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SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes January 19, 2016

Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell Others Present:

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.

The board considered the minutes of the November 10, 2015 meeting. Upon motion of Dwayne Carter, seconded by Karen Tate, the board voted to approve the minutes.

The board unanimously passed the following resolution: Resolution of the Surry County Board of Elections Concerning the Counting of Absentee Ballots.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Surry County Board of Elections that:

1. The Surry County Board of Elections shall meet at 2:00 pm on Election Day, Tues., Mar. 15, 2016 at the Board of Elections Office at 201 E. Kapp St., Dobson, NC to count absentee ballots.

2. Any voter of the county may attend this meeting and observe the count. 3. The results of the absentee ballot count will not be announced before 7:30 pm on that day.

The director updated to board on the February 1-2, 2016 training being held by the NC State Board of Elections in Durham.

The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.

SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes March 01, 2016

Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Angie Harrison Others Present:

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.

The board considered the minutes of the January 29, 2016 meeting. Upon motion of Angie Crews, seconded by Karen Tate, the board voted to approve the minutes.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed absentee requests received and to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the March 15, 2016 Primary. Angie Crews made motion to approve and Dwayne Carter seconded the motion. Ninety one container return envelopes were approved.

The director presented seven improperly executed container return envelopes. Six did not have the required witness signatures and one had been signed by a person other than the voter. All voters have been notified and given the opportunity to reapply for an absentee ballot. The board voted to deny the seven container return envelopes. The board voted to consider the continued eligibility of Mr. Paul Johnson to remain a candidate on the March 15, 2016 primary ballot at their next meeting. Mr. Johnson has been removed as a registered voter in Surry County as a convicted felon. Mr. Johnson will be notified and be given an opportunity to attend the meeting.





The board considered the minutes of the January 19, 2016 meeting. Upon motion of Angie Crews, seconded by Karen Tate, the board voted to approve the minutes.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed absentee requests received and to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the March 15, 2016 Primary. Angie Crews made motion to approve and Dwayne Carter seconded the motion. Ninety one container return envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened and the ballots ran through the tabulator.

The director presented seven improperly executed container return envelopes. Six did not have the required witness signatures and one had been signed by a person other than the voter. All voters have been notified and presented an opportunity to receive a new ballot. The board voted to deny the seven container return envelopes.



Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Angie Harrison, Teresa Brintle, Libby Tilley Others Present:

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed absentee requests received and to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the March 15, 2016 Primary. Angie Crews made motion to approve and Karen Tate seconded the motion. Two hundred and six container return envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened and the ballots ran through the tabulator.

The director presented eight improperly executed container return envelopes. Five did not have the required witness signatures; one had not been signed the voter and two were spoiled by the voters. All voters have been notified and presented an opportunity to receive a new ballot or given information on voting at an onestop voting site. The board voted to deny the eight container return envelopes.



Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Angie Harrison, Teresa Brintle, Libby Tilley Others Present: Patrick Jones, Christina Rakes, Larry Phillips, Buck Golding, Van Tucker, at various times Teresa O’Dell, other members of the public


The board began tabulation of all onestop and absentee by mail ballots. The board received election night returns from the precincts. The board tabulated all curbside votes. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m.


Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Members Absent: Dwayne Carter Staff Present: Susan Jarrell Others Present: Linda Haney

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Linda Haney attended as a representative of the Democrat Party.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the March 15, 2016 Primary. Angie Crews made motion to approve and Karen Tate seconded the motion. Fifty six return envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened and the ballots ran through the tabulator.

The director presented nine improperly executed container return envelopes. Five did not have the required postmark for ballots returned by 5:00 pm on the third day after the election; one had not been signed the voter and three did not have the required witness signatures. The board voted to deny the nine container return envelopes. The board reviewed provisional ballots cast in the March 15, 2016 Primary. The board approved one hundred valid provisional ballots; forty six partial ballots for counting of non-partisan offices only and denied eighty two. Fourteen ballots are awaiting further information to determine if they are qualified. The board instructed the director to determine eligibility according to the information obtained and to open and tabulate all valid ballots.



Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Members Absent: Dwayne Carter Staff Present: Susan Jarrell Others Present: David Diamont

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 11:00 am to Canvass the March 15, 2016 Primary. David Diamont attended as a representative of the Democrat Party. The director presented one absentee container return envelope. This envelope had been returned to the Board of Elections office through the US Postal Service after the deadline of March 18th. The board rejected the absentee. The Board canvassed the March 15, 2016 Primary. All vote totals were reviewed and the Board signed all election abstracts.

The meeting adjourned at 11:55 am.

SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes May 24, 2016

Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Libby Tilley Others Present: Hope Lineberry

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.

The board considered the minutes of the March 22, 2016 meeting. Upon motion of Angie Crews, seconded by Karen Tate, the board voted to approve the minutes.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed absentee requests received and to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the June 7, 2016 Primary. Dwayne Carter made motion to approve and Karen Tate seconded the motion. Eighty six container return envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened and the ballots ran through the tabulator.

The director presented seven improperly executed container return envelopes. Four did not have the required witness signatures and three had not been signed by the voter. All voters have been notified and presented an opportunity to receive a new ballot or given information on voting at an onestop voting site. The board voted to deny the seven container return envelopes. The director presented two undeliverable ballot packets. The voters have been contacted and did supply a new mailing address for absentee material. Both voters have been issued new ballot packets. The board reviewed and unanimously approved the OneStop plan for the November 8, 2016 General Election. The county will offer four early voting sites with a total of two hundred and twenty eight hours. The board approved the following resolution:

Resolution of the Surry County Board of Elections Concerning the Counting of Absentee Ballots. On May 24, 2016, the Surry County Board of Elections met at the Board of Elections Office, 201 E. Kapp St., Dobson, NC and adopted the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Surry County Board of Elections that:

1. The Surry County Board of Elections shall meet at 2:00 pm on Election Day, Tues., Nov. 8, 2016 at the Board of Elections Office at 201 E. Kapp St., Dobson, NC to count absentee ballots.

2. Any voter of the county may attend this meeting and observe the count. 3. The results of the absentee ballot count will not be announced before 7:30 pm on that day.

The board discussed showing returns on election night in a courtroom of the Judicial Center. During recent elections, members of the public have not utilized this event. The board decided in view of the fact that this is a Presidential Election, results would be shown in a courtroom and the matter discussed again after the November General election. The board reviewed a provisional information document for voters. The board is in favor of this information being available at the polling location election day. The director will continue to edit the document and the board will review it before the November General Election. The director informed the board of the State Board of Election training seminar to be held on August 8-9. All board members plan to attend.


SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes November 01, 2016

Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Angie Harrison Others Present: Jan Davis, Judy Flinchum, Betty Nelson

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. The board considered the minutes of the October 17, 2016 and October 25, 2016 meetings. Upon motion of Angie Crews, seconded by Karen Tate, the board voted to approve the minutes. Ms. Betty Nelson addressed the board concerning voting machine security. The board and director explained how Surry County’s voting machines were programmed and maintained.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed absentee requests received and to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the November 8, 2016 General Election. Three hundred and thirty five container return envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened and the ballots ran through the tabulator.

The director presented two executed container return envelopes where the voters had registered in other North Carolina counties before the registration deadline. The board denied the absentee ballot returned to Surry County. Both voters have been notified and advised to vote in their new county of residence. The board denied one Onestop absentee application. The voter had registered in another North Carolina county before the registration deadline. The voter has been notified and advised to vote in the new county of residence.


SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes June 06, 2016

Members Present: Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Libby Tilley, Teresa Brintle Others Present:

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Monday, June 6, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

The board considered the minutes of the March 24, 2016 meeting. Upon motion of Dwayne Carter, seconded by Karen Tate, the board voted to approve the minutes.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed absentee requests received and to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the June 7, 2016 Primary. Dwayne Carter made motion to approve and Karen Tate seconded the motion. Sixty-eight container return envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened and the ballots ran through the tabulator. The director presented two undeliverable ballot packets. The voters have been contacted and did supply a new mailing address for absentee material. Both voters have been issued new ballot packets. The board voted to deny the two container return envelopes.



Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Angie Harrison, Teresa Brintle, Libby Tilley Others Present: Karen Carter, Patrick Jones, Jessie Morton, Hope Lineberry Boy Scout Troop 529, Boy Scout Troop 591

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

The board tabulated all onestop and absentee by mail ballots received by 5:00 pm Monday, November 7, 2016. The board received election night returns from the precincts. The board tabulated all curbside votes. Boy Scout Troops 529 and 591 assisted with unloading election supplies being returned from the precincts. The meeting adjourned at 10:35 p.m.


Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell Others Present: Libby Tilley, Teresa Brintle

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Friday, June 10, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the June 7, 2016 Primary. Angie Crews made motion to approve and Dwayne Carter seconded the motion. Thirteen envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened, the ballots ran through the tabulator and the totals added to the election totals. Any additional properly executed container return envelopes received by the deadline will be considered before the canvass meeting.

The director presented two improperly executed container return envelopes. Both did not have the required witness signatures. The board voted to deny the two container return envelopes. The board reviewed provisional ballots cast in the June 7, 2016 Primary. Thirteen provisional ballots were cast Election Day. The board approved eight valid provisional ballots and one partial count. One provisional ballot was denied. Three provisional are awaiting further information to determine if they are qualified. The three remaining provisional will be re-evaluated before the canvass meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m.


Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Angie Harrison Others Present: Libby Tilley, Teresa Brintle

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. to certify the results of the June 7, 2016 Congressional Primary.

The board considered the minutes of the June 6, June 7 and June 10, 2016 meetings. Upon motion of Angie Crews, seconded by Dwayne Carter, the board voted to approve the minutes.

The deputy director presented one civilian absentee ballot returned on June 13th by mail that lacked any kind of postmark from the US Postal Service. After examination, the board unanimously denied the returned ballot according to statute §163-231(b-2b). The deputy director presented two pending provisional ballot envelopes of voters that did not come to the office to present appropriate identification, and one pending provisional ballot envelope for a voter that came to the office to present proper identification after the 12 noon deadline. After examination of the “Provisional Voter Instructions” given to the voter to retain, and according to §163-166.14(e), the board voted unanimously to deny all three provisional ballots. The Board reviewed all vote totals, signed all election abstracts, and effectively canvassed the June 7, 2016 Congressional Primary. There was a short discussion to resolve a poll worker issue for the November General as well. The meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes August 2, 2016


The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 4:30 p.m.

The board considered the minutes of the June 14, 2016 meeting. Upon motion of Angie Crews, seconded by Karen Tate, the board voted to approve the minutes.

The director informed the board that the State Board of Elections had contacted the office regarding the 2015 proposed precinct consolidations. The state board is again considering the proposed consolidation of precincts in North Carolina, but at this time will not be considering any alterations to existing precinct lines. They have indicated that a decision should be announced by August 10th. The board passed the following resolution:

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, G.S. 163-128(a) allows the County Board of Elections, with approval by the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections, the authority from time to time, by resolution to establish, alter, discontinue, or create election precincts or voting places as it may deem expedient;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Surry County Board of Elections that,

The Dobson #1 Precinct, the Dobson #2 Precinct and the Dobson #3 Precinct will be consolidated to structure the new Dobson Precinct. The polling location for the newly formed Dobson Precinct will be the Badgett-Shelton Viniculture Center on the Surry Community College campus located at 630 S. Main Street, Dobson, NC 27017.

The Elkin #1 Precinct, the Elkin #2 Precinct and the Elkin #3 Precinct will be consolidated to structure the new Elkin Precinct. The polling location for the newly formed Elkin Precinct will be The Elkin Center of Surry Community College located at 1461 N. Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 28621.

The Mount Airy #2 Precinct, the Mount Airy #3 Precinct and the Mount Airy #4 Precinct will be consolidated to form the new MA234 Precinct. The polling location for the newly formed MA234 Precinct will be Grace Moravian Church Fellowship Hall located at 1401 N. Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030.

The Pilot #1 Precinct and the Pilot #2 Precinct will be consolidated to structure the new Pilot Precinct. The polling location for the newly formed Pilot Precinct will be the Armfield Civic and Recreation Center located at 873 West Hwy 52 Bypass, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041.

These changes will be effective immediately. The director distributed the current candidate list for the November 8, 2016 General Election. The board discussed the recent election law changes brought about by the July 29th ruling by the Fourth Circuit court. The board agreed to extend onestop voting for the additional week, October 20-26 to voting at the Board of Election office only. The board additionally approved provisional voting laws being posted at the polling locations and being available for all provisional voters to read. The director informed the board that the office will start a facebook page in August. This page will have information primarily directing voters to the Board of Election website. The office staff will also be attending several municipal and county functions in the coming weeks to hand out information concerning voting in the upcoming General Election. The director distributed the tentative agenda and information on the State training to be held in Concord on August 8-9.


SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes August 15, 2016

Members Present: Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Angie Crews Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Angie Harrison Others Present:

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, August 15, 2016 at 4:30 p.m.

The board considered the minutes of the August 2, 2016 meeting. Upon motion of Karen Tate, seconded by Dwayne Carter, the board voted to approve the minutes.

The board discussed dates, hours and locations for OneStop Absentee Early Voting for the November 8, 2016 Election. With the July 29th ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court and additional week has been added to the schedule. The board voted to keep the previous onestop plan with the addition of the Board of Elections office being open for onestop absentee early voting during regular business hours weekdays, October 20 through October 26. The complete schedule is: The OneStop early voting site located at the Surry County Board of Elections office at 201 W. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC 27017 will be open the following dates and hours for the November 8, 2016 General Election. Thursday October 20 8:15am to 5:00pm Friday October 21 8:15am to 5:00pm Monday October 24 8:15am to 5:00pm Tuesday October 25 8:15am to 5:00pm Wednesday October 26 8:15am to 5:00pm Thursday October 27 8:15am to 5:00pm Friday October 28 8:15am to 5:00pm Monday October 31 8:15am to 5:00pm Tuesday November 1 8:15am to 5:00pm Wednesday November 2 8:15am to 5:00pm Thursday November 3 8:15am to 5:00pm Friday November 4 8:15am to 5:00pm Saturday November 5 8:15am to 1:00pm Surry County will also offer three satellites OneStop early voting sites for the November 8, 2016 General Election. These sites will be located at:

The Elkin Center of Surry Community College 1461 N. Bridge Street Elkin, 28621

Surry County Human Services Center 1218 State Street Mount Airy, 27030

The Pilot Center of Surry Community College 612 E. Main Street Pilot Mountain, NC 27041

The three satellite sites will be open the following dates and hours for the November 8, 2016 General Election. Monday October 31 9:00 am to 7:00pm Tuesday November 1 9:00 am to 7:00pm Wednesday November 2 9:00 am to 7:00pm Thursday November 3 9:00 am to 7:00pm Friday November 4 9:00 am to 7:00pm Saturday November 5 9:00 am to 1:00pm

This will be a total of 271.75 hours of early voting. This plan offers 43.75 hours more than the original plan (228 hours). *Board Member Angie Crews could not be present at the meeting but did approve the plan by email. The director gave the board an estimated cost breakdown of the recent changes in election law. The director will meet with the county manager to discuss the impact this will have on the existing budget.


SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes October 25, 2016

Members Present: Karen Tate Members Absent: Angie Crews Dwayne Carter Staff Present: Susan Jarrell Others Present: Eugene Riley, Jan Davis, Judy Flinchum

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Eugene Riley attended as the Democrat Party representative.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed absentee requests received and to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the November 8, 2016 General Election. Karen Tate made motion to approve. Two hundred and seventy three container return envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened and the ballots ran through the tabulator.

The director presented twenty improperly executed container return envelopes. Eighteen did not have the required witness signatures and two had not been signed by the voter. All voters affected have been notified and presented an opportunity to receive a new ballot. The board voted to deny the twenty container return envelopes. One absentee by mail packet was returned to the Board of Elections as undeliverable by the USPS. The voter had contacted the office and requested a new ballot, stating they had not received the original one requested. This packet had been spoiled in the system and a new ballot issued. The board denied the undeliverable packet.


SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes November 7, 2016, 2016

Members Present: Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Angie Crews Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Libby Tilley, Teresa Brintle, Judy Flinchum, Jan Davis Others Present:

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed absentee requests received and to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the November 8, 2016 General Election. Dwayne Carter made motion to approve and Karen Tate seconded the motion. Three hundred and eighty eight container return envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened and the ballots ran through the tabulator. The director presented one undeliverable ballot packet. The board marked the ballot as spoiled. The director presented thirty five container return envelopes with one or both witness signature(s) missing. The board voted to deny the thirty five container return envelopes. The director presented three container return envelopes missing the voter’s signature. The board voted to deny the three container return envelopes. The director presented one container return envelope where the voter had voted at an onestop early voting site. The board voted to deny the container return envelope.



Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Angie Harrison, Teresa Brintle Others Present: Jan Davis, Jessie Morton

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. The board considered the minutes of the November 6, 2017 meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve the minutes.

The board tabulated all onestop and absentee by mail ballots received by 5:00 pm Monday, November 6, 2017. The board received election night returns from the precincts.

The board tabulated all curbside votes.



Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell Others Present: Dan Kiger, Ryan Butler, Pricey Harrison, Edwin Johnson, James Freeman, David Crawford

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. The board examined one hundred and forty three of the provisional ballots cast on Election Day. One hundred and nineteen were approved, twenty one were approved for partial count and three were not approved. Surry County had four hundred and twelve provisional ballots cast on Election Day. The remaining two hundred and sixty nine provisional ballots will be considered when research has been completed on voter eligibility.

The director made recommendation to approve all properly executed container return envelopes received for the November 8, 2016 General Election. After examination of all container return envelopes, Angie Crews made motion to approve and Dwayne Carter seconded the motion. Seventy-three envelopes were approved. The envelopes were opened, the ballots ran through the tabulator and the totals added to the election totals. Any additional properly executed container return envelopes received before the deadline will be considered before the canvass meeting.

The director presented four container return envelopes with post marks after the November 14 deadline. The board denied the four envelopes. The director presented three container return envelopes that were returned to the office as undeliverable by the USPS. All were confirmed to bear the address the voter had supplied. All three were deemed spoiled. The director presented one container return envelope with an unreadable postmark. After careful examination the board determined that the postmark could not be validated. The envelope was denied. The meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.


Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Angie Harrison Others Present: Ryan Butler, Susan Campbell, Edwin Johnson, Erica Smith, Herb McDonald

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. The board examined two hundred and thirty seven of the provisional ballots cast on Election Day. Fifteen were approved and two hundred and twenty two were not approved. The remaining thirty two provisional ballots will be considered when research has been completed on voter eligibility.

The envelopes on all approved and partial count provisional votes were opened, the ballots ran through the tabulator and the totals added to the election totals. The meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m.


Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell Others Present: Erica Smith, Diana Gwyn

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Friday, November 18, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. to certify the results of the November 8, 2016 General Election.

The director presented one civilian absentee ballot request received on November 10, 2016. The request was denied. The director informed the board that a voter, after submitting a valid absentee by mail ballot, did present at (10) Longhill precinct Election Day and voted in person. The director talked to the voter by phone and he stated that he did not think his absentee ballot had been received by the board of elections office in time to be counted and this was why he voted on Election Day. The board unanimously voted to deny the absentee by mail vote and remove it from the vote totals. The director will forward all information to the NC State Board of Elections for investigation and review. The board reviewed Election Day returns, authorization to vote forms and vote totals. The board reviewed the sample audit count, write in votes and audit date. The director informed the board that data on provisional ballots had not yet been received for the NC State Board of Election. Without this information provisional ballots cannot be finalized. The board voted to recess until 11 am on Tuesday, November 22, 2016.


Members Present: Angie Crews Karen Tate Dwayne Carter Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Angie Harrison Others Present: Diana Gwyn, Marion Boone, Erica Smith

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. to certify the results of the November 8, 2016 General Election

The director presented two civilian absentee ballot received from the USPS on November 18, 2016 showing a postmark of October 31, 2016. The board denied the returned ballots as being returned after the November 14 deadline. The board examined the remaining thirty one provisional ballots cast on Election Day. Per the North Carolina State Board of Elections nine ballots were approved as the voters attempted registration at the NC DMV. Two additional ballots were approved as the voters had attempted registration prior to the October 14, 2016 deadline. The Board reviewed all vote totals, signed all election abstracts, and effectively canvassed the November 8, 2016 General Election. The board considered the minutes of the November 7, November 8, November 14, November 17 and November 18, 2016 meetings. Upon motion of Angie Crews, seconded by Dwayne Carter, the board voted to approve the minutes. There board reviewed and signed mileage sheets. The meeting adjourned at 12:20 p.m.

SURRY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Meeting Minutes December 8, 2016

Members Present: Dwayne Carter Angie Crews Karen Tate Members Absent: Staff Present: Susan Jarrell, Teresa Brintle, Jan Davis, Judy Flinchum Others Present:

The Surry County Board of Elections met in their office at 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. The board considered the minutes of the November 22, 2016 meetings. Upon motion of Angie Crews, seconded by Karen Tate, the board voted unanimously to approve the minutes. The board conducted a recount of the NC Auditor office. Changes to the official vote totals are: Stuber plus one Wood no change Over vote no change Under vote minus one Vote total changes were from paper ballots read by the M100 scanner. Changes were attributed to improperly marked ballots. The board signed the County Canvass Sheet of Recounts. The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.

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