2023.03.13_CB_Minutes_Regular TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
2023 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION
MARCH 14, 2023
•• CANVASSING BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Date: March 13, 2023
Service Center Time: 11:30 AM
7835 Central Industrial Dr.
Riviera Beach, Florida
1. CALL TO ORDER
Town Clerk Gaskins called Canvassing Board Meeting to order at 11:30 AM followed by
roll call.
2. ROLL CALL
Town Clerk Lanelda Gaskins, Chairperson
Commissioner Evalyn David, Canvassing Board Member
Administrative Support Specialist Jaclyn DeHart, Canvassing Board Member
Also present was the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections (SOE) staff members.
Members of the public attended the meeting.
3. REVIEW PUBLICATION FOR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Town Clerk Gaskins confirmed the publication for the Notice of Public Meeting was posted
at Town Hall and on the Town's website.
4. REVIEW MINUTES OF:
Canvassing Board Meeting March 10, 2023
Town Clerk Gaskins confirmed that the March 10, 2023, Minutes were reviewed by the
Board.
5. RULES OF CONDUCT FOR THE CANVASSING ROOM
Town Clerk Gaskins advised that the Board Members were familiar with the rules of
conduct for the canvassing room as previously presented at the Pre-Election Canvassing
Board Meeting.
- Phones
- Photography/recordings of any kind
- Standards of Conduct
Canvassing Board Meeting Minutes
Date: March 13, 2023 Page 2 of 2
- Public Inspection Objection Procedures
- Removal Policies for Violations
6. REVIEW OF DUTIES OF CANVASSING BOARD
Town Clerk Gaskins advised that the Board Members were familiar with the duties of the
canvassing board as previously presented at the Pre-Election Canvassing Board
Meeting.
7. COMMENCE WITH THE CANVASSING (OPENING, DUPLICATION,
TABULATION) OF VOTE-BY-MAIL (VBM) BALLOTS
The SOE staff members presented two vote-by-mail voter's certificates with signature
deficiencies. The Canvassing Board carefully reviewed and compared the signatures on
the voter's certification.
It was the consensus of the Canvassing Board to provisionally reject one of the VBM
voter's certification because of a signature deficiency, and to accept the other voter's
certification. The SOE will send the vote-by-mail signature cure affidavit to the one voter
with the signature deficiency.
8. OTHER BUSINESS
None.
9. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 11:37 A.M.
APPROVED: May 2, 2023 Town Commission Meeting.
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ATTEST: Natasha Moore, Mayor
Transcribed by
Lanelda Gaskins
05/02/2023
Lanelda Gaskins, MMC Date
Town Clerk