The vote by North Leaside residents on a proposal to close access to the neighbourhood from the west has failed to support this concept. Councillor Jon Burnside announces in his newsletter Friday that of the 65.8 percent of eligible voters casting ballots, 46.9 percent voted in favour of the proposal (that is, 53.1 percent of voters opposed the scheme). Burnside writes Friday. “The recent formal vote had a 65.8 percent voter turnout but only 46.9 percent were in favour, so the proposal failed. Subsequently, I will not be proceeding any further with this proposed traffic calming solution. Here are the facts and figures: There was a total of 3,017 electors. This number reflects the most up to date voters’ list (2,843) and an additional 174 individuals who were not captured on the list (moved into neighbourhood, became of age etc.). A total of 362 ballots were deemed “questionable” for a variety of reasons; some of these were allowed (196 ballots) while others were spoiled (166 ballots). In determining which ballots were spoiled and which were valid, I kept in mind that the ultimate goal of the NLTC poll was to measure opinion (while maintaining integrity of the process). In deciding “questionable” ballots as valid, my office crosschecked submitted votes with City Clerk’s database of registered voters. Of the 362 ballots, 123 were in favour of the proposal while 239 were opposed. However, irrespective of the decisions made, there is no combination of choices regarding those 362 “questionable” ballots which would have resulted in a different outcome.” Ward 26.ca
