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PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AND VERO BEACH
CANVASSING BOARDS
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTING, CANVASSING OF ABSENTEE &
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS, AND POST-ELECTION AUDIT
The Municipal Canvassing Boards will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at the
Supervisor of Elections office located at 4375 43d Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida for Canvassing Board
Orientation. Immediately following the orientation, testing of the voting equipment and tabulation
equipment to be used for absentee and Election Day voting will be conducted.
The Canvassing Boards will also convene at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2013 in the Elections
Office, and sealed absentee ballots will be available for public inspection between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00
a.m. The ballots will be opened and processed. The Canvassing Boards will reconvene at 4:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 to canvass all remaining absentee ballots. Public inspection of these sealed
absentee ballots will be available between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Those wishing to inspect absentee
ballots received after 4:00 p.m. must be present throughout the remainder of the day until the polls close.
Shortly after receipt, ballots will be opened and processed. Absentee ballot results will be released after
7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5.
Pursuant to section 101.68(2)(c)2, Florida Statues, if any elector or candidate present believes that an
absentee ballot is illegal due to a defect apparent on the voter's certificate, he or she may, at any time
before the ballot is removed from the envelope, file with the appropriate Canvassing Board a protest
against the canvass of that ballot, specifying the precinct, the ballot, and the reason he or she believes
the ballot to be illegal. A challenge based upon a defect in the voter's certificate may not be accepted
after the ballot has been removed from the mailing envelope.
If necessary, the Canvassing Boards will reconvene at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2013 to
canvass the provisional ballots and to conduct other business prescribed by law. On Tuesday, November
12, 2013, the City of Vero Beach Canvassing Board will meet at 9:00 a.m. and the City of Sebastian
Canvassing Board will meet at 10:00 a.m. to conduct the Post -Election Manual Audit.
It may become necessary for the Canvassing Boards to reconvene at times or places other than specified
above. If so, the location, date and time will be announced at the conclusion of the pertinent meeting,
posted online at www.voteindianriver.com and posted on the door of the Supervisor of Elections office.
Note: Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, states that if a person decides to appeal any decision by a
board agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at a meeting or hearing, he or she
will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that
verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon
which the appeal is to be based.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if any person with a disability, as defined by
the ADA, needs special accommodation to participate in these proceedings, then not later than two
business days prior to the proceeding, he or she should contact the Supervisor of Elections Office at
(772) 226-3440.
Leslie Rossway Swan
Supervisor of Elections
Indian River County
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ELE TION
POST ELECTION
MANUAL AUDIT
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Supervisor of
Elections Office
437543 rd Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32967
City of Vero Beach
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Indian River County
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CANVASSING BOAPID DATES
MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTIONS
November 5, 2013
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
MEETING
!O/SO/13
2:30 p.m.
SOE Office
Canvassing Board Orientation
10/30/13
3:00 P.M.
SOE Office
Public test ofithe voting equipment & tabulation equipment
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10:00 a. m,
SOE Office
ICanvassing of Absentee Ballots
11/05/13
4:00 p.m.
I—SOE Office
Continue Canvassing Absentee Ballots
11/07/13
5:00 P.M.---
SOE Office
Canvassing of Provisional Ballots, Certifyingthe Election, & Selecting
Races/Precincts for the Post Election Manual Audit
11/12/13
9:00 a.m.
SOE Office
Manual Audit for the Cities of Fellsmere & Vero Beach
11/12/13
10:00 a.m.
SOE Office
IManual Audit for the City of Sebastian
Canvassing Board Meeting Locations
Supervisor of Elections
Indian River County
437543 rd Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32967
437E:1 43rd AvonLI9, VGFO BeaCh, FL 32967 - (772) 226-3440 - FAX (772) 770-5,13167
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