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Minutes, Nov 5-8, 2019 P a g e | 3 <br /> <br /> <br />The Board reconvened at 11:07 on Friday, November 8, 2019 in order to determine the <br />validity of provisional ballots. General Registrar Melissa Morton, Deputy Registrar <br />Martin Mash and Assistant Registrar Jamie Virostko were permitted to remain present <br />for this closed meeting. In addition, Mr. Seth Ragosta was permitted to remain as an <br />authorized observer. As each ballot was considered, Ms. Virostko presented the results <br />of her research into the status of each provisional ballot along with her <br />recommendations, and those of Ms. Morton, for action by the board. Upon completion <br />of the review the Board conducted a series of votes to implement the decisions made in <br />closed session. <br /> <br />Actions Taken on Provisional Ballots <br /> <br />Of the total of 40 provisional ballots 13 were cast by voters who had requested by-mail <br />absentee ballots but did not bring them to the polls. Since no absentee ballots had <br />been received from these voters, their provisional ballots were unanimously approved to <br />be counted on a motion by the Chair, seconded by the Vice Chair. <br /> <br />In addition, 18 provisional ballots were cast by voters without ID at the polls. Of these <br />11 provided an acceptable ID by the November 8 deadline and were unanimously <br />approved on a motion by the Chair, seconded by the Vice Chair. <br /> <br />Another two provisional ballots cast by voters not found in the poll book were <br />unanimously approved on a motion by the Chair, seconded by the Vice Chair following <br />a determination that one was as a result of a DMV error and the other a VERIS error. <br /> <br />Seven voters who cast ID provisional ballots did not provide ID by the deadline. On a <br />motion by the Chair, seconded by the Vice Chair, these ballots were rejected. <br /> <br />The remaining 7 provisional ballots had been cast by voters not found in the poll book <br />and no evidence could be found to demonstrate an attempt to register in Charlottesville. <br />On a motion by the Chair, seconded by the Vice Chair, these ballots were rejected. <br /> <br />In summary, of the 40 provisional ballots submitted, 26 were accepted and 14 rejected. <br />The approved ballots were then opened and hand counted by the Board members and <br />the tally of provisional ballots was entered into VERIS by the General Registrar. <br /> <br />Conclusion of Canvass <br /> <br />Abstracts of the results of the election were then printed, signed and sealed by the <br />Board members. <br />