HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-12-2021 Canvassing/Audit Board Minutes MINUTES OF THE OCOEE CANVASSING/AUDIT BOARD MEETING
MARCH 12,2021
CALL TO ORDER—MARCH 12, 2021
City Clerk Sibbitt called the Canvassing/Audit Board to order at 2:11 p.m. in the office of the
Supervisor of Elections, 119 West Kaley Street, Orlando.
BOARD MEMBERS: Canvassing Board Members Thompson, Forges, and Scott. Audit Team
Member Schramm
ALSO PRESENT: City Clerk Sibbitt, Assistant City Attorney Opsahl, Supervisor of Elections
Representatives Michelle Torres, Patrick Floto, and Lucy Melendez, and
Recording Clerk Heard
PROVISIONALS
Staff with the Supervisor of Elections (SOE) advised there were no provisional ballots.
EXAMINED UNSCANNED BALLOT
SOE Representative Michelle Torres explained there was one unscanned ballot, which will be
explained to the Board by SOE Representative Patrick Floto. He showed the unscanned ballot,
and explained it came from Precinct 4106 with a vote for George Oliver III. The Board examined
the unscanned ballot and determined it was indeed a vote for George Oliver III.
MOTION: Member Thompson, seconded by Member Forges, moved to accept the
unscanned ballot; Motion carried 2-0 with Member Scott absent.
Member Scott arrived at 2:16 p.m.
QUESTIONABLE BALLOTS
SOE Representative Lucy Melendez explained that none of the seven (7) VBM ballots that
were pending from March 9, 2021, were cured. The following VBM ballots were stamped
rejected by City Clerk Sibbitt:
Jaymeeshah T. Bosse
Karla Fernandez
Pamela A. Lewis
Ruth A. Manning
Brenda A. Thomas
Denfield S. Thomas
John C. Willis
SOE Representative Lucy Melendez handed to the Board a questionable VBM ballot, which
belonged to Richard Taylor, Jr. On the day of the election, the Board made a consensus that the
signature on the envelope did not match the signature on file with SOE; however, the voter was
notified and given until 5:00 p.m. on March 11, 2021, to cure his signature. The voter did not
cure his signature; and further, a Consensus was made by the Canvassing Board that the
signatures do not match. The VBM ballot was stamped rejected by City Clerk Sibbitt.
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SOE Representative Lucy Melendez stated an additional seven (7) total VBM ballots were
received after the election date of March 9, 2021, and will not be counted.
CERTIFY THE ELECTION
MOTION: Member Forges, seconded by Member Thompson Certified the Election with
Rosemary Wilsen winning the seat of Commissioner for District 2, and George Oliver III
winning the seat of Commissioner for District 4; Motion carried unanimously.
Whereupon, the Canvassing Board signed and certified the March 9,2021 Election Results.
RANDOM SELECTION OF RACE AND PRECINCTS
On March 9, 2021, the Canvassing Board determined by random selection which race would be
audited, and District 4 was picked.
SOE Representative Michelle Torres explained the audit procedures to the Canvassing Board
and Audit Team Member.
CANVASSING/AUDIT TEAM
SOE Representative Michelle Torres provided District 4 ballots to the Canvassing
Board/Audit Team and briefed them again on the audit procedures. Audit Team Member
Schramm along with Canvassing Board Members Thompson, Forges and Scott began
separating the ballots for District 4 and placing them into six (6) separate stacks for Hart, Keller,
Oliver, Richardson, Over, and Under. They then counted each stack separately and the results
were as follows:
Early Votes
Lori Hart: 1
Joel F. Keller: 0
George Oliver III: 10
Keith Richardson: 0
Under Vote: 0
Over Vote: 0
Questionable: 0
Vote-By-Mail Votes
Lori Hart: 117
Joel F. Keller: 195
George Oliver III: 320
Keith Richardson: 15
Under Vote: 0
Over Vote: 0
Questionable: 0
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Election Day Votes
Lori Hart: 90
Joel F. Keller: 142
George Oliver III: 415
Keith Richardson: 21
Under Vote: 1
Over Vote: 0
Questionable: 0
Total Audited Precinct Ballots: 1,327
RESULTS COMPILATION
City Clerk Sibbitt and SOE Representative Michelle Torres compared the Manual Audit
Team Worksheet with the tabulator results, and all numbers matched. Members of the
Canvassing Board signed the Manual Audit Team Worksheet. Canvassing Board Member Scott
filled out the Voting System Post-Election Audit Report, and all members of the Canvassing
Board signed it. The Manual Audit Team Worksheet, Voting System Post-Election Audit Report,
and Precinct Summary for Manual Audit were handed to City Clerk Sibbitt to retain.
POST LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS
SOE Representative Kash Traylor explained the Post Logic and Accuracy Test he performed
on the tabulator before, and after, the election. The Canvassing Board Members compared the
post accuracy test for accuracy. The Board verified the pattern was correct; and further, the
Canvassing Board initialed and dated both tests. SOE Representative Kash Traylor then zeroed
out the tabulator to clear it.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
APPROVED
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March 9, 2021 Election Results
Certified on March 12, 2021
Election was held on March 9, 2021 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.Approximately 14.97%of the registered voters in the
City of Ocoee cast their ballots at the polling location, by vote-by-mail or by early voting at the Supervisor of Elections
Office.The City of Ocoee Canvassing Board met on March 9, 2021, to canvass the vote-by-mail and provisional ballots;
and further, met on March 12, 2021, to canvass provisional ballots and conduct a manual audit of the voting system.
The following is a compilation of all ballots cast in the election:
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7,287 Registered Voters
Knox Anderson •2 170 101 0 273 26% 4%
Rosemary Wilsen 1 462 295 0 758 74% 10%
Total Ballots Cast 1,031
District 4
8,473 Registered Voters
Lori Hart 1 117 90 0 208 16% 2%
Joel F. Keller ' 0 195 142 0 337 25% 4%
George Oliver Ill 10 320 415 0 745 56% 9%
Keith Richardson 0 15 21 0 36 3% 0.4%
Total Ballots Cast 1,326
The election was certified as follows:
District 2, Rosemary Wilsen, elected with 73.52% of the votes
District 4, George Oliver III, elected with 56.18% of the votes
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