SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 BER MEETING MINUTES

PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION

GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

PUTNAM COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

BER CONFERENCE ROOM

Sept 1, 2026

4:30 P.M.

 

  1. Call to order: 4:30 P.M.
  2. Roll Call
    1. Mr. Charles Patten, Chairperson: present
    2. Ms. Lorriane Webb, Vice-Chairperson: present
    3. Ms. Anne Parker: present
    4. Ms. Sarah Maslayak: present
    5. Mr. Dick Forrester: absent
  3. Public Comments
    1. Mr. Garrett- stated there was lack of clarification on assistance and candidate slates being brought to the polls, so he would like to get clarification on what is allowed vs judgement calls for what people can bring/do that need assistance and would like to be clear on both issues to avoid confusion at the polls.
  4. Approval of Agenda
    1. Ms. Webb moved to approve the agenda.
    2. Ms. Parker seconded the motion.
    3. Vote: all in favor.
  5. Recommended Consent Agenda
    1. Approval of Minutes August 4, 2026
      1. Ms. Maslayak moved to approve of the minutes as presented.
      2. Ms. Webb seconded the motion.
      3. Vote: all in favor.
  6. Discussion Items
    1. Registered Voter Statistics
      1. Mrs. Rudolph presented the Board with the statistics of Voter Registration for Putnam County as of September 1, 2026.
    2. Challenges
      1. Mrs. Rudolph updated the Board with procedures and processes for 228 challenges as well as suggested challenged voters.
        1. Ms. Maslayak made a motion to mark the 3 voters as Challenged for the purpose of the poll pad with a Challenge hearing set for Jan. 2027.
        2. Ms. Parker seconded the motion.
        3. Vote: All in favor.
  7. Write In Candidate
    1. Mrs. Rudolph updated the Board that the local candidate, Charles Gray, had satisfied all legal requirements to be counted as a Qualified Write in Candidate and asked the Board to be considering the attorney letter about what is acceptable for misspellings, etc. of the candidate name to count votes ahead of Election Day.
  8. Budget 2026
    1. Mrs. Rudolph updated the Board with the most recent Budget information.
  9. Approved Budget 2027
    1. Mrs. Rudolph updated the Board that the most recent Proposed Budget has now become the Approved Budget for 2027.
  10. Business and Information from Board Members and Staff
    1. Mr. Forrester: absent
    2. Ms. Maslayak none
    3. Ms. Parker: none
    4. Ms. Webb: Questions regarding web access/binder for GAVREO
    5. Mr. Patten: none.
    6. Mrs. Rudolph: shared information about SEB hearing
  11. Adjourn: 5:54 PM
    1. Ms. Maslayak moved to adjourn the meeting.
    2. Ms. Parker seconded the motion.
    3. Vote: All in favor

 

ATTEST:

 

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Kimberly Rudolph                                                                                 Charles Patten

Supervisor Election and Registration                                               Chairperson