Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 04/11/21

Meeting Start: 6:00 Meeting End 6:21 Members Present Timothy Mcfalls Marcia Brown Shelley Barnes Lynn Bailey Terrance Dicks McFalls Calls to order Items A-E which include the approval of minutes for 08/12/20 12/11/20 12/14/20 01/11/21 01/14/21 Meetings. The items are moved to a vote and are approved by the board. Mcfalls discusses the next item … Continue reading Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 04/11/21

Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 03/12/21

Meeting Start 6:00 Meeting End 6:30 Members Present Marcia Brown Travis Doss Timothy Mcfalls Bob Finnegan Sherry Barnes Lynn Bailey Rachel Mack Terrance Dicks Lynn Bailey starts the meeting with the Notification from the parks and rec. Department in the county that the Minnick Park Rec Center could not be used as a polling place … Continue reading Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 03/12/21

Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 03/08/21

Timothy Mcfalls Calls Meeting to order. Timothy Mc. calls a motion to approve minutes A-H from previous meeting Sherry B. seconded the motion Mcfalls calls the motion to approve minutes A-H from previous meeting Lynn B. Gives update on March 16th Special Election -Testing of Voting equipment started on 02/17/21 and ended on 02/26/21 Process … Continue reading Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 03/08/21

Richmond County Board of Election 01/11/21

Considering whether to count Provisional Ballots 68 voters out of precinct Counted 6 voters who were registered but were not found by the poll pad Counted 2 voters voted during advance voting due to their application coming in the day before election day. Counted 1 voter marked as voting in advance but it was an … Continue reading Richmond County Board of Election 01/11/21

Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 09/14/20

Members Present: Tim McFallsSherry T. BarnesMarcia BrownTerence DicksBob Finnegan Meeting notes: Meeting start: 6:00; Meeting end 7:00Lynn Bailey says the county has 22,300 absentee ballots that have been processed and ready to send out by September 19th,2020. Also stated that the pre-filled ballots that were mailed out were very helpful.Bailey says the county is reminding … Continue reading Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 09/14/20

Richmond County Board of Elections Special Meeting 08/31/20

Members Present: Lynn BaileyTimothy McFalls Sr.Sherry BarnesMarcia BrownTerrance C. Meeting Notes: Meeting Start 6:00pm Meeting end 6:07pm Mcfalls calls a special meeting to discuss the removal of a candidate for the November 3rd election.Removal of candidate Christine Cunningham is being removed from the ballot due to be deceased.The candidate was non-partisan and there is no law … Continue reading Richmond County Board of Elections Special Meeting 08/31/20

Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 07/13/20

Meeting Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFSEenve5Cg Members Present Lynn Bailey Timothy McFalls Sherry BarnesMarcia BrownBob FinneganTerrance Crawford Meeting Notes from Attendee: Start Time 6:00 pm McFalls presents the first item of the agenda which is approval of last meetings minutes.Motion passedBailey states that June 17th meeting took place via in person and not on zoomItem 3: Updates and Info around … Continue reading Richmond County Board of Elections Meeting 07/13/20

Board of Elections Meeting Week of May 18, 2020

Here is this week’s list of Board of Elections Meetings. Did you know that the public can attend these meetings? Feel free to take notes or record meetings. Read more here: Georgia Open Meetings Act. Learn about attending Board of Elections meetings and becoming a GA Peanut Gallery Volunteer Monitor by attending our next training … Continue reading Board of Elections Meeting Week of May 18, 2020

Lawsuit Demands Spanish-language Absentee Ballots in Gwinnett County

A civil rights group representing five Georgia organizations has filed a federal lawsuit demanding Spanish-language absentee ballot applications to residents in Gwinnett County who aren’t fluent in English. Read more about it at https://www.ajc.com/news/local/lawsuit-demands-spanish-absentee-ballot-applications-gwinnett/3Earr6IjzbeJ5NWGReJ6AJ/

STATE ELECTIONS BOARD MEETING – 4/15/2020- Notes

The following includes brief notes taken by a Peanut Gallery volunteer as a public service only. Contact the Georgia State Board of Elections with questions or for official information. STATE ELECTIONS BOARD MEETING - 4/15/2020 Public Comments Summary of Public Comments: Rayburn, Thomas, Mark, Worthen, Germany from SOS staff Matt Mashburn moves to approve minutes, … Continue reading STATE ELECTIONS BOARD MEETING – 4/15/2020- Notes