JC Commissioners canvass ballots

The Jewell County Commissioners, Steve Greene, Keith Roe and Brent Beck met Nov. 8 as the Board of County Canvassers. The meeting was opened to canvass the ballots from the Nov. 2, General Election. Carla J. Waugh, Jewell County clerk-election officer, was also present.

She reviewed the election night tabulation and the advance ballot count that was received after election night. The 13 provisional ballots and the reason for being provisional were reviewed. She went over the guidelines in the Kansas Election Standards Chapter 3 that provides guidelines for each situation and whether the ballot...