Meeting Information
-<1/2xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />9:00 A.M. -Election Canvass of four Precincts in Eudora (County Administrator's office at the Courthouse)
Johnson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 9, 2007.
Commissioner McElhaney was absent. The purpose of the Special Meeting was to canvas the results of the Eudora Special Election which was held on November 6, 2007.
In the absence of Commissioner McElhaney, the Board appointed Kay Pesnell, Douglas County Register of Deeds, to serve as the third canvasser.
Johnson made a motion to accept the write-in votes as recommended by the County Clerk's office. Motion was seconded by Jones and carried unanimously.
Johnson made a motion to accept the tabulation totals as recommended by the County Clerk's office. Motion was seconded by Jones and carried unanimously.
There were 31 provisional ballots. Jamie Shew, County Clerk, broke the provisional votes into the follow categories:
Recommended to Count
Change of address
10
Advance mailed, but not returned
2
Name change
2
Poll worker or clerk's error
5
Wrong precinct - all races the same
3
Wrong precinct - partial count
0
Too late to reach polling location
0
Total
22
Recommended Not to Count
Not registered in <1/2xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Douglas County
9
Voted after close of in-person Advance
0
Did not provide ID
0
Registered in other county
0
No Advance Signature
0
Total
9
Johnson made a motion to count twenty-two (22) provisional ballots as recommended by Shew. Jones 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.
Johnson made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Jones and carried unanimously.
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Bob Johnson, Chairman Charles Jones, member
ATTEST:
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Jamie Shew, County Clerk Kay Pesnell, Register of Deeds
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