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HEARING NONE ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES.
I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER THE 10TH.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL RIGHT. REQUEST CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.
HEARING NONE? NOPE. ELECTION DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
OKAY. GOOD MORNING. LET'S START WITH ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATION AND MEETINGS.
WE HAVE VIRTUALLY ATTENDED MULTIPLE SB AND MAYO COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
ALSO, VOTER LISTS WERE PREPARED FOR DENTON, GREENSBORO, AND MARY DALE TOWN ELECTIONS.
THE 2026 ELECTION PLAN THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED AT YOUR LAST MEETING WAS SUBMITTED TO SB, AND IT'S LIKELY TO BE REVIEWED AT THEIR DECEMBER 4TH OR DECEMBER 11TH BOARD MEETING.
WE DID GET IT IN PRETTY EARLY, SO IT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES THAT THEY APPROVE OR REVIEW AND HOPEFULLY APPROVE.
ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE PREVIOUS ELECTION FIELD SUPPORT AND COUNTY TECHS TO GAUGE THEIR AVAILABILITY FOR 2026.
I HAVE HEARD BACK FROM FOUR OUT OF EIGHT F'S PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO RETURN, SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. WE DO HAVE A FEW THAT FOR VARIOUS REASONS WON'T BE RETURNING, SO THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.
I'LL HAVE TO FIND REPLACEMENTS FOR THOSE.
LET'S SEE, THE WE FOUND OUT THAT, WELL, WE KNEW SB WILL NOT BE SENDING MAIL IN BALLOT APPLICATIONS TO ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS FOR THE 2026 ELECTIONS.
IF YOU RECALL, IN THE PAST, THERE WAS A LAW THAT REQUIRED STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO MAIL ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS A AN ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION.
SO THAT WILL NO LONGER HAPPEN MOVING FORWARD.
AND WE PRETTY MUCH LOOK AT THAT AS A GOOD THING BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT CAUSED CONFUSION.
PEOPLE WOULD RECEIVE THAT MAIL IN BALLOT APPLICATION, FILL IT OUT, SEND IT IN, AND THEN THEY THINK, WELL THAT'S A GOOD BACKUP.
YEAH. SO THEN THEY WOULD SHOW UP AT THE POLLING PLACE AND ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE TO VOTE A PROVISIONAL BALLOT.
SO I FEEL LIKE IT CAUSED VOTER CONFUSION.
AND IT ALSO CREATED MORE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS BECAUSE THOSE FOLKS DIDN'T REALIZE THE IMPLICATIONS OF SENDING IN THE MAIL IN BALLOT AND THEN SHOWING UP IN PERSON.
RIGHT. SO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T HAVE A LOAD OF PROVISIONALS IN 26.
ALSO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD IN THE NEWS, MOST LIKELY BECAUSE I KNOW I HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT IT ON THE NEWS.
BUT GOVERNOR MOORE ANNOUNCED A NEW GOVERNOR'S REDISTRICTING ADVISORY COMMISSION TO REVIEW MARYLAND'S CONGRESSIONAL MAP AND RECOMMEND POTENTIAL CHANGES FOR MID CYCLE REDISTRICTING. REDISTRICTING IS TYPICALLY DONE ONCE EVERY DECADE AFTER THE CENSUS, WHICH WOULD BE THE NEXT ONE WOULD WOULD HAVE BEEN 2030.
AND IT IF THIS DOES HAPPEN, IF THEY DO DECIDE THAT REDISTRICTING IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE, IT COULD IMPACT CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES.
BALLOT SCHEDULES, AND ULTIMATELY, PRIMARY ELECTION DATE.
SO, YOU KNOW WE'RE JUST KIND OF WATCHING AND TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO THIS IS ALL PART OF THE POLITICAL FIGHT BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, AS USUAL. IT SEEMS SEEMS THAT MUCH.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DO WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO.
RIGHT. BUT JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT COULD IMPACT THINGS.
AND VOTER REGISTRATION VOTER REGISTRATION TOTALS, REPORTS FROM OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2025 ARE INCLUDED FOR YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW.
VOTING EQUIPMENT. THE POLL BOOK BATTERY TEST WAS COMPLETED, AND ALL QUARTERLY VOTING EQUIPMENT CHARGING HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED.
IS IT ONE TEST OR IS IT SEVERAL TESTS?
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FOR THE POLL BOOK BATTERY TEST.YEAH, IT'S ONE TEST. IT'S ONE TEST.
I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO CHANGE THE WAS TO WERE.
BUT IT'S ONE TEST. SO IT IS WAS IT IS WAS.
OKAY. YEAH. SO ESSENTIALLY THE TEST LARRY WENT INTO THE WAREHOUSE AND HE HAD TO JUST CONTINUOUSLY IT'S AUTOMATIC PROCESS.
BUT IN THE POLL BOOK, IT JUST ISSUES BALLOTS CONTINUOUSLY.
AND SO HE HAS TO MONITOR THAT UNTIL THE BATTERY DRAINS DOWN.
SO IT'S JUST KIND OF TIME CONSUMING.
BUT WE CAN AT THIS POINT IT HELPS US DETERMINE HOW LONG WE CAN COUNT ON THE BATTERIES. SO THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
AND THEN ELECTION JUDGES WE NEED WE'VE STATED THIS BEFORE, A MINIMUM OF 103 JUDGES TO BE FULLY STAFFED ON ELECTION DAY, INCLUDING THE ON CALL JUDGES.
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE EQUALLY BALANCED PARTIZANSHIP IN THE POLLING PLACES.
WE ARE STILL RECRUITING AND NEED MORE REPUBLICAN JUDGES, BUT I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD SHAPE.
DEFINITELY. AN ELECTION JUDGE ASSIGNMENT REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 6TH IS INCLUDED, AND SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THERE IN EACH POLLING PLACE, THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT WE NEED TOTAL AND THEN THE NUMBER THAT ARE ASSIGNED BY PARTY. AND THEN THE COLUMN ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT IS THE VACANCY.
AND AND YOU'LL SEE THE HIGHLIGHT IS INDICATING WHERE THAT VACANCY CAN BE OR NEEDS TO BE FILLED. SO I MEAN A TOTAL OF EIGHT VACANCIES THIS FAR OUT IS IS PRETTY EXCELLENT I FEEL. YES. SO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE.
OF COURSE, THIS, YOU KNOW, IS GOING TO FLUCTUATE. IT'S GOING TO CHANGE AS WE GET CLOSER TO ELECTION.
RIGHT. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO REALIZE, OH, I HAD A VACATION OR, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, WHATEVER THERE WILL BE.
UNFORTUNATELY, FOLKS WHO DROP OUT AND THAT'S AGAIN UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS WE GET CLOSER, THAT'S WHEN THE TRAINING TAKES PLACE.
AND WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THESE FOLKS IN LINE PRIOR TO TRAINING.
SO AGAIN, JUST WHEN TAMMY REACHES OUT, SHE DOES MAKE SURE TO INDICATE, YOU KNOW, THE THE DATES AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
WE'LL PROBABLY DO A MAILING AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WITH ALL OF THE ELECTION JUDGE INFORMATION, INCLUDING TRAINING DATES AND ALL THE PAPERWORK, SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT STUFF NAILED DOWN.
AS OF NOVEMBER 7TH, 13 CANDIDATES HAVE FILED FOR LOCAL CONTESTS, AND WE HAVE THEM ALL LISTED THERE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO VIEW A LIST OF THE STATEWIDE CANDIDATES, THERE'S A LINK TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE.
AND THAT IS MY REPORT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD RACE DISTRICT THREE.
OKAY. AND AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, WE LOST ONE OF OUR JUDGES THIS WEEK OR LAST WEEK.
MR. MIKE CAMPBELL, WHO WORKED IN DENTON, PASSED AWAY.
SO YES, AND I DID. HIS WIFE DID CALL AND I DID SPEAK WITH HER AND SENT OUR CONDOLENCES.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. BOARD MEMBERS REPORT DISCLOSURE, CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
AND BY I'M NOT SURE IF THIS NEEDS TO BE DISCLOSED, BUT I WILL DISCLOSE IT ANYWAY.
I DID PARTICIPATE ON OCTOBER THE 18TH IN THE NO KINGS DAY PROTEST, WHICH WAS HELD IN CENTERVILLE.
THERE WASN'T ANY MONEY THAT CHANGED HANDS, BUT I WAS THERE AND I DID CARRY A SIGN.
IT WAS A CROWN WITH AN X THROUGH IT.
SO IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A POLITICAL PROTEST, BUT NOT NECESSARILY PARTIZAN.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY THOUGHTS? WE CAN DO THAT. NO PROBLEM.
I, I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM, BUT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW.
YEAH, YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD DISCLOSE.
OLD BUSINESS. I JUST HAVE ONE THING WHICH WAS UNDER NEW BUSINESS IN THE
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ELECTION PLAN. WHEN ANGEL HAD ASKED ABOUT GETTING OLDER PEOPLE TO IN THE NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY TO TO TO VOTE.I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY TODAY THAT THE, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEES, BOTH OF THEM COULD PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION IF THEY WANTED TO.
YEAH. OR THE CANDIDATES THEMSELVES COULD PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION.
OKAY. OKAY. ANY NEW BUSINESS? NO. PUBLIC COMMENTS. SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC HERE.
SO TYPICALLY OUR DECEMBER MEETING, WE USUALLY DO A LUNCHEON FOLLOWING THE MEETING. SO, DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DISCUSS THAT? AND WHERE? WHAT'S YOUR CONCERN WITH YOUR SURGERY? I SHOULD BE FINE BECAUSE I HAVE SURGERY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH, SO I SHOULD BE FINE. I MIGHT LOOK A MESS, BUT I'LL BE FINE.
I THINK WE NORMALLY MEET AT, WHAT, 10 OR 1030? YEAH. WE DO TYPICALLY MEET LATER.
YEAH. JUST SO THERE'S NOT A HUGE GAP.
WE HAVE GONE TO LUNCHEON BEFORE AT THE PUB.
YEAH. WHAT ABOUT WHERE WE HAD THE THE RETIREMENT THING.
GOODBYE THING FOR THE CULINARY SCHOOL.
I MEAN, WE COULD I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR SCHEDULING IS.
FOR THE ROOM. BUT I CAN FIND OUT.
UNLESS YOU ALL GOING TO DECIDE TODAY WHERE TO GO.
THE PUB IS USUALLY OFF THE MENU.
AND. THE BOARD. THE BOARD PAYS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EACH MEAL, SO. RIGHT. YEAH. AND IF WE DO THE CULINARY SCHOOL, THEY'LL IT'LL BE, THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL HAVE WE'LL HAVE A CHOICE.
BUT THEN WE'LL ALL EAT THE SAME THING PROBABLY. YES.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THEY WOULD HAVE A LIKE, THEY LIKE THEY DID A BUFFET TYPE OF THING AND IT WOULD IS IT MORE EXPENSIVE.
IT'S PROBABLY THEY'RE GOING TO PROBABLY WANT, IT'S GOING TO BE A BOX LUNCH PROBABLY BECAUSE IT'S SO FEW OF US. YEAH.
OKAY. SO THE PUB I THINK HONESTLY, I LIKE BOTH, BUT I THINK JUST BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF US.
IT'S PROBABLY JUST EASIER TO GO TO THE PUB.
AND YOU. THAT'S FINE. AND YOU? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE PUB? GIVEN THAT IT'S 945 AND WE'VE ALMOST GONE THROUGH THE AGENDA, THE STARTING AT TEN TO AVOID A GAP.
SHOULD WE START LATER TO AVOID A GAP? YEAH, BECAUSE WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAVE MUCH TO GO OVER.
DO YOU THINK IN DECEMBER? PROBABLY NOT. YEAH. WE WOULD NORMALLY START.
DID WE NORMALLY START AT 10 OR 1030? I DON'T REMEMBER. I MEAN WE COULD EVEN GO LATER LIKE 11 IF, IF YOU WANTED TO DO THAT.
WE'LL PROBABLY BE WRAPPED UP IN LESS THAN A HALF HOUR.
YEAH. NOT A WHOLE LOT GOING ON THIS TIME OF YEAR.
WHY DON'T WE MEET AT 11? YOU WANT TO START THE MEETING AT 1030 THEN, OR 1111? 11:00? BECAUSE WE'LL PROBABLY BE DONE BY 1030 IF WE STARTED TEN.
HERE WE ARE. DON'T YOU THINK 11 WILL BE THE NEXT MEETING? THEN WILL BE DECEMBER 12TH AT 11:00.
DO YOU HAVE TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC ABOUT THAT? YES I DO. YEAH I DO. YEAH.
SO I WILL PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.
OKAY. FOR NEXT MONTH FOR 11 ON DECEMBER 12TH.
AND WE'LL HAVE THE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON AFTER.
OKAY. OKAY. COULD. I GET ANY JOKES? YOU WANT ANYTHING MORE? I'M MORE OF AN OBSERVATIONAL PERSON.
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ALL RIGHT. THEN THE NEXT THING IS GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION, AND I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. EXACT GENERAL PROVISION, ARTICLE 3305 B1 TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, ASSIGNMENT, PROMOTION, DISCIPLINE, DEMOTION, COMPENSATION, REMOVAL, RESIGNATION OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF APPOINTEES, EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS FOR WHOM THE PUBLIC BODY HAS JURISDICTION.IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE SESSION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. MARGARET MADE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SUZANNE MADE THE SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL ADJOURN WHEN WE READ THE OTHER PART.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN FROM THE OPEN SESSION.
AND THEN JUST PROCEED WITH THE CLOSED SESSION.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FLIP FLOP AND GO BACK INTO OPEN.
OKAY, SO CAN THOSE ORIGINAL MOTIONS BE.
YOU'RE GOOD. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A YOU'RE GOING TO ADJOURN FROM THE OPEN SESSION. OKAY. SO WE'LL PROCEED TO THE CLOSED SESSION.
WILL YOU NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I THOUGHT I'D JUST ASK FOR THAT. NO, YOU ASKED A CLOSED SESSION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? ADJOURN? THE OPEN MEETING, I SAID.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
ALL RIGHT. MARGARET MADE THE SECOND.
IS ALL IN FAVOR. SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS WE'LL MOVE TO THE
TABLE AND.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.