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Board reviews absentee‑ballot canvassing workflow and team staffing
Summary
Elections staff and board members outlined the multi‑person absentee ballot process: oath envelopes are checked, inner envelopes opened by separate personnel, ballots turned face down and counted as a separate tally; staffing levels will be set based on absentee volume.
Staff explained the absentee‑ballot canvassing protocol the board must follow: teams of two check oath envelopes for signatures and dates, then a separate person opens the inner ballot envelope and prepares the ballot for counting. The board noted absentee ballots are tallied separately and that the most recently submitted absentee ballot is the one counted when multiple mailings exist.
Board members discussed whether absentee canvassing should run concurrently with regular canvassing at 8PM and how many absentee teams will be needed; they agreed to decide on the number of teams after Monday setup when the absentee‑ballot count is known. Staff reiterated that the process and grounds for rejecting absentee ballots (late receipt, unsigned oath) are set by the charter and recent ordinance language.
