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[I. CALL TO ORDER]
AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF CLANTON COUNTY.SECOND AGENDA ITEM IS THE NOTIFICATION OF THE MEDIA AND WE NOTIFIED THE MANNING TIMES THE BULLETIN BOARD AT THE COUNTY ADMIN BUILDING, THIS BUILDING ON THE FRONT OF THE VOTER RE VOTER REGISTRATION BUILDING, AND ALSO THE COUNTY FACEBOOK PAGE.
HAS SECRETARY ARTIS FOR A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
UM, NEXT WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION BY VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL, PLEASE OUR HEADS PRAY PLEASE.
THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND FOR THE STRENGTH YOU GIVE US.
NOW THIS MEETING, LORD, HELP US DO EVERYTHING DECENTLY IN ORDER.
THANK YOU THO FOR THOSE WHO'VE COME OUT THOUGH FOR IN FROM THE PUBLIC LORD, TO UH, LISTEN AND TO UH, BE IN THE MEETING.
WE THANK YOU LORD FOR THEIR, UH, PRESENCE.
AND WHAT WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR PRESENCE NOW, LORD, AS WE DO THE WORK THAT YOU, UH, ASK US TO DO HERE, UH, FOR THE VOTERS OF CLATON COUNTY.
AND WE JUST ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME.
NEXT WE HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SAID BY BOARD MEMBER JAMES PEARSON, THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
VETERANS WILL STAND AND FACE THE FLAG TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND AMERICA TO DELIVER BY BOTH FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY TO JUSTICE.
[VI. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]
OF THE AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR THIS STATE MOTION FROM MS. COOPER TO APPROVE THE AGENDA IS WRITTEN.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION.
SECOND FROM VICE CHAIR MCGALL.
IS ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED CARRIED UNANIMOUS.
[VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.ON THE FIRST ONE WILL BE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED JULY, 2026 MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON JULY 27TH, 2026.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FOURTH? I'LL MAKE A MOTION MOTION FOR MR. PEARSON TO UM, APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY, 2026 MEETING HELD ON JULY 27TH, 2026.
FOR MS. COOPER, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUS.
NEXT NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026.
I MAKE A MOTION WE ACCEPT THESE MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026 MOTION FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED CARRIES UNANIMOUS.
[VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
PUBLIC COMMENTS.AND FIRST WE HAVE JACOB EDWARDS.
AND BEFORE WE START THAT I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE ON LAST MEETING I DID, UM, I DID SAY SOMETHING THAT WAS CORRECT AND THAT WAS AT, UM, COMMENTS HAVE TO BE DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR AND ONLY TO THE CHAIR.
AND THEN KNOW WAS THAT I HAVE APPARENTLY GIVEN SOME LIBERTY TO SOME PREVIOUS SPEAKERS AND UM MM-HMM
DON'T KNOW IF I'M SUPPOSED TO DO THAT OR NOT, BUT APPARENTLY NOT.
THANK YOU AND SORRY ABOUT THAT.
WELL, CHAIRMAN GAMBLE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DIRECTOR ADAMS. I'M JACOB EDWARDS FROM AL BLUE.
I'M NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY OR CANDIDATE.
I RISE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT I'VE SEEN MADE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IN THIS COUNTY.
MY FIRST TIME VOTING WAS DAY ONE OF EARLY VOTING IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
I WAITED ABOUT 30, 35 MINUTES OR SO TO GET IN TO VOTE.
ONCE I GOT INSIDE IN THAT 2024 RACE, THE PROCESS FELT KIND OF UNORGANIZED AND RUSHED.
I HAD MY ID HANDED IT IN TO CHECK IN AND THE PERSON WAS LOOKING AT IT AND LOOKED AT ME, LOOKED AND BACK AND FORTH ABOUT SIX TIMES.
ONCE I REALIZED WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, I TOOK OFF MY GLASSES AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO VOTE.
BUT THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT I SAW THEN WAS WHEN I LEFT THE BUILDING AFTER I VOTED, I SAW THE CURBSIDE LINE NOT MOVE, JUST NOT MOVE AT ALL FROM WHEN I WAS IN LINE TO WHEN I LEFT.
NOW WHEN WE GO TO THE MAY, 2026 PRIMARY, I VOTED DAY ONE EARLY VOTING.
AND THAT LINE OF COURSE WAS LONG DUE TO THE REDISTRICTING
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BUT THE LINE MOVED A LOT QUICKER AND I SAW, AND I HAVE SEEN SINCE THIS NEW BOARD HAS BEEN PUT ON FRIENDLIER POLL WORKERS, I'VE SEEN QUICKER CHECK-INS.I SAW THE CURBSIDE MACHINES BEING BROUGHT TO THE CARS.
I SAW MUCH FRIENDLIER, UH, POLL WORKERS AS I, AS I MENTIONED THERE.
AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY POLL WORKER OR ANYBODY WORKING IN THE ELECTION OFFICE STAYING STILL.
EVERYONE WAS KEEPING THE LINE MOVEMENT AND THAT IMPROVEMENT IN MY OPINION AND MINE ALONE IS A BIG PART DUE TO THIS BOARD AND TO THE DIRECTOR.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE POLL WORKERS AND ALL THE STAFF IN THESE ELECTIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE TIMELY MANNER.
'CAUSE WE'VE HAD SO MANY OF THESE ELECTIONS HERE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE POLL WORKERS FOR THE VOTE COUNT AND HOW QUICKLY IT GETS UPDATED TO THE ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING WEBSITE THAT YOU CAN ACCESS ON SC VOTES.
THE NUMBERS ARE USUALLY DONE THROUGH OUR COUNTY BY ABOUT NINE 30 AND THAT'S SAID WE'RE A COUNTY OF 31,000 PEOPLE.
OUR FRIENDS DOWN IN CALHOUN COUNTY ARE A COUNTY ABOUT 14,000 AND WE DON'T SEE THEIR FIRST RESULTS TILL 10 15, 10 30.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE OFFICE AND, AND THE DIRECTOR FOR BEING AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
UH, OBVIOUSLY, UH, THE CHAIRMAN ANSWERED A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR ME, UH, TONIGHT BEFORE OUR MEETING AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
THE DIRECTOR'S ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS THAT GO ON AND QUITE FRANKLY I DON'T WANT TO 'CAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE A TOUGH JOB AND I WOULDN'T WANT IT.
BUT THE ONE THING I AM GONNA SAY IS THIS, THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF THE ELECTIONS IN CLATON COUNTY, THEY'RE NOT WHERE I KNOW EVERYBODY WANTS IT TO BE AND MAYBE NOT WHERE IT SHOULD BE, BUT I'M CERTAINLY THANKFUL THEY'RE NOT WHERE IT USED TO BE.
AND THE BIG REASON THAT THEY'RE NOT WHERE THEY USED TO BE IS BECAUSE OF THIS BOARD AND THIS DIRECTOR.
I YIELD THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME AND I YIELD THE FLOOR.
NEXT MR. GEORGE RESONS ON THE LIST, BUT I DON'T SEE HIM.
GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN GAMBLE BOARD MEMBERS.
UM, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
UM, THAT UM, I GUESS IT'S KIND OF CONCERNING AND IT'S CONCERNING UM, THE FINDINGS FROM THE SLATE INVESTIGATION THAT THE BOARD INITIATED BACK HERE A FEW MONTHS AGO.
UM, WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF THAT WE HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT? I DIDN'T HEAR THE FIRST PART OF THAT.
THE FINDINGS OF THE SLED INVESTIGATION THAT WAS INITIATED BY THE BOARD A FEW MONTHS AGO.
WHAT ARE, UM, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE PUBLIC AT ANY TIME? WE WILL WHEN THEY GIVE US SOMETHING TO SHARE, BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD A FINAL ANSWER YET.
SO WE'VE GOTTEN SOME PRELIMINARY STUFF, BUT WE REALLY ARE OUT OF THAT AND UNTIL THEY GIVE US THE GO AHEAD.
AND THEN THE OTHER WAS OUR NOTICE ON THIS, UH, AGENDA AND I WAS INFORMED THAT YOU NO LONGER HAVE A DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION.
WHEN WAS THAT ELIMINATED AND WHY WAS THIS DONE AND BY WHAT BODY WAS THIS DONE? BECAUSE I SEE IT'S REPLACED NOW BY A TRAINING COORDINATOR CLERK, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE JOB DESCRIPTION IS THE SAME AS IT WAS FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
N NO MA'AM, IT'S NOT THE SAME.
IT'S NOT THE SAME JOB DESCRIPTION AND I BUDGET IS THE SAME AS YOURS.
SO THE ADMINISTRATOR DOES THE BUDGET AND HE PRESENTS IT TO COUNCIL.
AND JULY ONE IS WHEN WE UM, HAVE A DIRECTOR AND A TRAINING COORDINATOR CLERK TO FULL-TIME POSITIONS AND THEN WE HAVE SOME PART-TIME MONIES ALLOTTED TO US OR ALLOCATED.
SO THE COUNCIL YOU'RE SAYING IS THE ONE THAT TOOK THE ALWAYS YES MA'AM.
TOOK THAT POSITION OUT OF THE BUDGET? YES MA'AM.
AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WHY ARE WE COMBINING MANNING ONE WITH MANNING FIVE ANOTHER SAME 'CAUSE THEY'RE IN THE SAME BUILDING ANYWAY AND IT JUST MAKES IT EA IT REALLY MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE VOTERS I THINK BETTER THAN FOR THE VOTERS THAN IT DOES FOR THE STAFF.
SO, UM, IF SOMEBODY WALKS IN THE DOOR TO MANNING ONE OR FIVE THAN THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH SIDE OF THE GYM THEY GO TO.
IF IT'S MAN IN ONE, THEY GO TO THAT LINE.
IF IT'S MAN IN FIVE, THEY GO TO THAT LINE WITH WHERE WITH THE THIS SYSTEM, IF IT IS APPROVED OR THIS CHANGE, IF IT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD TONIGHT, THEN YOU WOULD GO IN TO EITHER ONE OF THE POLL BOOKS, HOWEVER MANY WE GOT.
YOU CAN GO TO ANY LINE, GET IN.
AND SO IF IN, WE'LL SAY OLD DAYS, WHICH IS NOT THAT FAR AGO, BUT IF MAN IN ONE'S GOT THREE PEOPLE AHEAD OF YOU, YOU HAVE TO WAIT, YOU'LL PLACE IN LINE.
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IF MAN IN FIVE IS AVAILABLE, THERE'S NO LINE.SO NOW THIS SHOULD MAKE IT STREAMLINED FOR THE, FOR THE VOTERS.
AND I'M SURE YOU'LL BE SHARING WITH US HOW MANY UM, ELECTORS THAT WOULD BE IMPACTING.
UM, AND HOW THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED SINCE WE HAVE LESS THAN 60 DAYS OUT.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE THEY DON'T EVEN STARTS IN MY MIND AND I'M JUST SPEAKING FOR ME, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY NEEDS TO BE NOTIFIED.
THEY'RE STILL GOING TO THE SAME BUILDING.
THEY STILL GO IN THE SAME ENTRANCE AND WHEN THEY WALK IN, THEY'LL JUST SEE ONE CHECK IN AND IT WILL HAVE MAN AND ONE AND FIVE ON IT.
SO, WELL I THOUGHT MAN AND ONE ALWAYS WAS THE WELDING, SO THAT WON'T BE THE SAME.
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GO INTO THE WELDING FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.
SO WHEN WE MOVED FROM THE WELDING TO THE GYM, WE'RE JUST STAYING IN THE GYM.
SO THE LAST ELECTION MANNING ONE WAS STILL ACTIVE.
WE WERE ALL IN THE SAME PLACE.
SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEND THEM NEW UPDATED VOTER REGISTRATION CALLS LIKE YOU DID WHEN YOU COMBINED VILLE AND HOME BRANCH AND CAL.
AND PANOLA, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN SENT.
'CAUSE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN BEFORE THIS BOARD TOOK OFFICE, THE GYM.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE WELDON'S BEEN OUT SINCE PRIOR TO JANUARY OF 2025.
AND THIS BOARD, THE NEWEST MEMBER, THE WELL DON'T THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT, THE OLDEST MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD CAME ON IN MARCH OF 2025 AND I THINK THE WELDON WAS ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION THEN AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO USE IT.
SO IF THEY WEREN'T CARDS WERE NOT SENT, THEN WE CAN ASK COLUMBIA TO RESEND THOSE CARDS FOR THE WELL, I MEAN THAT WOULD BE IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU DID WITH THE OTHER ONES WHEN YOU COMBINED NOTES SO THEY CAN, THE LETTERS CAN BE NOTIFIED.
AGAIN, YOU'RE TELLING ME SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HADN'T BEEN DONE AND I STILL DON'T KNOW THAT IT HASN'T, IT WASN'T DONE WHEN THE WELDING WAS CLOSED.
SO WE'LL ASK COLUMBIA IF IT'S BEEN DONE AND THERE'S NO NEED TO DO IT AGAIN.
BUT UNDERST IF IT HASN'T, WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK THEM TO DO IT.
AS I'M COMING UP, I HEARD PATRICIA SAY ABOUT COMBINING VOTING DISTRICTS.
I DO HAVE A LOT OUTSIDE NOW AT
AT NEW ZION, YOU HAVE ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT.
AND GIVEN PEOPLE THE GUNS THESE DAYS, AND I HATE GUNS AND I'M A VIETNAM, VE GIVEN PEOPLE WITH THESE GUNS.
SOMEBODY COME TO THE PRECINCT MAD AND THEY START SHOOTING AT NEW ZION.
THEY ONLY GOT ONE WAY OUT ONE WAY.
AND IN FACT, BEFORE THEY CUT THAT COIN, YOU COULD NOT SEE NEW ZION VOTING PRECINCT.
IN FACT, I TOOK PICTURES OF IT AND I SHARED IT WITH OUR OTHER PEOPLE, THE OTHER INDUSTRY PEOPLE.
IF YOU COMING OUT OF POOLING SWAMP BEFORE YOU GOT TO UP, YOU COULD NOT SEE THE VOTING PRECINCT SIGN.
THAT'S BEFORE THE COIN WAS CUT.
BUT AGAIN, UM, I JUST HEARD MS. SPRINGER ACTUALLY, UM, WAS COMMENTING ON THAT.
AND I WANNA KNOW THIS ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, IS NIA G GOING TO BE PUT BACK WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE? YES SIR.
THE ONES THAT WE MOVED AT THE LAST MEETING WERE MOVED UNTIL A BOARD DECIDES TO CHANGE.
AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT AT THIS POINT.
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION.
I SAID ARE WE GOING BACK TO SAUDI? YOU GAVE IT TO HAMPTON SAMPLE NOT IN NOVEMBER.
UNLESS THIS BOARD CHANGES AND I DON'T SEE THAT.
IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO NOW YOU ARE AN APPOINTED PARTY.
SO WHO GIVES YOU THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE A VOTING PRECINCT? 'CAUSE THAT'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
THE STATE LAW GIVES US THE AUTHORITY TO DO IT.
NOW WE AIN'T GONNA DEBATE THAT ON MY TIME.
WELL I'M SAYING I HAVE BEEN ELECTED 25 YEARS AND THE ONLY PERSON THAT COULD MOVE THE VOTING PRECINCT WAS THE UNITED STATES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
WE DIDN'T, WE'RE NOT VOTING A, WE DIDN'T MOVE IN A PRECINCT.
WELL NOW PEOPLE AGAIN, I JUST SAID PEOPLE DON'T LIKE GOING TO A PLACE WHERE THEY ONLY GOT ONE WAY TO GET OUT.
I DON'T LIKE GOING BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, IF I TELL GUYS TO DUCK, I I WANT YOU TO DUCK.
DON'T ASK ME WHY I'M SAYING DUCK DUCK.
SO AGAIN, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ONE LATER.
SO NOW I, I WAS JUST LISTENING AT THE FACT THAT WE, UM, THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE HAVE COME BACK ON THE 31ST OF AUGUST TO I GUESS TO DO A CONTINUED RESOLUTION.
YOU HAVE ABOUT 30 SECONDS THERE MR. GEORGE.
OKAY, WELL ANYWAY, UM, STUDENTS ARE BEING IMPACTED BY THIS.
WE ALL GOT STUDENTS, WE ALL GOT CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN OR WHATEVER.
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BUT AGAIN, I WANNA SAY NOW WHEN WE'VE GOT IDIOTS RUNNING THE SHOW, THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT IDIOTS.[IX. DIRECTOR’S REMARKS]
DIRECTOR'S REMARKS.SO WE DID OUR FIRST OUTREACH AT VIN'S HAVEN OVER THE WEEKEND.
WE GOT TO TAKE SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT OUT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE INTERESTED IN IT.
I HAD ABOUT A DOZEN PEOPLE COME IN, SPEND SOME TIME WITH IT, GOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW IT WORKS, WHERE THEY CAN SEE AND SEE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND GET A LITTLE MORE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OTHER CHURCHES ASK IF WE COULD BE INVOLVED WITH THEM AS WELL.
AND, UH, BARRING ANY UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCE BY THE END OF THE MONTH, WE MAY HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE PLACES WE'RE WAITING ON THE SCHOOLS TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH US TO SEE IF WE CAN DO SOME ORGANIZATIONAL, UH, REGISTRATIONS THERE.
WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE TIME FOR US TO GET IN AND DO IT.
UH, EARLY VOTING FOR THE 8 11 26 ELECTION WOUND UP WITH 415 VOTES FOR THE ELECTION.
1,887 PEOPLE VOTED FOR THE PRIMARY FOR THE RUNOFF.
WE HAD 415 PEOPLE AGAIN FOR THE EARLY VOTE, BUT, UH, SLIGHTLY MORE ON ELECTION DAY.
1,550 PEOPLE VOTING TOTAL OF 1,965 PEOPLE FOR ELECTION DAY ON 8 25 INCLUDING EARLY VOTING.
UH, WE ARE WAITING ON ONE INVOICE TO FINISH UP OUR SIX NINE PRIMARY REIMBURSEMENT.
OUR JUNE 23RD RUNOFF IS CLEARED, BUT WE ARE WAITING ON FINAL, THE FINAL PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR JUNE 9TH BEFORE THEY'LL TURN BOTH LOOSE TO US.
SO WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE ON THAT.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE ONE INVOICE AND WE'LL BE ALL SET.
SO IS IT AN INVOICE WE PAID? NO SIR.
AN INVOICE WE PAID, THIS IS THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE FUNDS.
RIGHT, BUT IS IT THE INVOICE THAT THEY'RE WAITING ON? IS IT AN INVOICE THAT WE HAVE PAID? YES SIR.
SO HOW DO WE PAY IT WITHOUT AN INVOICE? WE'RE WAITING FOR A COPY.
UH, THEY REQUIRE A SPECIFIC TEAR OFF SHEET AND INVOICE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE.
SO I REQUESTED IT AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE WAY.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE IT BY TOMORROW.
AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO, ONCE WE GET THAT TURNED BACK INTO COLUMBIA, THEY SHOULD RELEASE JUNE 9TH AND, UH, JUNE 23RD.
DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE ELECTRONIC FORM OR CHECK, BUT, BUT THEY'LL ONLY INSTRUCT ME MORE TOMORROW.
UH, THE NOTICE FOR THE NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION HOPEFULLY WILL BE POSTED THIS WEEK.
DEPENDING ON HOW THE MEETING GOES THIS EVENING.
IF WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND COMBINE ONE IN FIVE, ONCE WE GET THAT FINALIZED, I'LL BE ABLE TO TURN THAT INTO THE STATE AND WE CAN GET THE BALL ROLLING FOR THAT.
THE NOTICE WILL BE POSTED ONLINE AND IN THE PAPER AND THAT SHOULD BE JUST ABOUT IT.
WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR POLL WORKERS.
UNFORTUNATELY AT THE HAVEN OUTREACH ON SATURDAY, NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR A POLL WORKER.
I'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT FOUR APPLICATIONS IN THE OFFICE RIGHT NOW.
HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO PICK UP MORE IF WE GET INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND AT THE END OF THE MONTH WHEN WE GET TO THE TWO OTHER CHURCHES.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NONE.
[X. NEW BUSINESS]
BUSINESS, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO FOR A MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE POLLING LOCATION FOR MANAGE NUMBER ONE TO POLLING LOCATION FOR MANNING NUMBER FIVE.THE VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS WILL BE THE CLAN COMMUNITY CENTER.
JIM 10 MAPLE STREET IN MANNING.
IS THERE, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR THIS MR. CHAIRMAN? I'M MAKING A MOTION THAT WE CONSOLIDATE THE POLLING LOCATIONS FOR MANNING NUMBER ONE PRECINCT 0 1 1 TO THE POLLING LOCATION FOR MANNING NUMBER FIVE, PRECINCT NUMBER 0 1 5.
LOADING LOCATION ADDRESS BEING CLARINET COMMUNITY CENTER.
JIM 10 MAPLE STREET IN MANNING.
MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL TO CONSOLIDATE THE POLLING LOCATION FOR MANDY NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS PRECINCT 0 1 1 TO POLLING LOCATION FROM MANNING NUMBER FIVE, PRECINCT 0 1 5.
THE VOTING LOCATION ADDRESS IS CLAN COMMUNITY CENTER.
JIM 10 MAPLE STREET IN MANNING.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? CARRIES
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UNANIMOUSLY.DO YOU HAVE ANY APPLICANTS THAT NEED TO BE APPROVED FOR NOVEMBER OR FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR? UH, LIKE I SAID, WE ONLY HAVE THE FOUR IN THE OFFICE RIGHT NOW.
I'M HOPING WE'LL BE ABLE TO PICK UP SOME MORE WITH THESE OUTREACHES TO THE SCHOOLS AND TO THE CHURCHES.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME MORE BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.
SO AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO POLL MANAGERS OR POLL CLERKS WHO ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, SIR.
'CAUSE THEY ONLY APPROVED THROUGH THE AUGUST THE LAST ELECTION IN THE RUNOFF.
UM, NEXT WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE ALL SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS, WHICH ARE CONVENED AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS TO THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTIONS OF CLANTON COUNTY AT THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET MANNING.
THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THESE MEETINGS WILL BE TO CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS FOR ELECTION CERTIFICATION MATTERS.
UM, THE ONLY THING WE LOSE, WHICH IS MAJOR, BUT THE ONLY THING WE LOSE MOVING THE MEETINGS IS THE, THE VIDEO CAPABILITY FROM HERE.
UM, BUT IT IS A LOT MORE CONVENIENT FOR, UM, THE PUBLIC AND FOR STAFF, UM, FOR US TO HAVE THE CANVAS MEETINGS AT THE, AT THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE MOVE ALL THE SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS, WHICH ARE CONVENED AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS TO THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS IN CLARINE COUNTY AT THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET MAN.
AND THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THESE MEETINGS WILL BE TO CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS FOR ELECTION CERTIFICATION MATTERS.
I GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL TO MOVE ALL SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS, WHICH ARE CONVENED AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS, THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF CLARINE COUNTY THREE SOUTH CHURCH STREET MANNING.
THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THESE MEETINGS BE TO CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF CANVASERS FOR ELECTION CERTIFICATION MATTERS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, NEXT WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT THROUGH AUGUST 28TH.
AND THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT I WOULD SAY ARE FLAGGED.
ONE OF 'EM IS THE POLL WORKER PAY AND WE'RE AT 40% AND AT THE END OF THE SECOND MONTH.
AND THAT SHOULD GO DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY, THAT PERCENTAGE ONCE WE GET THE REIMBURSEMENT BACK FROM THE STATE.
SO THAT'S NOT REALLY A TRUE NUMBER.
THE OTHER ONE THAT IS A TRUE NUMBER IS THAT THE EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS LINE ITEM 0 5 0 2 7 ON WHERE IT'S 63% AT 5,000 MILES BUDGET AND WHERE EIGHT HAVE A BALANCE OF 18 60, 69 LEFT.
ANYTHING PARTICULAR TO THIS TO THE DIRECTOR OF THAT WE HAVE THAT CAME OUTTA THAT LINE.
WE HAD FOUR MACHINES WITH BROKEN SCREENS, SO WE HAD TO REPLACE THOSE.
UH, THEY DID MANAGE TO GIVE US A DS 300 SOMETHING, UH, WITH THE INTERNAL CHIP FAILED.
IT WAS NOTHING THAT WE DID, BUT, UH, LEC DID REPLACE THAT FOR FREE.
UH, WE DO HAVE SOME MORE MACHINES THAT NEED SOME REPAIR.
AND GIVEN THIS NUMBER, I'LL, I'LL SEE JUST HOW MANY WE CAN GET REPAIRED.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN TOTAL OF, UH, 12 TO 14 BMBS DEVELOP MARKING DEVICES THAT NEED REPAIR, UH, VARIOUS PROBLEMS. SOME ARE SMALL, EASY REPAIR, SOME ARE NOT.
UH, ELECT CAME IN, SAW US LAST WEEK.
WE'RE GETTING AN INVENTORY SHEET TOGETHER SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE US A QUOTE BEFORE THEY COME SEE US.
THEY'LL BE DOING ANOTHER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE LIKE THEY DID EARLIER THIS YEAR AND THEY'RE HOPE, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE HERE BEFORE THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
SO THOUSAND DOLLARS WE PAY TO PRINT ACT IS NOT REPAIRED.
IT'S JUST FOR THEM TO COME AND SERVICE THE EQUIPMENT ONCE A YEAR OR TWICE A YEAR.
UH, ACTUALLY IT IS, UH, THIS WILL BE ANOTHER TREATMENT LIKE THE STATE GAVE US LAST TIME IF WE LOOK AT A DISCOUNT.
BUT THE BRONZE SERVICE THAT WE HAVE IS BASICALLY MINIMAL REPAIRS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ABOUT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT? WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT.
BUT MR. UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE DIRECTOR.
THE, UM, $500 FOR MEMBERSHIP IN DUES.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THAT WAS FOR? WHICH LINE, SIR? UM, IT IS
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LINE 0 5 2 8 9.NEXT TO THE LAST NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM YEAR TO DATE, EXPENDITURES NOTED IN $500.
EXPEND ON MEMBERSHIP DUE, NO IDEA SHOWING MEMBERSHIP DUE? I DON'T HAVE EXPENDITURE ON.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SHEET THAT'S IN YOUR PAGE ONE, LOOK AT THE NEXT TO THE LAST LINE, 0 5 2 8 9 AND ORDER.
THE COLUMN SAYS YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURE IS $500.
WE CAN ASK FINANCE ABOUT THAT IF YOU'RE NOT, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ONE OF US THAT SIGNED OFF ON IT.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.
[XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE AGENDA IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.UM, PERSONNEL MATTERS, OTHER MATTERS AND SECURITY MATTERS.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE MATTERS THAT ARE PRINTED? I MAKE A MOTION TO BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
A MOTION FROM MS. COOPER TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS, OTHER MATTERS, UM, CODE BY ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND SECURITY MATTERS.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND OVER HERE.
IS THAT MR. PEARSON? I'M SORRY.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED ME? ANY UM, MR. STR OPPOSES AND ABSTAIN? OKAY, SO THERE ARE SEVEN YES.
UM, WE WILL BE GOING IN TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT DISCIPLINE DEMO MOTION OR AT RELEASE FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO RECEIVE AND DISCUSS FINDINGS FROM THE BVR AND ECC ATTORNEY REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS.
RECEIVE AND REVIEW AND DISCUSS SECURITY MATTERS RELATED TO PERSONNEL IN THE ELECTION PROCESS.
SO WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.
[XII. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION]
I'M GONNA ASK FOR A MOTION TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION.I MAKE A MOTION OF THE RETURN TO GENERAL SECTION MOTION FROM MS. COOPER TO RETURN TO THE PUBLIC SESSION.
IS THERE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR A.
ANY OPPOSED, ANY ABSTAINED? THANK YOU.
[XIII. ACTION(S) TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION]
ACTION TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION? MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE THE MOTION AS AUTHORIZED BY SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAW SEVEN DASH FIVE DASH 10 B SIX, TO IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE DIRECTOR ADAMS FOR DERELICTS AND OF DUTY BY ALLOWING NON-AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE NEITHER AN EMPLOYEE OR A POLL MANAGER OR POLL CLERK TO ACCESS SECURE AREAS TO OPERATE A COUNTY VEHICLE.TO SERVE AS A POLL MANAGER OR POLL CLERK TO PROGRAM VOTING EQUIPMENT.
THE DIRECTOR KNOWINGLY CONTINUES TO FAIL TO FOLLOW BOARD POLICIES, CLATON COUNTY POLICIES.
ADDITIONALLY, THE DIRECTORS CONTINUE TO DISPLAY A SEVERE LACK OF PLANNING, ORGANIZING, DELEGATION, AND TIME MANAGEMENT.
THE DIRECTORS TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN ALL BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS AT CLATON COUNTY PROPERTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, KEYS, CELL, PHONE, AND COMPUTER.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL AS AUTHORIZED BY CAROLINA CODE OF LAW 7 5 10 B SIX TO IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE DIRECT ITEMS FOR DERELICTION OF DUTY BY ALLOWING NON-AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE NEITHER AN EMPLOYEE OR A POLL MANAGER, POLL CLERK TO ACCESS SECURE AREAS TO OPERATE A COUNTY VEHICLE.
SERVE AS A POLL MANAGER, POLL CLERK AND THE PROGRAM VOTING EQUIPMENT.
THE DIRECTOR KNOWINGLY CONTINUES TO FAIL TO FOLLOW BOARD POLICIES AND CLARINET COUNTY POLICIES.
ADDITIONALLY, THE DIRECTORS CONTINUE TO DISPLAY SEVERE LACK OF PLANNING, ORGANIZING, DELEGATION, AND TIME MANAGEMENT.
THE DIRECTORS IMMEDIATELY TO RETURN ALL BVR AND ECC PROPERTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO KEY CELL PHONE AND A COMPUTER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. CHAIRMAN, IF YOU'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND YOU'RE GONNA TERMINATE THE DIRECTOR, THEN I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND THE SECRETARY, ONE OF THE OF ALL THREE, NEED TO BE AT THE OFFICE UNTIL ANOTHER DIRECTOR IS FOUND.
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WE WOULD TAKE UP AFTER THIS MOTION.ANY DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO THIS MOTION? OKAY.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM MS. COOPER.
ANY DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO THIS MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR.
WE WOULD LIKE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
ANY OTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION? OKAY.
UM, NEXT WE HAVE THE CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN SAID.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I MADE, I MADE A MOTION THAT NEED TO BE AT THE OFFICE UNTIL WE FIND ANOTHER DIRECTOR,
IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE BOARD HAS THAT AUTHORITY, BUT, SO THERE IS NO SECOND.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MR. CHAIRMAN? I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MOTION FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MAJO MCGALL TO ADJOURN.
MS. COOPER, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED MR. ANY ABSTAINING? WE ARE ADJOURNED.