JULY 13, 2026 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES

PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION

SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES

PUTNAM COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

BER CONFERENCE ROOM

July 13, 2026

9:00 A.M.

 

  1. Call to order: 9:01 AM
  2. Roll Call
    1. Mr. Charles Patten, Chairperson: present
    2. Ms. Lorriane Webb, Vice-Chairperson: present
    3. Ms. Anne Parker: absent
    4. Ms. Sarah Maslayak: present
    5. Mr. Dick Forrester: present
  3. Public Comments
    1. Mr. Dale Bills-Thanked the BER for permitting the PCRP to witness the petition processing from afar. Thanked the staff of the BER for the work that they did in processing. Stated that he would like the BER to consider for transparency a copy of both petitions to both parties.
  4. Approval of Agenda
    1. Ms. Maslayak moved to approve the agenda.
    2. Mr. Forrester seconded the motion.
    3. Vote: all in favor.
  5. Discussion Items
    1. Nomination Petition for Lenwood Pickens, Independent Candidate for Chairman of Board of Commissioners
      1. Mrs. Rudolph presented the Board with the statistics of the nomination petition for Lenwood Pickens, 1086 submitted signatures, 1053 accepted signatures, 793 required signatures
    2. Nomination Petition for Michael Griffin, Independent Candidate for Board of Commissioners, District 4
      1. Mrs. Rudolph presented the Board with the statistics of the nomination petition for Michael Griffin, 316 submitted signatures, 303 accepted signatures, 210 required signatures
    3. Mrs. Rudolph recommended that based on the findings that the accepted number of signatures exceeded the required number of signatures; both petitions be approved.
      1. Ms. Webb made a motion to accept both petitions as presented to the Board.
      2. Ms. Maslayak seconded the motion.
      3. Vote: All in favor.
  6. Business and Information from Board Members and Staff
    1. Mr. Forrester: Are we allowed to provide a copy as courtesy to both parties?
      1. Mrs. Rudolph stated that the proper procedure would be for the interested parties to submit an Open Records Request.
    2. Ms. Maslayak none
    3. Ms. Parker: absent
    4. Ms. Webb: none, thank you to the staff
    5. Mr. Patten: Thank you for the thorough and accurate processing of the petitions.
    6. Mrs. Rudolph: none
  7. Adjourn: 9:37 A.M.
    1. Mr. Forrester moved to adjourn the meeting.
    2. Ms. Maslayak seconded the motion.
    3. Vote: All in favor

 

ATTEST:

 

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Kimberly Rudolph                                                                                  Charles Patten

Supervisor Election and Registration                                                Chairperson