Madison County Board of Elections Absentee Meeting Minutes October 30, 2020  The Madison County Board of Elections met on Friday, October: 30, 2020. In: attendance: Jerry Wallin, Chair; Rayl Lewis, Secretary; Dyatt Smathers, Member; Sandra' Tolley, Member; Brian Ball, Member; Kathy Ray, Director; Jacob Ray; Deputy Director; and one member of thej public.  Call to Order:  Chair Wallin called the meeting to ordera at 2:00 p.m.  MinutesApproyal: meeting minutes. Members) Reports:  Motion, Second (ST, DS) and Carried (5,0) to approve the October 27,2020 absentee: session  Member Smathers complimented the election team that hasl been put together.  PreparatoryStepst to Count Ballots: Absentee Ballots' Approval: Civilian (CIV) Ballots  The voting equipment was reconciled with the chain of custody.  1. Beech Glen Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) to approve: 18 2. Ebbs Chapel Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) toapprove! 5 3. Grapevinel Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS, Jw) and Carried (5,0) to approve 5 4. Laurel Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) to approve 3 absentee 5. Mars Hill Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) to approve 26 6. North Marshall Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) to approve 22 7. Reverel Rice Covel Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS,JW)and Carried (5,0) to approve 4 8. Sandy Mush Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) to approve 8  absentee ballots. absentee ballots.  absentee ballots, 1v with cure letter.  ballots.  absentee ballots, 2 with curel letters. absentee ballots, 1 with cure letter.  absentee ballots.  absentee ballots, 1 with curel letter.  Absentee Session Minutes 10/30/2020  Page 10 of2    9. South Marshall Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) to approve 2 10.Spring Creek Precinct: Moved, Seconded (DS,]W) and Carried (5,0) to: approve 5 11. Walnut Precinct: Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) to approve 9: absentee  absentee ballots.  absentee ballots, 2 with curel letters.  ballots.  Military (MIL) and Overseas (OVR) Ballots' Approval:  No MIL or OVR ballots to approve. Ballot Duplication: ballot.  Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) to go into closed: session to duplicate 1 CIV  Motion, Seconded (DS,1W) and Carried (5,0) to return to open session.  One Stop Ballots' Approval:  Motion, Seconded (DS,JW) and Carried (5,0) to approve 1,5200 one: stop absentee ballots. The duplicated ballot log was created and original ballots were sealed for storage.  h15  The Board recorded the ending ballot count of 1y514 ballots and sealed thei machine for storage.  OtherMatters:  The Director commented that near relatives off first cousin or closer cannot work together rata polling site. She also informed the Board that a' Walnut Precinct Republican poll worker assistant is Motion, Seconded (DS, RL) and Carried (5,0) to approve moving Ebbs Chapel Precinct poll workerassistant Pamela! Frady (D-Ebbs Chapel) to Beech Glen Precinct and Beech Glen Precinct poll worker: assistant Delta Walsh tol Ebbs Chapel Precinct (UNA-Beech Glen) and approve Leigh Ann Thibodeau (R-Wal) as apoll worker assistant at the Walnut Precinct.  needed for both precinct and political party representation.  Adjournment:  Motion, Seconded (RL,] Jw) and Carried (5,0)toa adjourn at3:20 p.m.  Chair_,  Secretary  Ay tuiso  Absentee Session Minutes  aK  10/30/2020  Page 2of2