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1 MINUTES OF THE CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF CANVASS Recount of the April 5, 2011 Justice of the Supreme Court Race April 27, April 28, April 29 and May 2, 2011 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am in the Clark County Board room, on the 5 th floor of the Clark County Courthouse in Neillsville, WI. The recount notice for the April 5, 20111 Justice of the Supreme Court race was posted on Monday, April 25, 2011. Those present were: Canvass Board: Christina M. Jensen – County Clerk, Sandra Lownik and Eileen Zank. Volunteers/Observers: Charlotte Rasmussen, Linda Wyeth, Donald Wyeth, Earl Hoffman, and Bill Elmhorst. Eileen Zank was sworn in. There were no objections to the Board of Canvass. Recount Process The recount began and the procedures listed below were followed for each of the 64 reporting wards in Clark County. a. Poll lists were reviewed, comparing the numbers on both the county and the municipality list. b. Lists of absentee voters were reviewed and compared with the number of used absentee certificate envelopes, and the notations on poll lists, verifying the number of people voting by absentee ballot. Absentee ballot applications were reviewed. c. Rejected absentee ballot envelopes were reviewed and noted as necessary. d. All ballot bags were inspected for locking seals and signatures. e. All ballot bag seals were cut and ballots were individually counted by ward and inspected for initials of election inspectors. f. Ballots were further inspected for write-in votes. Pertinent voting information was as follows for the following wards: Town of Beaver Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total Prosser 91 92 Kloppenburg 43 43 Scatterings 0 0 Under votes 5 Total Registered Voters: 337 Total Electors: 139 Total Ballots Cast: 139 Absentee Ballots: 1 Ballot bag seal # 121029 was removed. The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357026 Notes: Prosser -1 vote. Unused ballots were in the rejected envelope.

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MINUTES OF THE CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF CANVASS

Recount of the April 5, 2011 Justice of the Supreme Court Race

April 27, April 28, April 29 and May 2, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am in the Clark County Board room, on the 5th

floor of the Clark County Courthouse in Neillsville, WI. The recount notice for the April

5, 20111 Justice of the Supreme Court race was posted on Monday, April 25, 2011.

Those present were:

Canvass Board: Christina M. Jensen – County Clerk, Sandra Lownik and Eileen Zank.

Volunteers/Observers: Charlotte Rasmussen, Linda Wyeth, Donald Wyeth, Earl

Hoffman, and Bill Elmhorst.

Eileen Zank was sworn in.

There were no objections to the Board of Canvass.

Recount Process

The recount began and the procedures listed below were followed for each of the 64

reporting wards in Clark County.

a. Poll lists were reviewed, comparing the numbers on both the county and the

municipality list.

b. Lists of absentee voters were reviewed and compared with the number of used

absentee certificate envelopes, and the notations on poll lists, verifying the

number of people voting by absentee ballot. Absentee ballot applications were

reviewed.

c. Rejected absentee ballot envelopes were reviewed and noted as necessary.

d. All ballot bags were inspected for locking seals and signatures.

e. All ballot bag seals were cut and ballots were individually counted by ward and

inspected for initials of election inspectors.

f. Ballots were further inspected for write-in votes.

Pertinent voting information was as follows for the following wards:

Town of Beaver Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 91 92

Kloppenburg 43 43

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 5

Total Registered Voters: 337

Total Electors: 139

Total Ballots Cast: 139

Absentee Ballots: 1

Ballot bag seal # 121029 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357026

Notes: Prosser -1 vote. Unused ballots were in the rejected envelope.

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Town of Butler Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 14 14

Kloppenburg 9 9

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 59

Total Electors: 23

Total Ballots Cast: 23

Absentee Ballots: 0

Ballot bag seal # 121030 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357024

Notes:

Town of Colby Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 75 75

Kloppenburg 46 46

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 2

Total Registered Voters: 338

Total Electors: 123

Total Ballots Cast: 123

Absentee Ballots: 2

Ballot bag seal # 121028 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357021.

Notes: There were 4 voted ballots secured in the blue canvass bag with the election

media cards. There was a note on them that said they should have been put in the regular

ballot bag. Contacted the municipal clerk and she verified that they were the write-in

ballots, they discovered they weren’t sealed in the ballot bag after they had already put

their seal on.

Town of Dewhurst Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 59 59

Kloppenburg 27 27

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 5

Total Registered Voters: 205

Total Electors: 91

Total Ballots Cast: 91

Absentee Ballots: 3

Ballot bag seal # 357029 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357022

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Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

Town of Eaton Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 66 66

Kloppenburg 40 40

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 308

Total Electors: 106

Total Ballots Cast: 106

Absentee Ballots: 0

Ballot bag seal # 121022 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357121

Notes: Three absentee ballots were rejected at the polling place because they were not

signed by a witness.

Town of Foster Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 25 25

Kloppenburg 13 13

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 1

Total Registered Voters: 81

Total Electors: 39

Total Ballots Cast: 39

Absentee Ballots: 6

Ballot bag seal # 121019 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357023.

Notes:

Town of Fremont Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 210 210

Kloppenburg 113 113

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 11

Total Registered Voters: 612

Total Electors: 334

Total Ballots Cast: 334

Absentee Ballots: 3

Ballot bag seal # 121014 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357070.

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Notes:

Town of Grant Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 127 127

Kloppenburg 85 85

Scatterings 2 2

Under votes 12

Total Registered Voters: 473

Total Electors: 226

Total Ballots Cast: 226

Absentee Ballots: 9

Ballot bag seal # 121013 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357069.

Notes:

Town of Green Grove Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 67 69

Kloppenburg 45 45

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 3

Total Registered Voters: 316

Total Electors: 115

Total Ballots Cast: 115

Absentee Ballots: 6

Ballot bag seal # 121012 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357067.

Notes: Original tally sheet showed 52 paper ballot votes for Prosser. Recount came up

with 50 paper ballot votes for Prosser and 17 DRE votes. Prosser -2 votes.

Town of Hendren Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 52 52

Kloppenburg 54 54

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 2

Total Registered Voters: 295

Total Electors: 109

Total Ballots Cast: 108

Absentee Ballots: 3

Ballot bag seal # 121016 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357061

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Notes: The election inspectors rejected two absentee ballots that were not returned in a

certificate envelope. There was one ballot in the Defective envelope – no reason was

listed on the Inspector Statement.

The DRE was short one ballot for Prosser. When recounting the ballots, it appeared as

though the DRE roll may have jammed. There was nothing on the Inspector Statement.

The Board of Canvassers printed the ballot log report from the flash card. The report

came up with the correct count. No changes for either candidate.

Town of Hewett Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 40 40

Kloppenburg 45 45

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes

Total Registered Voters: 183

Total Electors: 85

Total Ballots Cast: 85

Absentee Ballots: 4

Ballot bag seal # 357027 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357066.

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

The meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

The recount reconvened at 9:00 am.

Those present were:

Canvass Board: Christina M. Jensen – County Clerk, Sandra Lownik and Eileen Zank.

Poll Book Reconcilers: Helen Bohac and Evelyn Mitte

Volunteers/Observers: Charlotte Rasmussen, Linda Wyeth, Donald Wyeth, and Bill

Elmhorst.

Town of Hixon Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 60 61

Kloppenburg 62 62

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 2

Total Registered Voters: 295

Total Electors: 125

Total Ballots Cast: 124

Absentee Ballots: 6

Ballot bag seal # 121024 was removed.

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The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357035.

Notes: The DRE spool that was sealed in the ballot bag was completely blank. The

municipal clerk was contacted to see if the ballots from the DRE were still in the

machine. The clerk indicated that the spool in the ballot bag is the spool from election

day. The thermal paper roll must have been in the DRE machine backwards therefore no

votes were recorded. The Board of Canvassers printed the ballot log report from the flash

card and used it to recount the ballots cast on the DRE. The original tally sheet showed

15 paper ballot votes for Prosser. Recount came up with 14 paper ballot votes for Prosser

and 46 DRE votes. Prosser -1 vote. Inspector statement indicated that one voter was

having problems voting on the DRE machine. The voter left without casting a ballot.

Town of Hoard Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 77 77

Kloppenburg 45 45

Scatterings 1 1

Under votes 2

Total Registered Voters: 355

Total Electors: 125

Total Ballots Cast: 125

Absentee Ballots: 14

Ballot bag seal # 121007 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357062.

Notes: One absentee ballot from the Clark County Health Care Center was not

witnessed. This ballot was not rejected due to the Special Voting Deputy’s error.

Town of Levis Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 104 104

Kloppenburg 49 49

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 7

Total Registered Voters: 296

Total Electors: 160

Total Ballots Cast: 160

Absentee Ballots: 2

Ballot bag seal # 121026 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357063.

Notes:

Town of Longwood Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 67 66

Kloppenburg 50 50

Scatterings 0 0

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Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 299

Total Electors: 117

Total Ballots Cast: 117

Absentee Ballots: 1

Ballot bag seal # 121021 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357064.

Notes: The original tally sheet showed 29 paper ballot votes for Prosser. Recount came

up with 30 paper ballot votes for Prosser and 37 DRE votes. Prosser +1 vote. No

Absentee notation was recorded in the poll book.

Town of Loyal Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 161 161

Kloppenburg 46 46

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 6

Total Registered Voters: 337

Total Electors: 213

Total Ballots Cast: 213

Absentee Ballots: 2

Ballot bag seal # 00106530 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357130

Notes:

Town of Lynn Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 98 99

Kloppenburg 74 74

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 11

Total Registered Voters: 343

Total Electors: 184

Total Ballots Cast: 183

Absentee Ballots: 4

Ballot bag seal #357011 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357129.

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag. One absentee ballot was not

signed by the elector. The ballot was not rejected at the polling place. The Board of

Canvass rejected the certificate randomly pulled one of the four absentee ballots.

Prosser -1 vote.

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Town of Mayville Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 90 90

Kloppenburg 38 37

Scatterings 1 0

Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 463

Total Electors: 129

Total Ballots Cast: 129

Absentee Ballots: 1

Ballot bag seal # 357015 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357128.

Notes: Original tally sheet showed 17 paper ballot votes for Kloppenburg. Recount

came up with 18 paper ballot votes for Kloppenburg and 20 DRE votes. Kloppenburg +2

votes. One scattering vote was not recorded on the original tally sheet.

Town of Mead Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 47 47

Kloppenburg 31 31

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 4

Total Registered Voters: 174

Total Electors: 82

Total Ballots Cast: 82

Absentee Ballots: 3

Ballot bag seal # 121008 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357122.

Notes: There was one more DRE ballots cast than voters. The Board of Canvassers

found a blank ballot on the DRE and the ballot was pulled.

Town of Mentor Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 70 69

Kloppenburg 65 67

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 9

Total Registered Voters: 343

Total Electors: 144

Total Ballots Cast: 144

Absentee Ballots: 4

Ballot bag seal # 121065 was removed.

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The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357126.

Notes: The original tally sheet showed 55 paper ballot votes for Kloppenburg. Recount

came up with 53 paper ballot votes for Kloppenburg and 12 DRE votes. Kloppenburg -2

votes. The original tally sheet showed 63 paper ballot votes for Prosser. Recount came

up with 64 paper ballot votes for Prosser and 6 DRE votes. Prosser +1 vote.

Town of Pine Valley Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 290 290

Kloppenburg 171 171

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 36

Total Registered Voters: 713

Total Electors: 497

Total Ballots Cast: 497

Absentee Ballots: 15

Ballot bag seal # 121020 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357040.

Notes: There was one provisional ballot cast. The voter returned proof of address and

the ballot was counted at the original canvass.

Town of Reseburg Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 45 45

Kloppenburg 45 45

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 3

Total Registered Voters: 233

Total Electors: 93

Total Ballots Cast: 93

Absentee Ballots: 2

Ballot bag seal # 121011 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357123

Notes:

Town of Seif Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 35 35

Kloppenburg 32 32

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 4

Total Registered Voters: 134

Total Electors: 71

Total Ballots Cast: 71

Absentee Ballots: 1

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Ballot bag seal # 121001 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357124.

Notes:

Town of Sherman Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 156 156

Kloppenburg 71 71

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 16

Total Registered Voters: 413

Total Electors: 243

Total Ballots Cast: 243

Absentee Ballots: 6

Ballot bag seal # 121017 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357125.

Notes:

The meeting adjourned at 4:45 pm.

Friday, April 29, 2011

The recount reconvened at 9:00 am

Those present were:

Canvass Board: Christina M. Jensen – County Clerk, Sandra Lownik and Eileen Zank.

Poll Book Reconcilers: Dorothy Sloth and Patricia Gerber

Volunteers/Observers: Charlotte Rasmussen, Linda Wyeth, Donald Wyeth, Bill

Elmhorst, Paul Knoff, Doris Ellison, Dan Cain and Kathryn Block.

Town of Sherwood Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 40 40

Kloppenburg 50 50

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 6

Total Registered Voters: 177

Total Electors: 96

Total Ballots Cast: 96

Absentee Ballots: 6

Ballot bag seal # 357028 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357038.

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

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Town of Thorp Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 127 127

Kloppenburg 92 92

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 17

Total Registered Voters: 380

Total Electors: 236

Total Ballots Cast: 236

Absentee Ballots: 19

Ballot bag seal # 121054 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357037

Notes: The DRE was two ballots for Kloppenburg. When recounting the ballots, it

appeared as though the DRE roll may have jammed prior to the inspectors changing the

paper roll. There was nothing on the Inspector Statement regarding a paper jam. The

Board of Canvassers printed the ballot log report from the flash card. The report came up

with the correct count. No changes for either candidate

Town of Unity Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 97 97

Kloppenburg 56 56

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 6

Total Registered Voters: 397

Total Electors: 159

Total Ballots Cast: 159

Absentee Ballots: 7

Ballot bag seal # 121053 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357036

Notes:

Town of Warner Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 73 73

Kloppenburg 39 39

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 3

Total Registered Voters: 308

Total Electors: 115

Total Ballots Cast: 115

Absentee Ballots: 1

Ballot bag seal # 357014 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357034.

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Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

The DRE spool was not secured in the red ballot bag. The Clerk was contacted and

instructed to bring the spool in from the machine. The Board of Canvassers had a

concern that the DRE spool was not secured after the election so the Board of Canvasser

made a decision to print the ballot log report from the flash card and used it to recount the

ballots cast on the DRE.

Town of Washburn Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 67 67

Kloppenburg 31 31

Scatterings 1 1

Under votes 4

Total Registered Voters: 204

Total Electors: 103

Total Ballots Cast: 103

Absentee Ballots: 11

Ballot bag seal # 121057 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357033.

Notes:

Town of Weston Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 74 74

Kloppenburg 68 68

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 1

Total Registered Voters: 397

Total Electors: 143

Total Ballots Cast: 143

Absentee Ballots: 3

Ballot bag seal # 121058 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357032.

Notes:

Town of Withee Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 92 92

Kloppenburg 60 60

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 3

Total Registered Voters: 384

Total Electors: 155

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Total Ballots Cast: 155

Absentee Ballots: 1

Ballot bag seal # 121056 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357031.

Notes:

Town of Worden Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 62 62

Kloppenburg 40 40

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 1

Total Registered Voters: 294

Total Electors: 103

Total Ballots Cast: 103

Absentee Ballots: 1

Ballot bag seal # 121051 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357110

Notes:

Town of York Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 140 140

Kloppenburg 93 93

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 8

Total Registered Voters: 455

Total Electors: 241

Total Ballots Cast: 241

Absentee Ballots: 8

Ballot bag seal # 121039 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357109.

Notes:

Village of Curtiss Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 25 25

Kloppenburg 4 4

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0 0

Total Registered Voters: 75

Total Electors: 29

Total Ballots Cast: 29

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Absentee Ballots: 3

Ballot bag seal # 121061 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357108.

Notes: The ballot container certificate was not signed by the poll workers nor was it

secured inside the ballot bag.

Village of Dorchester Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 94 96

Kloppenburg 67 68

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 11

Total Registered Voters: 402

Total Electors: 176

Total Ballots Cast: 172

Absentee Ballots: 5

Ballot bag seal # 121052 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357107.

Notes: The election workers put all of the unused ballots into the ballot bag.

Four out of the five absentee certificates were not signed by the electors. The ballots

were not rejected at the polling place. The Board of Canvass rejected the certificates and

randomly pulled four of the five absentee ballots.

Prosser -2 votes. Kloppenburg -1 vote.

Village of Granton Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 52 52

Kloppenburg 35 35

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 8

Total Registered Voters: 224

Total Electors: 95

Total Ballots Cast: 95

Absentee Ballots: 2

Ballot bag seal # 121034 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357106.

Notes: The rejected absentee certificates were not in the rejected envelope, just the

ballots were.

Village of Unity Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 29 29

Kloppenburg 11 11

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 2

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Total Registered Voters: 79

Total Electors: 42

Total Ballots Cast: 42

Absentee Ballots: 0

Ballot bag seal # 121037 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357105.

Notes:

Village of Withee Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 53 54

Kloppenburg 55 55

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0 0

Total Registered Voters: 289

Total Electors: 109

Total Ballots Cast: 108

Absentee Ballots: 2

Ballot bag seal # 121033 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357104.

Notes: One absentee ballot was not signed by the elector. The ballot was not rejected at

the polling place. The Board of Canvass rejected the certificate and randomly pulled one

of the two absentee ballots.

Prosser -1 vote.

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 pm.

Monday, May 2, 2011

The recount reconvened at 9:00 am

Those present were:

Canvass Board: Christina M. Jensen – County Clerk, Sandra Lownik and Eileen Zank.

Poll Book Reconcilers: Dorothy Sloth and Patricia Gerber

Volunteers/Observers: Charlotte Rasmussen, Linda Wyeth, Donald Wyeth and Bill

Elmhorst.

City of Abbotsford W2 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 74 73

Kloppenburg 53 52

Scatterings 0 1

Under votes 4

Total Registered Voters: 293

Total Electors: 130

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Total Ballots Cast: 131

Absentee Ballots: 17

Ballot bag seal # 121055 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357101

Notes: All three wards for the City of Abbotsford came out with different numbers than

the printouts from the M100. The final count in the end came out with the same totals for

all three wards combined. Prosser +1, Kloppenburg +1.

I contacted the clerk and she sent me the following email:

CITY OF ABBOTSFORD

Per a conversation with Poll Worker Jean Lindberg today regarding the 4/5/2011 election, it was

stated that as the election workers were verifying the ballot count between Ward 2 – 3 – and 4

they came up with discrepancies between the ballot count and the poll book count. In an effort

to correct the discrepancies, it is believed that the Chief Election Inspector and another poll

worker re-made ballots in effort to correct the counts between wards.

The Chief Election Inspector is out of the state at this time; but is scheduled to return next week.

Jennifer Lopez

City Clerk/Treasurer

City of Abbotsford W3 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 50 52

Kloppenburg 41 43

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 2

Total Registered Voters: 259

Total Electors: 94

Total Ballots Cast: 93

Absentee Ballots: 12

Ballot bag seal # 121035 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357102

Notes: The ballot seal # was not recorded on the ballot certificate. One absentee ballot

was not signed by a witness. The ballot was not rejected at the polling place. The Board

of Canvass rejected the certificate and randomly pulled one of the twelve absentee

ballots. Prosser -2, Kloppenburg -2

City of Abbotsford W4 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 67 67

Kloppenburg 71 70

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 4

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Total Registered Voters: 299

Total Electors: 143

Total Ballots Cast: 142

Absentee Ballots: 7

Ballot bag seal # 121036 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357103.

Notes: The ballot seal # was not recorded on the ballot certificate

Kloppenburg +1

City of Colby W2 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 38 38

Kloppenburg 36 36

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 2

Total Registered Voters: 236

Total Electors: 76

Total Ballots Cast: 76

Absentee Ballots: 0

Ballot bag seal # 121038 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357048.

Notes:

City of Colby W3 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 42 42

Kloppenburg 42 42

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 4

Total Registered Voters: 243

Total Electors: 88

Total Ballots Cast: 88

Absentee Ballots: 4

Ballot bag seal # 121060 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357049.

Notes:

City of Colby W4 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 49 49

Kloppenburg 40 40

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 187

Total Electors: 89

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Total Ballots Cast: 89

Absentee Ballots: 4

Ballot bag seal # 121059 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357050

Notes:

City of Greenwood W1 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 67 67

Kloppenburg 59 59

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 1

Total Registered Voters: 328

Total Electors: 125

Total Ballots Cast: 127

Absentee Ballots: 5

Ballot bag seal # 121032 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357041.

Notes: Ward 1 was over two ballots and Ward 2 was short two ballots. Two electors

were given the incorrect ballot.

City of Greenwood W2 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 48 48

Kloppenburg 36 36

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0 0

Total Registered Voters: 308

Total Electors: 86

Total Ballots Cast: 84

Absentee Ballots: 5

Ballot bag seal # 121023 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357042.

Notes: Ward 1 was over two ballots and Ward 2 was short two ballots. Two electors

were given the incorrect ballot.

City of Loyal W1 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 126 126

Kloppenburg 60 60

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 9

Total Registered Voters: 404

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Total Electors: 195

Total Ballots Cast: 195

Absentee Ballots: 12

Ballot bag seal # 121048 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357044.

Notes: The DRE spool was not secured in the red ballot bag. The Clerk was contacted

and instructed to bring the spool in from the machine. The Board of Canvassers had a

concern that the DRE spool was not secured after the election so the Board of Canvasser

made a decision to print the ballot log report from the flash card and used it to recount the

ballots cast on the DRE. (There were only two ballots cast on the DRE).

City of Loyal W2 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 70 70

Kloppenburg 32 32

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 7

Total Registered Voters: 238

Total Electors: 111

Total Ballots Cast: 109

Absentee Ballots: 6

Ballot bag seal # 121066 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357045.

Notes: Ward 2 was short two ballots and Ward 3 was over two ballots. Two electors

were given the incorrect ballot.

City of Loyal W3 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 33 33

Kloppenburg 18 18

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 110

Total Electors: 49

Total Ballots Cast: 51

Absentee Ballots: 2

Ballot bag seal # 121062 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357043

Notes: Notes: Ward 2 was short two ballots and Ward 3 was over two ballots. Two

electors were given the incorrect ballot.

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City of Neillsville W1 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 57 57

Kloppenburg 47 47

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 1

Total Registered Voters: 307

Total Electors: 105

Total Ballots Cast: 105

Absentee Ballots: 4

Ballot bag seal # 121046 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357047.

Notes:

City of Neillsville W2 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 45 45

Kloppenburg 49 49

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 3

Total Registered Voters: 283

Total Electors: 97

Total Ballots Cast: 97

Absentee Ballots: 7

Ballot bag seal # 121047 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357118.

Notes:

City of Neillsville W3 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 44 44

Kloppenburg 68 68

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 2

Total Registered Voters: 275

Total Electors: 114

Total Ballots Cast: 114

Absentee Ballots: 6

Ballot bag seal # 121049 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357119.

Notes:

City of Neillsville W4 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 37 36

Kloppenburg 47 47

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Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 235

Total Electors: 84

Total Ballots Cast: 84

Absentee Ballots: 16

Ballot bag seal # 121064 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357120.

Notes: One ballot was not marked very dark. The M100 machine counted it as an under

vote. Recount – counted vote for Prosser. +1 Prosser.

City of Neillsville W5 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 60 60

Kloppenburg 42 42

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 3

Total Registered Voters: 265

Total Electors: 105

Total Ballots Cast: 105

Absentee Ballots: 15

Ballot bag seal # 121884 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357046.

Notes:

City of Owen W1 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 35 35

Kloppenburg 63 63

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 3

Total Registered Voters: 198

Total Electors: 101

Total Ballots Cast: 101

Absentee Ballots: 3

Ballot bag seal # 357009 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357111.

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

City of Owen W2 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 20 20

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Kloppenburg 24 24

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 164

Total Electors: 44

Total Ballots Cast: 44

Absentee Ballots: 2

Ballot bag seal # 357007 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357112

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

City of Owen W3 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 36 36

Kloppenburg 37 37

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 2

Total Registered Voters: 189

Total Electors: 75

Total Ballots Cast: 75

Absentee Ballots: 6

Ballot bag seal # 357006 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357113

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

City of Stanley W5 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 1 1

Kloppenburg 1 1

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 2

Total Electors: 2

Total Ballots Cast: 2

Absentee Ballots: 0

Ballot bag seal # 357013 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357117

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

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City of Thorp W1 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 28 28

Kloppenburg 38 38

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 0

Total Registered Voters: 147

Total Electors: 66

Total Ballots Cast: 66

Absentee Ballots: 2

Ballot bag seal # 357060 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357115.

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

City of Thorp W2 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 31 31

Kloppenburg 40 40

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 1

Total Registered Voters: 194

Total Electors: 72

Total Ballots Cast: 72

Absentee Ballots: 3

Ballot bag seal # 121005 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357116.

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

City of Thorp W3 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 38 38

Kloppenburg 41 41

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 3

Total Registered Voters: 188

Total Electors: 82

Total Ballots Cast: 82

Absentee Ballots: 3

Ballot bag seal # 121002 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357114.

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Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

City of Thorp W4 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 15 15

Kloppenburg 17 17

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 3

Total Registered Voters: 102

Total Electors: 35

Total Ballots Cast: 35

Absentee Ballots: 0

Ballot bag seal # 357012 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357073.

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

City of Thorp W5 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 51 51

Kloppenburg 46 46

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 4

Total Registered Voters: 231

Total Electors: 101

Total Ballots Cast: 101

Absentee Ballots: 15

Ballot bag seal # 121004 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357072.

Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

City of Thorp W6 Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total

Prosser 8 8

Kloppenburg 15 15

Scatterings 0 0

Under votes 2

Total Registered Voters: 78

Total Electors: 25

Total Ballots Cast: 25

Absentee Ballots: 0

Ballot bag seal # 121003 was removed.

The ballot bag was resealed with seal # 357074.

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Notes: The ballot bag was opened and resealed by the County Clerks department to

obtain election supplies that were sealed in the ballot bag.

Final Results: Recount Vote Total Election Vote Total Difference

Prosser 4321 4327 -6

Kloppenburg 3063 3065 -2

Scatterings 5 5 0

The recount was completed at 5:15 pm. and the meeting adjourned.