PUBLIC
MEETING SCHEDULE
OF THE CANVASSING
BOARD
FOR THE MARCH
12, 2019
TOWN OF LONGBOAT
KEY GENERAL AND
HOLIDAY PARK
PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT ELECTIONS
The Canvassing Board for the March 12, 2019 Town of
Longboat Key general and Holiday Park Park and Recreation District elections is scheduled
to meet as follows:
Thursday, February
28, 9:00 a.m. – Logic and accuracy
testing of a random sample of the tabulating equipment and reporting software to be
to be fielded during early voting and on election day.
Monday, March
4, 8:30 a.m. – Initial vote-by-mail
canvass.
Monday, March 11, 11:00 a.m. – Canvass of vote-by-mail ballots continues.
Tuesday, March
12, 6:00 p.m. – Final vote-by-mail
ballot canvass.
Thursday, March
14, 5:00 p.m. – Provisional ballot
canvass and certification of election.
Tuesday, March
19, 9:00 a.m. – Manual post-election
certification audit.
All meetings will take place at the Office of the Sarasota
County Supervisor of Elections, 1st floor, 2001 Adams Lane, Sarasota, Florida,
and, in accordance with the Sunshine Law of Florida, are open to the public.
In the event the canvassing board needs additional time
to canvass and there is not time to advertise any change in the above schedule, pursuant
to §102.141(2), notice of change will be posted at www.SarasotaVotes.com.
Pursuant to §101.68(2) (c) 2, If any elector or
candidate present believes that a vote-by-mail ballot is illegal due to a defect apparent
on the voter’s certificate, he or she may, at any time before the ballot is
removed from the envelope, file with the canvassing board a protest against the canvass
of that ballot, specifying the precinct, the ballot, and the reason he or she believes
the ballot to be illegal. A challenge based upon a defect in the voter’s certificate
may not be accepted after the ballot has been removed from the mailing envelope.
Unopened vote-by-mail ballots received prior to 8 a.m.
on Monday, March 4 will be available for inspection from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on March
4. Thereafter and thru 8 a.m. Tuesday,
March 12, unopened ballots will be available for inspection from 8 to 9 a.m. daily,
following the day of receipt excluding weekends. Vote-by-mail ballots will be opened
and processed immediately following each public inspection period. Any elector wishing
to inspect unopened vote-by-mail ballots received after 8 a.m. on March 12 must be
present throughout the day as those ballots will be opened and processed upon receipt.
Note: §286.0105,
Florida Statutes, states that if a person decides to appeal any decision by a board,
agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at a meeting or hearing,
he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or
she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
/s/
Ron Turner
Supervisor
of
Published February 13, 2019