HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-03-2023 MinutesMinutes of the City of Sebastian Canvassing Board
Friday, November 3, 2023 - 9:00 a.m.
Supervisor of Elections Office
4375 43rd Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32967
Present:
City of Sebastian Canvassing Board Members: City Clerk Jeanette Williams (Chairperson); City Attorney
Jennifer Cockcroft; Ron Paul Leisure Services Assistant
Other Officials Present [for all or part of the test]:
Indian River County: Supervisor of Elections Leslie Swan
Deputy Chief of Operations Maureen Houssel)
IT Manager David Cruz
Elections Administration Coordinator Katie Otto
Vote by Mail Coordinator Daisy Zamora
Candidate Coordinator Anita Wheeler
Elections Specialist Mariangelys Baldi
Election Worker Coordinator Jenny Obergfell
The City of Sebastian Canvassing Board convened at 9:00 a.m. The ballots were slit open by elections
staff.
The following ballots were duplicated and accepted:
E1 yellow stain
E2 incomplete bubble
E3 bubble smear
E4 grease stains
ES used red ink instead of black/blue
E6 voter went outside the bubble
E7 voter folded up the card on all sides
E8 fax ballot that was duplicated
E9 fax ballot that was duplicated
E10 started a bubble but didn't finish, clearly marked three votes
E11 voter made scratch marks to start the ink to flow from pen then colored in bubble
One ballot was rejected because four bubbles were filled in. There was no way to determine voter
intent.
The transfer case was opened to allow City of Vero Beach canvassing board member Monte Falls to
review and sign off on the pre -test. The case was resealed.
All ballots were processed through the DS850 machine. The Sebastian Canvassing Board adjourned at
9:45 a.m.
* INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
* SUPERVISOR
!� of ELECTIONS
L E S L 1 E ROSSWAY SWAN
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
City of Sebastian
November 7, 2023
The undersigned members of the City of Sebastian Canvassing Board do hereby certify
that on Friday, November 3, 20239 the transfer case with seal #0012456, was opened for the
City of Vero Beach canvassing board member Monte Falls to review and sign off on the Public
Pre -Election Test that was signed by two members of the City of Vero Beach Canvassing
Board present during the Logic and Accuracy Testing. The Zero Proof Report(s), the backup
thumb drive for the DS850, and the sign -in sheet for those in the tabulation center during the
Logic and Accuracy Testing were placed back in the transfer case and re -sealed with Seal
#0012203.
Jeanette Williams, City Clerk
Canvassing Board Chair
Cjednifer Cockcroft, ity Attorney
Canvassing Board Member
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Ron Paul, Leisure Services Assistant
Canvassing Board Member