The Jewell County Commissioners, Steve Greene, and Brent Beck, met on Aug. 8, as the Board of County Canvassers. The meeting was opened to canvass the ballots from the Aug. 2, 2022 Primary Election. Carla J. Waugh, Jewell County clerk-election officer was also present.
Anna Porter was appointed to fill the vacancy on the board of canvassers.
Carla J. Waugh, county election officer, reviewed the election night tabulation and the advance ballot count that was received after election night. Waugh then reviewed the 15 provisional ballots and the reason for being provisional. She then reviewed the Kansas Election Standards Chapter 3 that provides guidelines for each situation and whether the ballot should be counted. The commissioners agreed 11 provisional ballots should be counted and four deemed invalid for counting. The board opened and counted the 11 provisional ballots. The board tallied the votes and Waugh recorded the votes in the official abstract.
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