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City to Finish Counting Ballots Monday

Redondo Beach will finish tallying ballots for the March 5 municipal elections on Monday.

The city of Redondo Beach will finish at 2 p.m. Monday tallying the provisional and vote-by-mail ballots cast in Tuesday's election, according to City Clerk Eleanor Manzano.

According to Manzano, approximately 1,600 provisional and vote-by-mail ballots remained to be verified and tallied on Tuesday night. Since then, volunteers and city staff have worked to verify those ballots so they can be included in the official tally.

The uncounted ballots will decide the fate of Measure A, as well as who will participate in the runoff races for mayor and City Council Districts 1 and 4.

Right now, Measure A is losing by a 383-vote margin, with about 1,600 votes left to be verified and counted. Termed-out Councilman Steve Aspel, who has received 39.7 percent of the vote so far, will probably face current Councilman Matt Kilroy in the mayoral race; however, current Councilman Pat Aust could conceivably close the 725-vote margin to take Kilroy's place.

Jeff Ginsburg will be in the runoff for City Council District 1, and only 104 votes separate Jim Light (28.5 percent of the vote so far) and Kimberly Fine (24.6 percent) for the second-place finish. About 360 vote-by-mail and provisional ballots remain to be counted in District 1.

Only 72 votes separate second-place vote-getter Jan Jeffreys from third-place vote-getter Julian Stern in the race for City Council District 4 with about 260 ballots remaining to be counted. One of them will face Stephen Sammarco in the runoff for District 4.

Patch will be at Redondo Beach City Hall during the final tally and will update its election results pages.

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Jeff & Melissa Ginsburg, Steve Aspel and Joan Irvine at our May 14th Election Watch Party
Deborah Shepard May 18, 2013 at 11:32 am
Big congrats to you Jeff. Please fill us in (Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach and Marina Hotel andRead More Visitors Bureau) on the hotel shuttle. Also, how do we get Riviera Village's newest hit, Rock N Brew to be called Redondo Beach vs. Torrance??
Joan Irvine May 16, 2013 at 08:08 am
Jeff, I am so pleased that you will be representing the residents of District 1 for the next fourRead More years.
Deborah Shepard May 18, 2013 at 11:56 am
Congrats to the boys and girls baseball/softball teams, showing the Redondo strength of body andRead More mind! Reading all sorts of good things about your teams! Great going players and coaches from the Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach and Marina Hotel staff!
john May 4, 2013 at 09:18 pm
And here I thought I needed to Drive to San Diego to experience craft breweries and bars. Nice job.
sheri patterson April 30, 2013 at 12:19 am
Mary, I read your posts throughout the Measure A campaign. You may want to re-read your posts whenRead More you cast stones about "dividing a city". There wasn't much substantiation to any of your posts-- mostly just attacks on Jim Light. Do Aspel and Ginsburg condone this sort of behavior since you are such a strong voice for them?
Jim Light April 28, 2013 at 03:41 pm
http://www.prado2013.com/ Voters should read this before casting their ballot. Dianne Prado,Read More former District 1 candidate, exposes the electioneering, intimidation and cronyism of this campaign.
Jim Light April 26, 2013 at 11:16 pm
Perhaps we should just turn our heads and let the City Council violate the law. Is that what youRead More would do Mr H? The City Charter is the law of Redondo. The Council chose knowingly to violate it. When the judge found them in violation, the same Council doubled the costs with a frivolous appeal. This time three judges threw it out. Had the Council followed the Charter, there would be zero costs. If you want to hold anyone accountable, it should be those who cast the vote to violate the City Charter and disenfranchise the voters of Redondo. You should not hold me and the over 200 residents who contributed to the lawsuit to uphold the City Charter responsible for the Council's illegal action.
David Mallen May 6, 2013 at 11:28 pm
We are still waiting for someone -- perhaps the author of this post -- to make a coherent,Read More fact-based argument in favor of Mr. Diels. With all due respect, conclusory hopes and dreams of "reform" will not get 'er done in the face of Mr. Diels' voting record as City Councilman. Thankfully, one good thing has come of the author's blog post. The facts and blog posts have vindicated the honesty and integrity of the campaigns run by Dawn Esser and Chris Cagle, against a baseless attack by Mrs. Diels. If I had a magic mand, I would wave it and change the City Charter so that Dawn and Chris could share the position of Treasurer.
David Mallen May 6, 2013 at 11:17 pm
Mr. Azouz: Thank you. I am glad some neighbors find value in what I do, but more importantly IRead More respect the fact that you take the time to do your own homework. If you have expertise in a particular area that can benefit the City, feel free to contact me off line. That goes for anyone. After the election, I have a "big idea" that I want to promote for our City. When Bill Brand and Steve Aspel both agree that my idea is promising, then I think we are on the right track. I'll be curious to learn what the City Manager has to say.
Rocketgerl May 6, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Correction - that's his email. Jimlightforcouncil.com is more fun! Although I'm sure he'd love toRead More hear from you at either address!