Meeting Information
-Primary Election Canvass Meeting
McElhaney called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m. on Friday, August 4, 2006.
Commissioners Johnson and Jones were absent. The purpose of the Special Meeting was to canvas the results of the primary general election which was
held on August 1, 2006.
In the absence of Commissioners Johnson and Jones, McElhaney appointed Kay Pesnell, Douglas County Register of Deeds, and Paula Gilchrist, Douglas County Treasurer, to serve as canvassers.
McElhaney made a motion to accept the write-in votes as recommended by the County Clerk's office. Motion was seconded by Pesnell and carried unanimously.
McElhaney made a motion to accept the tabulation totals as recommended by the County Clerk's office. Motion was seconded by Gilchrist and carried unanimously.
There were 248 provisional ballots. Jamie Shew, County Clerk, broke the provisional votes into the follow categories:
Recommended to Count
Change of address 89
Advance mailed, but not returned 5
Name change 4
Poll worker or clerk's error 23
Wrong precinct - all races 6
ELVIS errors 24
Wrong precinct - not all races same 8
Voted at Courthouse 1
ID provided before the Canvass 0
Unaffiliated voters changing party affiliation 38
Total 198
Recommended Not to Count
Not registered in Douglas County 11
No ID provided 3
Wrong party, partisan primary 20
No signature on Adv. Mail Ballot envelope 16
Adv. voter deceased prior to election day 0
Total 50
McElhaney made a motion to count one hundred ninety-eight (198) provisional ballots as recommended by Shew. Pesnell seconded the motion and was carried unanimously.
It should be noted that after the additional ballots were counted, the election outcome was not changed.
No errors were found.
McElhaney made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Pesnell and carried unanimously.
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Jere McElhaney, Member Kay Pesnell
ATTEST:
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Jamie Shew, County Clerk Paula Gilchrist
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