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Home My WebLink About03-17-2023 Canvassing Board/Audit Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF THE OCOEE CANVASSING/AUDIT BOARD MEETING MARCH 17,2023 CALL TOO ER — MARCH 17,2023 City Clerk Sibbitt called the Canvassing/Audit Board to order at 2:02 p.m. in the office of the Supervisor of Elections, 119 West Kaley Street, Orlando. BOARD MEMBERS: Member Lowrie, Member Mellen, and Member Moyer. ALSO PRESENT; City Clerk Sibbitt, City Attorney Cookson, Recording Clerk Heard, and Municipal Records Coordinator Landry SOE REPRESENTATIVES: Dan Szalay, Donna Coffee, SOE Audit Staff, and Cesar Castro PUBLIC COMMENTS No public connnents riere made. QUESTIONABLE VOTE -BY -MAIL (VBM) BALLOTS SOE Representative Dan Szalay explained that four (4) total ballots will be reviewed by the Canvassing Board. A total of four (4) questionable VBM ballots for signature difference were reviewed at the Canvassing Board meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, and one (1) ballot was cured. So that leaves the board with three (3) VBM ballots that were not cured to review along with one (1) VBM ballot that was received with no signature on the envelope. #1 Questionable VBM Ballot: No signature on envelope. SOE Representative Dan Szalay asked to the Board to verify that the VBM envelope does not have a signature. The Board looked at the VBM envelope. MOTION: Member Mellen, seconded by Member Lowrie, moved to reject the VBM ballot with no signature. Motion carried unanimously. Member Lowrie stamped the VBM envelope: REJECTED SOE Representative Dan Szalay explained the next three (3) questionable VBM ballots for signature difference were reviewed by the Board at the meeting last Tuesday. #2 Questionable VBM Ballot: Husen Bharmal — Signature did not match signature on file with the Supervisor of Elections Office. The Board compared the signature on the envelope with the signature on file with the Supervisor of Elections Office. MOTION: Member Lowrie, seconded by Member Mellen, moved to jeject the VBM ballot. Motion carried unanimously. Member Lowrie stamped the VBM envelope: REJECTED Ocoee Canvassing/Audit Team Board Meeting March 17, 2023 #3 Questionable VBM Ballot: Mark D. Dias — Signature did not match signature on file with the Supervisor of Elections Office. The Board compared the signature on the envelope with the signature on file with the Supervisor of Elections Office. MOTION: Member Mellen, seconded by Member Lowrie, moved to reject the VBM ballot. Motion carried unanimously. Member Lowrie stamped the VBM envelope: REJECTED #4 Questionable VBM Ballot: Louis McFarlane — Signature did not match signature on file with the Supervisor of Elections Office. The Board compared the signature on the envelope with the signature on file with the Supervisor of Elections Office, MOTION: Member Moyer, seconded by Member Lowrie, moved to accept the VBM ballot. Motion carried unanimously. Member Lowrie stamped the VBM envelope: ACCEPTED PROVISIONAL BALLOTS — ELECTION DAY SOE Representative Donna Coffee gave a brief explanation that four (4) total provisional ballots were received from Election Day. Three (3) ballots were from the Ocoee Lakeshore Center precinct, and one (1) ballot was from the Jim Beech Recreation Center precinct. #1 Provisional Ballot: Sherry L. Deweese — Voter did not provide picture/signature ID. The Board compared the signature from the poll with the signature on file with the Supervisor of Elections Office. MOTION: Member Mellen, seconded by Member Lowrie, moved to accept the provisional ballot of Sherry L. Deweese. Motion carried unanimously. Member Lowrie stamped the ballot: ACCEPTED #2 Provisional Ballot: Edwin R. Short — Voter did not provide picture/signature ID. The Board compared the signature from the poll with the signature on file with the Supervisor of Elections Office, MOTION: Member Mellen, seconded by Member Moyer, moved to accept the provisional ballot of Edwin R. Short. Motion carried unanimously. Member Lowrie stamped the ballot: ACCEPTED #3 Provisional Ballot: Donald G. Rausch — Voter requested a VBM ballot; however, the wife, Laurin Rausch, signed the VMB envelope, and Laurin Rausch has not requested a vote -by - mail ballot. The Board rejected the VBM ballot signed by Laurine Rausch at the Tuesday, March 14, 2023, Canvassing Board Meeting. The Board discussed the provisional ballot. 21 P ag e Z� Ocoee Canvassing/Audit Tealn Board Meeting March 17, 2023 MOTION: Member Mellen, seconded by Member Lowrie, moved to accent the provisional ballot of Donald G. Rausch. Motion carried unanimously. Member Lowrie stamped the ballot: ACCEPTED #4 Provisional Ballot: Gregory Johnson — Voter voted at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center precinct when he should have voted at the Fire Station 39 precinct. The Board discussed the provisional ballot. MOTION: Member Mellen, seconded by Member Moyer, moved t2_reject the provisional ballot of Gregory Johnson. Motion carried unanimously. Member Lowrie stamped the ballot: REJECTED RESULTS VERIFICATION SOE Representative John Velazquez showed the Board the tapes from the three precincts. The Board looked at the counts and verified that there were no changes. 7,472, Registered Voters Irrillm in i imix rin mr! ILYA Rusty Johnson winning the seat of Mayor, Scott Kennedy winning the seat of Commissioner for District 1, and Richard Firstner winning the seat of Commissioner for District 3: Motion carried unanimously. Whereupon, the Canvassing Board signed and certified the March 14, 2023 Election Results, 3 1 P a e Ocoee Canvassing/Audit Team Board Meeting March 17, 2023 RANDOM SELECTION OF RACE AND PRECINCTS On March 14, 2023, the Canvassing Board determined by random selection which race would be audited, and District 2 was picked. SOE Representative Dan Szalay explained the audit procedures to the Canvassing Board. CANVASSING/AUDIT TEAM SOE Audit Team Members separated and counted ballots from District 2, and the results were as follows: Early Votes Chris Adkins: 2 Rusty Johnson: 8 George Oliver 111: 6 Vote -By -Mail Votes Chris Adkins: 70 Rusty Johnson: 300 George Oliver 111: 57 Chi -is Adkins: 110 Rusty Johnson: 641 George Oliver 111: 150 Over Vote: 0 Under Vote: 0 Total Audited Precinct Ballots: 1,344 RESULTS COMPILATION SOE Audit Team showed the Manual Audit Team Worksheet to the Board to compare it with the tabulator results, and the Board confirmed that all numbers matched. The board members signed the Manual Audit Team Worksheet. SOE Audit Team filled out the required worksheets and reports, and all originals were retained by the Supervisor of Elections Office. POST LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS SOE Representative Cesar Castro verified with the board that the tabulator was zeroed out. He processed ballots through the machine. The Canvassing Board Members compared the post accuracy test for accuracy. The Board verified the pattern was correct; and further, the Canvassing Board Members initialed and dated both tests. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m. APPROVED City of Ocoee M�elanie �Sibbi�ttCity �Clerk�� 4 1 P �i g, e March 14,2023 Election Results Certified on March 17, 2023 Election was held onMarch 14.2D23from 7:OOe.m.ho7:8Up.m. Approximately Y4.2D%ofthe 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 14, 2023, to canvass the vote -by -mail and provisional ballots; and further, met on March 17, 2023, 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: 30,272 Registered Voters 6,473 Registered Voters APPROVED: City VfOcoee Canvassing Board Thomas Lowrie Date �-' Y'71R�-�:) im Moyer 2023 MUNICIPAL ELECTION DAY PROVISIONALS MARCH 14. 20) Tracking # VoterName ___VoterlD Assigne d Precinct Ballot Style Reason For Provisional Findings Address OCOEE LAKESHORE CENTER 10117 _DEWEESE, SHERRY L 113233435 220B07 004G Voter did not provide picture/signature ID SIGNATURE MATCHES - BALLOT SHOULD COUNT 123 W MCKEY ST OCOEE FL 34761 10116, SHORT, EDWIN R 112702402 220A07 004G voter did not provide picture/signature ID SIGNATURE MATCH ES_- SHOULD COUNT 4S1 HOWELL CT OCOEE FL 3476 -BALLOT 9717 RAUSCH, DONALD G 113120271 219SO7 004G Absentee Request, and ballot not brought to the polls TO BE DETERMINED BY CANVASSING BOARD 1037 COASTAL CIR OCOEE FL 34761 JIM BEECH RECREATION CENTER ON, GREGORY� 113185948 221AO8 005G Other VOTED WRONG PCT - SHOULD NOT COUNT 1231 RUSSELL DR OCOEE FL 34761