Sauk County Board of Canvassers

February 17, 2017 Spring Primary Canvass Minutes (45 KB)

Sauk County Board of Canvassers Meeting

Monday, February 27, 2017

9:00 a.m.

West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #140, Baraboo, Wisconsin

Call to order and certification of compliance with Open Meeting Law at 9:00 A.M.

Board of Canvassers present: 

Marcy Huffaker, Sauk County Canvasser; Patricia L. Carignan, Sauk County Canvasser; Rebecca C. Evert, Sauk County Clerk

Others present:  Michelle Commings, Deputy Sauk County Clerk      

Canvassers reviewed the zero report tapes to verify all totals were zero at the beginning of the night on the tabulation equipment.  Votes cast at the February 21, 2017 Spring Primary Election were verified reviewing the highest number of votes cast is the same or less than the highest numbers of voters reporting on poll lists, and verifying that the number of ballots cast is the same or less than the highest number of voters on the poll lists.  Inspectors’ Statements and Incident Logs were also reviewed and canvass incidents and adjustments noted. 

Provisional ballots were canvassed and counted.  No discrepancies were noted.

Items of note:

Town of Franklin:  One voter cast a ballot in Ward 2 that should have been cast in Ward 3, therefore the counts were off by one in each ward.

City of Wisconsin Dells:  Two voters from Columbia County got Sauk County ballots.  Total number of ballots cast in Sauk County should be 3, resulting in (-2) for T. Evers.

The following adjustments were noted by the Sauk County Board of Canvassers:

State Superintendent of Public Instruction:

Tony Evers                                                          Changes during Canvass: 

The total number of votes cast was of which:     ELECTION NIGHT:  3,657                         CANVASS TOTAL:  3,656

Tn of Reedsburg     +1

City of Wisconsin Dells     -2

Lowell E. Holtz                                                    Changes during Canvass: 

The total number of votes cast was of which:     ELECTION NIGHT:   778                           CANVASS TOTAL:  779

City of Reedsburg     +1

John Humphries                                                 Changes during Canvass: 

The total number of votes cast was of which:     ELECTION NIGHT:  306                            CANVASS TOTAL:  306

No changes.

Scattering                                                         Changes during Canvass: 

The total number of votes cast was of which:     ELECTION NIGHT:  13                               CANVASS TOTAL:   1

Tn of Delton     -1

Tn of Greenfield     -1

Tn of Spring Green     -2

Tn of Sumpter     -1

V of Lake Delton     -1

V of Merrimac     -1

V of Sauk City     -1

V of Spring Green     -2

City of Baraboo     -2

MOTION (Huffaker/Carignan) to adjourn the meeting 9:50 am.  Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully,

Michelle A. Commings

Deputy Sauk County Clerk

cc:           NO -  ONLY NECESSARY FOR RECOUNTS:

                 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB)

Elections Division – 3rd Floor

212 E Washington Avenue

PO Box 7984                                      

Madison, WI  53703-7984

wired@seb.state.wi.us

Original documents on file at the Office of the Sauk County Clerk

West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #144, Baraboo, WI  53913

Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

608.355.3286

www.co.sauk.wi.us

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Updated 02/27/2017