Seward: Canvass Board 2026 Muni Election
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In register, and that is the register there, the ADO register. And we have 54 of those.
And those 54 are right here. These are in order of the names in the register.
We have absentee by mail ballots in register.
And that is the by mail binder there with the, uh, the by mail ballot application on the front. And this is our logbook of by mail ballots that were sent out, and this column is the ballots that were received. We received 8, and those 8 are right here, and they were all received prior to Election Day. Or on Election Day, so there's no issues with the postmarks.
Next category are the special needs ballots in the register. Those are in the pink envelopes. There are 3 total. One from ADO and one from election— or 2 from Election Day.
I guess those are the coupons. And then last but not least, in the yellow envelopes are the question ballots from Election Day, and these were folks who were not on the precinct register for a variety of reasons. And that register is in the City of Seward Voter Register binder.
Hello. Question ballot register.
And I did update the precinct register. I cross-referenced it with everyone who voted absentee, in person. Special needs and by mail.
And everyone was on the register except for 3 people in the ABO register. If you wanted to take that out. I made a little highlight.
Number 8. And then on the very last page. Page 52 and 53. So those are still in the stack, and they are addressed to the one-page printout from Division of Elections, uh, in the middle of the page, the 3 Fs, the team. Name's not on the register, the reason of why you're not on the register.
And then, number 3 in this section is we do have a phone available to call Division of Elections if there's any questions. So, there's a landline there, as well as our company phone. And I will hand it over to the chair. Start step 3. This one again, the information that states inactive purge status, that's not like these, right?
That is, that's an explanation of what that means. Oh. Which is what they applied to these 2. And not these 3? Correct.
These 3 were after deadline, outside the city limits, outside city limits. Okay.
All right. So we are to determine if these votes should be counted. In addition to a voter not being registered in the City of Seward, there are a variety of other reasons why a ballot cannot be counted in this election. And we'll refer to the count/no count guidelines on page 6. So, should we start with the smallest pile.
We're gonna decide if they're eligible and then we'll remove them from the envelopes. Okay, so what is that? The special needs.
We need to see they are registered, we know that. If there's a voter signature. A voter identifier, and a representative signature.
So, let's check those three.
Voter signature. Voter identifier.
And representative signature. Okay, that one's good.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
And voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature, the representative signature. Those can be put in the count by 1.
So the next smallest one is the absentee by mail.
And we know they have been postmarked on time, so we're going to check for our voter signature.
Voter identifier.
And witness signature.
Voter signature.
Voter identifier and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier—. Identifier, and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature. So we can put those in the front file.
Now the question, same thing.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and with—.
And witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
Voter signature, Voter identifier and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, witness signature. Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
Voter signature, Voter identifier and witness signature.
Voter signature, voter identifier, and witness signature.
Which one's that one? This is very, uh, English. That's the last one.
So that says registered outside city limits. It's a Perry? Where is that one? I didn't see it. Oh, there, I see it.
Okay. But that one's okay. It's these 3, right? These are questions we have to decide. So the 2 that are highlighted are the 2 that I expect to be counted and the rest I would expect to go in the no count pile.
Oh. I see. Because by the state standard, if you're inactive, purged, you're still eligible, you're just— you've been removed from the registry. So these are the only two that stay?
Okay, let's look at the names again.
This is Perry, and she's registered at Pleasanton. Can I use a pen?
What's that name again? Perry. Okay. Put that in the no-count pile.
Burns, no-count pile. After the name. Mm-hmm. Should I write on these now?
Say why they were— registered outside swing events, not on precinct register, right?
Am I supposed to sign this?
I don't see a place to sign it.
Should I just put outside to be honest?
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We're going to watch for Loretta Morgan, Andrew Smith, Kara Walsh— Walshling. Okay. Voter signature.
Voter identifier. Witness signature. Voter signature. Vote—. Signature; voter identifier; witness signature.
Voter identifier or voter signature? Voter Identifier Witness Signature. Vote signature: Voter Identifier Witness Signature!
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Voter signature— voter identifiers witnesses' signaturs! Voter's Signature: Vote or Identifier Witness Signatures?
Voter signature, voter identifier, witness signature. Oh, this is for, uh, Alvin. In red? Okay.
I've already written name not on register. Do I still sign something?
Yeah, go ahead. Put my—. I'll put the date.
Voter's signature— voter identifier witness signatures?
Signatures: vote or signatuer voting for Senator John McCain!
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That was my dad saying it when he came home from war! Ha ha haaa. So now we can do our part too by registering people on time so they're able to cast their ballot properly at 6 o'clock tonight after work hours because of all these ballots have been mailed out ahead of schedule prior to Election Day morning which makes sense if everybody has an early day off tomorrow before school starts again during summer vacation today but not next week Wednesday through Friday night until Saturday afternoon though then everyone will be back working full-time every single minute of each hour Monday-Friday except Sunday-Sunday evening anyway). Voter signature/identifier/witnesses. The other Voter way around also works well like what she said earlier about her mom signing identifier—witness first versus hers being signed last.).
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Male will be counted. 51 Absentee in person.
2 Question and 3 special needs.
It's not listed on the steps here, but for peace of mind, you're welcome to count the envelopes to just make sure that you have what we think you have. 51 In the A, 2 in the B.
So now I believe we take him out of the envelope. Is that correct?
I'll take the pens and remove them from the canvas or table.
Your count pile is everything. This is the count pile.
And I believe when you take them out of the envelopes, be sure that they have a sleeve, the privacy sleeve. Do we have extra in case they don't?
It says to put one in there, but I don't know.
Extract the ballot from within the envelope, keeping the ballot inside the secrecy sleeve. Stack the ballots into piles and stack the envelopes into a separate pile.
Extra secret systems.
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Oh, these are the— Okay, and now we need to put these in stacks of 5. I'll clear the table first. I'll put all the envelopes in the paper box and I'll put all your trash and stuff in the other box.
Yes, so we want a stack of 25. 25, 25. Oh, so 36. Oh, they had 4. So this is 10.
So it should be, yeah, it should be 64 ballots. So 25, 25, 14, right? Sorry, how many is this? 25. Okay.
Let me just count this again.
4 Times 4. Okay, there should be 64. And there are. That sounds good. Okay.
So are we ready to tally?
Yes, ma'am. And we understand that we're going to tally We have to do a tally before. Tamar's gonna call them and you and I will each tally. Okay.
Okay, are we ready?
From the Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Um, do we store the ballot separate from the COVID things? I mean, stack them separate? Yeah, you can remove them from the secrecy sleeve and make a stack of each. Make a stack of each, and I'm going to use the secrecy sleeves. Yep.
Okay. And just to know, if you happen to get a write-in candidate, you don't have to read out what the What they wrote in, just say write-in.
Okay. Should I have a pile of those, separate pile of write-ins? No, it's okay. There were no write-in candidates, so you can make saves for a write-in. Doesn't matter.
We had some goofy answers in the past, and there's no need to embarrass yourself trying to read anything. Okay.
Matthew Cope.
Rhonda Hubbard.
Rhonda Hubbard. Victor Maddox.
Matthew Pope, Julie Kreitz.
Robert Barnwell, Anna Ryden.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox, Matthew Cope, Rhonda Hubbard, Tally. Could you get Tally?
We need to get 5 This is what I do. As I said, I need you to refresh her.
Right. You just need to say tally is all. Okay. When you get there. Okay, when I get to— When you get to 5, just say tally.
Oh, okay, when one person has 5. Yeah. Okay, thank you. Yeah, and then you go to the next. Okay.
You turn it over. Okay, thanks, Jeanine.
Rhonda Hubbard, Julie Kreitz.
Matthew Koch, Robert Barnwell.
Robert Barnwell, Julie Kreitz.
Rhonda Hubbard, Robert Barnwell.
Ryden and another Ryden.
Rhonda Hubbard, Robert Barnwell.
9. I have only 4 in that column. You count the 5 from over.
You fill the 5 and then you Go to the next box. I'm not sure what you did, Lynn. Those should have come together. You only move to the next box once you get a tally. Or the only one.
Okay. Um, it's been a long time. That's okay. Let's, let's redo it. Let's start again because we aren't that far.
Let's start again. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Sorry.
That's okay.
We're just going to reread it. We're starting over. So yeah, you fill the 5 and then you go to the next. And make the whole column. The whole column.
Only when that's filled.
No, okay, see, like these, as soon as it gets 5, then you move. Okay, okay, okay, that makes sense. Rhonda Hubbard, Robert Barwell, Ryden Ryding.
Rhonda Hubbard, Robert Barnwell.
Robert Barnwell, Julie Kreitz. Matthew Koch, Robert Barnwell.
Rhonda Hubbard, Julie Kreitz.
Matthew Coke. Rhonda Hubbard.
Rhonda Hubbard. Tally. Tally. Victor Maddox.
Robert Barnwell. Tally. Tally. Right in.
Matthew Cope. Julie Kreitz.
Rhonda Hubbard.
Victor Maddox.
Matthew Cope. Rhonda Hubbard.
Rhonda Hubbard. Victor Maddox.
Rhonda Hubbard. Robert Barlow.
Rhonda Hubbard. Um, um. Victor Maddox.
Wanda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Robert Barnwell, Victor Maddox.
Rhonda Hubbard, Julie Kreitz.
Matthew Ko, Robert Barnwell.
Matthew Matthew Cope. Robert Barlow.
Matthew Cope. Robert Barlow.
Robert Barlow. Victor Maddox.
Robert Barnwell, Julie Kreitz. Tam, tam.
Robert Barnwell, Julie Kreitz.
Matthew Cope. Robert Barnwell. That's 25. Yes. Now we switch colors.
Matthew Cope. Robert Barlow.
Sally.
I have a question. These are just X'd out, not filled in. Does that count? You could do this. It's clear who it is, but I would say that was their intent.
Yeah, just to fill in the oval. Okay. Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Matthew Cope, Robert Barnwell.
Matthew Cope, Robert Barnwell.
Robert Barnwell, Julie Kreitz.
Robert Barnwell, Julie Kreitz.
Robert Barnwell, Tam, Tam, like—.
Matthew Cope, Robert Barnwell.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Rhonda Hubbard. Kanali. Julie Kreitz.
Matthew Cope. Robert Barnwell.
Matthew Cope. Robert Barnwell.
Matthew Coke, tally. Robert Barnwell.
Robert Barnwell, tally.
Rhonda Hubbard, Julie Kreitz, tally.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox, tally.
Robert Barnwell, Victor Maddox.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Robert Barnwell, Victor Maddox.
Rhonda Hubbard, Julie Kreitz.
Matthew Pope, Robert Barnwell.
Matthew Cope, Rhonda Hubbard. Matthew Cope, Rhonda Hubbard.
Matthew Coke, Robert Barnwell.
Rhonda Hubbard, Julie Kreitz.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Matthew Koch, Talley. Julie Kreitz.
Victor Maddox, Julie Talley.
Julie Kreitz.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Rhonda Hubbard, Robert Barlow.
Rhonda Hubbard, Robert Barlow.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Matthew Cope, Robert Barlow.
Matthew Cope, Robert Barlow.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
Rhonda Hubbard, tally. Julie Kreitz, tally.
Matthew Cope, Julie Kreitz.
Rhonda Hubbard, Victor Maddox.
For cope, 23. Did you get 23? Yes. So that is 11. I think so, yeah.
Hubbard, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 31. Yes. Barnwell, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 33.
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 33. Okay, that's interesting.
For me it's 33. I was going to— it's 35 in Italian. Sorry, I was just going down. 33. Okay.
Maddox? 5, 10, 15, 20? Yes. And Kreitz, 5, 10, 15, 16? Yes.
Okay. And 3 write-ins. And 3 write-ins.
23, 31, 33, 20, 16, And 3. Is that right? Yes. Okay. And now we sign these?
That's what I got too, for what it's worth. That's good. That's always something. Thanks, Chris. Do you want us to sign next?
Yeah, go ahead and sign your name. I guess you're going to sign your name on all three. You're welcome to initial which one is yours if you want.
Oh, this one? Oh yes, on which piece of paper? Oh. If we did it, we have it. Right, oh, that's perfect.
Okay. Okay, and then, Jennifer, were you doing your final results? Or doing just this one? Sure, that'd be great, I had— because I didn't have a pen. Oh, okay.
This is as far as I got. Okay, I'm stepping. I have some tea in the front. Thank you. 51.
Oh yeah, thank you. Yes, perfect. I have some tea right now. 81. Question 2.
Question 3. And then that means how many were rejected for each? Yeah, 3. Here, male, zero. Questioned, zero.
Seven, especially zero, two-digit.
Now this page you can 23, 170. Rhonda got 31, yeah, so 166. Barnwell got 33, 2—. 23, 220.
20 For 120. I just hope she's not going fast. Clyde's got 16 for 80. And why didn't 3—.
Okay, so that takes us down to the adjacent class, which was 10. Mhm. 34.
3. 3. 3 And the 8.
8. 5, 5, 6.
Okay.
Next page is another signature page.
Signature.