HCBOE Board Meeting Minutes- November 14, 2014- Canvass MeetingHARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
CANVASS MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
11:00 A.M.
Present were Board Members; James Currin, Tony Spears, Joseph Powell and Director Claire
Jones.
Also present were Deputy Director, Claudette Williams, Harnett County IT, Walt Temple,
Carolyn Elmore Brewington, Daniel Brewington and Don Ferrara.
Mr. Currin called the meeting to order at 11:17 am.
Business:
The Board reviewed the list of provisional voters, there was a total of 351. Mrs. Jones stated that
122 were valid provisional ballots that were either unreported moves or the poll workers could
not find them, 1 of which was a valid voter that received the wrong ballot style and would need
to be hand counted. 229 had either no record of registration or voted out of precinct. Mr. Powell
moved to approve the 122 valid provisional ballots. Mr. Spears seconded. Approved without
dissent.
The Board opened the Provisional M 100 machine and ran the ballots. The Board closed the
machine and printed the results tape. Mr. Temple got the tapes to prepare the Canvass reports.
While the Board waited, Mrs. Jones stated that the mandatory random hand -eye count of One -
Stop Erwin and Election Day Lillington precinct was performed and the count matched the
Election Day tapes exactly.
Voter history was also complete and all audits of the precincts were performed. Two precincts
had a provisional go into the machine. Mrs. Jones stated that she will emphasize on this issue at
the next poll worker training. In one precinct the chief judge inserted a blank ballot into the
machine because she thought a voter left it behind and in another a son, who was previously
removed, voted on his father's record.
The Board opened the floor to the public.
Mr. Temple returned with the Canvass reports. The Board reviewed the Canvass results. Mr.
Powell moved to approve the Canvass. Mr. Spears seconded. Approved without dissent.
Mrs. Jones stated that the State Board of Elections will have their December conference on
December 8 and 9, 2014. The meeting is open to the Board if they wished to attend.
The next meeting will be the regular Board meeting on December 2, 2014.
Mr. Spears moved to adjourn. Mr. Powell seconded. The canvass meeting was adjourned at
12:33 pm.