provisional ballots. He said: “Maybe I just live too close to this.” He said “Sutter Creek Partners outspent us 33 to 1,” according to finance records filed at city hall. No On N “spent $5,000 as of Thursday” (June 3rd). His wife Pam, the group’s treasurer filled out the form, which must list donations and expenditures. He said Sutter Creek Partners spent $126,000, with another estimated $16,000 in the final week to 10 days, and “had no donations.” Protect Historic Sutter Creek collected about $5,000, most in donations in the 20- to 100-dollar range. Weatherly said the Elections office let them know about the recount, and they plan to have someone from their team attending. The office did not say how many ballots were left to count, but he thinks “it’s going to be roughly 100.” He said the real issue was that “people in Sutter Creek got a chance to vote on something that will impact heir lives.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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