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TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />SUBJECT: <br />Leslie R. Swan <br />Supervisor of Elections <br />Indian River County <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Commissioner Wesley Davis <br />Leslie Swan, Supervisor of Elections <br />November 2, 2015 <br />Canvassing Board Member Appointment for the 2016 Election Cycle <br />For the upcoming 2016 Election Cycle, the county canvassing board shall oversee all <br />elections. The county canvassing board shall be composed of the supervisor of <br />elections; a county court judge, who shall act as chair; and the chair of the board of <br />county commissioners. <br />Following the November 3, 2015 election, the 2015 — 2016 Chairman of the Board of <br />County Commissioners will be selected. Per F.S. 102.141, the chair of the board of <br />county commissioners will serve as a member of the county canvassing board. <br />The chair of the board of county commissioners is ineligible to serve on the county <br />canvassing board if any of the following restrictions apply: <br />• The chair is a candidate who has opposition in the election being canvassed <br />• The chair is an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate <br />who has opposition in the election being canvassed <br />If the chair in unable to serve, the replacement shall be one of the board's members <br />who is not a candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed and who is not <br />an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate with opposition in <br />the election being canvassed. <br />An alternate canvassing board member must also be appointed. The altemate member <br />shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners and must follow the same <br />guidelines for all other county canvassing board members. <br />A Canvassing Board Workshop has been scheduled for January 14, 2016 in Orlando at <br />the Caribe Royale at 10 a.m. and concludes at approximately 4:00 p.m. This workshop <br />is extremely helpful to all canvassing board members, but is not mandatory. If you will <br />be serving as a Canvassing Board Member or an altemate, and are interested in <br />attending the Canvassing Board Workshop, please contact the Elections Office by <br />December 1, 2015. <br />4375,43"i Ai'enue.i.,\Tero Beach, FL 32967 1 Office: (772) 226-3440 1 Fax: (772) 770-5367 www : voteindianriver:coin <br />01 <br />