MADISON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS ABSENTEE SESSION Board of Elections Conference Room Tuesday, February 25, 2020  5:00 PM  MINUTES CALLTOORDER  Chair Jerry Wallin called the meeting of the Madison County Board of Elections to order at 5:00 p.m. In attendance were Dyatt Smathers, Member; Ray Lewis, Secretary; Brian Ball, Member; Sandra Tolley, Member; Kathy Ray, Director; and Wade Gahagan, Deputy Director.  SETTINGTHEAGENDA  Moved, Seconded (RL, DS) and Carried (5,0) to approve the agenda.  MINUTES  Moved, Seconded (DS, BB) and Carried (5,0) to approve the February 18 regular and  absentee meeting minutes. ABSENTEE APPROVAL Applications. purposes. Applications.  Moved, Seconded (DS, RL) and Carried (5,0) to approve 687 One Stop Absentee Moved, Seconded (DS, RL) and Carried (5,0) to go into Closed Session for legal Moved, Seconded (RI, BB) and Carried (5,0) to approve 7 Civilian Absentee  Moved, Seconded (DS, RL) and Carried (5,0) to spoil Eulal Mae Hensley and Michael Seven (7) paper ballots were scanned into the Absentee Mail-In DS200 ballot imager.  Brent Kaurfman Sr'sabsentee applications.  OTHER MATTERS  Discussion ensued over the closing of polls on Election Day and duties of the Chief] Judge. Moved, Seconded (BB,) w) and Carried (5,0) to go into Closed Session for personnel. Moved, Seconded (BB, DS) and Carried (5,0) to reimburse the One-Stop Lead  Official's: millage as presented by staff.    Moved, Seconded (DS, RL) and Carried (5,0) to approve thel laptopa assignments for Moved, Seconded (DS, RL) and Carried (5,0) to approve Karen Sue Vilcinskas and Moved, Seconded (DS, BB) and Carried (5,0) to approve the list of statewide at-large  the March 3, 2020 primary.  Ruby Payne as stand-by Election Day assistants.  party observers as presented by the State Board of Elections. A discussion ensued over thei requirements for an unaffiliated candidate.  ANNOUNCEMENTS  Next absentee meeting: Monday, March 2, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Moved, Seconded (JW, DS) and Carried (5,0) to adjourn at 6:30 p.m.  20 Jerry Wallin, Chair  Hay buis  3220 Ray Lewis, Secretary