Forsyth County Board of Voter Registrations & Elections  Regular Monthly Meeting May 2, 2023 at9 a.m. 1201 Sawnee Drive Cumming, Georgia 30040  Forsyth County Voter Registrations & Elections Office  MINUTES  Present at the meeting: Barbara Luth, Chairman Joel Natt, Vice Chairman Carla Radzikinas, Secretary Dan Thalimer, Assistant Secretary Anita Tucker, Member Mandi Smith, Director  Stephen Joyce, Coordinator - Voter Registration and Absentee Bryce Wilson, Coordinator - Communications and Training  Carol Balcome, Assistant to the Director Melissa Tracy, Jarrard & Davis Lori Wexler, Challenger  I.  Call Meeting to Order  Chairman Luth called the meeting to order at 9 a.m.  II.  Pledge of Allegiance III. Adoption of Agenda  Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion  to add to New Business:  A. 1.A Affixing calendar for future challenges for 2023 A. 2. / Addressing voter addresses with challenges  Motion carried unanimously.  Chairman Luth with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to add to the agenda Old Business D - Discussion regarding meetings with the Secretary Radzikinas, with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer, made a motion to adopt the agenda as amended. Motion carried  director. Motion carried unanimously.  unanimously.    IV. Adoption of Minutes  A. Regular meeting of April 4, 2023  Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to adopt the minutes as prepared by staff. Motion carried  unanimously.  V. Old Business  A. Parks and Recreation Architectural Design Liaison update Secretary Radzikinas stated she had no updates. Vice Chairman Natt asked Director Smith to inquire with Parks & Recreation before the next meeting to get a true timetable on what the county is planning at Central Park. Director Smith stated she has been in contact with Parks & Recreation and they assured her Central Park Recreation Center would be available for use as an Election Day polling place in 2024, if needed. Vice Chairman Natt also asked Director Smith to check on the status of Sawnee Mountain Park. Director Smith said she was told the renovations would be complete between the 4th quarter of this year to the 1st quarter of  next year.  B. Discussion of evaluation of precinct and polling places  Director Smith reported equipment setups have continued through April and will continue into May. She stated she has reached out to Public Facilities to request additional circuitry in some of the county-owned facilities. Director Smith said she has reached out to Parks & Recreation to see if they are agreeable to the additional circuitry. Director Smith stated Central Park Recreation Center is still a possibility for a polling location. She said staff also had a very successful meeting with Browns Bridge Church during the month of April. Director Smith said the church is under new leadership and they are willing to serve as an Election Day polling place. Director Smith said internally we are evaluating which of these two locations will best suit the needs of the area. Vice Chairman Natt asked Director Smith if the governing body of Browns Bridge Church was on board with the use of their facility as an Election Day polling place. Director Smith said knowing the history she made sure to discuss this issue with their leadership and there were no issues brought to her attention. Vice Chairman Natt also stated that one of the reasons the church chose to no longer serve as a polling place in the past was their concern about campaign signs on church property. Director Smith explained the rules regarding campaign signs and indicated this was briefly discussed with church leadership when she met with them last  month.    Director Smith reported she met with the City of Cumming Parks & Recreation staff about using their event center as a polling place. She reported their staff is agreeable to the use of this facility as a polling place for Advance Voting and Election Day starting with any election this November through the 2024 election cycle at a cost of $25,500. Director Smith said this cost was not included in the department's proposed 2024 budget as it was received after the budget was submitted. Director Smith said if this is something the Board wants to pursue, she will need to ask Director Smith said once the board decides on the number of Advance Voting locations, days, and hours for the 2024 election cycle she can ask the City Recreation and Parks staff for a revised quote if the Board chooses to pursue using their facility as a polling place. Director Smith next discussed First Redeemer Church. She said the church is willing to participate in the 2024 elections as an Election Day polling place except for the June 18, 2023 Primary Runof Election because of vacation bible school. Director Smith said she has reached out to the Board of Education Chairman Light and School Superintendent Bearden to possibly use Big Creek Elementary School as an emergency polling place for the June runoff election and they have agreed to allow us Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to empower the director to establish Big Creek Elementary School as an emergency polling place for the June 18, 2023 Primary Runoff Election. Member Tucker asked if the Board was going to discuss Advance Voting Ino order to secure Advance Voting locations and know the exact costs, Director Smith informed the board decisions about Advance Voting days, hours and locations need to be made sooner rather than later. She inquired as to when the Board plans to make these decisions to see howi it Vice Chairman Natt discussed the public input and feedback form that was on the county website in 2022 regarding Advance Voting. He said he would like a similar form posted to capture the community's thoughts on Advance Voting days, hours and locations. Vice Chairman Natt asked Director Smith to work with the IS&T Department to produce a survey form to put on the county website and social media with a link to the survey. Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to have the survey close before the June 4, 2023 board meeting.  for an amendment to the budget.  to use the school for the June 18 runoff election.  Motion carried unanimously. locations and days.  affects the budget.  Motion carried unanimously.    C. Discussion of 2024 budget  Director Smith provided the Board with a packet of budget information and stated she had met with the Finance Department regarding the proposed 2024 budget. She said she had budgeted for seven Advance Voting locations, open every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 30 Election Day polling locations. Director Smith said the main concern from the Finance Department was the estimated budget for poll worker pay. She stated she included a $10 raise for each position, increased from $20 per poll worker training session to $25 per poll worker training session and budgeted for fully staffed polling locations. She said this amount totaled $1.9 million. Director Smith asked the Board to come back with their thoughts on Chairman Luth asked Director Smith if operating expenses were covered. Director Smith said the operations budget included ballot boxes and scanners and other items to cover the addition of a couple of polling Member Tucker asked Director Smith if our poll worker salaries were in line with other counties. Director Smith said we are competitive with other counties. She said the counties that pay more give the poll workers more Vice Chairman Natt said he thought the 2024 performance measures for the projected number of registered voters was low. Director Smith said she accounted for list maintenance that would likely reduce the number of Member Tucker asked Director Smith if she would be comfortable with a 10% reduction in the estimated budget for poll worker pay. Director Smith The Board continued their discussion regarding the budget and poll worker staffing and will discuss the survey results at their June 6, 2023  possible changes to the poll worker pay budget.  places.  responsibilities.  registered voters.  said she would based on past actuals.  regular meeting. Added to Agenda  D. Discussion regarding meetings with the director  Chairman Luth said Director Smith had requested individual meetings with the board members every two weeks. Chairman Luth said that would take 10 hours plus of Director Smith's time each month and suggested the third week of the month Director Smith set up 4 or 5 hour-long time slots for these meetings. She said the board member will schedule an appointment  iftl they want to meet.    Director Smith stated the meetings were to get to know the board members better, talk on a one-on-one level and for each board member to Chairman Luth said she also liked the updates Director Smith provided the The Board continued their discussion regarding the monthly meetings. Chairman Luth with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion for Director Smith to set up meetings with board members during the third week oft the month. Motion carried 4-1 (Tucker opposed). Chairman Luth then made a statement regarding a part of the Bylaws that The Director of Registrations and Elections shall be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the office and the direct supervision of its employees, the preparation for and conduct of all primaries and elections and the registration of electors in Forsyth County, Georgia. Chairman Luth stated she did not want anyone to micromanage Director  share concerns about various items.  board regarding what is happening in the office.  reads as follows:  Smith.  VI. New Business  A. Discussion of special called meetings for potential voter challenges Director Smith stated this item was added for discussion on whether the Board wanted to have separate meetings set for voter challenges. Chairman Luth stated we set separate meetings for challenges in 2022. Director Smith stated the requirements for the Board to set a hearing date for those voter challenges submitted pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-229. Vice Chairman Natt stated this item is the same as the New Business A.1 item he added previously and would be discussed at the same time. Vice Chairman Natt said he feels that any challenge that comes in two weeks prior to a regular board meeting should be heard at that board meeting. He said his party would suffer since he travels for work if  additional meetings were held.  Attorney Tracy stated the statute says the hearing date must be set within 10 days. Director Smith said she has been reaching out to the challenger to see if they are agreeable to waive the ten-day requirement and have the challenge placed on the agenda for the next scheduled board meeting.    The board continued a discussion amongst themselves and with staff on the timeframe a challenge is received and when to hold the meeting. Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to empower Director Smith to follow current practice and ask the challenger if they would waive the 10-day requirement and if they do not agree a special called meeting date will be set. Motion carried  unanimously. Added to Agenda  A.1. Affixing calendar for future challenges for 2023  This item was previously discussed under New Business A.  A. 2. Addressing voter addresses with challenges  Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to empower Director Smith and the Registrar the ability to dismiss challenges pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-229 when the voter on the challenged voter list has moved out of the county or are Attorney Tracy said this is absolutely an efficient way to handle this because the statue is very clear that only a Forsyth County elector can challenge a Forsyth County elector. She said if staff has found evidence the voter has moved out of the county or are registered to vote somewhere else that will moot the challenge. Attorney Tracy said the challenger should be notified these challenges are administratively dismissed because the voter is no longer on the voter rolls. She said if the challenger objects, these challenges would need to be brought to the Board for action. Director Smith clarified the staffs practice which is to not make any changes to the challenged voter list as it is submitted by the challenger to minimize confusion. Any names for voters who are no longer registered to vote remain on the list; however, staff indicates the voter's status on the list presented to the board. Chairman Luth said a report will need to be given to the Board with the names that have been removed from the challenge. Attorney Tracy said after the list has been presented the Board will need to vote to ratify the list. She said if the challenger objects the challenged voters would be addressed by the Board.  deceased.  Motion carried unanimously.    B. Discussion of list of challenged voters affected by Georgia Election Code O.C.G.A. 21-2-229 - April 10, 2023 Wexler Challenge Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to set the date for the challenge toi the. June 6, 2023 regular monthly meeting excluding any voter than has moved out of the county or  isdeceased. Motion carried unanimously.  VII. Director's Report  Director Smith presented the Director's Report.  Voter Registrations & Elections Department  Director's Report May 2, 2023  Board Members  House Bill 776 seeking to amend local law amendments regarding the Forsyth County BRE was passed by both the House and the Senate in the 2023 session. As of last Friday, the General Assembly website does not indicate the legislation has been signed by the Governor; the BRE will be updated once it is signed. House Bill 837 was dropped on March 27, 2023 to amend the provisions relating to the start and end date of BRE members as it was set in HB 776. HB 837 will come before the General Assembly Member Anita Tucker was re-appointed for another term by the Forsyth County Democratic Party. Her appointment was ratified by the Board of Commissioners (BOC) at their work session on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 and appears on their consent agenda  in next year's session.  for the May 4, 2023 meeting.  Board Member Barbara Luth Joel E. Natt Anita Tucker Dan Thalimer  Party Chief Registrar & Chairperson Republican Democratic Democratic  Took Office 4/2/2019 7/1/2021 2/3/2015 9/1/2019 3/1/2022* 9/1/2019 4/4/2016 9/1/2021 9/1/2021 9/1/2021  Current  Current 6/30/2025 8/31/2023 8/31/2023 8/31/2025 8/31/2025  Term Start Term End  Carla Radzikinas Republican *Filled the unexpired term of Randy Ingram  Staff  Current filled staff/positions: 11 full-time (0 unfilled) and 8 part-time (0 unfilled). Legislation pendinglapproved bills)/Change to Election Code/State Election An update on the approved legislation int the recent session was provided by the GAVREO (Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials) Legislative Committee  Board (SEB)  and was emailed to the BRE.  To review legislation: ntp/www.acc.orpleg biltracking.php.    The April 11 meeting originally listed on the SEB (State Election Board) calendar was amended to June 20 and June 21, 2023 due to a scheduling conflict. No public notice or  agenda has been posted for this meeting as of May 1, 2023. 2023 possible Election Dates (from the SOS comprehensive calendar)  Election Information  March 21: Special Election to fill a vacancy and/or propose a question*  April 18: Special Election Runoff** June 20: Special Election to fill a vacancy* July 18: Special Election Runoff** September 19: Special Election to fill a vacancy* October 17: Special Election Runoff** Municipal General Election  August 21 through August 23: Candidate Qualifying for the City of Cumming  November 7: General Election. /S Special Election*  December 5: General Election Runoff/S Special Election Runoff**  *Special Election, ifneeded **Runoff, ifneeded Polling Places and Precincts  Polling place visits and mock election equipment setups continued during the month of April. Additional discussion is scheduled to take place based on the Agenda for today's  meeting.  Ethics Reporting/Candidate Qualifying  Open Records Request(s) (ORR) Number in parenthesis indicates the number  from the same month last year  #received b/w 04/01 - 04/30/2023 3 (5)  2023 Cumulative 2022 Cumulative 2021 Cumulative Budget/Finance  12 109 48  The 2024 budget requests were submitted by the. April 10, 2023 deadline. The Director and Assistant to the Director attended a budget meeting with members of the Finance Department and Administration on May 1. The department's budget will be reviewed by the Finance Committee later in the month of May. The FY 2024 millage rates and proposed budget presentations and authorization to proceed with advertising tentative millage rates, proposed budget and occupational tax public hearings are currently scheduled for June 20, 2023. The two public meetings regarding the millage rates are planned for July 6. The third public hearing regarding the millage rates, occupational The transition in statewide voter registration systems from ENet to GARViS continues. Staff continue to process some voter registration applications. The Secretary of State (SOS) releases updates to the system regularly and staff communicates issues we encounter. SOS has also conducted Q&A Webinar sessions that provided county election  tax and the proposed budget is on the calendar for July 20, 2023.  Voter Registration    officials a timeline for expected updates to GARVIS on a regular basis. Procedures are being updated to reflect the layout and workflow of GARVIS. Some List maintenance  activities resumed during the month of April.  Voter Registration Statistics: As of April 30, 2023  Countywide Total registered voters:  177,612 (173,016) 164,472 (159,991) 13,140 (13,025) 3,976 3,702 274 48 27 15 161 251 110 ** 0 0 0 57 0 167  Active voters: Inactive voters: Active voters: Inactive voters: Pending voters Pending age Pending verification Pending 40-day clock Pending 26-month clock Cancelled voters Moved out of state Moved out of county Voter requested cancellation Felon = cancelled Felon - challenged status Deceased Rejected Total Notes: Update.  City of Cumming Total registered voters:  Total  List maintenance activities resumed in the month of April as the SOS has made additional updates to GARViS. More detail is provided in the Voter Registration  **Statistics not included as we are not currently able to produce the reports needed to generate these statistics. The SOS team has provided regular updates with all county offices on the improvements being made to GARVIS. Improvements on all reports has  been identified on the "Up & Coming'ennancemens to GARVIS.  Election Equipment/Supplies  Routine charging and inventory of the touchscreens and printers are in progress. Any pieces of election equipment identified needing possible repairs or additional attention will be handled accordingly upon the completion of the charging/inventory process. Charging and inventory of ballot scanners and UPS units will be conducted next.  IS&T/Software/Hardware    Building Update  Question posed during last month's BRE meeting about possible construction at the Tax Commissioner's office; answer: there is no set date for any possible construction.  Disaster Recovery Training/Outreach 12, 2023.  Three staff members attended the CPR/First Aid training hosted by the county on April The Director, Communications and Training Coordinator and two staff members attended and manned a table at the. Aging Well Expo hosted by the Forsyth County Senior Services Department on April 20, 2023. The event was well attended by Staff is planning a Poll Worker Appreciation Event to recognize all poll workers and individuals who assisted our department in a successful 2022 election cycle. Invitations to the event were emailed in the month of April. The event is set to take place on May 16 at the Conference Center at Lanier Technical College. As of Monday, May 1, over Staff is in the process of preparing and planning for poll worker recruitment for future elections. New Poll Worker Preview Sessions are to begin later in Spring 2023. Our office is working on a poll worker manual in addition to planning and updating our  approximately 800 members of the community.  140 people have signed up to attend.  training for the upcoming elections. Calendar of Upcoming Events  May 29 June 6 July 4 July 11 August 1 August 21-23: Election September 4 September 5 October 3 November 7 November 10 November 14 December 5  Memorial Day; county holiday; offices closed Independence Day; county holiday; offices closed  Board Meeting Board Meeting Board Meeting  Candidate Qualifying for the City of Cumming Municipal General  Labor Day; county holiday; offices closed  Board Meeting Board Meeting Election Day Board Meeting Board Meeting  Veteran's Day; county holiday; offices closed  November 23 &24 Thanksgiving; county holiday; offices closed December 25 &26 Christmas; county holiday; offices closed  Respectfully Submitted, Mandi Smith  Director, Voter Registrations and Elections  Vice Chairman Natt asked Director Smith if the Secretary of State's Office (SOS) has provided any follow up details regarding the replacement of the UPS batteries and/or the election equipment software update the State has previous discussed. Director Smith replied no updates have been provided    by the SOS. Vice Chairman Natt asked Director Smith to inquire with the Chairman Luth stated the Board will recess at 10:52 a.m. for ten minutes. Chairman Luth called the meeting back to order at 11:06 a.m. Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion postpone the challenges pursuant to O.C.G.A 21-2-230 that are included on the April 10, 2023 Wexler Challenge pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-229. Motion  State on these two items.  carried unanimously. O.C.G.A. 21-2-230  VIII. Hearings Pursuant to Georgia Election Code O.C.G.A. 21-2-229 and  A. Hearings pursuant to Georgia Election Code O.C.G.A. 21-2-229 = February 6, 2023 Wexler Challenge (postponed from April 4, 2023) Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #101 Virginia Wood. Motion carried B. Hear challenges to the qualifications of voters and their eligibility to vote pursuant to Georgia Election Code 21-2-230(a) - February 6, 2023 Wexler Challenge (postponed from April 4, 2023) Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to dismiss from the challenge the following voters:  unanimously.  #259 Alicia Cuevas Roman #260 Chauncey Sercey #262 Patricia Watkins Motion carried unanimously.  C.H Hear challenges to the qualifications of voters and their eligibility to vote pursuant to Georgia Election Code 21-2-230(a) - April 10, 2023 Director Smith discussed the procedures for handling a voter challenge Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to submit into the record a list of 315 voters and all evidence for the April 10, 2023 Wexler Challenge. Motion carried  Wexler Challenge  pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-230.  unanimously.    Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to dismiss from the challenge the following voters due to personal knowledge  of the voters residing at the challenged address:  #223 Temitayo Allinson #224 Murtala Owolowo Motion carried unanimously.  Chairman Luth asked the challenger if she was present and had any  updates.  Challenger Wexler addressed the board.  Member Tucker asked Challenger Wexler if she personally knew any individual on the list. Challenger Wexler stated she did not. Chairman Luth with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to dismiss from the challenge the following voters because they no longer  reside in Forsyth County: #230 Francine Rogers #233 Nesa Thompson #235 Richard Cook #238 Maria Lucia Kent Motion carried unanimously.  Staff merged a duplicate record for voter #291 Qureshi Subhan. Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #291 Qureshi Subhan. Motion carried Chairman Luth with a second from Vice Chairman Natt made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #203 Thomas Markavage. Motion carried 3- Member Tucker with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #204 Tyler Avila. Motion carried 4-0 (Natt Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #205 Qodesh Corneillie. Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #206 Brandy Plaisted. Motion  unanimously.  2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  abstained).  Motion carried unanimously.  carried 4-1 (Natt opposed).    Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #207 Cierra Perro. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #208 Kenna Palmer. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #208 Kenna Palmer. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #209 Niranjana Parag. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #209 Niranjana Parag. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to  carried 4-1 (Natt opposed).  failed 2-3 (Natt, Radzikinas and Luth opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  failed 2-3 (Natt, Radzikinas and Luth opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed). adjoin the following voters for a decision:  #210 Billie Thompson #211 James Green #212 Steven Shaff  Attorney Tracy recommended each voter be discussed individually. Vice Chairman Natt withdrew his motion to adjoin voters #210 Billie Thompson, #211 James Green, and #212 Steven Shaff for a decision. Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #210 Billie Thompson. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #211 James Green. Motion Chairman Luth with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #212 Steven Shaff. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #213 Stephan Sarantchouk.  Chairman Luth withdrew her second.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  Motion carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).    Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #214 Bilsim Al Dabbagh. Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #215 Rajaa Altalib. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #216 Jose Hernandez. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #217 Marina Zavala Guzman. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #218. Jacob Johnson. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #218 Jacob Johnson. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #219 Alexus Mackey. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #220 Zury Perdomo. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #221 Shirley Midence. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #221 Shirley Midence. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #222 Jumoke Allinson. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #225 Kristen Holtz. Motion  Motion carried 4-1 (Natt opposed).  carried 4-1 (Natt opposed).  carried 4-1 (Natt opposed).  carried unanimously.  failed 2-3 (Natt, Radzikinas and Luth opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  failed 2-3 (Natt, Radzikinas and Luth opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.    Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #226 Daniel Kihm. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #227 Avery Floyd, Jr. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #228 Gugapriya Devanathan. Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #228 Gugapriya Devanathan. Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #229 Devanathan Mudaliar. Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #231 Alyssa Grimaldo. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #232 Steven Rigogliosi. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #234 Joye Rouillier. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #236 Katherine Hendricks. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #237 Onique Brown. Motion failed 1-3 (Natt, Radzikinas and Luth opposed, Thalimer abstained) Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #237 Onique Brown. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #239 Akeen Valdez. Motion  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  Motion failed 2-3 (Natt, Radzikinas and Luth opposed).  Motion carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  Motion carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried 3-2 (Natt and Radzikinas opposed).    Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #240 Tevon Valdez. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #241 Sharon Nicolosi. Motion carried 3-2 Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #242 Luke Nicolosi, III. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #243 Lisa Nicolosi. Motion carried Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #244 Armin Zerle. Motion carried  carried unanimously.  (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  unanimously.  Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #245 Stuart Barstow. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #246 Joe Driver, IV. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #247 Kelli Canfield. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #248 Robert Canfield. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Vice Chairman Natt made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #249 Oscar Gomez. Motion carried  carried unanimously.  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  unanimously.  Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #250 David Beissner. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #251 Kevin Khoshnood. Motion  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.    Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #252 Anaya Morgan. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #252 Anaya Morgan. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #253 Cayden McGuire. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #254 Mckenna McGuire. Motion carried Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #255 Lisa Palmer. Motion carried Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #256 Bukala Masha. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #257 Montrey Booker. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #258 Olivia Escamilla. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #258 Olivia Escamilla. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #259 Josh Lumsdon Motion carried 3-2 Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #260 Pamela Boyd. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #261 Markelliott Jarrett. Motion carried  failed 2-3 (Natt, Radzikinas and Luth opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried unanimously.  unanimously.  3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  failed 2-3 (Natt, Radzikinas and Luth opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  unanimously.    Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #262 Mohammad Abbasi. Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss the challenge for voter #263 Mary Keefe. Motion carried Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #264 Deborah Holtz. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #265 Gidon Holtz. Motion carried 3-2 Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #266 Ronit Holtz. Motion carried 3-2 Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #267 Donald Snead. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Vice Chairman Natt made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #268 Marilyn Cohen. Motion carried Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #269 William Coffield, Jr. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #270 Katherine Coffield. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #271 Cynthia Mcgregor. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss the challenge for voter #272 Daniel Hegarty. Motion Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #273 Nassrollah Hakimi. Motion carried 3-2  Motion carried unanimously.  4-0 (Natt abstained).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried unanimously.  unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried 4-0 (Natt abstained).  (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).    Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #274 Hasani Crump. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #275 Garfield Buckley. Motion Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Vice Chairman Natt made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #276 Jacqueline Wytanis. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #277 Afshin Mehraben. Motion carried Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #278. Ali Mehraben. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #279 Fiona Galey. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #280 James Powell. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #281 Ana Orsetti. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #282 Nafida Zaman. Motion Chairman Luth with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #283 Lisa Marcia. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #284 Steven Marcia. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #285 Celina Sanchez. Motion  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.    Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #286 Elizabeth Schwertner. Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #287 Daniel Schwertner. Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #288 Gyda Lane. Motion failed Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to postpone until the end of the list. Motion carried unanimously. Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #289 Cristal Perez. Motion carried 3-2 Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #290 Stephanie Pope. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #292 Justin Aspenson. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #293 Logan Howard. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #293 Logan Howard. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #294 Yasmine Reyes-Gonzalez. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #294 Yasmine Reyes-Gonzalez. Member Tucker with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #295 Tatyana Zima. Motion failed 2-3  Motion carried unanimously.  Motion carried unanimously.  2-3 (Luth, Natt and Radzikinas opposed).  (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  failed 2-3 (Luth, Natt and Radzikinas opposed).  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  failed 2-3 (Luth, Natt and Radzikinas opposed).  Motion carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  (Luth, Natt and Radzikinas opposed).    Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Vice Chairman Natt made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #295 Tatyana Zima. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #296 Justin Hano. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #297 Grayson Smith. Motion carried  carried 3-2 (Thalimer and Tucker opposed).  carried 4-1 (Natt opposed).  unanimously.  Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #298 Karen Mott. Motion  carried unanimously.  Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #299 Pam Sullivan-McGarl. Motion carried Member Tucker with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge from voter #300 Narviya Ibragimove. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge from voter #301 Caitlin Faith. Motion carried Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #302 Kimberly Holsen. Motion Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to uphold the challenge from voter #303 Connor Holsen. Motion carried Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #304 Carlos Banuchi, Jr. Member Tucker with a second from Vice Chairman Natt made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #305 Mitch Marcello. Motion carried  unanimously-  carried unanimously.  unanimously.  carried unanimously.  unanimously.  Motion carried unanimously.  unanimously.  Member Tucker with a second from Assistant Secretary Thalimer made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #306 Gregory King. Motion  carried unanimously.    Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #307 Durlav Rijal. Motion carried  unanimously.  Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Member Tucker made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #308 Ashlyn Easley. Motion carried Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Vice Chairman Natt made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #309 Lawrence Bailey. Motion Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #310 Antonina Forzese. Motion carried Member Tucker with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #311 Madeleine Reichman. Motion carried Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #312 Diane Woods. Motion carried Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #313 Cuong Truong. Motion Vice Chairman Natt with a second from Secretary Radzikinas made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #314 Annie Truong. Motion Member Tucker with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to uphold the challenge for voter #315 Jia Li. Motion carried unanimously. Member Tucker with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to dismiss from the challenge voter #288 Gyda Lane. Motion carried  unanimously.  carried unanimously.  unanimously.  unanimously.  unanimously.  carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  unanimously.  IX. Recess Regular Meeting  X.  Executive Session (if needed) No Executive Session was needed.  XI. Adjournment  Secretary Radzikinas with a second from Chairman Luth made a motion to  adjourn at 12:49 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.    The above and foregoing minutes are hereby certified as being correct and ordered  recorded. Today's Date:  June 6, 2023  Badlte Barbara Luth, Chairman Joel E. Natt, Vice Chairman - Dle - Dedzubuao Carla Radzikinas, Secretary QAID    Daniel Thalimer, Assistant Secretary hhTbu Anita Tucker, Member