Meeting Information
-Canvass Meeting
McElhaney called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, August 8, 2008. Commissioner Johnson was absent. The purpose of the Special Meeting was to canvass the results of the Primary Election, which were held on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. In the absence of Commissioner Johnson, Jones moved to appoint Dean Nieder, Douglas County Auditor, to serve as canvasser. McElhaney seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
McElhaney moved to accept the tabulation totals as recommended by the County Clerk's office. The motion was seconded by Jones and carried unanimously.
There were 154 provisional ballots. Jamie Shew, County Clerk, broke the provisional votes into the follow categories:
|
Recommended to Count |
Elec Day |
Advance |
Totals |
|
Change of address |
37 |
|
37 |
|
Name Change |
4 |
|
4 |
|
Pollworker or Clerk's error |
15 |
|
15 |
|
Advance-ballot not returned |
18 |
|
18 |
|
Wrong Precinct-Partial Count |
22 |
|
22 |
|
Total |
96 |
|
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total to Count |
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recommended Not to Count |
Elec Day |
Advance |
Totals |
|
Not Registered in <1/2xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Douglas County |
10 |
|
10 |
|
Did not provide ID |
4 |
|
4 |
|
Ineligible-party affiliation |
13 |
|
13 |
|
Returned undeliverable |
|
23 |
23 |
|
Voted after advance voting closed |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Returned-unable to vote |
|
4 |
4 |
|
Registered in other county |
1 |
|
1 |
|
No Advance Signature |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
29 |
28 |
57 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Not to Count |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No Recommendation |
Elec Day |
Advance |
Totals |
|
Arrived after polls closed |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Total |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total to Count |
|
|
1 |
|
Total Provisional Ballots |
|
|
154 |
McElhaney moved approval to count ninety-six (96) provisional ballots as recommended by Shew, plus the one (1) closed poll ballot making the total provisional ballot count ninety-seven (97). Motion was seconded by Jones and carried unanimously.
Jones moved to accept write-ins as accepted by the County Clerk. Motion was seconded by McElhaney and carried unanimously.
It should be noted that after the additional ballots were counted, the election outcome was not changed.
No errors were found.
Jones moved to adjourn the meeting; McElhaney seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
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Jere McElhaney, Vice Chair Charles Jones, Member
ATTEST:
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Jamie Shew, County Clerk Dean Nieder, Douglas County Auditor