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Minutes, Jun 11-14, 2019 P a g e | 3 On a motion by the Chair, seconded by the Vice Chair, the Electoral Board certified by the following vote (Ayes: Anne Hemenway, Jon Bright and Jim Nix; Noes: None; Absent: None) that to the best of each Board member’s knowledge only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in the Motion convening the closed session were heard, discussed or considered in the closed session. The meeting was suspended at 5:30 pm to be resumed at 9:00 am on Friday, June 14, 2019. Resumption of Canvass The Board reconvened and the canvass was resumed at 9:15 am, Friday, June 14. Several precincts experienced syncing problems with electronic poll books (EPBs) when two were in use. This was apparently due to wear in the connectors. In one precinct the number of voters checked in did not match on the two EPBs at closing. Even the higher total was fourteen fewer than the number of ballots scanned. Once the activators were loaded into VERISthe EPB vendor system, however, it was confirmed that the number of voters checked in matched the number of ballots scanned. Provisional Ballot Meeting On a motion by the Secretary, seconded by the Vice Chair, the Electoral Board voted (Ayes: Anne Hemenway, Jon Bright and Jim Nix; Noes: None; Absent: None) to meet in closed session as authorized by Va. Code sec. 24.2-653, specifically: To determine the validity of provisional ballots. Election Manager Melissa Morton and Acting Deputy Registrar Jamie Virostko were permitted to remain present for the closed meeting. The closed session was suspended at 9:55 a.m. for thirty minutes so that the Board members and staff present could attend a ceremony honoring Charlottesville’s first General Registrar, Charlotte Riddick. A proclamation issued by the Virginia General Assembly honoring Ms. Riddick was read by Delegate David Toscano. On a motion by the Chair, seconded by the Vice Chair, the Electoral Board certified by the following vote (Ayes: Anne Hemenway, Jon Bright and Jim Nix; Noes: None; Absent: None) that to the best of each Board member’s knowledge only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in the Motion convening the closed session were heard, discussed or considered in the closed session.