WEBVTT 00:00:00.194 --> 00:00:11.869 - All right, the April 23rd, 2026 election board meeting is called to order. We will start with the clerk's 00:00:11.869 --> 00:00:23.214 - update on early voting and Senate Bill 10. Good afternoon. On the absentee ballot statistics, I wanted 00:00:23.214 --> 00:00:29.822 - to make the board aware that 1,129 ballots were mailed out. 00:00:30.850 --> 00:00:43.399 - have had 332 of those ballots returned, which means that we are still awaiting 797 ballots. With respect 00:00:43.399 --> 00:00:55.709 - to emailed ballots, we have emailed 64. We have received back 15. And so we are waiting for 49 emailed 00:00:55.709 --> 00:00:59.294 - ballots to be returned to us. 00:01:00.834 --> 00:01:08.714 - With respect to Senate Bill 10, I was at an election conference last week and I got a call from one 00:01:08.714 --> 00:01:17.146 - of the clerks because I live in Bloomington and she was the one who broke news to me about the injunction. 00:01:17.146 --> 00:01:25.498 - As far as I am aware in Monroe County, one person voted in that window using their student identification 00:01:25.498 --> 00:01:28.414 - and then just the other day I called 00:01:28.610 --> 00:01:36.824 - the Secretary of State's office to ask for some guidance on what we would do for any students who voted 00:01:36.824 --> 00:01:44.959 - using their ID in that window. And he said, well, we just got the stay, meaning we are not able to use 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:53.252 - IDs at this time. But a very wise person at the election conference said, this can change back and forth 00:01:53.252 --> 00:01:57.438 - between now, literally between now and election day. 00:01:57.826 --> 00:02:05.806 - at, on this very day, at this very moment, we cannot accept student IDs to vote. And so we're just doing 00:02:05.806 --> 00:02:13.558 - the best we can in terms of training packets and poll worker training to make sure that they have the 00:02:13.558 --> 00:02:21.386 - most up-to-date information from whatever the judge's ruling is. And we will just move forward in that 00:02:21.386 --> 00:02:24.958 - manner until election day. I do have a statute 00:02:26.242 --> 00:02:33.349 - to decide about if the student's ballot is going to count. I have no reason to believe that it won't, 00:02:33.349 --> 00:02:40.317 - but I also have the Indiana code to support our being able to count it. We have that discussion. It 00:02:40.317 --> 00:02:47.425 - strikes me that it was legal at the time that ballot was cashed in our Itcher account. That's exactly 00:02:47.425 --> 00:02:53.278 - right. So since you said that, that's exactly how I felt. You can't punish somebody 00:02:53.570 --> 00:03:01.885 - for something that wasn't a crime when they did it. But specifically, the IED referred me to Indiana 00:03:01.885 --> 00:03:10.118 - Code 3-5-4, I'm sorry, let me do it again, 3-5-4.5-2, which is a person may not challenge the right 00:03:10.118 --> 00:03:18.598 - of an individual to vote at an election in the precinct solely based on the basis of that individual's 00:03:18.598 --> 00:03:19.998 - enrollment at an 00:03:20.322 --> 00:03:27.231 - in an educational institution or registration to vote at an address that is housing provided for the 00:03:27.231 --> 00:03:34.345 - student by the educational institution. At the time that the ballot was submitted, the law was, it was, 00:03:34.345 --> 00:03:41.254 - it was, I would, let somebody file another suit, oh please, about that, I would see no reason not to 00:03:41.254 --> 00:03:48.163 - count that. But we also, we don't record what kind of ID people provide as proof, and so there would 00:03:48.163 --> 00:03:50.078 - be, I think, written there, 00:03:51.458 --> 00:04:00.051 - that we would have to bear. That correct. I'm just saying one person used their student ID and I'm prepared 00:04:00.051 --> 00:04:08.643 - to count that person's ballot. That's all I'm saying. And this is akin to Indiana weather. Wait 10 minutes. 00:04:08.643 --> 00:04:16.997 - That's exactly what they said at the election conference last week. Okay. And we do need an early voting 00:04:16.997 --> 00:04:18.270 - turnout update. 00:04:20.290 --> 00:04:31.478 - voting turnout update we are currently at 2,095 as of 1 20 p.m. today at the end of day yesterday we 00:04:31.478 --> 00:04:42.666 - were at 1,980 I noticed that we were we got 200 yesterday so those number yesterday's number was 209 00:04:42.666 --> 00:04:46.654 - so we're picking up and people were 00:04:47.266 --> 00:04:53.804 - coming out and today that we can do a little plug right now today is gorgeous out there. The walk was 00:04:53.804 --> 00:05:00.598 - over here was amazing. And so we're open until six o'clock. Come out and take advantage of this beautiful 00:05:00.598 --> 00:05:06.302 - weather and vote early. And then this Saturday is the first Saturday of early voting. So 00:05:06.594 --> 00:05:12.937 - actually, Richard Crider called me on the way over here. We were talking about the parking lot. So that 00:05:12.937 --> 00:05:19.281 - parking lot is normally used for many farmers market goers. So me and Richard are both working together 00:05:19.281 --> 00:05:25.441 - to find a solution to make sure that that's not happening too much in that lot so that there's still 00:05:25.441 --> 00:05:31.541 - plenty of space for voters to park. And just for the record again, what are the hours Saturday? Are 00:05:31.541 --> 00:05:36.542 - they the same? Nine to four. Are the meters enforced on farmers market Saturdays? 00:05:37.378 --> 00:05:49.429 - I believe so. Yeah. Where I park on Farmers Market Day. Okay. Mr. Kreider is working on things. He's 00:05:49.429 --> 00:05:58.974 - not coming. Kylie, do you have an overview of the letter that was sent, please? 00:05:59.266 --> 00:06:04.857 - I have the letter that was sent from Richard Crider to the election board. It says, dear members of 00:06:04.857 --> 00:06:10.449 - the election board, thank you for including me on your agenda for a building update. I respectfully 00:06:10.449 --> 00:06:16.208 - decline to attend this meeting, but I am happy to provide a brief update on current items in progress. 00:06:16.208 --> 00:06:22.135 - Currently, we have not yet placed the order for voter registration furniture, but I anticipate completing 00:06:22.135 --> 00:06:22.750 - that soon. 00:06:22.914 --> 00:06:31.065 - I am also in the process of obtaining a quote to replace the remaining used chairs in the early voting 00:06:31.065 --> 00:06:39.137 - area, and he attached an image of that. And then the pedestal and activation switches for the door to 00:06:39.137 --> 00:06:47.129 - enter from the lobby space into voter registration. That has been looked at, and they are working on 00:06:47.129 --> 00:06:48.158 - getting that 00:06:48.450 --> 00:07:17.470 - So that's the important part. Okay. And then the microwave and refrigerator will be being delivered soon. 00:07:18.722 --> 00:07:25.604 - We can circle back, Mr. Chair, for the voting on Saturday. Nobody wants to get a ticket. Those little 00:07:25.604 --> 00:07:32.554 - bright orange envelopes are no fun. But I just want to remind anybody that is able to take a few steps 00:07:32.554 --> 00:07:39.368 - that the parking garage is only $0.50 an hour for the garage that's behind the hotel. That'll be the 00:07:39.368 --> 00:07:46.318 - trades district garage that is directly behind the showers building. Oh, I'm sorry. You're fine. I was 00:07:46.318 --> 00:07:47.870 - thinking about the one 00:07:48.226 --> 00:07:55.383 - the one behind the Hilton. So the one behind trades, the trades district garage that is directly behind 00:07:55.383 --> 00:08:02.471 - the showers building is 50 cents an hour. So if the lot were full, that would be a cheaper option than 00:08:02.471 --> 00:08:09.422 - parking at a meter. Right. Well, yes. Yeah. 50 cents an hour. Yes. But it doesn't take long to vote. 00:08:09.422 --> 00:08:16.372 - I was able to do it in less than 10 minutes. So you might even be able to get away with just putting 00:08:16.372 --> 00:08:17.886 - a couple quarters in. 00:08:22.306 --> 00:08:29.430 - Something about having to pay to park just doesn't sit right with me. I am merely trying to save. Oh, 00:08:29.430 --> 00:08:36.484 - I understand. I understand. Because a ticket is $30. Something about that. I wish there was a way to 00:08:36.484 --> 00:08:43.818 - get around that. I might know personally that a ticket is $30. But yes, a friend told you that. A friend 00:08:43.818 --> 00:08:50.942 - did tell me that. OK. Miss Molly, we have some resolutions that you've sent out to us that we need to 00:08:50.942 --> 00:08:51.710 - deal with. 00:08:55.810 --> 00:09:12.125 - So I believe the first one on the agenda is appointment of the Election Day workers. Okay. So since 00:09:12.125 --> 00:09:20.446 - this resolution appoints the Election Day workers, 00:09:20.674 --> 00:09:28.963 - I do need to fill in the days that we got the list, and I believe Ms. Farris is indicating that was 00:09:28.963 --> 00:09:37.418 - this morning. So would you like me to read the resolution? I read it when I got the email today. I've 00:09:37.418 --> 00:09:45.708 - seen what it says. Have you ma'am had a chance to see it? Unless we have to. You don't, but I don't 00:09:45.708 --> 00:09:49.438 - think the public has seen it, but that's OK. 00:09:49.538 --> 00:09:58.709 - It's the same resolution that was passed in past years. It indicates that the county chairman will make 00:09:58.709 --> 00:10:07.968 - nominations. The Democratic chairman person makes nominations for inspector and all the other positions. 00:10:07.968 --> 00:10:16.787 - Republican will make nominations for all positions but inspector. We will attach their list. I will 00:10:16.787 --> 00:10:18.462 - fill in the dates. 00:10:18.626 --> 00:10:25.427 - The now therefore be it resolved clause indicates that pursuant to Indiana code 36611, the individuals 00:10:25.427 --> 00:10:32.031 - listed in exhibit A and B, which will be the attached list, are duly appointed as precinct election 00:10:32.031 --> 00:10:38.040 - officers for the primary election occurring in May of 2026, contingent on their acceptance 00:10:38.040 --> 00:10:42.398 - of the administered oath. Okay, and we've got that list of names. 00:10:47.586 --> 00:10:55.232 - I'm going to let you give me the legal procedure to follow. Do we just make a motion to accept these? 00:10:55.232 --> 00:11:03.102 - Correct. So if the election board is OK with the resolution, there should be a motion. I would recommend 00:11:03.102 --> 00:11:10.898 - a motion to accept with a second and then a voice vote. I will move that we adopt these. I will second. 00:11:10.898 --> 00:11:16.670 - I have a question about this. It looks like there's still lots to be filled. 00:11:17.122 --> 00:11:27.954 - So do we need to back to have those officially added or what? So when I spoke with Matt Kochibar after 00:11:27.954 --> 00:11:37.630 - our last meeting and asked if we could do a blanket where we accept anybody now, one of the 00:11:38.018 --> 00:11:44.683 - options that he gave was that the board could decide to allow the clerk to fill those so that we don't 00:11:44.683 --> 00:11:51.283 - need to keep meeting and approving those. And so I will happily step up and as we get employed, as we 00:11:51.283 --> 00:11:58.077 - get poll workers for election day, I'm happy to go ahead and have those slots filled without our needing 00:11:58.077 --> 00:12:04.030 - to come back. As long as they're trained. They will be trained. They will be trained, yeah. 00:12:04.578 --> 00:12:10.351 - I will also state that in the past on election day, we have done a final approval of the full list since 00:12:10.351 --> 00:12:16.125 - up to the morning of election day. We're still making replacements and pulling people and putting people 00:12:16.125 --> 00:12:21.623 - in. So, and that's generally the people who are calling and saying that they're unable to work that 00:12:21.623 --> 00:12:27.287 - day. I know 2024 we did do that on election day for the general. And I think the primary we did it the 00:12:27.287 --> 00:12:33.005 - night before the election, which are both times that we already have publicly noticed that the election 00:12:33.005 --> 00:12:34.270 - board will be meeting. 00:12:39.298 --> 00:12:47.352 - Again, as I mentioned earlier, I've trained referees. I didn't need to hire, but when I needed them, 00:12:47.352 --> 00:12:55.406 - I really was glad they were trained. So if we have things happen and she needs to put people in, I'd 00:12:55.406 --> 00:13:03.220 - trust you to put people in. So there's no reason that I can see not to. Just let you put them in. 00:13:03.220 --> 00:13:05.214 - Thank you. So how do we? 00:13:05.794 --> 00:13:13.013 - So that would be a resolution basically that the election board under Indiana Code 36519 is delegating 00:13:13.013 --> 00:13:20.021 - that authority to the clerk. So I would need a few minutes to, I think I can incorporate it in this 00:13:20.021 --> 00:13:27.100 - resolution, but I would need a few minutes to amend it accordingly. Okay, why don't you do that real 00:13:27.100 --> 00:13:30.814 - quickly? And let's see. We can take the votes on it. 00:13:33.346 --> 00:13:41.232 - Can we go ahead and vote on that with the changes that you are making since we trust you to make the 00:13:41.232 --> 00:13:49.118 - changes we just set up? Yes, but I think the motion would be a motion to approve the resolution with 00:13:49.118 --> 00:13:57.004 - the requested amendments. I will withdraw my motion and I will make a new motion that we accept this 00:13:57.004 --> 00:14:02.782 - list with the adjustments being made, the adjustments we've talked about. 00:14:03.778 --> 00:14:12.029 - Those adjustments are the delegation of power for the clerk to appoint vacancies after today's appointment. 00:14:12.029 --> 00:14:19.745 - Yes. Second. Those in favor, aye. Aye. Opposed? OK, so Molly, does that help you with what you need? 00:14:19.745 --> 00:14:27.691 - It does. OK, now we also have one about who is your hall pass workers, which I thought was really cool. 00:14:27.691 --> 00:14:33.726 - The training I went through out of high school kids there. So this resolution. 00:14:34.306 --> 00:14:41.314 - We've passed it in the prior elections as well. It allows students who are 16 years of age but not 18 00:14:41.314 --> 00:14:48.322 - to have the opportunity to serve as an election officer. Pursuant to the code, there are a few things 00:14:48.322 --> 00:14:55.261 - that they have to meet, and that is listed in the statute. So at least 16 but not 18. The student is 00:14:55.261 --> 00:15:02.750 - a citizen. The student is a resident of Monroe County. The individual has a cumulative GPA of equivalent not 00:15:03.106 --> 00:15:09.705 - less than three on a four-point scale. Do they either have permission from their principal, attend a 00:15:09.705 --> 00:15:16.435 - school that is closed on that day, or have homeschooled the permission of whoever's in charge of their 00:15:16.435 --> 00:15:22.968 - education. They have parental or guardian permission. They've satisfied the training requirement of 00:15:22.968 --> 00:15:28.914 - the election board, and otherwise is not, by statute, ineligible to serve. We'll note that 00:15:28.914 --> 00:15:31.070 - in this resolution, I drafted it 00:15:31.330 --> 00:15:39.723 - exactly as it was in past elections. That's not what I was thinking of, but that works. And it allows 00:15:39.723 --> 00:15:48.034 - the students to serve in the capacity of a clerk. The statute does say that the election board is to 00:15:48.034 --> 00:15:56.510 - designate what capacity the students are to serve in. And it allows the board to say that the students 00:15:56.510 --> 00:16:01.118 - can serve as any election officer except for inspector. 00:16:01.634 --> 00:16:07.810 - provide assistance to an any election officer or provide assistance in the preparation of absentee ballots. 00:16:07.810 --> 00:16:13.872 - I didn't put the provide assistance language in there because they haven't done that in the past. They've 00:16:13.872 --> 00:16:19.591 - only served in the capacity of the clerk. However, I did want to make the election board aware that 00:16:19.591 --> 00:16:25.482 - those are options in case it's this board's purview to expand how the students are serving. Mr. Chair, 00:16:25.482 --> 00:16:30.686 - I would request that the students be allowed to serve in any capacity except for the judge 00:16:30.850 --> 00:16:39.465 - You never know what is going to happen on election day where we might need to ask someone to step into 00:16:39.465 --> 00:16:48.081 - another role. And so that would be my preference. What did I say? I was thinking inspector slash judge 00:16:48.081 --> 00:16:56.696 - because of the classes. But yes, in the role of, in any role except inspector, please excuse me. I was 00:16:56.696 --> 00:16:59.038 - having that thought myself. 00:16:59.266 --> 00:17:06.752 - I too have seen some trainings with the young people in them, and they seem very eager to serve on Election 00:17:06.752 --> 00:17:14.237 - Day. I had a sweet young lady who was too shy to ask a question. I give everyone a chance to ask questions. 00:17:14.237 --> 00:17:21.168 - She was a very sweet young lady who was too shy to ask in front of everybody, but she saw me in the 00:17:21.168 --> 00:17:28.446 - hallway and asked the question that she wanted to ask, and she looks forward to working on Election Day. 00:17:28.610 --> 00:17:36.602 - incredible young people stepping up to serve. I want them to be excited about this, happy to pray for 00:17:36.602 --> 00:17:44.437 - their prom shoes. That would be my preference, Mr. Chair. I have no problem. Do we need to do that? 00:17:44.437 --> 00:17:51.646 - Do you need a form of a motion? Sure. I will make a motion that with respect to the Hoosier 00:17:51.906 --> 00:17:59.823 - that students be allowed to serve in any open position except for the inspector. I'll second that. Question. 00:17:59.823 --> 00:18:07.087 - I do have a question and this is because of something that somebody and I really don't remember who 00:18:07.087 --> 00:18:14.423 - it was at the training that I went to for the inspectors and judges. Somebody there said that the 16 00:18:14.423 --> 00:18:20.670 - and 17 year olds can serve as either a Democrat or Republican because they don't have 00:18:21.058 --> 00:18:27.632 - voting history, but yet they are nominated by either the Democratic or the Republican Party. So why 00:18:27.632 --> 00:18:34.273 - aren't they identified as such? They're not nominated by one or the other party. They are brought in 00:18:34.273 --> 00:18:40.847 - as a group by both of the recruiters. So when they go to the schools, both recruiters are there and 00:18:40.847 --> 00:18:47.158 - they just go on a separate list. They're not put on a Democratic list or Republican list. Okay. 00:18:47.158 --> 00:18:49.854 - All right. This says the county chairman 00:18:51.490 --> 00:19:00.517 - So I thought that was a single party. I haven't seen the resolutions. So the other day when I was there 00:19:00.517 --> 00:19:09.285 - and some of the students got tied up leaving class and coming and missed 15 minutes. Can you repeat? 00:19:09.285 --> 00:19:18.225 - I didn't hear the last part. When I was there the other day for the training, there were some students 00:19:18.225 --> 00:19:19.614 - that got stuck. 00:19:19.842 --> 00:19:26.015 - getting out of Edgewood, and they missed 10 to 15 minutes. How do we get them caught up? So generally, 00:19:26.015 --> 00:19:32.187 - it's we have them stay after the class to catch them up on that. And then we change the time that they 00:19:32.187 --> 00:19:38.240 - are leaving from the training on that slip that we had presented the students. And I wasn't panicked 00:19:38.240 --> 00:19:42.974 - about it. I figured the difference, they could handle that that morning. Yeah. 00:19:43.426 --> 00:19:48.592 - I mean, there are times that that does happen in the morning of and the inspector will, if they know 00:19:48.592 --> 00:19:53.912 - that that individual was not able to be there for the full training, then the inspector will go through 00:19:53.912 --> 00:19:59.129 - it with them to make sure that they are up to date on it. But the part of that training that they had 00:19:59.129 --> 00:20:04.245 - missed was what time they needed to be at the location of their polling location and a couple other 00:20:04.245 --> 00:20:07.774 - of the details that are important but is in their training material. 00:20:12.610 --> 00:20:18.776 - And students can be up that early in the morning. I'm sorry, go ahead. And I think I did make a quick 00:20:18.776 --> 00:20:25.063 - change to Ms. Givens' point, because it did say nominations are from the county chairman. So I changed, 00:20:25.063 --> 00:20:31.471 - with the board's approval, the fourth whereas clause to read, whereas nominations of student poll workers 00:20:31.471 --> 00:20:37.818 - were received from election worker recruiters on, and then I will fill in the date, and said nominations 00:20:37.818 --> 00:20:41.022 - are attached as exhibit A, and I will attach a list. 00:20:41.730 --> 00:20:52.745 - which is incorporated herein and made part of this resolution. So there's no Exhibit B on that one? 00:20:52.745 --> 00:21:03.431 - I'm being provided one list, so it will be one list. So I took out the Exhibit B language. Okay. 00:21:03.431 --> 00:21:11.582 - My motion, you second. I haven't voted yet, have we? Those in favor, aye. 00:21:11.842 --> 00:21:19.921 - Okay, so now we have our I Just think it's great to get those to get the kids involved We need to at 00:21:19.921 --> 00:21:28.160 - the county fair at the respective party booths Work harder on that. We talked. I remember we we talked 00:21:28.160 --> 00:21:36.639 - about it last year. We didn't push it that much Because they get normal pay, right? Yeah, they get normal 00:21:36.639 --> 00:21:40.478 - pay as any of other worker does and so actually 00:21:40.898 --> 00:21:46.954 - On the student poll workers, whenever I was in the SEATS program and I had to do a capstone project, 00:21:46.954 --> 00:21:53.069 - mine was called Civic Student Network, and it's specifically directed towards high school students to 00:21:53.069 --> 00:21:59.125 - get them more involved, and this is one of the main things that I really push in that program that I 00:21:59.125 --> 00:22:05.301 - created with the schools and helping them get educated on how elections work, but also giving them the 00:22:05.301 --> 00:22:09.438 - opportunity to be hands-on in the civic roles, and just to have that 00:22:09.986 --> 00:22:23.710 - live experience of what Election Day looks like. 00:22:24.226 --> 00:22:29.291 - They were waking up. We were there pretty early in the morning. They were waking up, but the class went 00:22:29.291 --> 00:22:34.161 - really well. I ended up being at the state house for a legislative matter, and a young man came out 00:22:34.161 --> 00:22:39.129 - of a line. There was clearly a line of students going to this particular part of the state house, and 00:22:39.129 --> 00:22:44.096 - he came out and walked toward me, and I thought, I don't know this young person. He must be mistaking 00:22:44.096 --> 00:22:48.382 - me, but he had been at North, and he came and he worked for us on election day. I said, 00:22:48.578 --> 00:22:54.827 - Did you get your check yet? And he said he did. And he thanked us for the opportunity to work. So even 00:22:54.827 --> 00:23:01.138 - though they weren't quite awake when we were there, Election Day working was really meaningful to them. 00:23:01.138 --> 00:23:07.266 - And I really do believe that if we get them involved at this time, we'll have voters for life. Yeah. 00:23:07.266 --> 00:23:09.086 - The students really enjoy it. 00:23:09.186 --> 00:23:14.922 - when we've gone and I haven't really been able to do a lot this year with going to the high schools 00:23:14.922 --> 00:23:20.945 - like I have in the past just because of all the changes, the new location, trying to make sure everybody 00:23:20.945 --> 00:23:26.739 - is comfortable and making sure that we have coverage everywhere. But they always have said that they 00:23:26.739 --> 00:23:32.647 - really enjoy us coming and they would love to see us come more often. So I think that's something that 00:23:32.647 --> 00:23:36.318 - I'm gonna start looking at with the local high schools. Oh, and 00:23:36.514 --> 00:23:44.867 - We did go from the primary of 2024 of only having, I think it was 30 high school students that signed 00:23:44.867 --> 00:23:53.547 - up to work to 180 in the general of 2024. And this year, currently, we are looking at 94 for the primary. 00:23:53.547 --> 00:24:01.735 - That's the way to go. I don't know about timing. I would be more than willing to go, depending upon 00:24:01.735 --> 00:24:02.718 - scheduling, 00:24:02.882 --> 00:24:10.854 - We can't go at the same time, I know that. But we'd be happy to go with you. I would appreciate that. 00:24:10.854 --> 00:24:19.294 - And you do the students, yeah? Yeah. Yeah. OK. Is there any public comment? Oh, I'm sorry. Go ahead, ma'am. 00:24:20.098 --> 00:24:26.633 - I did want to provide the election board or update on two other resolutions that are not before this 00:24:26.633 --> 00:24:33.362 - board But that will be before the commissioners and the council the resolution before the council occur 00:24:33.362 --> 00:24:40.414 - on the 28th and before the commissioners on the 30th at this month and what these resolutions do is codify a 00:24:40.898 --> 00:24:48.611 - in our respective code sections, the ability to provide the absentee workers who work on election days, 00:24:48.611 --> 00:24:56.175 - such as travel board and leads, the same annual allowance that the precinct election workers get. Our 00:24:56.175 --> 00:25:04.036 - code only referred to the precinct election workers, so I just wanted to make the code match the practice 00:25:04.036 --> 00:25:09.598 - that was occurring. Sounds like something we ought to do. Okay, thank you. 00:25:10.306 --> 00:25:18.164 - Again, I don't see any comments. Anything from the board? I have some things from the board or from 00:25:18.164 --> 00:25:26.101 - myself. I've attended all three types of training, the early voting for the clerks, the election day 00:25:26.101 --> 00:25:34.116 - clerk, and one for the judges and inspectors. I was under the impression that the inspectors at least 00:25:34.116 --> 00:25:39.774 - were going to receive some kind of DS training, and that did not occur. 00:25:39.970 --> 00:25:47.837 - And so maybe I just misunderstood, but I know I had been asking about it. And there was nothing in the 00:25:47.837 --> 00:25:55.475 - packets, and nothing was said about it whatsoever. So Kylie and I did meet with the sheriff, and we 00:25:55.475 --> 00:26:03.495 - had asked him if he would be able to help us with some de-escalation training. I think it's just between 00:26:03.495 --> 00:26:09.758 - as busy as the sheriff's office is and as busy as we are that that did not happen 00:26:09.858 --> 00:26:18.164 - in the way that we would hope, there's also a concern that it would add to the amount of time that we 00:26:18.164 --> 00:26:26.715 - have those training and the money to pay them for that additional time. So it is not something I'm happy 00:26:26.715 --> 00:26:35.102 - to continue trying to work on that as we approach the general, but it is not something that worked out 00:26:35.102 --> 00:26:35.998 - primarily. 00:26:41.090 --> 00:26:48.915 - Also, you know, I've at least raised the issue multiple times about emergency situations. I'd like to 00:26:48.915 --> 00:26:56.663 - see one of the binders that the inspectors pick up on Saturday so that we can see what the different 00:26:56.663 --> 00:27:05.024 - emergency situations that are in there and what the instructions are. Covered in our training last December. 00:27:05.024 --> 00:27:06.942 - Are they in your office? 00:27:07.362 --> 00:27:14.488 - Yeah, we have a copy of every emergency exit plan and shelter in place plan for each location that goes 00:27:14.488 --> 00:27:21.339 - into the binders. We also have, in addition, the emergency guide that is the same but goes to every 00:27:21.339 --> 00:27:28.396 - location, and that is a step-by-step of this is the solutions that you should be taking, and these are 00:27:28.396 --> 00:27:29.150 - the, like, 00:27:29.442 --> 00:27:35.453 - one of the portions is for a fire, you need to be talking to all of your poll workers to know where 00:27:35.453 --> 00:27:41.764 - to go to meet at if there is a fire. And that's going over those plans as well as what's inside of those 00:27:41.764 --> 00:27:47.954 - binders. Would there be any reason we couldn't stop by your office? Yeah, that's fine. Okay. It's also 00:27:47.954 --> 00:27:54.145 - a good time to give a shout out to Miss Jamie at Emergency Management Services, who is generous enough 00:27:54.145 --> 00:27:59.134 - to attend those meetings with us when her schedule permits. And she checks in with 00:27:59.650 --> 00:28:09.232 - you, with me, whatever to see that we are okay, if we need anything, and is happy to help us coordinate 00:28:09.232 --> 00:28:10.430 - in that way. 00:28:10.594 --> 00:28:18.390 - Yeah, Jamie in 2024 helped with preparing that emergency guide that we put into all of those binders 00:28:18.390 --> 00:28:26.417 - for the inspectors. She also supplied us with some weather radios that go out to each location as well, 00:28:26.417 --> 00:28:34.599 - in addition to helping us with preparing the emergency kit that we have created for each of the locations 00:28:34.599 --> 00:28:40.542 - as well. So I also, at the training with that, or election day specifically, 00:28:40.642 --> 00:28:47.042 - I was not clear about whether or not ballots were to be counted after the polls closed. Yesterday Ashley 00:28:47.042 --> 00:28:53.137 - did tell the clerks that they might be asked, those were specific words that she used, to count the 00:28:53.137 --> 00:28:59.293 - ballots, but I didn't hear that at all and I didn't see it in the training packet for the inspectors 00:28:59.293 --> 00:29:05.814 - and judges. So will the ballots be counted, are they to be counted twice, which is what is in the training 00:29:05.814 --> 00:29:07.582 - material we looked at first. 00:29:08.642 --> 00:29:15.422 - Are they to be going into stacks of 25? The inspectors are the ones with the judges who count the ballots. 00:29:15.422 --> 00:29:21.823 - They are trained that during the training classes that they will be doing that. We suggest that they 00:29:21.823 --> 00:29:28.286 - do stacks of 25 to make it easier for them to keep track of how many that they are so that they don't 00:29:28.286 --> 00:29:31.518 - have to stop and recount again. And the clerks are 00:29:31.618 --> 00:29:43.089 - potentially asked to help if they are needing help specifically for those larger locations where there 00:29:43.089 --> 00:29:54.226 - are more ballots cast. That was not said at the training I was at. Are there judges and inspectors? 00:29:54.226 --> 00:30:00.574 - I was at the training on Tuesday. Is it in the material? 00:30:01.186 --> 00:30:07.598 - I was at the training as well. But it is in the material? Yes. Which was approved by the Indiana election 00:30:07.598 --> 00:30:13.646 - division? And by this election board. Thank you. What was handed out looks very different from what 00:30:13.646 --> 00:30:20.058 - we approved also. It's the same ones. The only changes that were made were the changes that you presented 00:30:20.058 --> 00:30:25.502 - to Ashley and myself to make. And it looks very different. I appreciate the fact that the 00:30:25.826 --> 00:30:33.366 - The packets were very, very well organized and ready for people when they walked in the door. But I 00:30:33.366 --> 00:30:41.208 - was taking notes while I was out the training, and I didn't hear that said at all. I think I would have 00:30:41.208 --> 00:30:48.899 - caught it. It was important. Also, when you guys were demonstrating the TouchWriter, I asked if audio 00:30:48.899 --> 00:30:55.006 - was available in Spanish. And you all thought it was. Have you figured that out? 00:30:55.298 --> 00:31:02.095 - Is there just a toggle? I have not had the time to reach out to Hart. I think that is something that 00:31:02.095 --> 00:31:08.893 - if, Clerk Brown, if you'd be able to reach out to Hart to get clarification on if it is available to 00:31:08.893 --> 00:31:15.690 - switch over to Spanish or not. I know you have a phone call with Hart anyway, so. I'll text him now. 00:31:15.690 --> 00:31:18.046 - Thank you so much. How many pages? 00:31:21.282 --> 00:31:28.857 - I'm sorry. I'm going to call, I'm going to text him now how many pages are left. The information board 00:31:28.857 --> 00:31:36.432 - that used to be on a trifold, you had it in, you showed, but there were a lot of things that were just 00:31:36.432 --> 00:31:43.787 - a single eight and a half by 11. I think it would be good to include a picture of how you want that 00:31:43.787 --> 00:31:48.126 - organized in with the material that goes up on that board. 00:31:48.386 --> 00:31:56.849 - We have went ahead and put those items into the information board to make it easier for the inspectors 00:31:56.849 --> 00:32:05.147 - on Election Day. Will it be in there? It's already in there. OK. A lot easier. The training site was 00:32:05.147 --> 00:32:13.610 - at also, again, all the Election Day workers heard that there's now a 50-foot radius. It was a 50-foot 00:32:13.610 --> 00:32:15.582 - radius in 2024 as well. 00:32:16.162 --> 00:32:23.795 - There was an emphasis on no campaigning. I think it would just be good to add to future things that 00:32:23.795 --> 00:32:31.657 - that includes that no campaign signs can be within that radius, just so that they hear it. I mean, you 00:32:31.657 --> 00:32:39.443 - know that. I know that. Everybody up here knows that. But I'm not sure that a 17-year-old clerk would 00:32:39.443 --> 00:32:44.862 - know that. That was stated at the one I was in. OK. Well, also, at the 00:32:45.282 --> 00:32:51.696 - election day trainings I attended, Ashley indicated that if the election board needs to go out to a 00:32:51.696 --> 00:32:58.111 - polling location that all three election board members would have to go. Is that correct? The three 00:32:58.111 --> 00:33:04.717 - election board members are to be present if they are going anywhere. If they're going anywhere. To any 00:33:04.717 --> 00:33:11.388 - of the polling locations they are supposed to be together. So my understanding was that it was at least 00:33:11.388 --> 00:33:12.222 - a bipartisan 00:33:12.514 --> 00:33:22.248 - bipartisan. Yeah, we were looking into the code. It does state that it has to be the election board 00:33:22.248 --> 00:33:32.176 - must be present if they are going to a polling location. If that's the case, is there a fleet vehicle 00:33:32.176 --> 00:33:40.158 - that you have access to that day? We do not vehicle. Um, we need to clarify that. 00:33:42.370 --> 00:33:50.114 - that was stated at the one I was. What? No, I'm glad that Ashley are there. Kylie has has clarified. 00:33:50.114 --> 00:33:58.087 - Um. In the packet for early voting, there was instruction sheets for the greeter, but I didn't see that 00:33:58.087 --> 00:34:06.061 - in the other stuff for Election Day. Will there be greeters at no insights? Okay, no polling locations. 00:34:06.061 --> 00:34:11.198 - There are not greeters. That's only for early voting. Um. And then 00:34:11.458 --> 00:34:25.421 - I just felt it would have been good to take one minute to go through that decision tree that you all 00:34:25.421 --> 00:34:37.310 - worked on so well when you were doing the training. I'd like to see the deescalation. 00:34:37.634 --> 00:34:44.377 - That is something that we wanted to do. We were working with the sheriff and hopeful that they would 00:34:44.377 --> 00:34:51.053 - be able to help provide that, even if it was them doing the training to us and then us doing it for 00:34:51.053 --> 00:34:58.063 - the poll workers. But that's just something that has not been able to happen. And I think it's something 00:34:58.063 --> 00:35:04.939 - that we're hopeful can happen, but I don't see it happening quickly. No, I don't really see that being 00:35:04.939 --> 00:35:06.942 - a huge issue for the primary. 00:35:10.722 --> 00:35:18.006 - If you're trying to get the sheriff to put it together, which you indicated you are, if we have something 00:35:18.006 --> 00:35:25.221 - together by November, I would think that would be sufficient. I'd be very surprised if we had any issues 00:35:25.221 --> 00:35:32.504 - during the primary election. Hope not, Jim. Is that something that Ms. Neibel could help with? I'm sorry? 00:35:32.504 --> 00:35:39.582 - Is that something that Jamie Neibel could help with? The emergency management director for the county. 00:35:39.874 --> 00:35:48.519 - Certainly would value and accept any perspective that she had. She's absolutely wonderful. 00:35:48.519 --> 00:35:58.019 - And as I say, she's taken the meetings with Kylie and myself. So I'm happy to, I think she's coming 00:35:58.019 --> 00:36:07.614 - to the meeting with us tomorrow, right? I believe so. I will mention that to her in hope that we can 00:36:09.090 --> 00:36:16.738 - something together. Hey, Molly, you took off to do something. Do you need? I think I got everything 00:36:16.738 --> 00:36:24.922 - that I need. OK. All right. Just making sure that. Any other comment? You know, this is a good opportunity 00:36:24.922 --> 00:36:32.799 - to thank Ashley. She's actually training a class right now as we are here that I had hoped to get over 00:36:32.799 --> 00:36:37.694 - to. Ashley works very, very hard, not only making sure that she 00:36:38.178 --> 00:36:45.938 - has the most up-to-date information in the training packets for our workers, but also taking the feedback 00:36:45.938 --> 00:36:53.404 - after we've had an election, taking the feedback that's given to us from the people who were actually 00:36:53.404 --> 00:37:00.871 - on the scene at the polling sites on election day. And that is what informs the training that we give 00:37:00.871 --> 00:37:06.142 - out based on the experiences of the poll workers. And so when you don't 00:37:06.242 --> 00:37:13.291 - work at a poll every election, or you don't know necessarily what the most up-to-date election laws 00:37:13.291 --> 00:37:20.480 - are, it's very easy to pick apart. But she works so hard, and she gives up an evening and weekend job 00:37:20.480 --> 00:37:27.951 - to help make sure that all of our poll workers are trained properly ahead of the election. So even though 00:37:27.951 --> 00:37:34.718 - she's not here to get the accolades, I am very appreciative of the training work that she does. 00:37:35.010 --> 00:37:41.709 - Every time I have come in, I've not gotten a complaint from a worker about the training that they received. 00:37:41.709 --> 00:37:48.160 - Thank you. And I will state, she is about halfway through of all of her training classes. This is class 00:37:48.160 --> 00:37:54.922 - 11 of 22, and we might be adding an additional two as backup classes. Well, I don't have a ton of experience 00:37:54.922 --> 00:38:01.249 - dealing with this. However, what I've seen with everything has been thrown at you guys at new office, 00:38:01.249 --> 00:38:03.358 - moving when you didn't expect to, 00:38:03.490 --> 00:38:09.290 - All of the things going, I just want to commend you for, you know, glitches happen. I don't care who 00:38:09.290 --> 00:38:15.205 - you are, what job you do, glitches happen. And I think you guys have handled those well. So thank you. 00:38:15.205 --> 00:38:20.947 - And please pass it on to Ashley and the rest of your staff. Thank you very much. With nothing else, 00:38:20.947 --> 00:38:26.690 - I will entertain a motion to adjourn. Motion to adjourn. Second. Those in favor, aye. Aye. Our next 00:38:26.690 --> 00:38:30.078 - gathering will be? May 4th. May 4th. In the afternoon-ish. 00:38:30.690 --> 00:38:36.211 - four or five o'clock. I don't think that's actually set quite yet. It's set. I just don't remember exactly 00:38:36.211 --> 00:38:41.629 - what time it is. It's either four or five o'clock. Okay, I believe it's four o'clock and we start making 00:38:41.629 --> 00:38:46.892 - those calls and those have already been noticed. Correct? Yes, those were all noticed. They were part 00:38:46.892 --> 00:38:52.155 - of the annual notice that we sent out. I went ahead and took care of that one in election day so that 00:38:52.155 --> 00:38:57.470 - they were already squared away before the year started. And also we don't plan to meet on the seventh. 00:38:58.050 --> 00:39:03.524 - We're gonna probably have enough of each other all regardless by the time we get to that. So we are 00:39:03.524 --> 00:39:04.126 - adjourned.