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Oglethorpe County elections board records modest voter gains, plans daily paper counts for 2024 presidential election
Summary
At its July 15 meeting the Oglethorpe County Board of Elections and Registration heard staff report a net gain of 87 registered voters for June, reviewed a scanner power issue believed fixed, planned daily paper recounts for the 2024 presidential election and recorded a motion (seconded) to remove 41 inactive voters for residency issues; the transcript does not record the vote outcomes.
Oglethorpe County’s Board of Elections and Registration met July 15, 2024, and heard staff report a net gain of 87 registered voters for June and plans to conduct daily paper counts during the 2024 presidential election to reconcile scanner totals with turnout.
Steve McCannon, an elections staff member, reported registration totals for June: 11,164 active voters and 806 inactive voters for a total of 11,970, a gain of 95 active voters and a decline of eight inactive voters, producing an overall increase of 87 voters. Marilyn Huff‑Waller, also of elections staff, announced a regional meeting on Aug. 2 at the Madison County Elections Office and that county elections staff will attend a one‑day session during the End‑of‑Summer Training Week Aug. 26–30 in Macon.
Under old business the board discussed a scanner that had been powering off during prior use; staff said they investigated, believed the cause was an internal power connection, and that the issue had been resolved. Board members agreed the scanner will be used in the next election with a backup device available.
During new business the board reviewed voter‑roll maintenance steps: out‑of‑state residencies were issued 30‑day notices and the county used NCOA and QPublic to update rolls. Staff submitted 41 inactive voters (inactive two years, with state verification) for removal. The minutes record "there was a motion to remove the 41 voters for residency issues from the inactive voter list, and there was a second." The transcript does not identify who moved or seconded the motion, and it does not record a vote tally or formal outcome.
The board also recorded a plan to perform a total paper count daily for the 2024 presidential election to ensure scanner totals and voter turnout totals match. No public comment was recorded at the meeting.
Chairman Beverly Nation called the meeting to order; Vice‑Chair George Gray led the Pledge of Allegiance; Secretary Carla D. Houston read the minutes, and a motion to accept the minutes as read was made and seconded (the transcript does not record the vote). The board listed those in attendance and set its next meeting for Aug. 5, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., then adjourned.
