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<br />SE–KC <br />UPERVISOR OF LECTIONS AY LEM <br />Supervisor of Elections Kay Clem <br /> advised that once again her office has unfunded <br />State mandates requiring her to have additional equipment by 2008 to provide for the statewide <br />voter registration database. She explained it would allow people to change their address on <br />Election Day but there is no live/real time hookup database until 2008. There is also a <br />requirement for the poll workers to count the number of signatures at the end of Election Day <br />and compare those with the number of votes on the voting machines that day; this is a task they <br />have done in the past the day after election. New software will automate and make that process <br />more accurate. <br />Mrs. Clem <br /> In response to Commissioner Lowther, explained the reason for the small <br />print size on cable TV after the March election and advised that it has been corrected. <br />Mrs. Clem <br /> explained her increased warehousing needs and mentioned that she would <br />probably come back next year for funding for paper audit trails. She believed it was a good <br />rd <br />move to move her office out to the 43 Avenue site. When that decision was made, the sitting <br />Commission agreed to it with the provision that she would have a satellite office in the new <br />County Administration Building and she had agreed but reminded them that it would need to be <br />staffed resulting in an on-going expense. She did not want or need that office. <br />Mrs. Clem, <br /> Commissioners, and Administrator Baird discussed whether or not an <br />Elections satellite office in the County Administration Complex necessitated the additional <br />expense. There was CONSENSUS to not have such an office and that the expenses in the <br />proposed budget for that office would be cut. <br /> Frank Coffey <br /> commented that the Space Needs Committee’s recommendation was to <br />have the Elections office in the same complex with all the other government functions, including <br />Emergency Services. He understood there were good reasons for separating the Elections office <br />and the Emergency Services Department and his opinion was that Mrs. Clem knew what was <br />best for her office. <br /> <br /> The meeting was recessed for a lunch break at 11:54 a.m. <br /> The Chairman reconvened the meeting at 1:30 p.m. with all members present who <br />attended the morning session. <br /> <br />July 12, 2006 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />