* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] THE [I. CALL TO ORDER] BOARD, THE COUNTY ADMIN BUILDING, AND THE ENTRANCE FRONT DOOR. THE FRONT DOOR, EXTERIOR ENTRANCE TO THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS, BUILDING THE NOTICE BEEN POSTED. UM, I ASK THE, UM, SECRETARY IF SHE WOULD DO A ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. ALRIGHT. GIVE HER JUST MR. EDWARD. CHAIRMAN GAMBLE HERE. PRESENT ON THE PHONE. VICE CHAIRMAN. MR. BRIAN MCGALL. HERE. ANDREA KILMAN, MYSELF, MS. MARYJO ARTIS. ABSENT, MS. LYNETTE SAMUELS COOPER HERE. AND MR. MICHAEL STREP HERE. THAT'S IN A QUORUM. MR. SECRETARY, WE'VE GOT A NEW MEMBER, MR. MCALLISTER. MR. MCALLISTER? MR. MCALLISTER, ARE YOU PRESENT? HERE? THANK YOU. WE HAVE A QUORUM AND WELCOME. TAKE A MINUTE. WELCOME US MEMBER DELTA MCALLISTER, WHO, UM, JOINED THE BOARD THIS PAST, UM, WEEKEND, WAS APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR MCMASTER. AND, UM, WELCOME HIM TO THE BOARD AND THANK HIM FOR SERVING WE PRESIDENT. AND DUE TO SOME SURGERY I HAD SATURDAY, I'M GONNA ASK VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL TO CONDUCT A MEETING. YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE, MR. CHAIRMAN. UM, SO THE NEXT ITEM [IV. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA] ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS IT IS? I MAKE THE AGENDA. HAS MR. STREET MAKES A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA? I SECOND. MR. COOPER MAKES A SECOND. IS ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AGENDA, THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE AGENDA? AGENDA? AYE. A ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINING? VERY WELL. THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS IT IS STATED. THE NEXT ITEM [V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE, WE GOT TWO SETS OF MINUTES. THE FIRST SET OF MINUTES IS IRREGULARLY SCHEDULED FEBRUARY, 2026 BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES FOR THAT, FOR THAT MEETING? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE, THE MINUTES AS THEY APPEAR. AS, AS, AS GOOD. VERY WELL. MS. COOPER GIVES US A MOTION. UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND. MS. KILMAN GIVES US A SECOND OR ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MINUTES IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THESE MINUTES? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? I ABSTAIN MR. MCALLISTER ABSTAINS. HE WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THAT MEETING. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THE SECOND SET OF MINUTES IS FOR THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON MARCH THE 12TH, 2026 FOR THE BOARD OF CANVASERS TO CERTIFY THE MARCH 10TH PRIMARY FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION IN DISTRICT TWO COUNTY COUNCIL SEAT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES FROM MARCH 12TH? I MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES. MR. STREET MAKES A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND MS. COOPER SECOND TO MOTION. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THOSE MINUTES? ALRIGHT, THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINING? ABSTAINED? MR. MCALLISTER ABSTAINS. HE WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THAT MEETING. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE THE, [VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS] UH, TIME FOR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS. MS. KIMON, DO WE HAVE ANYONE FOR THAT? OKAY. MR. GEORGE FRIERSON, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AS YOU APPROACH. WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES ONCE YOU GET TO THE MIC. DO YOU HAVE YOUR TIME? THANK YOU. MR. VICE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF ELECTIONS. UM, I ALSO RECOGNIZE THE ACTUALLY DIRECTOR FILING TO RUN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE SERVICE. DUNNO, MIC IS PICKING UP. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. I'LL GIVE YOU EXTRA 30 SECONDS. YEAH, GO AHEAD. I DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING. YOU'RE GOOD. NO, NOTHING. SO I'LL SAY, SAY AGAIN. I WANNA RECOGNIZE THE, UM, APPOINTED BOARD. AND THE REASON I MAKE THAT CLEAR, I [00:05:01] WAS ALWAYS ELECTED AND I SERVED ON THE CLAN THREE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE, UH, TRUSTEES FOR 25 YEARS WITHOUT PAY. SO I GUESS I WASN'T DOING IT FOR PAY. ALSO, WANNA RECOGNIZE THE DIRECTOR WHO I MET TODAY. I AM STUMBLING THROUGH SOME PAPERS. I'M PRETTY SURE Y'ALL ARE A HISTORIAN. AND SO WHEN I SPEAK, I'M SPEAKING AS A HISTORIAN. I ASKED ANY FORMER ELECTED OFFICIAL. SO NOW I WAS TOLD ONE DAY THAT IF IT WAS NOT PERTAINING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, ELECTIONS, UM, THAT I HAD TO DEFER. BUT, UH, NUMBER ONE, I'M A HISTORIAN. THAT'S WHO I AM. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T TAKE ME OUT OF ME AND COULDN'T GET ANYTHING BUT ME. BUT THE DEAL IS, UM, I'M A VIETNAM VETERAN. I, UH, ACTUALLY HAVE A PICTURE HERE OF A YOUNG MAN WHO GOT KILLED IN VIETNAM. HIS NAME IS RALPH HENRY JOHNSON. NOW THE CHARLESTON VA MEDICAL HOSPITAL IS NAMED AFTER HIM. AND ALSO THE SS RALPH JOHNSON IS NAMED AFTER HIM. HE WAS 19, 19 YEARS OLD WHEN HE GOT KILLED, HE JUMPED ON A GRENADE TO SAVE TWO FELLOW MARINES. AND THE WORD OF THE LORD SAYS NO GREATER LOVE AS A MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE WOULD LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE THERE TO LAY YOU DOWN YOUR LIFE. NOW, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT TALKS A LOT. THEY AIN'T NEVER BEEN THERE. I'VE BEEN THERE. I HAVE SEEN 58,227 OF MY FELLOW AMERICANS DIE IN A COUNTRY THAT THEY WERE NOT NATIVE OF. WE WERE O OCCUPY US. NOW, IF YOU ARE NOT BORN SOMEPLACE, YOU'RE NOT NATIVE. AND IF, IF YOU ARE THERE LIKE WE ARE IN IRAN RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NOT A WAR THAT'S A CONFLICT WHERE AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE OCCUPIED AND THEY'RE BEING GUIDED IN THERE BY SOMEBODY WHO NEVER SERVED SADIE HAD BONE SPURS. NOW I WAS READING THIS ABOUT A FLORIDA DEMOCRAT WITH SPECIAL ELECTION IN MARLA DISTRICT AND UH, THIS WAS ON MARCH THE 25TH, 2026. 1:20 PM YEAH, ABOUT 30 SECONDS, MR. FOX. AND, UH, NO, I WANT TO END WITH THAT, BUT I WANNA SAY I AM RUNNING FOR PLANNING COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE BECAUSE I FEEL THAT WE NEED SOMEBODY WHO IS GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND SERVE THE PEOPLE. 'CAUSE I'M A SERVANT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. FRIERSON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY. THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT, NO FURTHER, UH, SIGNATURES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE APPRECIATE MR. RYERSON'S WILLINGNESS TO SPEAK TO US THIS EVENING. UM, MR. [VII. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS] CHAIRMAN, DID YOU HAVE ANY REMARKS THAT YOU WANTED TO MAKE PERSONALLY? I, I DID NOT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, PERSONALLY WELCOME, UH, MR. DELTON MCALLISTER, NEW BOARD MEMBER WHO WAS JUST SWORN IN OVER THE WEEKEND, TOOK HIS OATH ON SUNDAY. AND SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE, UH, THE CITIZENS AND VOTERS OF CLATON COUNTY AND, UH, WORKING WITH US. UH, WHO, WHO ARE HERE AT THIS TIME. UM, SOMETHING, UM, THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE REMINDED OF. UH, AS FAR AS THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED. YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THIS, BUT TODAY, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, I DID MINE LAST NIGHT. AND SO, UM, THE, UH, STATE ETHICS COMMISSION DEADLINE FOR YOUR STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST IS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AND SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT, UH, MR. MCCALLS, EVEN THOUGH YOU JUST ON, YOU NEED TO DO THAT. 'CAUSE, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S A HUNDRED DOLLARS A DAY FEE IF YOU DON'T. AND SO AFTER 10 DAYS, THAT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS. AND SO, UM, UH, IF YOU HAVE NOT YET DONE THAT, BOARD MEMBERS, MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT. IF YOU NEED GUIDANCE HELP, UM, I CAN GUIDE YOU TO THE RIGHT, UH, TO THE RIGHT, UH, LINK ON THE WEBSITE AND ALL OF THAT IF YOU NEED HELP WITH THAT, UM, LATER ON. ALL RIGHT. UM, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE AS FAR AS REMARKS. UM, SO WE MOVE ON TO [VIII. NEW BUSINESS] NEW BUSINESS, UM, AND ON THE NEW BUSINESS, UM, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE AGENDA TO, UH, NAME, UH, MS. MARYJO ARTIS AS INTERIM BOARD SECRETARY. UM, SECRETARY KILMAN HAS BEEN ASSISTING US. SHE HAS, UH, TURNED IN JUST HER RESIGNATION JUST FOR THE SECRETARY'S POSITION. SHE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER, BUT SHE HAS REQUESTED TO RESIGN AS THE SECRETARY. AND SO WE APPRECIATE HER PAST SERVICE AND HELP AND ALL THAT SHE'S DONE UP TO THIS POINT. BUT THE MOTION NOW IS, UH, AND WELL, LET ME ASK, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO NAME MS. MARYJO ARTIS AS INTERIM BOARD SECRETARY? I DEFINITELY MAKE A MOTION TO NAME MS. MARYJO ARTIS [00:10:01] AS AN INTERIM BOARD SECRETARY . ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND MS. COOPER SECOND SIT. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? ALRIGHT. SO WE NOW WILL NOTIFY MS. MARYJO THAT SHE IS NOW THE INTERIM BOARD SECRETARY, UH, LETTER B UNDER, UM, UNDER A NEW BUSINESS. AND, UH, IS, UH, A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL POLL MANAGERS AND POLL CLERKS FOR THE CLA COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO SPECIAL ELECTION, THE CITY OF MANNING MUNICIPAL ELECTION, AND THE TOWN OF SUMMERTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION. MR. DIRECTOR, DO YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION THAT I NEED? YES, SIR. WE HAVE FIVE COMPLETED FORMS FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS. OKAY. MAY I SEE THOSE? I HAVE THOSE. I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S MY, IT'S OKAY WHERE MY PEN IS. I GOT IT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU ALL. SO JUST TO VERIFY FOR THE PUBLIC, WHAT WE LOOK AT SIMPLY IS, IS THE FORM COMPLETED? IS EVERY, UH, QUESTION ANSWERED? UM, AND THEN WE CONSIDER, UM, THE APPLICANT, IF THERE'S ANY PART OF THE APPLICATION THAT IS NOT COMPLETE, THEN WE DEFER IT. UM, WHICH GIVES THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY LATER TO, UM, FIX IT TO, UM, FINISH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION IF THEY SO DESIRE, IF THEY, UH, WANT TO SERVE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, SIMPLY IS COMPLETED APPLICATIONS. AND THEN, UM, IF THERE ARE ANY OBVIOUS DISCREPANCIES, THEN WE WOULD, UM, TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, MEMBERS? UM, DO YOU NEED ANOTHER MINUTE TO LOOK OVER THE APPLICATIONS? OKAY. I DO SEE AN APPLICATION THAT, IN MY OPINION IS INCOMPLETE. UM, WE WILL VOTE ON THIS LA WE WILL VOTE ON THINGS IN A MOMENT. DOES EVERYONE SEE THE APPLICATION THAT APPEARS TO BE INCOMPLETE? YES. OKAY. UM, ALRIGHT. SO NOW, MR. MR. VICE, WHICH Y'ALL, WHICH NUMBER IS THE ONE THAT IS INCOMPLETE? IDENTIFY WHAT NUMBER IN THE ORDER? UH, I, I PROBABLY HAVE MINE OUT OF ORDER. PAGE ONE. UH, PAGE ONE. UH, UH, MS. KILLMAN SAYS PAGE ONE IS MISSING. I'LL JUST SAY WHAT'S MISSING? IT'S MISSING IN PRECINCT. I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE THAT WE'VE DEFERRED THEM FOR THAT. MM-HMM. I AGREE. OKAY. WE CAN , BUT THE PRECINCT NUMBER IS MISSING. AND I WOULD SAY THAT AS LONG I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT ALL FIVE AND THAT, THAT THEY DOUBLE CHECK, WHICH I THINK THEY SHOULD BE DOING ANYWAY TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE REGISTERED VOTERS. AND YOU KNOW, IN THE COUNTY THEY SAID THEY'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN BECAUSE WE CAN'T USE, WE CAN USE MEMBERS FROM VOTERS FROM ANOTHER ADJOIN COUNTY, BUT THAT MAKE SURE THE PERSON IS A REGISTERED VOTER. AND I WOULD SAY THE MOTION IS TO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT ALL FIVE FOR THE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION. WHAT ABOUT NUMBER TWO? THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE? NO. OKAY. I'M JUST ASKING. WELL, ONCE WE MAKE THE MOTION, IF YOU DO WELL. ALRIGHT. THIS IS JUST DO THIS ONE AT A TIME THEN I THINK WE NEED TO DO IT ONE AT A TIME, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALRIGHT. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FIRST A APPLICANT THAT'S DISMISSING THE [00:15:01] PRECINCT? I MAKE A MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THAT APPLICATION. OKAY, SO MR. STREETS MAKES THE FIRST, UH, MR. GAMBLE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF DI ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION OR ALL IN FAVOR OF, OF APPROVING THIS, UH, APPLICANT? AYE. SO, UH, ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINING? ALRIGHT, GO ON TO NUMBER TWO. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS CANDIDATE, SIR? BRIAN? UH, MR. , COULD YOU TELL US WHAT WAS MISSING OFF OF THAT APPLICATION OR WHAT OFF OF NUMBER TWO? YES SIR. I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING MISSING. UH, MR. STREET, DID YOU, YOU MADE A COMMENT OR SEEN TO MAKE A COMMENT. DID YOU SEE SOMETHING MISSING? NO. OKAY. SO NOTHING'S MISSING ON THE APPLICATION. MR. MR. CHAIRMAN. SO THE SECRETARY IS THE ONE WHO SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIP. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. IS THAT OKAY? YES. IN MY OPINION THE RE RELATIONSHIP IS FINE. OKAY. IT WAS JUST A QUESTION. UM, YES, THE RELATIONSHIP IS FINE. UM, LET'S, LET'S DO THIS, LET'S TRY TO DO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE PROPER. SO IN ORDER TO DISCUSS IT, WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS APPLICATION? NUMBER TWO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT A DIRECTIVE RECOMMENDATION ON APPROVE APPLICATION NUMBER TWO. ALRIGHT, SO CHAIRMAN GAMBLE MAKES THE FIRST MR. STREETS MAKES A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT APPLICANT? NUMBER TWO? ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING APPLICANT NUMBER TWO A. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? ALRIGHT, SO IT'S UNANIMOUS TO ACCEPT APPLICANT NUMBER TWO. ALL RIGHT, APPLICANT NUMBER THREE. APPLICATION APPEARS IN TO MY EYES TO BE, UH, COMPLETE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT APPLICANT NUMBER THREE? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE ONE MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. MS. KILMAN MAKES A SECOND. I PRESENT ANY DISCUSSION OVER APPLICANT NUMBER THREE. ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? ALRIGHT, WE ACCEPT APPLICANT NUMBER THREE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT. ALRIGHT, APPLICANT NUMBER FOUR. AGAIN, I DON'T SEE ANY MISSING ELEMENTS, ANY MISSING, UH, LINES. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT APPLICANT NUMBER FOUR? I MAKE A MOTION TO BE ACCEPT NUMBER FOUR, MS. COOPER MAKES THE FIRST MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MR. SECOND MR. UM, MCALLISTER MAKES THE SECOND ALL, UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPLICANT NUMBER FOUR A A AYE. ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINED? VERY WELL, WE APPROVE APPLICANT NUMBER FOUR BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT. ALRIGHT, LAST, UH, NUMBER FIVE, APPLICANT. NUMBER FIVE. UH, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING MISSING. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT APPLICANT? NUMBER FIVE. I MAKE A MOTION WE ACCEPT APPLICANT NUMBER FIVE A. MOTION MS. COOPER RECOMMENDATION. OKAY, MS. COOPER MAKES THE FIRST MR. UH, CHAIRMAN GAMBLE MAKES THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON APPLICANT? FIVE. ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY, ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? VERY WELL MAKE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT. ALRIGHT, THIS MOVES US NOW TO LETTER C. UM, THE AGENDA GIVES US A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THE APRIL 9TH, 2026 SPECIAL CALL MEETING FROM CLAREY COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS IN CLAREY COUNTY OFFICE AT THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET IN MANNING. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WILL BE TO CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE APRIL 7TH 2 20 26, CITY OF MANNING MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND THE TOWN OF SOMERTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION. AND I, WE'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES, BUT IT IS LOGISTICALLY MUCH EASIER TO HAVE THE MEETING THERE. ALL OF THE NECESSARY, UH, EQUIPMENT IS THERE, UH, TO COMMUNICATE WITH STATE AND ALL OF THAT. AND SO THAT IS WHY WE MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION. UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE, UH, BOARD OF CANVASERS MEETING FOR THAT ELECTION TO THE OFFICE? I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE MEETING AGAIN. VOTER REGISTRATION BILL. VERY GOOD. MR. STREET GIVES US A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND. MS. COOPER GIVES US A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? VERY GOOD. LETTER D. THE AGENDA GIVES A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THE MAY 14TH, 2026 SPECIAL CALL MEETING FROM CLATON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION [00:20:01] AND ELECTIONS OF CLATON COUNTY OFFICE AT THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET, MANING. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WILL BE TO CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE MAY 12TH, 2026 CLATON COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT TO SPECIAL ELECTION. THE REASON IS THE SAME AS WE JUST STATED A MOMENT AGO. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS BOARD OF CAMERAS MEETING TO, UH, TO THE, UH, BOARD OFFICE AT THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET? I MAKE A MOTION MOVE, DISCUSS. MR. STREETS GIVES US A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. ALRIGHT, MR. MCAL, GIVE US A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? ALL RIGHT. LETTER E. THE AGENDA GIVES A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE EARLY VOTING FOR THE JUNE 9TH, 2026 PRIMARY ELECTION AND ANY SUBSEQUENT PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD AT THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS IN CLA COUNTY OFFICE THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET MANNING, THE JORDAN PRECINCT, THE SOMERTON NUMBER ONE PRECINCT AND THE TURVILLE PRECINCT. BEFORE WE HEAR A MOTION, LET ME, LET ME DO IT. I THINK THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT WAY TO GO ABOUT IT. LET ME EXPLAIN THAT. UH, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S PRESENT. UM, THIS WILL COST US NOTHING. IT WILL COST THE BOARD, IT WILL NOT COME OUTTA BOARD BUDGET. THE STATE TAKES CARE OF THE, UM, THE EARLY VOTING AND THEY WILL, THEY WILL FINANCE UP TO SEVEN EARLY VOTING SITES IN THE COUNTY. AND THESE ARE THE FOUR THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME. THAT WILL HELP, I THINK WILL HELP THE VOTERS GIVE THE VOTERS EXTRA. UM, UH, THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL TO MANY. THEY DON'T, YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL MANY, 10 MILES, 20 MILES, WHATEVER IT IS. IT GIVES YOU MORE CONVENIENCE TO GET THERE. AND WOULD, YOU WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD ENCOURAGE MORE, MORE PEOPLE TO VOTE AND GET OUT. AND SO THAT IS THE PURPOSE IN THIS, UH, IN, IN DOING THIS. AND SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THESE EARLY VOTING CENTERS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. MR. MR. CHAIRMAN GAMBLE MAKES A MOTION TO DO SO. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. MR. STREET. MAKES A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. LETTER F ON THE AGENDA DISCUSSED THE ABSENTEE BALLOT REPORT FROM THE MARCH 12TH, 2026 CLARINET COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO PRIMARY BOARD OF CANVASERS MEETING. AND SIMPLY, UM, THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD SAY, UM, THIS IS WHAT WE WILL SAY. UM, THE BOARD OF CANVASERS WAS TOLD THAT AN ABSENTEE VOTER WAS NEVER SENT OR MAILED, THAT IS WAS NEVER MAILED. THEY LEGALLY REQUESTED ABSENTEE BALLOT. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR ADAMS AFTERWARD LEARNED AFTER WE, AFTER WE HAD THE MEETING, AFTER WE VOTED, AFTER WE ADJOURNED, THE DIRECTOR AFTERWARD LEARNED THAT THE VOTER WAS SENT THE ABSENTEE BALLOT AND THE DI DIRECTOR STATED THAT THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF CLANTON COUNTY RECORDS NEVER SHOWED THE ABSENTEE BALLOT WAS RETURNED BY THE VOTER. THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF CANVASERS VOTED TO ACCEPT THE PROVISIONAL BALLOT CAST BY THE VOTER, WHICH WAS CORRECT? CORRECT. THE VOTER ONLY CAST ONE BALLOT FOR THE MARCH 10, DISTRICT TWO SPECIAL PRIMARY MR. DIRECTOR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? NO SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. INFORMATION. THANK YOU MR. MR. DIRECTOR, THAT IS JUST FOR, FOR PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION LETTER GA MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO MOVE $6,000 FROM LINE ITEM SALARIES AND IT, IT GIVES THE LINE ITEM NUMBER LAST FIVE DIGITS OF 0 5 0 0 1 TO LINE ITEM EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS. AND IT GIVES THE LINE ITEM THE LAST FIVE OR 0 5 0 2 7. SO MOVE IT FROM 0 5 0 0 1 TO 0 5 0 2 7 FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO REPLACEMENT MINI SPLIT HVAC UNITS FOR COUNTY FIRE STATION BAYS, WHICH ARE USED AS WELL IN PRECINCTS. SO IN THESE TWO, IN THESE TWO FIRE STATION BAYS, THE AIR, THE, THE, THE SMALL MINI SPLIT AIR CONDITIONERS ARE NOT WORKING. THEY ALSO HEAT, BY THE WAY, THE HEAT IN THE WINTER AND THEY COOL IN THE SUMMER. AND SO OUR, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE PURCHASE THESE TWO HVAC MINI SPLIT UNITS, UM, TO, TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DO THIS? I MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. MR. YOU'RE GOOD. MS. COOPER MAKES THE FIRST MR. UH, CHAIRMAN GAMBLE MAKES THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YES SIR. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. THE, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM, UM, TOM WHO IS THE FACILITIES MANAGER FOR THE COUNTY, THAT THE, IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST THAT VOTER REGISTRATION ACTUALLY PURCHASED THESE UNITS, THE COUNTY MAINTAIN THEM. BUT UM, THAT IS BASICALLY THE ONLY TIME THAT THE TRUCKS THAT THOSE ESPECIALLY [00:25:01] SOMETIMES HEATED VOTING TIMES. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DO THIS? I MAKE A MOTION. WELL, WE ALREADY HAD A MOTION. I APOLOGIZE. SECOND. ALRIGHT, WE ALREADY FIRST AND SECOND IT. NOW WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION. ALRIGHT, IS ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, DO UH, DO ALL ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. UH, ALL ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THAT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT. ALRIGHT, MOVING [IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION] TO NUMBER NINE, ROMAN. NUMBER NINE, UNDER EXECUTIVE SESSION PERSONNEL MATTER, DISCUSSION OF EMPLOYMENT, APPOINTMENT, COMPENSATION, PROMOTION, DEMOTION, DISCIPLINE, RELEASE OF AN EMPLOYEE, A STUDENT OR PERSON REGULATED BY A PUBLIC BODY OR THE APPOINTMENT OF A PERSON TO A PUBLIC BODY PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAW SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 78. ONE OTHER MATTERS, OTHER MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 A TWO CONTRACTIONAL MATTER. DISCUSSION ON NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TWO. PROPOSED CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS AND OR PROPOSED SALE OF PURCHASE OF PROPERTY, THE RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE LEGAL ADVICE RELATES TO A PENDING THREATEN OR POTENTIAL CLAIM OR OTHER MATTERS COVERED BY ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, SETTLEMENT, AND LEGAL CLAIMS OR THE POSITION OF THE PUBLIC AGENCY AND OTHER ADVERSARY SITUATIONS INVOLVING THE ASSERTION AGAINST THE AGENCY OF A CLAIM PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE LAW SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 78 2 SOUTH CAROLINA CODE LAWS SECTION 30 DASH FOUR DASH 70 B BEFORE REQUIRES US BEFORE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE PUBLIC AGENCY SHALL VOTE IN PUBLIC ON THE QUESTION AND WHEN THE VOTE IS FAVORABLE, THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL ANNOUNCE THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I MAKE A MOTION OF YOU GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MR. COOPER MAKES FIRST DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SEE MR. STREET MAKES THE SECOND. UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? ALRIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS DISCIPLINE, DEMOTION, OR RELEASE OF AN EMPLOYEE REVIEW JOB DESCRIPTIONS TO RECEIVE AND DISCUSS FINDINGS FROM THE BVR AND ECC BOARD ATTORNEY REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS AND TO RECEIVE AND DISCUSS FINDINGS FROM THE BVR AND ECC BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE. WE WILL CONSIDER OURSELVES AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL BE BACK AS SOON AS WE CAN AND, UM, GIVE MR. DIRECTOR A CHANCE TO FIND HIS PLACE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE DIDN'T, UH, DIDN'T TAKE LONG TONIGHT, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE YOU STICKING IT OUT WITH US. UM, [X. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION] DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION? I MAKE A MOTION TO BACK TO PUBLIC SESSION. MR. GIVES A MOTION TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. MR. COOPER GIVES A SECOND. DOES ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINED? VERY GOOD. UM, I WOULD JUST, SIR, NO ACTION. NO ACTION. AND WE TOOK NO ACTION IN PUBLIC SESSION. I MEAN, UH, IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO SO. NO VOTES, NO NO ACTIONS. UM, SOMETHING, [XI. ACTION(S) TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION (If Applicable)] UM, THAT WE, UM, JUST BEING HONEST, UH, WE AS WE SHOULD BE, UM, WE MISSED A COUPLE THINGS THAT, UM, THAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING. SO WE'RE GONNA DO THEM NOW BEFORE WE DO THAT, UM, WE'RE GONNA PRAY AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR PLEDGES. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE RIGHT ORDER, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO BECAUSE I DO WANNA PRAY FOR CHAIRMAN GAMBLE. CHAIRMAN GAMBLE IS WITH US ON THE PHONE. HE HAD SURGERY ON SATURDAY AND UH, WE NEED TO PRAY FOR HIM. UH, UH, FULL RECOVERY. IF IT BE, THE LORD'S WILL ALSO PRAY FOR MEMBER STREETS. MR. MIKE STREETS IS, UM, HA JUST HAVING SOME, UM, SOME PAINS THAT ARE NOT, UH, NOT COMMON. AND SO HE'S TRYING TO GET SOME HELP WITH THAT. AND SO PRAY FOR HIM AND, UM, I KNOW THERE ARE MANY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE, THAT HAVE PROBLEMS. AND SO WE'LL PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE FOLKS IN IT. AMEN. LET'S BOW OUR HEADS, IF YOU WILL, AND I'LL LEAD US IN PRAYER AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGES. DEAR LORD JESUS, WE THANK YOU, LORD FOR THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, LORD TO SERVE YOU HERE IN CLATON COUNTY, UH, AS SERVANTS TO THE VOTERS. AND WE THANK YOU LORD FOR THOSE WHO COME TO THIS PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT. LORD BLESS THEM. HELP, UH, CHAIRMAN GAMBLE AS HE RECOVERS FROM HIS SURGERY. HELP MEMBERS FREE LORD AS HE IS, UH, SUFFERING SOME, UH, DISCOMFORT IN, IN HIS JOINTS AND NEEDS SOME HELP WITH HIS NECK. AND LORD, JUST GIVE THE DOCTOR'S WISDOM, LORD, TO HELP HIM WITH THAT. AND LORD, OUR MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, LORD, THEY'RE SUFFERING AND SOME OF THEM ARE HURTING. SOME OF THEM MAY BE IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT. LORD, THERE ARE NEEDS THAT WE KNOW ONLY YOU CAN MEET. AND LORD, WE PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD DO THAT ACCORDING TO THY WILL HELP YOUR PEOPLE AND HELP THE PEOPLE OF CLATON COUNTY. FOR THY HONOR AND GLORY, WE ASK IT IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. MR. STREETS IS GONNA LEAD US INTO PLEDGES, [00:30:05] THE UNITED STATES AND ONE NATION UNDER AN INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY. RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, THAT'S ALL WE WANT. AGAIN, THANK THE PUBLIC FOR BEING HERE, SIR. MOTION, GO AHEAD, YOUR HONOR. YES SIR. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE PUBLIC FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. AND, UM, WE, I THINK WE DO HAVE ONE. UH, OFFICER MS. PRINGLE, APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT. TONIGHT WITH US. AMEN. ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? ADJOURN. MR. STREET GIVES FIRST MS. COOPER GIVES A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? WE THANK YOU AND HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN BYEBYE. 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