Columbus, Georgia

July 1, 2004





The Board of Elections and Voter Registration Board meeting was held July 1,

2004 at 2:00 p.m.



Members Present: Walter J. Wright, Jr. ?

Chairperson

Margaret

Jenkins

Uhland D.

Roberts

Ken Barfield

Eleanor White



S Y N O P S I S



The Board of Elections and Voter Registration Board Meeting was called to order

by the Chairperson, Walter J. Wright, Jr.



Motion was made and seconded to accept the June board meeting minutes. Motion

seconded, vote unanimous.





NEW BUSINESS: Local Option Sales Tax ? Nancy has discussed the actual wording

of the ballot with the City Attorney to see if HB709 specifically specifies how

the wording is to appear.



Ken stated that he wants a voting day incident log made available with every

incident recorded so that the board will be aware of the problems and

complaints that are called in during the election day.



Two names were submitted for the non-partisan representative that oversees the

remaking of the ballots. Ken submitted Jim Suddreth and Margaret submitted

Mattie Wright. It was agreed that Mattie Wright would be the Non-Partisan

representative.



OLD BUSINESS: The pollworker training sessions are being held. A training

session is scheduled for today at 2:30 so that the board could attend and hear

what information is given to the workers. The training session for the area

managers will be held on July 8, 2004 at 5:00 p.m.



Ken brought up a concern about the campaign signs that are placed at the

businesses on second avenue, across from the Government Center. Nancy

conferred with the City Attorney who stated the signs were more than the 150

feet requirement.



The U.S. Justice Department has approved the precinct changes that were

submitted.



Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.







Diane Scrimpshire Walter J. Wright, Jr.

Recording Secretary Chairperson