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Officials outline absentee ballot verification and Friday pre-count
Summary
Board members confirmed absentee ballot processing steps and scheduled a pre-count on Friday morning to verify multiple ballots per voter for the primary; staff described verification and handling of unvoted ballots.
Staff described the expected workload from more than 1,000 early absentee/mail ballots and detailed the verification steps to reduce errors when a voter receives multiple ballots for different primary choices. The Chair cautioned staff that the process can be confusing: “So when it comes to the absent emails, we don't have to worry about are there 2 being returned, unvoted, and 1 being voted all of them already in hand?” Staff explained the front-desk and tally-sheet reconciliation and said pre-counting and weight checks will help identify and resolve such issues.
The board confirmed a pre-count and verification window on Friday morning (discussed in meeting as roughly 9–11 a.m.) and assigned staff to lead the pre-counting. Procedures discussed included holding unvoted ballots in a labeled unvoted box, re-checking voter checklists after pre-processing, and using affidavits to manage ballots that require correction.
