Meeting Information
-Election Canvass
Thellman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 10, 2009. Commissioner Jones was absent. The purpose of the Special Meeting was to canvass the results of General Election held on April 7, 2009. In the absence of Commissioner Jones, Thellman moved to appoint Paula Gilchrist, Douglas County Treasurer, to serve as canvasser. Flory seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
There was a discussion of a disputed provisional ballot. A poll worker had challenged the voter's address. The voter signed a perjury statement attesting to the validity of the address. Flory moved to count the ballot. The motion was seconded by Thellman and carried 2-0 with Gilchrist abstaining. Flory moved to refer the issue to Charles Branson, District Attorney, for review. The motion was seconded by Thellman and carried 2-0 with Gilchrist abstaining.
Thellman moved to accept the tabulation totals as recommended by the County Clerk's office. The motion was seconded by Flory and carried unanimously.
There were 116 provisional ballots. Jamie Shew, County Clerk, broke the provisional votes into the follow categories:
Recommended to Count
Elec Day
Advance
Totals
Change of Address
38
0
38
Change of Address-Partial Count
0
0
0
Name Change
1
0
1
Pollworker or Clerk's Error
9
0
9
Advance-ballot not returned
1
0
1
Brought in ID
0
0
0
President Only
0
0
0
DMV
0
0
0
DMV-Partial
0
0
0
Wrong Precinct-All Count
21
0
21
Wrong Precinct-Partial Count
0
0
0
Total
70
0
70
Total to Count
70
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
3
0
3
Did not provide ID
0
0
0
Already voted in advance
2
0
2
Felony Conviction
0
0
0
DMV
0
0
0
Registered in other county
0
0
0
Returned undeliverable
0
29
0
Advance-deceased
0
1
0
No Advance Signature
0
11
11
Total
5
4141 41
46
Total Not to Count
46
No Recommendation
Elec Day
Advance
Totals
Arrived after polls closed
0
0
0
0
0
0
No Recommendation
0
Total Provisional Ballots
116
Thellman moved to not count the "recommended not to count" ballots as recommended by the County Clerk. Motion was seconded by Flory and carried unanimously.
Thellman moved approval to count sixty (70) provisional ballots as recommended by Shew. Motion was seconded by Flory and carried unanimously. Flory moved to approve the write-in votes. Motion was seconded by Thellman and carried unanimously.
It should be noted that after the additional ballots were counted, the election outcome was not changed.
No errors were found.
Flory moved to adjourn the meeting; Thellman seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
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Nancy Thellman, Chairman Jim Flory, Vice Chair
ATTEST:
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Jamie Shew, County Clerk Paula Gilchrist, Treasurer
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