* 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. [00:00:02] GOOD EVENING, [ I. CALL TO ORDER] WELCOME YOU TO THE JUNE, REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION, ELECTIONS OF CLARINET COUNTY. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. UH, CALL THE MEETING, ORDER THE NOTIFICATION AND THE MEDIA HAS BEEN DONE. THE MANNING TIMES OF COUNTY FACEBOOK PAGE, THE ADMIN BULLETIN BOARD, AND THE FRONT GLASS AT THE OFFICE AT VOTER VOTER REGISTRATION. THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, HAS GONE. SECRETARY ARTIST FOR A ROLL CALL TO DETERMINE A FORUM, PLEASE. EDWARD GAMBLE. HERE. PRESENT. BRIAN MCGALL. HERE PRESENT. MARY JO ARTIS. PRESENT. ANDREA KILMAN. HERE PRESENT. LYNETTE SAMUELS COOPER. PRESENT. MICHAEL STR. HERE. PRESENT. DELTON MCALLISTER. PRESENT HERE. PRESENT. JAMES PEARSON. HE IS RUNNING A COUPLE MINUTES LATE. OKAY. BUT HE WILL BE HERE SHORTLY. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MR. CHAIRMAN? WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. THE QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. THANK YOU. HALL. ASK VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL IF HE WOULD GIVE US THE INVOCATION AND IF, UM, MR. PEARSON IS NOT HERE ASKED, UM, BY STRAT IF HE WOULD LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. HE'S A BOARD MEMBER AND ALSO A UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN. MR. BOWER IS PRAY PLEASE, LORD JESUS, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU AND TO SERVE THIS COUNTY AND LORD, TO SERVE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. WE THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS UPON OUR COUNTRY AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO SATURDAY, JULY THE FOURTH AS WE CELEBRATE 250 YEARS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND MERCY, LORD, WE DEFINITELY HAVE FLAWS. BUT LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH AND WE LIVE IN IT. AND WE THANK THE LORD FOR THOSE MANY BLESSINGS. LORD, USE US HERE TONIGHT, UH, TO DO THE WORK FOR THE VOTERS OF CLATON COUNTY. HELP US TO BE DOING EVERYTHING DECENTLY IN ORDER AND WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. IF YOU'LL STAND AND FACE THE FLAG, PLEASURE UNITED STATES TO THE REPUBLIC STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NEXT ON [ VI. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA] THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IF I CAN ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, PLEASE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION FOR MR. STR TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. CHAIRMAN? I MAKE A SECOND. SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL. UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND ABSTAINED? THIS CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT [ VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AND WE DO HAVE FIVE SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE AND THEY ARE IN THE BOARD MEMBERS PACKETS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. UM, THEY ARE THE FIRST FIVE, I THINK PROBABLY. LET'S DO 'EM INDIVIDUALLY. THE MINUTES FOR THE MAY 15TH, 2026 SPECIAL CALL MEETING. UM, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? I MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES FOR MAY 15TH. MOTION FROM MR. STR TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 20, MAY FIFTEEN, TWENTY, TWENTY SIX SPECIAL CALL MEETING, WHICH WAS TO CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. CHAIRMAN? I SECOND. SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? THANK YOU. MOTION. CARRIE UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE HAVE A REGULAR SCHEDULE, A REGULAR SCHEDULE. MAY 20, 26 MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON MAY 18TH, 2026. UH, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? I MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES FOR MAY 18TH MOTION FROM MR. STR TO ACCEPT THE MAY, 2026 MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON MAY 18TH, 2026. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND. FOR MS. KILMAN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? ANY DISCUSSIONS? EXCUSE ME. ALL IN FAVOR? A. ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINING? IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THE RECORD, MR. PEARSON IS HERE. NOT LIKE PUBLIC EMBARRASSMENT, IS IT? I WAS ON FIRE CALL. THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU FOR SERVING. UM, NEXT WE HAD THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE. WE'RE IN A MINUTE APPROVING THE MINUTES, JIMMY. AND WE'RE ON JUNE THE 11TH. THE THIRD ONE IN YOUR PACKET ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 11TH, 2026 MEETING, WHICH WAS ALSO OUR BOARD OF CANVAS MEETING MOTION FROM MR. PEARSON? YES. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. [00:05:02] ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? ANY NOS? I'M SORRY. I SAID ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? ALL MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE HAVE JUNE 16TH SPECIAL CALL MEETING AND THAT WAS TO CONSOLIDATE, UM, POLLING LOCATIONS. UM, WAS THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THAT MEETING, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 16TH, 2026 SPECIAL CALL MEETING ON MOTION THAT WE, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES. THANK YOU. MOTION ON THE 4TH OF JUNE SIXTEEN, TWENTY TWENTY SIX. SPECIAL CALL MEETING FROM MS. KILMAN. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND MR. CHAIRMAN SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCCALL. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? IYE ABSTAIN. I WASN'T HERE. OKAY. UH, MOTION CARRIES EXCEPTION OF MR. SMITH WHO ABSTAINS UNABLE TO ATTEND A MEETING. YEAH. OKAY. YOU GOOD? ONE, ONE QUESTION. THIS ONE HERE TO ABSTAIN FEES BECAUSE WE WANT THERE FOR THIS MEETING SPEAK. WE WANT BOTH OF US. WE NEED TO ABSTAIN. GIVE US A SECOND PLEASE. ALL OVERSIGHT ON MY PART. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO THE MAY 15TH SPECIAL CALL MEETING, WHICH WAS THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS AND WE'RE GONNA ASK FOR A MOTION. WHO MADE THE MOTION THE FIRST TIME? I DID MIKE. OKAY. SO, AND BRIAN THE SECOND. AND BRIAN SECOND. I SECOND. SO YOU MADE THAT MOTION AGAIN, MR. YES. MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. AND A SECOND FROM MR. AL, I MAKING A SECOND THAT WE, UH, ACCEPT MAY 15, 20, 26 MINUTES. OKAY. SECOND BY VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? I ABSTAIN. OKAY. I ABSTAIN. OKAY. SO MR. MCALLISTER AND SECRETARY ORDER ABSTAIN AS THEY WERE NOT AT THE MEETING. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WE'LL CONTINUE WHERE WE ARE. WERE AND WE'RE THE JUNE 25TH? YES MA'AM. WE NEED TO GO BACK. MAY, MAY 18TH. THE 18TH. OKAY. SO YOU ASKING FOR A REVOTE ON THE 18TH? IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 18TH, 2026 MEETING AS IT'S WRITTEN? HAS THERE WRITTEN I MAKE A MOTION MOTION FOR MR. STRAT. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. I SECOND FOR MS. COOPER. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? MS. KIMMA ABSTAINS DUE TO ABSENCE. OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO 11TH PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF. JUNE 25TH. CHAIRMAN ALSO JUNE 11TH. OKAY. JUNE 11TH. WHO MADE THAT MOTION? JAMES? UM, IT WAS, UH, YOU GOT A MOTION, JAMES? JUNE, JUNE 11TH WAS, UH, JAMES PEARSON AND MICHAEL STR SECOND. YOU MEAN YOU WANNA MAKE THE MOTION EXCEPT JUNE 11TH. THE END MOTION FOR MR. PEARSON TO ACCEPT. YEP. THE JUNE 11TH MINUTES AS WRITTEN. I SECOND. SECOND FOR MR. STR. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? A. AYE. ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAIN? I AND, UH, AND MR. OW ABSTAINS, IS THAT RIGHT? YES. YES. I DON'T HAVE JUNE 11TH IN HERE, BUT SHOULD BE JUNE 11TH IN FRONT OF IT. SHOULD JUNE 11TH? WE GOT YOU. OKAY, NOW I THINK WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. JUNE 25TH MINUTES. IS THERE MOTION ON FOR ACCEPTING THEM AS WRITTEN? WE MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES FOR MOTION FOR MR. STRESS. IS THERE A SECOND? I [00:10:01] A SECOND FOR MS. COOPER? ANY UH, ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN COURSE SHE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. YES. THANK YOU. SO WE GOT THOSE. UM, NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC [ VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS] COMMENTS. AND FIRST OFF IS MR. GEORGE FREON. AND JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE RULES THAT THE BOARD ADOPTED AND THEY WERE STATED ON THE SIGN IN SHEET AND WE, UM, ASK THAT YOU ABIDE BY THOSE. SO READ IT WAS READ AT OUR MEETING, BUT I'LL BE GLAD TO READ IT AGAIN. READ I DON'T HAVE TO MR. RYERSON, BUT I'LL READ IT AGAIN. OKAY. THANK YOU. PROCEDURES FOR SPEAKING. INDIVIDUALS MUST SIGN UP PRIOR TO THE MEETING PROVIDING THEIR NAME AND SPECIFIC AGENDA. TOPIC TO WHICH THEY WISH TO ADDRESS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AND THERE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE SPEAKERS PER MEETING. SPEAKERS MAY NOT C THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON. COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED ONLY TO ITEMS LISTED ON THE CURRENT MEETING AGENDA OR BOARD POLICY TO PROVIDE. PRESIDING OFFICER WILL REQUEST THAT THE SPEAKER STAY ON THE TOPIC FOR WHICH THEY REGISTERED. IF A SPEAKER DIGRESSES TO UNRELATED TOPICS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL INSTRUCT THEM TO RETURN TO THE RELEVANT AGENDA OR BOARD OR AGENDA ITEM OR BOARD POLICY. IF A SPEAKER REFUSES TO RETURN TO THE RELEVANT TOPIC AFTER BEING CAUTIONED, THE PRESIDING RULE OFFICER MAY RULE THE SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER AND END THEIR SPEAKING TIME. ALL COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER, NOT INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF OR OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS PUBLIC. SPEAKERS MUST BE COURTEOUS AND AVOID PERSONAL IMPERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS. PROFANITY OR SHOUTING PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT DE FORUM FOR COMPLAINTS AGAINST INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS OR INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS TO PRESIDING OFFICER RESERVES. RIGHT TO LIMIT DISCUSSION OF REPETITIVE TOPICS TO ALLOW FOR VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL DETERMINE IF A SPEAKER IS VIOLATING HIS POLICY AND MAY HAVE THE ONE WARNING TERMINATE THE SPEAKER'S PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK AND REQUEST THAT THEY LEAVE THE PODIUM. IF A SPEAKER IN THE OPINION OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER REQUIRES SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN SPEAKING, THEY MAY BE GRANTED UP TO DOUBLE THE TIME ALLOWED TO OTHER SPEAKERS TO ENSURE FAIR ACCESS. I MATTER OF THE MINUTES CORRECT? IT WAS IN THE MINUTES OR WERE JUST ALL APPROVED. UM, I'M JUST STORING, I DID NOT SIGN WHAT MY TOPIC WAS. SO I'M GONNA SAY THAT BEFORE I COME TO THE MIC. YOU STILL BE HELD TO THREE MINUTES MR. GEORGE? YEAH, I'M A HISTORIAN. OKAY. SO WE WANNA MAKE THAT A MATTER OF REFERENCE. ALRIGHT, NOW I KNOW HOW TO STAY ON TOPIC BECAUSE I SERVE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF STATE ORGANIZATION AND CLA THREE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT IS ON THE RECORD, RIGHT? OKAY. NOW I NOTICED THAT, UM, Y'ALL HAD A SPECIAL CALL MEETING OR SOMETHING ON THE 16TH OF JUNE. WELL, THAT DAY IS KIND OF STRANGE TO ME BECAUSE THAT'S THE DAY THAT GEORGE STANLEY JR. IN 1944 WAS ATED. THAT IS ON TOPIC RIGHT NOW. THERE IS, THIS IS NOT ON TOPIC. THAT'S NOT ON TOPIC. NO SIR. JUNE 16TH IS NOT ON TOPIC. JUNE THE 16TH MINUTES ALL BUT THEY'RE NOT IN. OKAY, WELL I WASN'T HERE CHAIR FOR YOUR MINUTES. OKAY. OKAY, SO I'M ON TOPIC. I'M THE DATE. JUNE 16TH IS ON TOPIC, RIGHT? IT'S ON MR. GEORGE. WE'RE GONNA STICK TO THE MINUTES TO THE BOARD AGENDA. I'M A HISTORIAN. I'M HISTORIAN. AS LONG AS I'M SPEAKING OF HISTORY. NO, SIR. NOT AT THIS MEETING. WELL, NO, NO, NOT YOU. THAT'S YOUR OPINION. IT IS MY OPINION. YEAH. YOUR OPINION AND YOUR OPINION IS JUST LIKE YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES AND NINE SECONDS. WELL, I'M GONNA LEAVE IT LIKE THAT. OKAY, NOW EDUCATION. OKAY. THERE'S A YOUNG LADY RIGHT HERE, HER NAME IS SHIRLEY ANN HILL. SHE'S THE FIRST BLACK TO GO TO EAST CLOWN SCHOOL PERIOD IN DISTRICT THREE. SHE WAS 10 YEARS OLD AND SHE WAS SUBJECTED TO A SCHOOL WITH NUMBER WHITE PEOPLE EXCEPT HER. SHE WAS FAILED IN HER FIRST YEAR OF SCHOOL. MR. GEORGE, I'M GONNA WARN YOU. OKAY. WELL I'M TALKING ABOUT HER. THAT'S, THAT IS THE LAST WARNING. OKAY. WELL IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE YOU'RE APPOINTED BOARD, RIGHT? I'M ASK WHOS YOU? WHO PAYS YOU? I'M ASKING YOU WHO PAYS YOU? ARE Y'ALL PAID? ARE Y'ALL PAID? I A YEAR? I KNOW, I I I NOTICED THAT YOU READ THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT VOTE ON THE MINUTES BECAUSE THEY WERE ABSENT 2,500 PER YEAR. SO, SO, SO DO THEY GET PAID WHEN THEY'RE NOT THERE? IS THAT A QUESTION? YOU PAID 2,500 YEAR. OKAY. NOW I'M A TAXPAYER. OKAY. IF YOU'RE NOT THERE, I DON'T WANNA BE PAYING YOU NOTHING IF YOU AIN'T THERE, [00:15:01] I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MR. PHYLLIS WADE. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M PHYLLIS WAY FROM THE BIG TOWN OF PPE, SOUTH CAROLINA WITH ALL THE BRIGHT LIGHTS IN THE BEST TOWN, UM, PLACE IN THAT COUNTY. AND I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE COMMON, THE COMBINING OF THE TWO PRECINCTS, VILLE AND UM, HOME BRANCH. AND THIS, UM, WE HAD SOME PROBLEMS AT OUR PRECINCTS. YOU KNOW, YOU ASK US TO BE ON TIME, BUT THEN THE PRECINCT IS NOT OPEN ON TIME. WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME AND OPEN IT UP SO IT'S NOT OPEN ON TIME. AND WE RAN INTO SOME PROBLEMS. WE HAD THE UM, SCANNER BOX CAME, BUT THE BLUE BOX WAS NOT IN THE SCANNER. WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THEM TO BRING THAT. WE HAD ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE KEY WAS BROKEN AND WE COULD NOT OPEN THE SCANNER BOX AT ONE TIME. AND IF WE BOTH PRECINCTS ARE WORKING IN THE SAME PLACE, THAT PLACE IS HOT. NO AIR CONDITION, NO HEAT LIMITED, UM, OUTLETS. WE HAVE ABOUT SIX OUTLETS IN THERE. UM, THEY BROUGHT FANS THIS TIME. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME WORKING THERE, BUT THEY BROUGHT SOME FANS THAT HELPED A LITTLE, DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TABLES. UM, TOILETRY WE NEED TO, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU SEND PEOPLE OUT TO WORK IN THE TOILETRY AND YOU NEED TO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GO OUT AND VISIT THESE POLLS, BUT I'VE BEEN WORKING THE POLLS WORKING IN THERE AS A CLERK, AS A MANAGER. I'M 79 YEARS OLD, SO I'VE BEEN WORKING THERE FOR EVER SINCE I REGISTERED THE BOAT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A SIGN SAYING PAX PRECINCT. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS. BUT BEFORE YOU COMBINE THESE PRECINCTS, AND ESPECIALLY COMING UP TO THIS ELECTION, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ELECTION AND THIS PLACE IS CROWDED. WE ARE GONNA HAVE PROBLEMS BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A BACK DOOR FROM TO EXIT OUT AND IT'S DURING THE WINTER TIME AND YOU HAVE ONE DOOR YOU HAVE TO GO AROUND OR EITHER HOLD THE, THE WHATEVER YOU CALL THOSE THINGS UP WHERE YOUR TRUCKS COME IN. THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE OPEN SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY HEATING THERE AND YOU DON'T HAVE NO PLACE TO EXIT IN AND EXIT OUT. SO I'M NOT GONNA SPEAK FOR CHIEF DENNIS, BUT HE TOLD ME ME THAT THERE WAS HEATING IN EVERY STATION. AND WHAT I REMEMBER AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE COUNTY THAT THERE'S HEATING, I TAKE, I TAKE THAT BACK. I DIDN'T WORK THERE IN THE WINTERTIME, BUT THERE'S NO AIR IN THERE. I KNOW THERE'S NO AIR. OKAY, WELL THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A MINI SPLIT IN THAT STATION AND I'M PRETTY SURE WE CHECKED IT. MM-HMM . WHEN WE WERE THERE, THEY, THEY, THEY HAD, THEY BROUGHT FANS OUT Y'ALL. SO WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE THERE MS. WAY? UM, AT THE LAST TIME. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SERVED AT AXWELL? FIRE STATION. OH, THE FIRE STATION? YES MA'AM. OH, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE UM, FIRE STATION. MY FIRST TIME THIS LAST ELECTION. OKAY. I ALWAYS SERVED AT THE TOWN. AND IT WASN'T YOUR AIR THEN? NO, IT WASN'T ON HERE IN THERE. OKAY. BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SERVING AT THE PACKWELL TOWN HALL, NOT THE HOME BRANCH BUT NOT THE FIRE STATION. RIGHT. AND THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME SERVING AT THE BUT YOU WERE THERE ON, ON THE 23RD? YES SIR. OKAY. SO WE'LL ASK UM, THE FACILITIES MANAGER TO CHECK THAT AREA BECAUSE ALL OF THE MANY SPLIT UNITS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE REGISTRATION BOARD. OKAY. AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THOSE ARE THERE. OKAY. NO, LIKE A SCENARIO. AND YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE AND WE DID CHECK THE OUTLETS WHEN WE WERE THERE. NOT ONLY WE CHECKED THEM, YOU HAD ABOUT, THERE'S ALSO OUTLETS IN THAT RESTROOM THAT'S IN THE BUILDING AND ALSO IN THAT LITTLE HALLWAY WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR TO THE RIGHT. OH, YOU HAD TO HAVE ENOUGH CORDS. SO YOU GOT THAT. WE DID. Y'ALL HAD ACTUALLY EXTRA CORD BECAUSE WE BY MISTAKE LEFT Y'ALL TWO. YEAH. 25 FOOT CORD. BUT YEAH, COMING UP TO THE NEXT ELECTION, IF YOU HAVE TWO PRECINCTS IN THERE, IT'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM. WE HAVE, WE LEFT YOU 2 25 FOOT CORDS AND WHAT'S THE LENGTH? SO WAS IT THE BLACK ONES WOULD UH, THE TWO 20 FIVES, THE BLACK SPACED OUT QUARTERS ANOTHER 25. SO WE LEFT Y'ALL 75 FEET EXTENSION COURSE. Y'ALL HAVE PLENTY ABOUT EXIT IN AND OUT. YOU GONNA HAVE THAT DOOR. SO ONE DOOR, THEY DON'T HAVE A BACK DOOR, BUT YOU CAN CRACK A BAY DOOR. DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER. YOU DON'T, THEY HAVE TWO DOORS. YOU CAN ALSO GO OUT. DON'T THEY HAVE ANOTHER DOOR COMING INTO THE, I DIDN'T MATTER OF FACT, TO THE OFFICE SIDE. YEAH, THAT'S THE DOOR COMING INTO THE OFFICE SIDE. YOU CAN OPEN THAT DOOR. WE CAN USE THAT ENTIRE STATION OTHER THAN THERE'S ONE AREA BACK THERE THAT IKEA IS NOT FIT. AND IF IT WASN'T OPEN ON TIME, THAT'S ON STAFF. THAT'S NOT ON YOU. THAT'S ON THE STAFF BECAUSE WE HAVE A KEY CHIEF, DENNIS [00:20:01] HAS GIVEN US KEYS TO THE FIRE STATIONS TO USE FOR THE LAST ELECTION, STARTING WITH THE MARCH 10TH ELECTION. WE HAD A KEY TO THE ALL THE FIRE STATIONS THAT WERE AFFECTED. AND SO IF IT WASN'T OPEN ON TIME, THAT'S ON US. THAT'S NOT ON YOU. OH, I KNOW THAT. ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW THAT. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT WE'RE YES, BUT WE'RE TAKING ACTION ON THAT. BUT PLEASE GO OUT THERE AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE, WE TOOK A GOOD LOOK AT PAXS FAULT. LIKE I SAID, THAT'S HOW I KNOW HOW MANY EXTENSION CORDS YOU GOT. OH YEAH, THE EXTENSION. MR. STRESS AND I WERE THERE, BUT STILL AND WE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT YOU AN EXTRA 25 FOOTER. WE USED IT. OH, TABLES DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TABLES. OKAY. THE DIRECTOR'S SITTING THERE. MM-HMM. AND I'M SEEING HIS PEN MOVE. SO WE COUNT THAT HE'S MAKING NOTES. OKAY. YEAH. AND YOU WERE THE CLERK AT THAT STATION? NO, I'M TOO YOUNG RIGHT NOW. , SO WILL YOU UNDERSTAND? SO I WORKED AS A CLERK BEFORE, BUT, BUT I'M TOO YOUNG. I WORKED AS A POLL MANAGER. I WORKED AS A CLERK FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHAT WE'VE ASKED IS THAT THE CLERK SENT US A REPORT AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE 'EM THAT THEY SENT TO US, BUT WE ASKED THE CLERK THAT THEY, THERE'S ANYTHING THEY NEED THAT WE DIDN'T DO. RIGHT. WE WANNA KNOW WE CAN'T CHANGE IT. WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE HAVE UM, PATRICIA, GOOD EVENING GA BOARD MEMBERS. UM, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE ABLE TO ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE HERE. UM, MY FIRST QUESTIONS, UM, LOOKING AT YOUR AGENDA WITH THE PRECINCTS THAT YOU GOING TO BE CLOSING FOR, IS THAT GONNA BE FOR THE NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION? IS THAT'S WHAT YOU IT'S GONNA BE GOING FORWARD? YES MA'AM. TO INCLUDE THAT ELECTION GOING FORWARD TO INCLUDE THAT ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3RD. OKAY. WE'RE, UM, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, WE'RE USING, WE ARE MOVING POLLING PLACES ONLY. WE ARE NOT COMBINING PRECINCTS, WE ARE MOVING POLAND PLACES. RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND. BUT I MEAN YOU SO THAT ONE THAT THEY USED TO VOTE AT WITH LIKE CAVERN, PANOLA, SO CAL, SO PANOLA WILL NOT BE OPEN TO CHURCH. THEY WILL NOT BE USING THE CHURCH THEN, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. STATION. SO THAT WOULD BE CANOLA STATION, BE OVER TO CALVARY TO THE FIRE STATION STATION. THEY'LL BE AT THE PANOLA FIRE STATION ON ELLIOT ROAD. YES MA'AM. OKAY. SO WILL THEY HAVE ADEQUATE POLL MANAGERS AND CLERKS FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE? YES MA'AM. THAT YOU'RE COMBINING? YES MA'AM. OKAY. UM, WITH THE EXCEPTION, I KNOW YOU DIDN'T ASK THIS, BUT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UM, WITH A, WHICH IS SUMMON, UM, WHERE WE MOVED THE CULTURAL ART CENTER TO THE FIRE STATION, WE'RE MOVING THE CULTURAL ART CENTER TO THE GYM. UM, AND SO THOSE TWO WILL COMBINE, RIGHT? AND BETWEEN THOSE TWO, THAT'LL GIVE US 1,215 VOTERS REGISTERED VOTERS. OKAY. IN THOSE TWO PRECINCTS. 21 AND 22. OKAY. SO YOU ARE LOOKING AT, UM, SO HOW WILL THE ELECTORS BE NOTIFIED? BECAUSE FROM MY BY MAY WE'RE GONNA, AS SOON TONIGHT, MY PLAN IS THAT IF THE BOARD PASSES EASE, THAT WE WILL, UM, NOTIFY THE DELEGATION, WHICH IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. WE'LL ALSO NOTIFY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION. AND THEN THE BOARD HAS A PRETTY GOOD LITTLE PLAN THAT WE'RE GONNA MAIL THOSE CARDS. BUT WE'RE ALSO GONNA EITHER STAMP SOMETHING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE AS IT WAS NOT DONE WHEN NORTH SANTI WAS MAILED. BUT WE'RE GONNA PUT SOMETHING OUTSIDE IMPORTANT OR POLL IN PLACE CHANGE OR FOR SOMEBODY TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT, NOT JUST SEE IT FROM VOTER REGISTRATION AND ANOTHER CARD, BUT THAT THEY NEED TO READ THE CARD TO SEE WHERE THEY VOTE. OKAY. AND WE'LL PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL. OKAY. 'CAUSE FOR MY CALCULATIONS, I AM CALCULATING THAT THERE IS GONNA BE ABOUT 2,397 ELECTORS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED FROM THIS. AND THAT'S INCLUDING IF YOU INCLUDE, UM, MANNING ONE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY MOVED TO MANNING FIVE. UM, ARE YOU GONNA NOTIFY THOSE ELECTORS ARE WELL AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S 1,778 THERE. IT WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING WITH THAT TONIGHT. SO THE WELDING HAS NOT BEEN OPEN AND THAT'S WHY COULDN'T BE HELD THERE ANYWAY. NOW THEY'RE ALL OPEN NOW MM-HMM . BUT WE FELT LIKE IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE, TO THE PRIMARY TO MOVE THEM. OKAY. SO THAT ONE WON'T BE, THEY WERE NOT OPEN. THEY WERE NOT OPEN IN MARCH AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN OPEN IN MAYBE IF THEY WERE, IT WAS BY DAYS ONLY AND NOT BY MONTH. OKAY. SO THEN YOU WOULD, SO THAT'LL BE AN ESTIMATE OF ABOUT 1,778 ELECTORS. THAT WILL BE, UM, THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT WITH THIS CLOSING OF THE PRECINCTS THAT YOU HAVE LISTED ON YOUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT. AND I FEEL THAT THAT WOULD BE A DISENFRANCHISEMENT FOR A LOT OF, FOR, UM, OUR VOTERS FOR THE 1,778 [00:25:01] THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVED. AND WHAT IS THE REASON FOR COMBINING THEIR PRECINCTS TO HELP US WITH POLLING POLL CLERKS AND POLL MANAGERS. BUT WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO FULLY STAFF THEM BY MOVING, COMBINING THE PRECINCTS SINCE YOU NOT CLOSING THAT PLAN? YOU, THEM, THAT IS OUR PLAN. SO YOU WOULDN'T NEED NO MORE THAN I THINK PART OF THE STATE LAW SAYS THREE MANAGERS AND ONE CLERK. IF YOU HAVE, WHAT ABOUT UP TO A THOUSAND VOTERS IN A PRECINCT? AND SO IF YOU GOT BOTH PRECINCTS AT THE SAME LOCATION, WOULD YOU HAVE TWO CLERKS THERE OR WILL YOU HAVE THAT ONE CLERK THAT'S GONNA MANAGE BOTH OF THOSE PRECINCTS IN THAT ONE LOCATION? IF THE, IF THE STATE CAN COMBINE LIKE THEY DO, UH, OAKDALE AND BARROWS MILL, THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO, WE WOULD STILL PLAN TO HAVE TWO POLL BOOKS, BUT YOU'D BE ABLE TO GO TO EITHER POLL BOOK JUST LIKE YOU DO IT, OAKDALE AND I KEEP WANTING SAY UNION OAKDALE, THAT'S THE FIRE STATION NAME. BUT OAKDALE AND BARROWS MILL, YOU GO TO EITHER POLL BOOK AND IT GIVES YOU THE CORRECT PRECINCT. SO YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME THING. IF WE HAD KNOWN THAT, IF THIS BOARD HAD KNOWN THAT, WE WOULD'VE PROBABLY HAVE ASKED THE STATE TO DO THAT WITH MANON ONE AND FIVE. BUT WE DID NOT. SO WE HAD TWO SEPARATE STATIONS IN THERE, JUST LIKE WE DID IN THESE OTHERS FOR THE RUNOFF. BUT OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THE STATE PROGRAM, THE EQUIPMENT WHERE WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR, THEY PUT YOUR LICENSE OR YOUR, YOUR ID IN THAT THEY CAN TELL, IT'LL PRINT YOU A PROPER BALLOT AND NOT WHERE YOU GOTTA GET IN A DIFFERENT LINE OR MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU. WELL, AT ONE. YEAH. BECAUSE AT ONE TIME THEY HAD MORE THAN ONE PRECINCT THAT WAS COMBINED, BUT THEN ACCORDING TO THE, THE STATE LAW, STATE LAW, THAT'S WHY THEY HAD TO SEPARATE 'EM BACK OUT AGAIN. BUT I KNOW DALE AND BARREL MILL WAS NEVER DONE. I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT WAS NOT DONE. AND I DON'T THINK IT WAS THE STATE THAT COMBINED THEM. I THINK IT WAS JUST THE BOARD THAT DID IT. THE UM, LOCAL BOARD AT THAT TIME. NEITHER ONE OF THE FIRST TWO COME NEAR THE THRESHOLD FOR COMBINING A PRECINCT. THE CALVARY, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT PAPER AND I'M SORRY, CALVARY HAS 4 67. PANOLA HAS 1 99, THAT'S 666 COMBINED BOAT. BOAT. THE, THE SUMMERLAND TWO HAS 3 76, SUMMERLAND THREE HAS 8 39. THAT GIVES YOU 1215. EVEN WITH THAT DENIED AT THE, AT THE THRESHOLD WHERE THE BOARD, UM, ISN'T, IS ASKED OR UM, D UH, DELEGATED OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE TOLD THAT WE NEED TO MAYBE MAKE A MOVE. NEXT ONE IS HOME BRANCH HAS 2 81 PAX 9 65. THAT'S 1246 ON THE VOTERS. AND LASTLY YOU HAVE SARDINIA GABLE HAS 2 45, NEWS NINE HAS 4 31 A COMBINED TOTAL OF 6 76 IN THOSE. SO YOU GOT TWO THAT ARE UNDER 600 BRACKET TWO THAT ARE JUST OVER 1200. AND OKAY, YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T MAD, ONE IN FIVE WAS NOT ON HERE. SO THAT WOULD'VE BEEN 1,605 FOR THAT ONE. I AND YOU GOT OVER 1200. YEAH. YOU GOT HOME BRANCH AND HOME BRANCH AND PAT, I GAVE YOU THE TOTALS THAT CAME OFF THE COMPUTER, BUT I MEAN YOU ARE WELCOME TO ADD 'EM AGAIN. BUT 6 66 FOR THE CALVARY CANOLA, THESE ARE TOTALS. SUMMERLAND TWO AND THREE IS 1215 HOME BRANCH AND PAX WAS IS 1246 AND SARDINIA GABLE AND NEW DESIGN IS 6 76. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. MY OTHER QUESTION IS, UM, JUST REAL QUICKLY. UM, BUT AS I SAID, I FEEL THAT THAT WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT TO THE VOTERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL NOTIFIED AND THAT THEY GET THERE. UM, THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEIR PRECINCT HAS BEEN CHANGED, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THIS NOVEMBER, UH, THIRD ELECTION. THAT'S GOING TO BE, I FEEL A PRETTY BIG TURNOUT FOR THAT ELECTION. SO YOU HAVE A LOT AS, AS DO WE, AS DO WILLIAM. WHAT WE WOULD ASK, I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR THE BOARD AND I SEE, I KNOW YOU'RE HERE OBVIOUSLY, AND I SEE THE CHAIR OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTIES HERE. SO WE'D ASK THAT ONCE IT IS OFFICIAL THAT UM, YOU GIVE US A COUPLE DAYS AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE NOTIFIED THE DELEGATION AND WE'VE NOTIFIED THE STATE. AND ONCE WE DO THAT, WE'D ASK THAT YOU THAT YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND LET THE MEMBERS OF YOUR PARTY KNOW THAT YOUR PARTY KNOW THAT, THAT WE'VE MADE THAT CHANGE AND AT LEAST GIVE 'EM A HEADS UP. WELL IT'S NOT GONNA BE JUST THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTY. YOU GOT LIBERTARIAN AND YOU GOT THE FOREIGN PARTY. WE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND YOU HAVE ALL THE OTHER, SO IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO, TO NOTIFY THE ELECTORS, NOT OURS. I THINK, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, NOTIFIED PROPERLY THAT THEIR VOTING PRECINCT HAVE CHANGED. THAT'S NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND I THINK I ALREADY TALKED AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ON, I THINK I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO. WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE NEED, BUT I WISH YOU HAD ALLOWED THE PUBLIC TO HAVE SOME INPUT INTO THIS BEFORE Y'ALL DECIDED [00:30:01] TO COMBINE THESE PRECINCTS. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE YOU'RE DOING THIS BUT THE PUBLIC HAVE NO INPUT INTO THIS TO, TO BE ABLE TO COMBINE THESE PRECINCTS. YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THAT WE ARE NOT, AGAIN MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, WE ARE NOT COMBINING PRECINCTS. WELL MOVING ONE PRECINCT TO THE OTHER ONE, IT'S ONE IS GONNA BE CLOSED 'CAUSE THE OTHER ONE IS GONNA BE OPEN. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUT A SIGN THERE TO LET THEM, I MEAN I KNOW YOU DID PUT A SIGN THERE TO LET THEM KNOW. AND THOSE SIGNS WILL TO BE AT LEAST 20 FEET. THE PERSON CAN DRIVE BY AND BE 20 FEET AWAY AND BE ABLE TO READ THAT SIGN THAT THIS PRECINCT HAS MOVED AND THEY GOT SPECIFIC WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE SIGN AND TELL 'EM WHERE IT'S GOING TO MOVE TO, UM, WHERE THAT PRECINCT HAVE MOVED TO. SO THEY'LL KNOW THAT THEY, WHEN THEY LEAVE THERE, THEY CAN BE ABLE TO GO TO THE NEXT PRECINCT WHERE THEY NEED TO VOTE AT. AND THE THE PRECINCT OR THE POLLING PLACE THAT YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT WAS SARDINE GABLE. AND WE NOT ONLY HAVE ONE SIGN THERE AT THE ROAD, WE HAD TWO YEAH, THAT ONE. YEAH. BUT I'M SAYING THESE ARE SOME OTHER THAT ADDED YET HAD ONE SIGN, WE HAD ONE SIGN EVERYWHERE ELSE THAT WE PUT OUT. MM-HMM. THE BOARD PUT OUT THEMSELVES. SO WE KNOW THERE WAS SIGNAGE OUT AT JUNE FOR JUNE 23RD. MM-HMM . BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT NOVEMBER. THAT ELECTION IS OVER. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE ONE COMING UP NOW, NOVEMBER THE THIRD'S, MAKE SURE WHY WE'RE DOING THIS IN JUNE AND NOT WAITING UNTIL OCTOBER TO DO IT. MM-HMM . SO WE'RE DOING THIS NOW AND IT'S UP TO THE BOARD. UM, EVERY ONE OF US HAS ONE VOTE. SO, AND WE HAVE A FULL BOARD HERE TONIGHT. YEAH, YOU HAVE A FULL BOARD, BUT YOU HAVE NO REPRESENTATION FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. I'M LOOKING AT CHAIRWOMAN RIGHT NOW. I MEAN ON THE BOARD YOU HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS, BUT I KNOW THERE'S ONE BOARD YOU AND, AND LEMME ASK YOU A QUESTION THAT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS BOARD. MM-HMM BUT I'M GONNA ASK YOU A QUESTION IF I EVER TOLD YOU WE ARE LOOKING FOR MEMBERS AND FOR YOU TO HELP US AND WE'VE SENT MEMBERS, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN DENIED. THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE INTERVIEW BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT USE THEM AT THIS TIME. OKAY. WELL WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE TO APPLY. I'LL BE GLAD TO TALK TO YOU AFTER THIS ABOUT THAT. OKAY. BUT I'LL JUST TELL YOU THAT THAT IS THE SAME WAY I GOT ON AS I APPLIED. BUT THEY DID TOO, BUT THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE USED AT THIS TIME. AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANYBODY ELSE OTHER THAN ED. RIGHT. JUST LIKE YOU CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANYBODY THAN PROFESSION. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEN I'M JUST GONNA DO THIS OTHER LAST ONE. UM, ABSENTEE VOTES FOR THE JUNE 9TH. THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY OF 96. WELL THERE WERE 96 BALLOTS THAT WAS REPORTED BY UM, SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES. THAT WAS TURNED IN TOTAL WITH 93 BEING THE NON-VA AND THREE COMING FROM UIL KAVA. BUT ON THE, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES IN, WHEN I GOT THE UM, CERTIFICATION PRINTOUT, IT'S ONLY SHOWN ONE ABSENTEE BALLOT THAT WAS REPORTED. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE OTHER 95 ABSENTEE BALLOTS? WHY WERE THEY, ARE THEY ON THERE JUNE 9TH OR FOR THE 23RD? SHE SAID JUNE 9TH. JUNE 9TH. MOST OF THEM CAME BACK. BUT WERE THEY, I DIDN'T SEE THEM REPORTED ON THE UM, SE VOTES. THEY ONLY SHOWING THAT THERE WAS ONE ABSENTEE. MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, I DON'T WANNA INTERRUPT YOU, BUT I AM UM, WE'LL ASK THE DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD IF HE'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU. OKAY. SENT AND COPY US ON THE EMAIL PLEASE. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND IF YOU ANSWER THAT IN EMAIL, MR. ADAMS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK MR. ADAMS. THANK YOU. IF YOU ANSWER IN AN EMAIL AND COPY THE BOARD, PLEASE LET KNOW, HE'LL GET YOU AN ANSWER TOMORROW OR WHAT'S TODAY. OKAY. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, ABOUT FIVE AT THE LATEST. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THAT MA? YEAH, FOR THE JUNE 9TH, THE PRIMARY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, THAT'S ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. NEXT WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR'S REMARKS. [ IX. DIRECTOR’S REMARKS] SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING THIS EVENING FOR EVERYBODY. I'M STILL GETTING COMMENTS IN FROM THE NINTH AND FROM THE 23RD. SO WE'RE FILTERING THROUGH THOSE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON. AND YES, MS. PHYLLIS, I KNOW WHAT WE HAVE ISSUES STILL. WE DO HAVE NEW CORDS. WE GOT A NEW BATCH CAME IN. WE HAVE NEW MATERIALS COMING IN FOR US. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A MICROPHONE. IT'S ON. YEAH. OH, SORRY. IT'S ON. OKAY, SO WE HAVE THE NEW DROP CORDS THAT COME IN. WE HAVE OTHER NEW MATERIALS THAT ARE COMING IN THAT WE'LL BE USING AT PRECINCTS. OKAY. WE'RE GETTING SOME MORE STUFF TO HELP US GET A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED AS WELL. WE'RE TRYING OUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THE POLL BOOKS. WE'RE GETTING BACK TO YOU PICKING UP THE CLERKS WILL BE PICKING UP THE POLL BOOKS AND BRINGING 'EM BACK IN THE EVENING SO WE CAN HELP RECONCILE THE PAPERWORK AT THE END OF THE NIGHT INSTEAD OF FIGHTING LIKE WE DID FOR THE NINTH. THE NINTH WAS, UH, INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST AS FAR AS RECONCILIATION WORKSHEETS. OKAY. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT TOO. UH, OTHER THAN THAT WE HAD, UH, I FEEL WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT. WE HAD OVER 6,000 VOTERS [00:35:01] BETWEEN THE PRIMARY AND THE RUNOFF. SO WE'RE GETTING BETTER TURNOUT THAN WHAT WAS EXPECTED FROM BEFORE. SO THANKS TO EVERYBODY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT'S GETTING THE WORD OUT TO COME VOTE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING SO FAR. UH, OTHER THAN THAT, I'M, MY DOOR IS STILL OPEN FOR ANYBODY THAT HAS QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE THE PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, PLEASE COME TELL ME MS. FELLAS, YOU COME SEE ME A COUPLE TIMES AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO SEE ME. MS. PATRICIA, THE SAME THING. YOU COME SEE ME ANYTIME. DOOR'S STILL OPEN. GOOD. I'M GLAD YOU HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY. ONE OF THE THINGS, AND MA'AM WE'RE NOT GONNA QUESTION OR TALK TO THE DIRECTOR. NO MA'AM. CAN'T QUESTION. HE'S YOU CAN, YOU CAN EITHER DIRECT IT TO THE CHAIR AND WE'LL SEE OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT HE CAN HANDLE DIRECT AND WELL, MATTER OF FACT, YOU ALL CAN ANSWER MY QUESTION. OKAY. ALLOW ME TO ASK THE QUESTION. LET'S SEE WHAT, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOTTA SAY. UM, THE QUESTION I HAVE CONCERNS. I LOOK AT ALL THESE MOTIONS WHERE THE LOCATIONS ARE BEING LOCATED, BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY SEEM TO BE VERY SELECTIVE AREAS AND IT'S, AND I DON'T SEE WHERE THE OTHER PART OF THE COUNTY IS BEING. I KNOW WE PLAYING WITH WORDS NOT COMBINING, BUT WE ARE MOVING. IT'S ALL THE SAME THING. IS THAT A SPECIFIC REASON? UM, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A SHORT ANSWER AND THEN THAT'S WHY WE'LL GET DENIED AND THAT IS, AND I'M SORRY FOR THAT. BUT, BUT THAT WOULD BE PUBLIC COMMENTS. BUT WHEN UM, WE CHOSE THESE, IT WAS THE PROXIMITY OF THE POLLING PLACES. OKAY. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE. AND THE NUMBER OF VOTERS OF COURSE REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF FIVE 30 TODAY. CORRECT. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA DIRECTOR? NO SIR. THANK YOU. UM, NEXT WE'RE GOING TO [ X. NEW BUSINESS] NEW BUSINESS AND WE'LL DO THESE ONE AT A TIME. THE FIRST IS A MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE THE POLLING LOCATION FOR SOME IN NUMBER TWO PRECINCT 0 2 1 TO THE POLLING LOCATION FOR SOME IN NUMBER THREE PRECINCT 0 2 2. THE VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS WILL BE SUMMER COMMUNITY RESOURCE GYM 1154 FOURTH STREET SUMMERTON. AND AS YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT AGO, THIS WILL COMBINE 376 VOTERS FROM NUMBER TWO. YOU HAVE A, A BREAKDOWN IN YOUR PACKET BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE. UM, 3 76. SOME NUMBER THREE IS, UM, 8 39 FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 1215. AND THOSE NUMBERS WERE THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT FIVE 30 FROM THE STATE'S WEBSITE. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO UM, APPROVE? NO. 110. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THE COMBINING OF SUMMERTON TWO, SUMMERTON THREE. MR. STR MAKES A MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE POLLING LOCATION FOR SUMMERLAND NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS PRECINCT 21 TO SUMMERLAND NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS PRECINCT 22. THE VOTE VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS WILL BE SOME FOR BOTH WILL BE SUMMERLAND COMMUNITY RESOURCE GYM 1154 FOURTH STREET, SUMMERLIN. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND FROM MS. COOPER. ANY DISCUSSION? AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ALREADY ON THE, THE COMBINED, SO DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE THE BOARD DOESN'T CARE OR ISN'T LISTENING. UM, ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. SECOND IS THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR TO CONSOLIDATE THE POLLING LOCATION FOR SARDINIA GABLE PRECINCT NUMBER 19, THE POLLING LOCATION FOR NEW SIGN PRECINCT NUMBER 16. THE VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS WILL BE NEW Z FIRE STATION 1 5 6 6 HIGHWAY 3 0 1 NEW ZION AND THAT IS 245 VOTERS IN NUMBER 19, SARDINIA GABLE AND NEW 16 HAS 431 FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 676 VOTERS. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? MR. CHAIRMAN? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT AND PASS, UH, LETTER BA MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM MR. VICE CHAIRMAN MCGAW THAT THE UM, POLLING LOCATION FOR SARDI GABLE PRECINCT 19 MOVED TO THE POLLING LOCATION FOR NEW NINE PRECINCT NUMBER 16. THE NEW VOTE VOTING LOCATION FOR BOTH WILL BE NEW Z FIRE STATION 1 5 6 7 7 HIGHWAY 3 0 1 NEW SIGN. IS THERE A SECOND ON THE FLOOR? I'LL SECOND A SECOND FOR MR. PEARSON. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS CA MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE POLLING LOCATION FOR PANOLA PRECINCT NUMBER 18. THE POLLING LOCATION FOR CALVARY PRECINCT NUMBER FIVE, VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS WILL BE PINOLA FIRE STATION 1 9 8 4 ELLIOT ROAD. PINEWOOD, SEE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, COMBINE THE CALVARY AND UH, TO THE [00:40:01] FIRE STATION. OKAY, IS THERE A SECOND THAT I SECOND? WHAT'S THAT? YOU DO? UH, SECOND ONE, MR. MCOW. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO CONSOLIDATE THE POLLING LOCATION FOR PINOLA PRECINCT NUMBER 18, WHICH HAS 199 VOTERS TO THE POLLING LOCATION FOR CALVARY PRECINCT NUMBER ZERO FIVE, WHICH HAS 467 VOTERS, UH, FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 666 VOTERS. AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, THE VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS WILL BE PINOLA FIRE STATION 1 9 8 4 ELLIOT ROAD, PINEWOOD. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR A AYE. ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINS? IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT D IS A MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE THE POLLING LOCATION FOR PAX FULL PRECINCT NUMBER 0 1 7. THE POLLING LOCATION FOR HOME BRANCH PRECINCT ZERO NINE VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS. WILL BEVILLE FIRE STATION 2 1 5 1 CONYERS ROAD, PAX VILLE. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? MR. CHAIRMAN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSOLIDATE THE POLLING LOCATION FOR VILLE PRECINCT. NUMBER ONE SEVEN TO THE POLLING LOCATION FOR HOME RANCH PRECINCT ZERO NINE. VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS VILLE FIRE STATION 2151 CONYERS ROAD, PAX VILLE. THANK YOU. A MOTION BY VICE-CHAIRMAN MCGALL TO CONSOLIDATE THE POLAND LOCATION FOR AXEL PRECINCT 0 1 7 TO THE POLAND LOCATION FOR HOME BRANCH PRECINCT ZERO NINE. VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS. BE AXEL FIRE STATION 2 1 5 1 KANYE ROAD, PAX FULL AND THAT WILL BE HOME BRANCH WILL BE UH, 0 0 9 WITH 281 REGISTERED VOTERS. PAX FULL 0 1 7 IS 965 VOTERS REGISTERED VOTERS FOR COMBINED TOTAL OF 1,246 VOTERS. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SAY I SECOND A SECOND FROM MS. COOPER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINING CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. AND NEXT WE HAVE E IS A MOTION TO MOVE THE POLLING LOCATION FOR DAVIS STATION PRECINCT 0 0 6 TO THE NEW DAVIS STATION FIRE STATION. THE VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS WILL BE DAVID STATION, FIRE STATION 4 2 6 1 MW RICK AND BAKER ROAD SUMMON. AND IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? I MAKE A MOTION. A MOTION FROM THAT WE MOVE SECRETARY ARTIST TO MOVE TO POLAND LOCATION FOR DAVIS STATION PRECINCT 0 0 6, WHICH I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS. AND I'M SORRY TO THE NEW DAVIS STATION FIRE STATION MOTOR LOCATION ADDRESS, BE DAVIS STATION FIRE STATION 4 2 6 1 MW, RICK AND BAKER ROAD SUMMER. UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING SIR. I'M SORRY A SECOND. I WAS JUST THERE PUTTING THE TRUCK UP AND WE DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN THAT BUILDING YET. WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO TOM AND THEY HAVE HEAT, BUT WE TALKED TO TOM. JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE ON TRACK. YES, SIR. UM, IS THERE A SECOND? I MAKE A SECOND MR. CHAIRMAN A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN GALL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? A ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINING MOTION CARRIE? AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SOME PAST MINUTES THAT HAD SOME SPELLING CORRECTIONS. MM-HMM FROM THE BVR AND ECC PUBLIC RECORDS COMMITTEE. I BELIEVE THE APRIL 27TH, CORRECT? YES. YES. 2026. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THE, UM, CORRECTED APRIL 27TH, 2026 MEETING MINUTES, WHICH TED SPELLING HARRIS IS ALL I I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT IN THE CORRECTED A MOTION FROM SECRETARY OF ARTISTS TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. AS I NOTICE THERE WAS ONLY SPELLING CORRECTIONS THAT WE MADE, BUT THERE'S A MOTION FROM SECRETARY ARTISTS. IS THERE A SECOND? I MAY A SECOND. MR. CHAIRMAN, I SECOND FROM VICE-CHAIRMAN MCGALL THAT, UM, WE ACCEPT THE CORRECTED MINUTES OF THE APRIL 27TH, 2026 MINUTES MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED TO US BY THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? A ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINED THAT CARRIES UNANIM. SEE? AND NEXT WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE BOARD. I TALKED TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TODAY. IF YOU GO TO THE LAST PAGE, I'M SORRY, ONE SECOND. IF YOU GO TO PAGE SIX OF [00:45:01] NINE, TWO STARTS OUT, UH, SECOND SECTION IS ENDS IN 0 5 0 2 7, THE EQUIPMENT AND REPAIR SECTION AND THAT PART, THAT LINE ITEM IS SHOWING IN THE RED BY $4,000. THERE IS AN $8,100 TRANSFER THAT UM, THE BOARD APPROVED AND HAS BEEN GIVEN THE FINANCE, THE ADMINISTRATOR HAS ALREADY, UM, SIGNED OFF ON IT WAITING. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR'S GONNA ENTER IT, UM, BEFORE THE 30TH TOMORROW, UM, WHERE IT'LL SHOW WE'LL HAVE A CREDIT IN THAT ACCOUNT. AND THAT WAS FOR THE PURCHASE. THE UM, BLUE BINS, THE ADDITIONAL BLUE BINS FOR VOTING. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO USE THE SAME BINS OVER. AND ALSO I THINK IT'S FOR ONE OTHER OF THE MINI BED AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, WHICH WILL GO IN THE FIRE STATION. SO THAT IS THE ONLY THING OTHER, THIS IS UP TO DATE. , ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. I DON'T WE NEED TO ACCEPT THAT, BUT ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YES, SIR. OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A QUESTION. YES SIR. UM, I'M LOOKING AT, UM, GIMME JUST A MOMENT. I'M LOOKING AT, UM, THE LAST 5 0 5 0 9 1 MANNING MUNICIPAL ELECTION, UM, 6,401 52 CENTS. UM, I JUST WANT TO, AND MAYBE YOU CAN HELP CLARIFY THIS, MAKE SURE THAT, UM, NO COWORKER PAY WAS PUT ON THE POLL WORKER LINE. IT IT HAS BEEN. THAT'S A CREDIT ONLY. IF YOU LOOK, IF THE BOARD MEMBERS LOOK ON PAGE EIGHT, LIKE A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN, IT SAYS ON MANNY MUNICIPAL IT ENDS IN 0 5 0 9 1. YOU'LL SEE A CREDIT OF 64 0 1 52 AS THE DIRECTOR. HAVE YOU BEEN, HAVE YOU MET WITH MR. GIBBONS TO I TALKED TO NELSON TODAY AS A MATTER OF FACT AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A SCHEDULE SET. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO THAT IS SHOWING A CREDIT ONLY FROM MANNING CITY FOR THE ELECTIONS OFFICE HANDLING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION. AND AT, BEFORE THE BUDGET IS FINALIZED OR THE, THE YEAR END LEDGER IS FINALIZED, UM, THEY WILL ALLOCATE THE 64 0 1 52, WHICH MOST OF THAT MY, WHAT I'VE SEEN WOULD GO UNDER POLL WORKER TRAVEL AND TRAINING 0 5 0 6 5, UH, WHICH IS SHOWING A NEGATIVE BALANCE OF 2054. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO WAITING ON APPROXIMATELY $4,000 FROM THE TOWN OF SUMMERLAND. I AND I SAY WAITING ON IT IS, UM, IT COULD GO TO THE, THE CHECK COULD GO TO THE TREASURER'S OFFICE OR TO FINANCE OR TO US. UM, WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? SO WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT AND IT'S NOT SHOWING UP ON THEIR LINE ITEM. BUT THERE IS 4,000 PLUS DOLLARS THAT WILL GO ON THE NEXT LINE UNDER MANNING MUNICIPAL THAT WOULD CREDIT BACK TO SOME POOR WORKER TRAVEL AND TRAINING. SO WHEN THOSE TWO CHECKS ARE, UM, PROPERLY CODED, THEN WE WOULD BE IN THE BLACK ON THAT. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. AS OF TODAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTION? OKAY. UM, [ XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION] NEXT WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PERSONNEL MATTER. UM, CON O OTHER MATTERS, CONTRACTUAL MATTERS AND A SECURITY MATTER. IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PRINTED ITEMS? I MAKE A MOTION WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION FOR MR. STREP TO GO IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS, OTHER MATTERS, CONTRACTUAL MATTERS AND SECURITY MATTERS. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. MR. CHAIRMAN, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. A. A ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINING AND UNDER CODE OF LAW 34 70 ME WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS HAS STATE ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS DISCIPLINE, EMOTIONAL REASONABLY FOR AN EMPLOYEE, RECEIVE AND DISCUSS FINDINGS FROM VBR AND E CCC BOARD ATTORNEY REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS TO RECEIVE AND DISCUSS FINDINGS FROM THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS SECURITY MATTERS RELATED TO THE ELECTION PROCESS. AND AT SOME POINT WE WILL ASK FOR THE DIRECTOR TO, TO JOIN US. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE. UM, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND I'M NOT GONNA JINX US BY SAYING WE ARE NOT GONNA BE LONG. SO, OKAY. I'M GONNA ASK [00:50:01] THAT WE HAVE A MOTION TO COME BACK INTO PUBLIC [ XII. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION] SESSION. I MAKE A MOTION TO COME BACK INTO PUBLIC SESSION MOTION FOR MR. STR TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED ANY ABSTAINED MOTION CASE? THERE WAS, UM, NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND [ XIII. ACTION(S) TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION] ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE ADDRESSED AFTER EXECUTIVE SECTION? UM, YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. UM, MO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REVISE, UM, ARTICLE 11, WHICH IS NEW BUSINESS PART BD OF THE APRIL 27TH, 2026 MEETING MINUTES. UM, THE HEADING ON THAT IS, UH, ON PART D AS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AN OFFICIAL BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION, ELECTION OF CLATON COUNTY POLICY. THE MOTION IS THAT THE DIRECTOR SENDS COMPLETE VERIFICATION OF POLL WORKER DOCUMENTATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT, UM, TO PAY POLL WORKERS TO THE FULL BOARD 48 HOURS WITH ANY CONCERNS. IF NO CONCERNS ARE VOICED, THEN THE BOARD OF OFFICERS MAY APPROVE PAYING THE POLL WORKERS. OKAY, SO MOTION ON THE FOUR FROM SECRETARY ARTIS THAT THE APRIL 27, 20, 26 MINUTES. ARTICLE 11 UNDER NEW BUSINESS SECTION D REGARDING, UH, APPROVAL, UH, SUPPORT POLICY REGARDING THE PAY OF POLL MANAGERS, POLL CLERKS, AND OTHER POLL WORKER TRAINING. RE REQUEST THAT THE FULL DOCUMENTATION BE SENT BY THE DIRECTOR TO THE FULL BOARD AND THE FOUR BOARD MEMBERS HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMMENT OR SHARE CONCERNS. AND THEN ONCE THAT TIME PERIOD IS UP, THEN IT WOULD BE UP TO THE OFFICERS TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT, UM, OF THOSE REQUESTS. SO THAT'S THE MOTION ON THE FOUR. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND A SECOND. FROM MS. COOPER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANYBODY NEED CLARIFICATION? WE'RE GOOD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? IT'S UNANIMOUS LOOKING FOR THE AGENDA. YEAH, [ XIV. CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS] AND I THINK THE CHAIRMAN SAID ENOUGH. SO I'M GONNA TAKE A MOTION AS CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS. UH, MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MAKE A MOTION. BE ADJOURN. MOTION FOR MR. STR TO ADJOURN. ANY, ANY? UH, SECOND. I. SECOND. SECOND. FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WAITING FOR YOUR PATIENCE. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. * 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.