DeKalb County elections staff present preliminary precertification report; no formal actions taken

DeKalb County elections Director Smith told the Board of Registration and Elections that the county had tabulated 152,481 ballots and recorded 152,483 "credits" in its preliminary precertification review, and that the results are still unofficial while canvassing continues.

The meeting, called solely to review the precertification report required by state rule, focused on the method the office used to compare total ballots cast to unique voter ID numbers by precinct and vote method (absentee by mail, advance in-person, election day and validated provisional ballots). "As you all are aware, the state election board rule ... requires that the board ... hold a meeting after election day ... for the limited purpose of conducting a review of precinct returns," Director Smith said.

The report in the board packet shows a preliminary turnout figure of 31.25% for the municipal election; Director Smith…