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County Attorney's Report 11. 1.

BCC Regular Meeting

Action

Meeting Date:	07/07/2016
Issue: Alternate Canvassing Board Appointment
From:	Meredith Crawford
Department:	County Attorney's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning an Alternate Canvassing Board Appointment

That the Board take the following action:

A. Rescind the Board's action dated December 10, 2015, appointing Commissioner Wilson B. Robertson as the alternate Canvassing Board Appointment; and

B. Authorize the Chairman to sign the attached letter to Chief Judge Linda L. Nobles respectfully requesting that she appoint to the 2016 Canvassing Board an alternate:

1. Patty Hightower; or

2. Jerry Boone

BACKGROUND:

Due to a conflict Commissioner Robertson is unable to serve as the alternate Canvassing Board Appointment and no other commissioner qualifies to be the 2016 Canvassing Board alternate.

Section 102.141(1)(d), Florida Statutes, establishes the composition of county canvassing boards, and includes a member of the county's Board of County Commissioners as part of the canvassing board. Section 102.141 also authorizes the Board to select another of its members to serve as an alternate. The alternate serves in place of the regular appointment any time the regular appointment is unavailable during canvassing. If another board member is disqualified from serving as an alternate, the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court shall name a qualified elector as an alternate. (A board member may be disqualified if he or she is a candidate or active participant in an election to be canvassed.) On behalf of the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, the County Attorney is requesting that the board consider naming an alternate board member or discuss a method to forward potential non-board alternates to the Chief Judge for consideration.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

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LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

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PERSONNEL:

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POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

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IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

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Attachments
BCC Dec 10, 2016 Minutes
Letter to Chief Judge