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[ I. CALL TO ORDER]
I WANNA WELCOME YOU TO A SPECIAL CALL MEETING THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTION OF CLAN ELECTIONS OF CLANTON COUNTY.THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I CALLED A MEETING TO ORDER NOTIFICATION OF THE MEDIA, THE, UM, MANNING TIMES OF NOTIFIED THE UM, BULLETIN BOARD AT THE COUNTY AT THIS BUILDING, ADMIN BUILDING.
THE FRONT DOORS OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE AND THE COUNTY FACEBOOK PAGE HAVE ALL BEEN POSTED ON XIS, UM, SECRETARY ARTIS FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
SHE'S RUNNING FIVE MINUTES LATE.
UM, NEXT WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION BY VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL.
LORD, I KNOW MANY FOLKS ARE PROBABLY TIRED LIKE WE ARE.
WE PRAY, LORD, YOU BLESS THEM AND HELP 'EM GIVE 'EM STRENGTH.
LORD, HELP US AS WE CONDUCT THE MEETING, DO EVERYTHING DECENTLY IN ORDER TO MY HONOR AND FORTIFY YOU AND DO THE BEST WE CAN FOR THE VOTERS AND CITIZENS IN CLARINET COUNTY.
NEXT WE HAVE OUR BOARD MEMBER JAMES PEARSON, WHO'S ALSO A UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN.
IF YOU'LL STAND AND FACE THE FLAG FOR THE PLEDGE, I FLAG FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.
[ VI. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN? MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE AGENDA AND APPROVE IT AS WRITTEN A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN.
ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINING CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[VII. NEW BUSINESS ]
BUSINESS.UM, AND THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF APPLICANTS FOR POLL MANAGERS AND POLL CLERKS FOR REMAINDER OF COUNTY YEAR 2026.
UM, MR. STR, WE HAD A CHANGE TO THE LIST.
I'M GONNA ABSTAIN FROM THAT VOTE ANYHOW DUE TO MY WIFE BEING ON THERE.
SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA PROVE ANYBODY.
WELL, I'M GONNA ABSTAIN BECAUSE SHE'S ON THERE.
BUT YOU'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT LIKE THE WAY WE DID BEFORE.
YEAH, IF YOU WANNA DO IT THAT WAY, THAT'S FINE.
YEAH, I I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD VOTE.
LET ME JUST, FOR THE PUBLIC, WE DON'T MAKE NAMES.
POLL CLERKS AND POLL MANAGERS NAMES PUBLIC UNTIL, UM, THEY HAD BEEN TRAINED AND AT THAT POINT THEY'RE OFF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
DID YOU GET THAT NAME MR. STRAT? DID YOU GET HER NAME? YES.
SO, UM, WE HAVE THREE NAMES THAT THREE BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES ON AND THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE, UM, LET'S JUST DO 'EM FIRST.
UM, SO MR. MCGAW, YOU WOULD, IF WE'RE FOLLOWING THE SAME PRECEDENT THAT WE'VE SET OR THE PRECEDENT THAT WE'VE SET, THEN THE BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT VOTE ON FAMILY MEMBERS.
SO, UNLIKE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ON THE LIST THAT'S PROVIDED TO THE BOARD, UM, IN YOUR PACKET, ONE THROUGH 108 AND ONE THROUGH NINE ON THE NEW APPLICANTS AND THOSE APPLICATIONS ARE IN THE BOARD PACKETS.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
I GOT ALL IT NOW SAID ONE THROUGH ONE EIGHT.
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OH, YOU'RE DOING ME.ONE THROUGH 1 0 8 AND ONE THROUGH NINE ON THE NEW UNUSED APPLICANTS.
THAT MOTION ON THE FOUR FROM SIX? YES.
I MADE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT ONE THROUGH EIGHT ON THE EXISTING APPROVED, UM, EXISTING POLL WORKERS AND THE ONE THROUGH NINE ON THE NEWLY LISTED POLL WORKER APPLICATIONS.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM, UM, SECRETARY ARTISTS THAT WE APPROVE NUMBER ONE THROUGH ONE EIGHT ON THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED POLL WORKERS, AND THEN NUMBERS ONE THROUGH NINE ON THE NEW UNREVIEWED APPLICANTS THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.
UM, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINING AND ANY RECUSED? I RECUSED MYSELF, MR. CHAIRMAN FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL RECUSES HIMSELF FROM THE VOTE FOR THE RECORD.
UM, NEXT MIKE, THIS WILL BE YOU MR. STR.
SO NEED A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR TO APPROVE NUMBER.
IT'S ONE THROUGH 90, NUMBER 92 THROUGH 1 0 8, AND THEN ONE THROUGH 10 ON THE NEW APPLICANT'S.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? I MAKE A MOTION.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE ACCEPT THESE, APPROVE THESE BOARD ORDERS.
VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL MAKES A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 90, NUMBER 92 THROUGH 1 0 8 AND UNDER THE NEW APPLICANT'S ONE THROUGH 10.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINED? ANY RECUSED? I RECUSED MYSELF.
SEE MR. STR RECUSE US FOR THE RECORD.
NEXT I'M GONNA ASK THE VICE CHAIRMAN TO TAKE OVER FOR THIS ONE.
SO WHEN, UH, I MAKE A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT WE, UM, APPROVE, I'M NOT GONNA BE THE RIGHT, SO YOU NEED A MOTION BOARD MEMBERS, WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, ONE THROUGH 108 AND ONE THROUGH 10.
SO LET ME, LET ME, UM, AMEND MY MOTION.
UM, WE NEED A, UM, WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ONE THROUGH 59, 61 THROUGH 1 0 8 AND ONE THROUGH 10.
I'M SORRY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.
ONE, SO I'LL REPEAT, I'LL REPEAT WHAT WE NEED.
WE HAVEN'T, WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION YET.
NUMBER 61 THROUGH 1 0 8 AND 1 2 10 UNDER THE NEW UNREVIEWED.
APPLICANTS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DO SO? WE CAN'T PROCEED WITHOUT A MOTION.
I JUST ANNOUNCED WHAT WE OKAY.
59 THROUGH 61 THROUGH 1 0 8 AND 10.
61, 61 THROUGH 1 0 8 AND ONE THROUGH 10.
I MADE THAT, I MAKE THAT MOTION.
SO MS. MS. COOPER MAKES THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 1 2 59 61 THROUGH 1 0 8 AND ONE THROUGH 10 UNDER NEW UNREVIEWED.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND MS. KILMAN SECOND THE MOTION AT ANY DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT.
ANY ABSTAIN? ANY ACCU OF CUS THEMSELVES? I RECUSED MYSELF FROM THE VOTE.
MR. GAMBLING RECUSES HERSELF FROM THE VOTE? THE VOTE PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO TO ONE TO ONE TO YEAH TO ONE RECUSAL.
NEXT WE HAVE A, A RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OFFICERS TO APPROVE THE SCHEDULE ON THE POLL MATTERS AND POLL CLERKS TO ASSIST IN THE PRE-ELECTION READINESS PROCESS.
AND A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THIS IS THAT THE BOARD HAS LIMITED THE, UM, TIMES THAT THE STAFF IS ALLOWED TO CALL IN POLL CLERKS AND POLL MANAGERS FOR PROGRAMMING.
WE HAVE THE STATE IS COMING IN TO ACTUALLY DO THE MAJORITY AND ASSIST US IN PROGRAMMING.
SO, UM, WE WILL NEED SOME HELP.
22ND, 23RD AND 24TH I THINK ARE THE DATES.
UM, AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT OVER THREE PEOPLE.
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UM, BUT WOULD NEED A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO AUTHORIZE A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD MAN BOARD OFFICERS TO APPROVE SCHEDULING IN THE PRE-ELECTION PROCESS.MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE DO, SO A MOTION FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL TO AUTHORIZE THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OFFICERS TO APPROVE THE SCHEDULE OF POLL MANAGER SLASH POLL CLERKS TO ASSIST IN THE PRE-ELECTION READINESS PROCESS.
IS THERE A SECOND ON THE FLOOR? I SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? THANK YOU.
[VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, A RECOMMENDATION GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS, OTHER MATTERS, CONTRACTUAL MATTERS ON SECURITY MATTERS.AND THOSE ARE STATED ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A MOTION I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, A MOTION FROM MS. KILMAN TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AS PERSONNEL MATTERS, OTHER MATTERS, CONTRACTUAL MATTERS AND SECURITY MATTERS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINING CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[IX. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION ]
THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND WE'RE GONNA ASK FOR A, UM, VOTE TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION.MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION, UH, MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION.
I SECOND SECOND FOR MS. KILMAN.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.
IT'S PRINTED IN THE, ON THE AGENDA, BUT NO, I SHOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED WHY WE'RE GOING IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT WE DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION, BUT IT IS PRINTED THERE.
BUT, UM, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT OVERSIGHT ON MY PART.
[X. ACTION(S) TO BE TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION]
ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AFTER PUBLIC SESSION, AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.[XI. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS ]
THE CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS WOULD NOT GONNA BE, UM, LENGTHY, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE.UM, THE STATE IS GONNA ASSIST US WITH, WITH POLL CLERK, POLL CLERK AND POLL MANAGER TRAINING.
AND THOSE DATES WE WILL PUBLISH 'EM, BUT THEY ARE OCTOBER THE 13TH AND OCTOBER THE 14TH AT 10 O'CLOCK AND AT FIVE 30 AND AGAIN ON OCTOBER THE 15TH AT 10 O'CLOCK.
AND THEY, UM, IF WE HAVE AN OVERFLOW THEN THEY WILL MAKE ANOTHER ONE THAT DAY, A SECOND ONE THAT DAY ON THE 15TH, BUT 10 AND FIVE 30 ON OCTOBER THE 13TH AND THE 14TH.
UM, THE SEC WILL BE HERE TO HELP US PROGRAM THE EQUIPMENT BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 22ND AND THE 25TH.
UM, A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS AS FAR AS, UM, THE, UM, POLLING LOCATIONS OF SUMMERING.
POLLING LOCATION, THE SUMMER AND FIRE STATION.
TALKED TO CHIEF DENNIS AND HE HAS OKAYED US USING THE TRAINING ROOM, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE TRAINING ROOM AT THE WABU FIRE STATION, THE JORDAN PRECINCT.
SO IT'LL BE MOVED FROM THE BAY AREA.
IT'S NOT CHANGING BUILDINGS, BUT IT'LL BE MOVED FROM THE BAY AREA AND THAT IS CENTRAL HEAT AND AIR.
UM, SO WE'LL START THERE ON NOVEMBER 3RD.
UM, THEY'VE ALSO GIVEN US PERMISSION AND THE CHIEF, UM, VEA SAID CHIEF PRING AT MANON CITY, THE FIRE STATION HAVE GIVEN US PERMISSION TO MOVE EQUIPMENT IN EARLY ON THE, UM, 30TH TO THOSE.
SO THAT'LL HELP THOSE WHO ARE DELIVERING THE EQUIPMENT.
IT'LL BE A, A HUGE RELIEF FOR, FOR THOSE PEOPLE.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY ON MY PART, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO, UM, UM, VICE CHAIRMAN MCGALL, BUT WE HAVE RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE STATE FOR THE JUNE PRIMARY AND THE RUNOFF, I'LL ASK ON VICE-CHAIRMAN AL ELABORATE QUICK ON THAT.
VICE CHAIRMAN, I BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AT OUR MEETING THAT, UM, WE SAID THAT ONCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD RELAY THAT, UM, IN PUBLIC IN A PUBLIC SESSION.
SO, UM, FOR THE JUNE 9TH PRIMARY EXPENSES, THE STATE HAS THE SEC SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION COMMISSION IS REIMBURSING THE, UH, BOARD HERE FOR, UH, IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,829 11 CENTS.
THAT AGAIN, THAT'S FOR THE JUNE NINE PRIMARY.
AND THEN FOR THE JUNE 23RD RUNOFF EXPENSES, THE STATE IS REIMBURSING US A TOTAL OF $10,823 AND 12 CENTS.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS BASED ON, UM, THE CONVERSATION WITH THE, UM, UM,
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FINANCE DIRECTOR, MR. GIBBONS, UM, THAT ALL, ALL OF THOSE FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE 25 26 BUDGETS TO OFFSET THOSE EXPENSES.WHICH WOULD ALSO CORRECT THE, AN ENTRY IN JULY.
SOME OF THOSE, UM, THE, SOME OF THE RUNOFF CHECKS WERE ACTUALLY ISSUED IN JULY AND THEY SHOULD BE CHARGED TO THE 26TH YEAR, NOT THE 27TH YEAR.
SO THAT, UM, HOPEFULLY BY THE SEPTEMBER MEETING WE WILL HAVE A, UM, A, UM, AN UP-TO-DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENT TO CLOSE OUT THE YEAR AND ON OUR PART AND A CORRECTED STATEMENT FOR 26 27, UM, WE ARE MISSING A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO FILE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE AUGUST SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION UNITED STATES SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION.
AND WE SHOULD HAVE THAT TOMORROW TO GET IT TO THE STATE TO GET THAT REIMBURSEMENT.
I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER ON THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF WHAT THAT'LL BE.
ANY, UM, THING ELSE FROM THE BOARD? A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MAKE A MOTION THAT BE ADJOURN MOTION FOR MS. COOPER TO ADJOURN.
ANY DISCUSSION SECOND FROM MR. MCALLISTER? A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN UNANIMOUSLY.