Sep 29, 2021 Board of Voter Registration and Elections

MEETINGS. >> THE TIME IS 2 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 29 20 21.

[Call to Order Followed by Pledge of Allegiance]

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DO WE HAVE A FLAG? OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. IN AN INSTANCE ALL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[Public Comments (Please limit comments to 5 minutes)]

[Welcoming and Introduction of New Board Member]

>> OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER WHO'S GONNA BE ON HILTON HEAD JAMES WEBB'S WORTH HE'S GOTTEN HIS LETTER. HE'S NOT HERE TODAY. I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD

[Minutes from Meeting on: a. May 26, 2021]

THAT WE DO HAVE A NEW BOARD MEMBER. >> NEXT IS THE MINUTES FROM OUR MAY 26 MEETING. I WANT TO GOT HIM BACK THEN I KNOW IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO BUT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT TO APPROVE THEM SOME SORT OF CAROLINE A SECOND FRIEND ALL IN FAVOR OR NO? I OPPOSE. ALL RIGHT.

THE MINUTES ARE PROVED. >> YES, I'M SURE POPULAR NBA FANS SHOULD BE WEARING A MASK.

IT'S THE DAWN. THANK YOU. BUT YOU WERE FEW IN HERE.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RULE IS ON THAT DOOR.

[Unfinished Business a. Update on Bluffton Office Building Security]

WERE GOING TO GET IT DONE BY THE END OF THE SUMMER. >> DID THAT HAPPEN?

NO, NO, THEY'RE NOT FINISHED YET. >> THE LATEST IS THAT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON THE PARTS FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND SO I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THAT'S GOING

TO TAKE PLACE AS SOON AS ALL THE PARTS COME IN. >> THEN I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY

WILL MOVE FORWARD AND LET US KNOW THEM. >> OK, OK.

[Committee Reports]

[a. Facilities Committee – Ron Clifford]

WOULD BE READY. >> BUT HE'S NOT HERE. SUMMARY.

DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE? >> YES, I DO. THE TWO FACILITIES THAT WERE OF CONCERN OF COURSE ONCE THE SECURITY WITH THE OFFICE. SO WE KNOW THAT'S NOT DONE.

AND THE OTHER WAS A STORAGE FACILITY THAT'S LOCATED ON MOUNT STREET.

THE ADDITIONAL STORAGE FOR ELECTION EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE STILL IN THE SAME POSITION WE HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WAITING FOR THAT TO BE COMPLETED.

AND THERE'S NO PROJECTION ON WHEN THE COMPLETION DATE IS. >> ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE STILL WITHIN THAT ORIGINAL SIX MONTH THAT THEY HAD ANTICIPATED THOUGH.

RIGHT. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IN APRIL OR MAY THEY HAD SAID MAYBE SIX

[b. Finance Committee – Craig Pelley]

CRAIG, DOES THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAVE AN UPDATE? NOTHING TO REPORTS, BERNADETTE.

[c. Legislative Affairs Committee – Bernadette R Hampton]

[d. Precinct Reapportionment Committee – Beverly Dore]

>> BEVERLY, DOES THE PRECINCT REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE HAVE AN UPDATE? NO, AT THIS TIME. BUT WE WILL BE SCHEDULING A MEETING AT THE END OF THIS HOUR. IN THIS MEETING WE WILL BE SCHEDULING OKATIE MEETING, JIM,

[e. Rules Committee – Jim Rowe]

FOR THE RULES COMMITTEE. >> YES. MOST COMMITTEE MEMBER WHEN WE'VE GOT A FULL MEMBERSHIP THERE WE SPENT MOST OF THE TIME DECIDING HOW SPECIFIC WE'RE NOT ABROAD OR NOT. WE WANT THIS WANT A LOOK AT THE CURRENT MANUAL.

WE'LL BE FRAMING THAT AND I'LL BE GETTING BACK TO THE GROUP IN TERMS OF A MEETING PROBABLY THE

[New Business]

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[a. Nominations for Board Secretary]

>> OK. MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS SO IN THE MEAN FINISHING MY CERTIFICATION TO BE ON THE BOARD I TOOK SEVERAL CLASSES IN COLUMBIA THIS SUMMER WITH THE FCC AND RIGHT NOW I AM THE CHAIRMAN AND THE SECRETARY ACCORDING TO I AM NOT SUPPOSED

TO HOLD BOTH POSITIONS. >> AND THAT'S IN PARTICULAR IF WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND I CAN'T HOLD BOTH POSITIONS IN THAT SITUATION. SO WE NEED TO NOMINATE A NEW SECRETARY IF POSSIBLE. I THINK THE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION NOBODY IS GOING TO BE THE SECRETARY IS THAT IT REVERTS BACK TO THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE.

SO WOULD ANYBODY BE INTERESTED IN BEING THE SECRETARY? >> I MEAN THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

>> SO I DON'T KNOW IN THIS SITUATION IF IT WOULD REQUIRE A VOTE TO GIVE IT BACK TO CHRIS

OR NOT. >> I'M SORRY. >> I'M SURE ONE OF THE BOARD

MEMBERS WILL STEP UP AND HELP RIBAUT IF I HAVE MY BOARD. >> COME ON, GUYS.

THERE'S NO TAKERS. NO TAKERS. IT REALLY DOESN'T TAKE ME THE

AND CHRIS HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. >> SHE HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED .

NO TAKERS AT THIS POINT. NO GOOD EVEN SORRY EVEN COX YOU.

>> WHAT'S THAT ABOUT? NO. UNTIL MAYBE THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO THINK ABOUT. UNTIL THEN THE OFFICE STAFF WILL FILL IN. THEY HAD THIS ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE JUST A REMINDER TO

[b. Reminder to submit list of November 2 Elections Poll Workers to Office Staff]

ALWAYS SAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . >> I KNOW THAT HE HAD ONE LAST

WEEK. I TALK WITH WENDELL. >> HE REALLY WANTS THIS WEEK POSSIBLE. OF WE WILL BE STARTING TRAINING OF THE POLL WORKERS IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. OK. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYBODY ON BOARD. THAT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO WORK.

SO AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THOSE LEFT AND FILL IN THE GAPS WHERE YOU MAY BE MISSING PEOPLE AS WE FOR NOW. NEXT THING IS ONE OF MY LOCATIONS THE SEABROOK THREE

[c. Approval of new Seabrook 3 polling location]

>> WHAT WE WILL NEED THOUGH IS A FOLD ON THE BOARD TO MAKE THAT CHANGE OFFICIALLY TO THAT LOCATION. I MEAN FOR THAT POLLING LOCATION SO THAT WE WE HAVE GOT A NEW VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS TRAVELS TO THOSE VOTER. OK.

>> SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT POLLING LOCATION CHANGE SOME SECOND?

>> THANK YOU. ALL APPROACH BY ALL OF THOSE. ALL RIGHT.

[Director’s Report]

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MARIE FROM THE DIRECTORS REPORT. >> OK, WE WILL START OUT REPORT

ON THIS PRETTY SHORT. >> THESE ARE THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING ELECTION UPDATES, FACILITY UPDATES WHICH PRETTY MUCH ALREADY BEEN GIVEN AND SOME

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>> THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY SO THEY WILL BE APPEARING ON THE NOVEMBER 2ND BALLOT.

AND ALONG WITH THAT WE WILL HAVE NECESSARY ELECTIONS AS WELL.

THE TIME OF PORT HAVE TWO COUNCIL SEATS ON A BALLOT. THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HAS TWO AND THE TOWN OF GENESEE WILL HAVE THE MAYOR AND TWO COUNCIL SEATS ARE IN PERSON.

ABSENTEE PRECINCT WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, THE FOURTH AT NIGHT AND IT WILL BE OPEN FROM NOW UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION. WE WILL OPEN FROM 9 TO 4 DAILY EXCEPT THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION. WE WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 5:00. WE WILL BE HOSTING IN THREE LOCATIONS LIKE WE DID DURING THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER OF 2020.

BEAUFORT, BLUFFTON AND HILTON HEAD WILL BE OPEN FOR THOSE SAME HOURS.

NEXT SLIDE IS WHEN WILL THE YOUNG THE RIVER THE WORDING FOR A REFERENDUMS BE MADE PUBLIC?

>> THE VOTING WILL BE SHOWING UP ON A COUNTY WEBSITE. I'M SURE IT'S ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE. IT WILL BE ON THE SAMPLE BALLOTS WHICH I THINK WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT ON MONDAY OR AFTER MONDAY. SO BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE IT AT OUR OFFICE AS WELL. BUT IT'S NOT ALL WE DO IS MAKE SURE THAT EVERY VOTER GET A COPY OF IT AND HAVE A CHANCE TO READ IT ON ELECTION DAY. WE DON'T DO ANY ADVERTISING FOR REFERENDUMS THAT'S DONE BY THE PARTY THAT'S SPONSORING YET. SO BEING THAT COUNTY COUNCIL THAT'S THE SPONSOR. THEY ARE RESPONSIVE ALL THE ADVERTISING THAT'S SO FULL OF VOTERS THEY NEED TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND PULL DOWN THE SAMPLE BALLOT AND THEN THERE

WILL BE THE LOCAL OK. >> WE'RE MAKING SEVERAL PRECINCT CHANGES AND THESE ARE MOSTLY TEMPORARY LOCATIONS EXCEPT FOR THE ONE WE MENTIONED EARLIER ON THE LADIES AISLE AND THREE B USUALLY BEING HOUSED AT THE LADIES ISLAND. THE AIRPORT WILL BE LOCATED AT THE LATEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYMNASIUM AND THEY WILL BE SHARING THAT INFORMATION AS ONE . BUT WE DID THAT DURING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION BECAUSE OF THE AIRPORT WAS NOT FEASIBLE AT THE TIME AND I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT IT'S GOING ON A RENOVATION AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALL IS BEING DONE DURING DURING THE RENOVATION.

BUT IF IT'S IF IT FINDS ITSELF WHERE WE CAN MOVE BACK THERE AFTER THIS ELECTION, WE WILL MOVE BACK. THE QUESTION NOW WILL WE PUT SIGNS AT THE AIRPORT LAST NIGHT? WE DIDN'T PUT UP SIGNS AND THEN PEOPLE STARTED GOING THERE.

YES, YOU WILL BE PUTTING SIGNS UP. >> YOU WILL MAKE SURE OF THAT SIGNS. WE WILL PROVIDE THE GAS, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE POSTED HERE.

ALL RIGHT. SEABROOK 3 WE MENTIONED EARLIER.

WHAT'S THE I WAS ON THE. >> LADIES AND ONE B IS IT? ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IS THAT

CORRECT? THAT MAY BE I DON'T KNOW. >> SO YOU PUT A BOX X I CAN SPEAK BOTH OF THOSE THINGS IN THE SCHOOL GYM. YOU PULLING BOTH PRECINCTS IN THE SCHOOL GYM TAKING NOTES. WE DID IT DURING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THEM. BUT WHAT LOCATION IS THAT EXCEPT THIS TIME IT BE A

SMOOTHER OPERATION BECAUSE THEY WILL BE SHARING A POLL. >> WE AT THE POLLING PLACE.

>> SEABROOK 3 WE ARE MOVING FROM THE GREENFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER TO THE GRACE HILL FIRE

STATION. >> AND WE HAVE CHECKED OUT THAT FACILITY.

IT'S IN COMPLYING WITH ACA AND WE WILL BE SENDING OUT VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS IN THE NEXT

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HILTON HEAD LADIES. >> HILTON HEAD 12 AND 13 IS AT ST. LUKE'S CHURCH.

AND BEFORE WE HAD BOTH THIS PRIEST AND ANOTHER PRINT THESE TWO FREE THINGS THAT ANOTHER PRIEST LIKE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NUMBER AT ST. LUKE'S CHURCH.

AND THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION WITH THE VOTERS SO THEY WILL ALL BE IN THE SAME LOCATION IN THE SAME ROOM. THIS GO ROUND. BELL FAIR IS MOVING TO BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEMPORARILY. THAT'S A NEW LOCATION FOR US. WE HAVE NOT USED BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL BEFORE. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW BUT THAT HAD A MIDDLE CORE.

>> I ALWAYS KNEW THAT THERE WAS 80 MCCRACKEN BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT BLUFFTON HAD A BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL. SO WE WILL BE MOVING THAT THREE SING ALONG WITH ROLLS.

HALE AMBROSE HILL IS UNDER RENOVATIONS AS WELL SO WE ARE MOVING THOSE 2 3 THINGS OVER TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BLUFFTON ONE A ONE B AND 1 C.. TYPICALLY WAS HOUSED AT THE BLUFFTON LIBRARY AND THE BLUFFTON LIBRARY MEETING ROOM IS UNDER RENOVATIONS SO WE ARE MOVING THEM REC CENTER IN THE GYMNASIUM. EVERYBODY IS GEARING UP FOR THE PUBLIC TESTS ON FRIDAY, THE FIRST AT 10:00. BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE INVITED TO COME THE PUBLIC TEST IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

IT'S NOTHING NEW. HOWEVER, IN THE LAST SINCE THE LAST ELECTION IT'S BEEN PEOPLE ARE PAYING A BIT MORE ATTENTION TO IT AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION.

AND WHAT WE DO AT THE PUBLIC TROUGH IS WE EXPLAIN TO WHOEVER IS THERE HOW THE VOTING PROCESS ACTUALLY WORKS. SO FAR AS THE VOTING MACHINES ARE CONCERNED, WE WILL SHOW YOU FROM THE START TO THE END. HOW ALL OF THAT IS DONE, HOW THE BALLOTS ARE CREATED , HOW THEY ARE CALCULATED OR COUNTED AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AUDIENCE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS THAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU WILL ALSO SEE THAT EQUIPMENT THAT WE USED IN THE PROCESS AND I THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD THING.

WE WANT OUR PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND OUR VOTING PROCESS BECAUSE I THINK IF WE ARE EDUCATED ON THIS I THINK AS A COMMUNITY IT WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE.

LET ME GO TO THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY OR JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN DEFEND WHAT WE DO BECAUSE IT'S A TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND THERE'S NOTHING TO HIDE.

AND IF PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT I THINK THE WHOLE PROCESS WILL WORK BETTER.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC TEST. AND AND TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME WE WILL HAVE ELECTION NIGHT REPORTER FOR LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON THE EF 3 VOTE THAT GOLF WEBSITE.

TYPICALLY WE DO IT ON THE COUNTY LEVEL. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISPLAYING ELECTIONS RESULTS. BUT WE NOW WILL BE USING SC VOTES DOT GOV SO ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN HOW THE REFERENDUM IS GOING OR HOW THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ARE GOING

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NOW YOU GO AND GET A SAMPLE BALLOT FROM THERE AS WELL. I WANT A SAMPLE BALLOT.

OH YES. SEE BOTH STOP GAP IS WHERE THE SAMPLE BALLOTS WILL BE ACCESSED

THAT FIRST CHRIS WE WILL YOUR OFFICE BE PRINTING THEN. >> WILL YOUR OFFICE BE PRINTING THE BALLOTS? SHE WHEN WILL YOUR OFFICE BE PRINTING THE BALLOTS?

>> BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED ON DEMAND SO WE DO NOT SEND OUT BALLOTS UNTIL WE OPEN UP THE IN-PERSON ABSENTEE PRECINCT. AND SO ON WHICH WILL BE THE FOURTH.

AND SO WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRINTING OUR OWN BALLOTS BECAUSE WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF BALLOTS IN THIS ELECTION FOR US AS WELL.

>> IT WILL PROBABLY PRINT IT LIKE THAT FRIDAY OR SO TO GET READY FOR IT TO BE IN THE MAIL ON THAT MONDAY. I WAS ASKING FOR A DATE. AS FOR DATE.

A DATE? WHAT DATE? THAT'S THE FIRST OF COURSE WE ALSO WORK ON WEEKENDS AND WE HAVE TO BUT THE BALLOTS WILL BE MAIL THE FIRST BALLOT WILL BE

MAILED BEFORE WHEN THE ABSENTEE PRECINCT OPENS UP. >> THIS IS YOUR BRIEFING SCHEDULE. I WAS E-MAILED THIS INFORMATION TO YOU AS WELL.

WE WILL BE DOING THE BRIEFINGS VIRTUALLY GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PRESS BUT WE WILL HAVE IN-PERSON HANDS ON TRAINING. WE WILL GO TO ALL OF THEM. WE WILL HAVE TWO SESSIONS IN BLUFFTON, TWO SESSIONS ON HILTON HEAD AND AND FORTH SESSIONS AND BEAUFORT HOPEFULLY . THIS IS NOT MANDATORY LIKE IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST BUT WE ARE ENCOURAGING CLERKS AND EVEN BOARD MEMBERS TO COME AND GET THE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE SO THAT WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFECTIVE ON ELECTION DAY. THERE ARE A FEW CHANGES TO OUR BMD SCREEN. THIS WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SEE WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE AND ACTUAL QUESTIONS AS WELL. REMEMBER YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE HELPING THE POLL MANAGERS SO IT WOULD BE NICE FOR YOU TO ATTEND.

WE ALWAYS REQUIRE THAT YOU RETURN THE BRIEFINGS. BUT HANDS ON YOU DO THAT AT YOUR OWN WILL POLL CLERKS AND THOSE WHO ARE IN THE ASSISTANT CLERKS POSITION AND THOSE WHO WOULD LOVE TO BECOME CLERKS IN THE FUTURE. IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR THEM.

EVERYONE DOESN'T HAVE TO. THERE IS NO COMPENSATION INVOLVED.

THIS IS A LOCAL ELECTION BUT IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME FOR THE 2020 TWO ELECTIONS. YES, SIR. THIS INCLUDED YOU SUBSTITUTE FOR PAST WORK TRAINING. I'M SORRY I HEARD YOUR DESCRIPTION OF WHO THE HOPED FOR OR INTENDED AUDIENCE THAT YOU SAW IN THE PAST AND I DON'T SEE HERE IS A SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO QUIRKS. YEAH I SAID IT'S BEING RECOMMENDED TO HANDS ON TRAINING BUT IT'S BEING RECOMMENDED FOR CLERKS ASSISTANT CLERKS OR CLERK IN TRAINING I THINK IS HOW WE REFERENCE THEM AND ABOVE THE POLL WORKERS WHO JUST WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT WORKS. AND THAT'S GOOD.

I MEAN THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD THING. THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE STATE MONEY INVOLVED IT'S ON THEIR OWN MAKE THEY DO THAT.

THEY OWN WILL. OK. ANYWAY TO GET A COPY THAT IS TO SLIDE NINE AND TEN TO SHARE WITH OUR CLERKS. YES.

I'LL E-MAIL YOU THE THE INFORMATION. OKAY.

GOOD. I DO THE FACILITY WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT BLUFFTON OFFICE NOT BEING COMPLETED YET. THE SECURITY IS NOT DONE. THE WAREHOUSE SPACE IS NOT

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WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR ADDITIONAL POLLING LOCATIONS FOR FUTURE USE.

WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE NEED FOR PLACES TO HOST ELECTIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUFFTON AREA. WE ARE ANTICIPATING AFTER THE REDISTRICTING THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING MORE SPACE. SO SO ARE WE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS? WE ARE WORKING WITH ANY OTHER CHURCHES THAT'S WILLING TO HELP US TO FIND A LOCATION THAT WE CAN HAVE A POLLING LOCATION FOR POLICY ELECTIONS. AND THAT'S NOT AN EASY TASK.

FINDING POLLING LOCATIONS NOT EASY BECAUSE IF IT'S THE SCHOOLS OF COURSE THEY FEEL KIND OF OBLIGATED BECAUSE THEY THEY DO WHAT THEY DO. BUT WORKING WITH THE CHURCHES OR COMMUNITY CENTERS OR SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ACTIVITY PLACES IN THE AREA, THEY DON'T ALWAYS WANT TO GIVE UP A WHOLE DAY DEVOTED TO HOSTING AN ELECTION AND CAUSED THE WEAR

AND TEAR ON A FACILITY. >> WE CAN'T REALLY PAY FOR. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OWNED FACILITIES AND ANY CHURCH THAT FEEL OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITY. OH, SOME OF THEM IF ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FACILITIES NOW AS BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE AMBASSADORS FOR

THE BOARD. >> SO IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZATION AND OR A CLUB OR WHATEVER AND YOU HAVE A FACILITY THAT YOU MEET AT ON A REGULAR BASIS, YOU KNOW, TALK TO THEM ABOUT US USING THEM AS A POLLING LOCATION IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS, USE YOUR FRIENDS TO BE YOUR MOUTHPIECE ON FACILITIES BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO MEET THEM NOT JUST IN BLUFFTON, WE MEET THEM ON HILTON HEAD. WE NEED THEM ON NORTH OF THE AS WELL.

OK, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS 20 21 SCARED CONFERENCE IN MY OPINION AND THIS IS MY OPINION WAS A SUCCESS. I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AGREE WITH ME.

YES. >> YES. ALL RIGHT.

THAT WAS JUST A LITTLE JOKE. OH, THE SCALE CONFERENCE WAS HOSTED IN MYRTLE BEACH.

>> WE HAD SOME GREAT SPEAKERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY TOUCHED ON VARIOUS TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE TO ELECTION OFFICIALS AND I THINK EVERYONE LEARNED FROM THOSE PRESENTATION SESSIONS. THEY WERE VERY WELL PRESENTED AND I'D FELT VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. OKAY. ON THE BALLOT MARKING DEVICES WHICH AS WE CALL THE B AND D HAVE BEEN UPDATED WITH NEW SOFTWARE.

AND WE JUST RECENTLY HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED SO THEY SHOULD BE THE BATTERIES SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS. I'LL TABULATE US FIRMLY ON THOSE FOUR ALSO UPDATED FOR THE D 200 AND THE D S 450 AND THESE EQUIPMENT WILL BE DISPLAYED DURING THE PUBLIC TEST SO PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR ROLES ARE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS REDISTRICTING DATA SHOULD BE OUT TOMORROW. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE RELEASED ONE TIME TO EVERYBODY AT THE SAME TIME.

AND MISS BEVERLEY WILL BE INTERESTED IN THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE THE VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTION BOARD HAS A ROLE IN THAT PROCESS ALONG WITH YOUR SENATORS AND YOUR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND COUNTY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD. EVERYBODY'S PLAYING A ROLE IN THIS PROCESS. AND WE ALSO AS A BOARD HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY.

SO THAT SHOULD BE COMING OUT TOMORROW. ANY QUESTIONS?

[Closing Comments ]

[Announcements]

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YOU'VE JUST GOT YOUR LETTER A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. >> BILL, WELCOME.

>> WELCOME. I'M SORRY WE'RE KIND OF THROWING YOU TO THE WOLVES RIGHT NOW. LEGS IN A MONTH I PROMISED THEM MAYBE IN TIME I COULD FIND AND

NO LONGER RUN THE GRUMBLINGS AND IT'S SO BAD. >> I THINK I DID THAT.

>> THE WORD IS NOW WELCOME. IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU.

BEVERLY, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND FIGURE OUT A TIME TO HAVE THAT MEETING USE?

>> WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUT NEXT THURSDAY. PEOPLE DO MEET AFTER THIS REUNION. RIBAUT OK. WHAT ABOUT.

[a. Public Test of Voting Machines October 1, 2021]

ON JOHN GALT ROAD. >> AND THE BIG SCANNERS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BE SEEN.

ALSO I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT ASKING IF THEY'D BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE SCANNERS AS

[b. Absentee Precincts Opens October 4, 2021]

[c. Next Board Meeting is scheduled for: To Be Announced]

AS IN AN ELECTION OF NO SECOND. >> SO CHECK THEIR NEXT BOARD MEETING WOULD BE THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY AND OCTOBER . BUT THAT'S ALL WE CAN'T BORROW. ALL RIGHT.

THERE WAS NO ONE WAS CERTIFIED BY NOW. WE CERTIFY AFTER THE NOVEMBER LIKE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER SO DON'T WE? IN LIEU OF THE OCTOBER 1 IT'LL BE RIGHT. NOVEMBER NOVEMBER WE USUALLY DO ON FRIDAY CERTIFY THE FRAUD.

>> I KNOW WE DO FOR A GENERAL ELECTION BUT IS IT THURSDAY FOR NON GENERAL? OR WE CERTIFY THURSDAY RIGHT? YEAH, THURSDAY. OK.

THAT COUNTY I ON THERE FOR A REPORT FOR 30 NOVEMBER FOR US WHEN WE SERVE.

MY NEXT BOARD MEETING I'LL BE LAW WILL CERTIFY THE NOVEMBER 2ND ELECTION AT TEN THIRTY ON

NOVEMBER 4TH. >> AND THAT WILL BE OUR FOURTH MEETING.

>> OH HEY DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD THE FOURTH RIGHT.

THE CANVASING CENTER FOLLOWED BY EVERYBODY MAKING IT OR IT'LL BE IT'LL BE A JOHN BALL.

IT'LL BE AT THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE. ALL RIGHT.

[Adjourn]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERY

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.