Commission Board Meeting on Thu, November 15, 2018 - 9:00 AM


Meeting Information

9:00 a.m. -Election Canvass of the General Election

November 15, 2018

Thellman called the special meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018 with Commissioners Thellman, Gaughan and Derusseau present. The purpose of the Special Meeting was to canvass the results of the General Election held on November 6, 2018.

After discussion and review of the K.S.A. Statute 25-1122(g) regarding the day preceding an election closure time on the “recommended not-to-count” provisional ballot for arrival after 12:00 p.m., Gaughan moved to accept one thousand three hundred seventy-six (1,376) provisional ballots as recommended by the County Clerk; to not count four hundred eighty (480) ballots as recommended by the County Clerk; and to count the two (2) ballots regarding time with no recommendation by the County Clerk. Motion was seconded by Derusseau and carried 3-0.

Recommended to Count

Elec Day

Advance

Totals

Change of Address

295

326

621

Name Change

42

25

67

Pollworker/Clerical Error

34

23

57

Advance-ballot not returned

278

151

429

Brought in ID

8

2

10

Wrong Precinct-All Count

91

1

92

Wrong Precinct-Partial Count

100

0

100

Total

848

528

1376

 

 

 

 

 

1376

 

 

 

                       

Recommended Not to Count

Elec Day

Advance

Totals

Not registered in Douglas County

118

28

146

Did not provide ID/Expired ID

47

4

51

Advance Returned

14

0

14

Moved to another county-did not re-register

14

0

14

Registered in other county

189

45

234

Arrived after 12:00 p.m.

0

1

1

No Advance signature

0

20

20

Total

382

98

480

 

 

 

 

 

480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Recommended  

Elec Day

Advance

Totals

Arrived after 7:00 p.m., time dispute

2

0

2

Total

2

0

2

 

 

 

 

 

1858

 

 



 

Thellman moved to accept the write-in ballots as recommended by the County Clerk. Motion was seconded by Derusseau and carried 3-0.

Thellman moved to accept the results of the canvass and to adjourn the meeting subject to any changes due to provisional ballots affecting the outcome of any race. Motion was seconded by Gaughan and carried 3-0

 



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Nancy Thellman, Chairman                Michelle Derusseau, Vice Chair

ATTEST:

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Jamie Shew, County Clerk               Mike Gaughan, Member

Location

County Courthouse
1100 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044