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HEARING AND CERTIFICATION OF THE MAYOR POST TO ORDER.
UH, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL MAY BE SEATED.
UH, WE WILL NOW HAVE THE OATH ADMINISTERED TO THE CHAIRMAN BY THE BOARD AND THE SECRETARY.
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED, THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, TO EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE FOR WHICH I WAS APPOINTED.
AND THAT I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES THEREOF, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES THEREOF, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE AND PRESERVE, PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE AND OF THE UNITED STATES.
BOARD MEMBERS, WILL YOU PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED, THAT I AM DULY QUALIFI QUALIFIED ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE.
ACCORDING, ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, TO EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED, EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF WHICH I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED, AND THAT I WILL, AND THAT I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES THEREOF, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES THEREOF, AND PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE AND OF THE UNITED STATES, OF STATE, STATE, AND OF STATES.
UH, TODAY WE ARE HERE TO, UH, CERTIFY, UM, THE ELECTIONS OF THE MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF BUFORT.
UH, THIS CANVAS, HARRY, UH, AND EVERYONE HAVE A SHEET.
UM, YOU WILL NOTE ON YOUR, UM, PAPERWORK ON THE PROVISIONAL BALANCE SUMMARY REPORT, DATED DATE, DATE THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE PROVISIONAL BALLOT.
UM, THE LAST NAME IS UM, BRITON, AND THE FIRST NAME IS BRENDA.
UM, THE PRECINCT IS MOSSY OAKS ONE B, THE CHALLENGER MYRTLE ROBINSON.
UM, THE CIRCUMSTANCES MS. WRITTEN CAME TO VOTE BUT WAS NOT IN THE SYSTEM FACT FINDING.
SHE SAID SHE MOVED INTO THE CITY OF BEAUFORT THREE YEARS AGO.
HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT UPDATE HER ADDRESS UNTIL NOVEMBER 17TH, 2023.
MUNICIPALITIES REQUIRE VOTERS RESIDE WITHIN THEIR LIMITS 30 DAYS PRIOR TO ANY ELECTION.
SHE WAS CONTACTED AND SINCE SHE WAS THE ONLY PROVISIONAL BALLOT, SHE REQUESTED HER VOTE TO NOT BE COUNTED.
AND SECOND THAT THIS, UH, PROVISIONAL BALLOT NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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SO, UM, WHAT YOU'LL DO NOW IS, UM, THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE ELECTION BECAUSE IT DID NOT CHANGE.OKAY, WE WILL, WE'RE GONNA WAIT FOR THE OFFICIAL RESULTS SINCE NOTHING CHECKED.
SO WE SHOULD HAVE THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.
OUR BOARD MEMBERS, SINCE NOTHING HAVE CHANGED, AND UM, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF TIME, UH, I'M GOING TO START SIGNING THE CERTIFICATION AND UH, WE'LL SIT IT AROUND SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SIGN THIS.
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YOU SHOWING OFF SHOW OFF? THAT'S NOT, THAT'S SO WHAT DATE YOU GUYS GONNA BE LEAVING TO GO UP NORTH? UH, 21ST THURSDAY.MY WIFE'S TOLD ME THIS MORNING SHE'S FLYING UP SATURDAY MORNING, FIVE O'CLOCK.
HAVE TO GET, GET HER TO THE AIRPORT EARLY.
I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT FLY.
SHE MEANS IF SHE'S LEAVING AT FIVE, SHE GOTTA BE AT THREE.
TWO, SHE'S NOT GONNA LEAVE HER CAR AT THE AIRPORT, OTHERWISE I COULD SLEEP IN.
I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
SHE JUST TOLD ME THIS MORNING, SO I'LL HAVE TO GUESS.
I LIKE TO HAND
EVERYBODY HAVE ONE? HAVE A COPY? YES.
THIS IS OUR OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR THE CITY OF BEAUFORT MAYOR'S ELECTION, DECEMBER 12TH.
YOU WILL NOTICE ON THE FIRST PAGE, JUST STATISTICS AND THE TOTALS.
THE ELECTION DATE PRECINCTS REPORTING 17 OF 17 ABSENTEE EARLY PRECINCT REPORTING 14 OF 14 TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS FOR THE CITY OF BUFORD.
MAYOR, CITY OF BUFORD, VOTE FOR ONE PERSON.
BILL KROMER, 1,218 VOTES FOR 65.62%.
MIKE SUTTON, 627 33 0.78% RIGHT IN TOTALS 11, THE PERCENTAGE
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IS 0.59%.CAN I PLEASE GET A MOTION? DECLARE, OH, DECLARE THE WINNER.
THE WINNER HAS BEEN DECLARED TO BE PHIL RUMER FOR MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF BUFORT.
WILL WE ACCEPT THE FINAL RESULTS? SECOND.
AND SECOND, AND I GET A VOTE ON HOW MANY AGREE TO THIS.
PHIL CHROMA IS THE MAYOR FOR CITY OF BUFORD.
OKAY, NOW CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL WE GET READY TO GO INTO THE BOARD MEETING AT 11 O'CLOCK? I SO MOVE
AND SECOND THAT WE WILL ADJOURN THIS CANVAS HEARING AND CERTIFICATION AND WE SHALL RETURN PROPERLY AT 11 O'CLOCK FOR THE BOARD MEETING.
DO WE, COULD WE JUST START AT 10 30? WE
IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE, WOULDN'T IT? IT WOULD'VE BEEN.
WE WERE TRYING TO ANTICIPATE HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO DO THE CANVAS.
SO YEAH, I CALLED ALL MY PEOPLE.
SO WE GAVE IT ABOUT EVERY HOUR.
UH, YEAH, TAKE THE BATHROOM BREAK.
ASK ME WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS.