October 06, 2022 Absentee Meeting Minutes  Invocation - Billy King  The meeting was called to order on October 06, 2022 at 9:06 a.m. at the Cumberland County  Board of Elections board room by the Secretary. Present: Billy King Member  Irene Grimes - Secretary  James Baker - Member  Staff: Absent: Guests:  Vicki Hillburn, Mitzie Roberts, Angie Amaro  Helen Nelson - Chair Michael Futch  Linda Devore - Member  ACTION: Member King moves that the Board approve the agenda.  Second: Member Baker Vote: Unanimous in favor  Absentee Officer Hillburn presents 81 absentee ballot envelopes: 80 Civilian, 1 Military that have been received and reports that the staff recommendation is to approve them. Board ACTION: Member Baker moves to approve the 81 absentee ballots presented by staff  members spot check the envelopes. following their recommendation. Second: Member King Vote: Unanimous in favor  Ballots were entered into the tabulator, bringing the total absentee ballot count on the DS200 Responding to a question from Member Grimes (whether there had been any absentee ballot envelopes that were problematic), Absentee Officer Hillburn reports that a few ballots had been returned to the BOE office by the U.S. Postal service. She noted that they had all come through the post office at the corner of Owen Drive and Southern. Avenue and that all were returned as undeliverable. She double checked/verified that the addresses on the envelopes were correct and contacted the voters who all confirmed that they resided at those addresses. She had made repeated attempts to contact the postmaster at that post office with no success;  to327.  she has also had no success in contacting the Fayetteville area postmaster.  Adjournment Motion: Member King  Cumberland County Board of Elections, October 06, 2022  Page 1of2    Second: Member Baker Submitted by,  Chair Nelson adjourned the meeting at 09:32 a.m.  Secretary  dira  Xnhnlus Helen Nelson, Chair  Member  abs  Lnhbulan Linda Devore, Member  Resl ll Billy King, Member  Cumberland County Board of Elections, October 06, 2022  Page 2of2