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Minutes, November 6-9, 2018 P a g e | 2 completion of election reporting by the CAP until approximately 1:00 a.m. The meeting was suspended at 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7. Canvass of the Election The meeting was resumed at 9:08 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2017 to begin the canvass of results. During the canvass of each precinct the statement of results forms were examined to verify that the number of voters checked in and the number of ballots scanned, as recorded on the forms, matched the totals on the poll book and scanner tally tapes and also that the number checked in was consistent with the number of ballots scanned. In several precincts the number of ballots scanned exceeded the number of voters checked in by one, possibly due to a failure to check in one outside- the-polls voter at each of these precincts. Closed Session to Start Provisional Ballot Meeting At 11:00 a.m. there was a motion by the Chair to close the meeting for the purpose of receiving information from voters casting provisional ballots. This motion was seconded by the Vice Chair and approved unanimously. The motion also specifically allowed that the General Registrar Rosanna Bencoach, and Deputy Registrar Katie Mauller remain present for the closed meeting. In accordance with the relevant statute, Charlottesville Democratic Committee representative Erin Monaghan and Charlottesville Republican Committee Chair Michael Del Rosso were also permitted to be present for the closed session. One voter was present and provided the Board members with information to support counting his ballot. In addition, one election officer requested an opportunity to express concerns about several voters she encountered who reported that they had turned in registration forms before the October 15 deadline to a third party at the Darden School but were not found in the pollbook on Election Day. The board reconvened in open session at 11:30 a.m. and the Chair moved to certify, by recorded vote, that only matters exempted from the open meeting requirements were discussed in the closed session. This motion was seconded by the Vice-chair and approved unanimously. Copies of the motion closing the meeting and the certification following the closed session are attached to these minutes. Resumption of Canvass The canvass was resumed at 11:30 a.m. Several precincts experienced problems with their electronic pollbooks (EPBs) early in the day necessitating, in one precinct, the use, for a brief period, of a back-up paper poll book provided to each precinct in advance by the General Registrar. In that precinct a discrepancy was noted in the turnout with the