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Council Members

Muscogee County Board of Elections and Registration

January 3, 2008

Minutes



The Muscogee County Board of Elections and Registration held the regularly

scheduled meeting on January 3, 2008. The Chairperson, Mr. Walter J. Wright,

called the meeting to order. The minutes of the November board meeting were

approved by a unanimous vote.



The Board voted to accept the nominations from the Democratic and Republican

parties for the Vote Review Panel for the remainder of 2008. The Republican

appointee is Kevin Earley. The Democratic appointee is Juanita Booker. The

Board voted to appoint Diane Scrimpshire as the Board representative.



The Board approved sending the qualifying fee schedule to the city attorney for

approval by the Council of Columbus, Georgia. The qualifying fees will be

published in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer prior to January 31, 2008 in a legal

notice.



The Registration Coordinator reported that all UOCAVA ballots were mailed on

December 12, 2007. There were 29 ballots mailed to military personnel in the

United States; 24 ballots to military personnel overseas; 7 ballots to

civilians who are overseas. The Ballot Transit Time Survey was faxed to the

Office of the Secretary of State on January 4, 2008.



The Office of the Secretary of State has provided three on line training

courses to be completed by the appropriate elections personnel. The director

requested that the Board approve a $10 payment to each poll worker who

successfully completes the programs and who attach the certification of

completion to the poll worker payroll sheet on Election Day. The Board

approved $10 per class.



The Director advised the Board that the poll worker training would be conducted

during the month of January for all workers.



The Board agreed to hold the February board meeting on the date of the

Presidential Preference Primary that is February 5, 2008.



Respectfully Submitted,







Walter J. Wright

Chairperson

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