[1. Call to Order.] [00:00:08] GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE PAID CAN YOU HEAR ME. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. I HEREBY CALL TO ORDER AT THIS MEETING OF THE FORT BEND COUNTY ELECTION COMMITTEE. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026. THANK YOU, COMMISSION MEMBERS, FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT IT IS OUR INTENT TO HOLD OUR NEXT MEETING AND AUGUST AND OCTOBER, WAIT BEFORE THE WINDOW. I WANT TO HAVE TWO MORE MEETING SO EVERYBODY WILL BE ON THE SAM PAGE. THOSE DAYS WILL BE FINALIZED. AT THIS TIME PLEASE PROCEED WIT THE ROLLCALL. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE COUNTY JUDGE DANIEL WONG . COUNTY CLERK LAURA RICHARD. >> HERE. EXPECTS REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN GREG BARNES AND DEMOCRATIC CHAIR PARTY WOMAN JENNIFER CANTU. >> WE HAVE ONE MORE, TAX ASSESSOR. >> I AM SO VERY SORRY. I THOUGHT -- I THOUGHT I DID, MISS TURNER. [2. Approve minutes of meeting held on December 18, 2025. ] >> ALRIGHT. THANK THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'VE ALL READ THE MEETINGS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT THE MINUTES, PLEASE. IT IS A VERY, VERY MINOR CORRECTION BUT I FEEL LIKE IT I ALSO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS REGARDING A MOTION THAT I MADE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. AND IT IS VERY, VERY MINOR. BUT THE WORD COUNTY IS MISSPELLED I WOULD LIKE THAT CORRECTED. NO APOLOGIES NECESSARY. NO APOLOGIES. OR I WOULDN'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING EXCEPT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT MOTION. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS TODAY? [4. Receive information from the Information Technology Department regarding the following matters, and take any appropriate action: ] HEARING NONE, I MOVE FORWARD WITH AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4. ROBIN, PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU GUYS. >> I'M FROM IT SO -- EXCUSE ME, IT SUPPORT FOR ELECTIONS. WE HAD A TEST ON THE PREVIOUS RUNOFF DAY FOR 66 POLLING SITES TO BE ALSO HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER AND SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT BE AWARE, IT SUPPORTS ELECTIONS DURING ALL ELECTIONS WHERE THEY NEED SUPPORT TO COMPLETE THE RUNOFF ARE THOSE MAJOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS. THEY'VE HAD GREAT COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM CONSTANTLY WITH THE TEAM TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ADDRESSING ANY ISSUES. WE ARE GOING BACK-AND-FORTH TO THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE SO AN QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SUPPORT THAT WE ARE PROVIDING? >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ROBIN. >> WONDERFUL. >> AND THEN ON THE ELECT OUT MOST ELECTION TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES, BEGINS OCTOBER 1 AND THAT FISCAL YEAR STARTS IN 2026 AND DURING THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH JASON DETERMINED THAT WE NEED TO PURCHASE ELECTION SERVER. AND THEN FOR THE ELECTION SYSTE TO REPLACE THAT, WE'VE REQUESTE 800,000. BOTH OF THESE ARE IN THE CAPITA IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR CRP. >> THE ESTIMATED DEPLOYMENT OF THIS -- SORRY, ROBIN. I KNOW YOU ARE NOT NEW TO THIS PROCESS. OF SOME OF THE ELECTION SERVER. I WANT TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT FOR EACH OF THOSE, PARTICULARLY THE PROCUREMENT ONCE WE RECEIVE THE FUNDING, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTICULAR RESOURCES FOR IT AND HOPEFULLY WE RECEIVE THE FUNDIN FOR IT SO WE WILL PROCEED WITHI A MONTH OF PURCHASE OR WITHIN A MONTH OF RECEIVING THOSE FUNDS. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE HARDWARE PIECE OF THAT AND SOMETIMES THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY [00:05:05] WITH THAT EQUIPMENT AND GETTING IT ON-SITE. AND THAT WILL START WITHIN A WEEK OF FUNDING. THAT ONE IS A HIGHER DOLLAR AMOUNT AND WILL LIKELY HAVE TO GO OUT FOR THAT PROCESS SO STARTING IN OCTOBER, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOMETHING IN PLACE, AND RFP IN PLACE AND DO ALL THA SO WE CAN HAVE ALL OF THAT COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR BUT TYPICALLY PROCUREMENT DOES NOT -- IN THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER TIMEFRAME. WE WILL PROBABLY LIKE GET THAT IN JANUARY. IT IS NOT MY RECOMMENDATION TO PUT A NEW SYSTEM IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. NO, NO, NO. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT. SO WE WANT TO LEAVE EVERYTHING STATUS QUO AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CHASING THIS TEAM THROUGHOUT THIS AND THE ONCE WE GET OVER THAT HUMP, THEN WE CAN PROCEED WITH TRANSITIONING. YES, SIR. >> MY EXPERIENCE, THERE ARE OVE RUNS AND ISSUES. DO YOU BELIEVE THE FUNDS YOU AR ASKING FOR WILL BE SUFFICIENT? >> THEY WILL BE. ADJUSTING CASE, WE DO ADD IN A LITTLE BIT OF CONTINGENCY FOR THAT. UP WE DO GO OVER AND MEET ADDITIONAL FUNDING, WE WOKE ALL THROUGH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING BUT ALSO KEEP IN MIND WITH AN RFP, IT IS BETTER FOR US BECAUS WE SET OUR REQUIREMENTS AND OUR BUDGET AND WE HOPE THAT VENDOR ACCOUNT, I SAY -- I WOULD SAY 600 FOR A BUDGET AN A VENDOR THAT MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU GUYS STATED MEET THE BUDGET REQUIREMENT AND THAT WE GIVE OURSELVES A LITTLE BIT OF BENEFIT AND CONTINGENCY JUST IN CASE IT GOES OVER BUT THAT VENDOR AGREES WHEN THEY SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSAL, I'LL SAY 6,000 CAMEL WHATEVER THAT STATEMENT MAY BE. GET CANNOT GO OVER IT'S A VERY GOOD POINT AND WE SEE THAT A LO AND WE TRY TO GO FOR THE CONTINGENCY AND WE MAY MISS IT WE DO HAVE DEDICATED PROJECT MANAGERS THAT HELP US ASSIST WITH THAT AND WE TRY OUR BEST T WORK CLOSELY WITH EACH DEPARTMENT AND TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING ALL OF THEIR NEEDS AND WE ARE MEETING FREQUENTLY. WE WANT TO CATCH IT EARLY ON. >> YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS AS WEL BUT I WILL KEEP TALKING. WE TYPICALLY HAVE AN AFTER ACTION AS WELL JUST TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE. JUST LIKE A SPOT ANALYSIS SO WE TRY TO USE THAT AS WELL. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. >> I AM IN FULL SUPPORT. YOU ARE ALL TRYING TO UPDATE YOU . >> I CAN'T HEAR YOU, CARMEN. I'M SORRY. >> I'M ALWAYS IN FULL SUPPORT A I THINK THE ELECTION BOARD IS TOO. >> APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> NO DEPLOYMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. [5. Receive information from the Elections Administration Department regarding the following matters, and take any appropriate action: ] I APPRECIATE IT. >> LET'S MOVE ON. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING. GOOD MORNING, YOU ALL. YOU LOOK DISTINGUISHED. >> I GOT A LITTLE TRIM UP. I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME HERE AND GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? I AM PRETTY PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SINCE JANUARY. BY THE WAY CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS YOUR FIRST ELECTION COMMISSION MEETING. WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE SO WE SHARE THAT. THEY PROBABLY KNOW A LOT WE ARE GOING TO STAY ON. I DO HAVE TEN SLIDES HERE THAT I'M GOING TO GO OVER ALL THE INFORMATION IN THE FIGURES THAT WE HAVE FROM PAST SELECTIONS OF GOING TO COVER THE PRIMARY RUN UP. AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLIS [00:10:01] THIS SUMMER AND THEN THE LONG-TERM STRATEGY. AS ROBIN SAID, FOR LOOKING AT PUTTING THAT TOGETHER PERFORM A 27 PAIRS SO IF I MAY, I WILL JUMP RIGHT IN. DOES IT WORK? >> SO THIS IS A SNAPSHOT FROM JANUARY 1 ALL THE WAY THROUGH WHEN WE WILL GO UP WITH THE CURRENT ELECTION AND THAT FINISHES ON SATURDAY. WE HAD ELECTION ON SATURDAY. THE MAY 26 RUNOFF AND THE MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTION. SO I KIND OF GEEK OUT ON ALL OF THIS. THIS IS THE MARCH THROUGH PRIMARY ELECTION. BY 10% OVER THE TOP OF THE RECORDHOLDER. SO AS YOU CAN SEE EARLY VOTING ABSOLUTELY SHATTERED THAT. WE HAD GOOD FIGURES AND TURNOUTS . COMPARED TO THE LAST MIDTERM ELECTION THAT WE HAD, WE HAD MORE BALANCE. THESE FIGURES ARE ACTUALLY BALLOTS CAST. THESE ARE ACCOUNTING FOR BALLOTS . IF WE CAN MOVE RIGHT ALONG. JUST HAVE A TOTAL FIGURE. SOME OF THOSE ARE KEPT IN A DIFFERENT MANNER AND IT KIND OF SHOWS IT WAS NOT A BAIT ELECTIO AND THAT WAS DUE TO TWO OF OUR MAJOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THEY HAD A BIG CONTRACT WITH US IN MAY. SO WE ACTUALLY HAD A LOT AND THERE WAS A VAST GEOGRAPHIC ARE THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO VOTE BID THAT IS BY THAT FIGURE LOOKS AS THOUGH IT DOES APPEAR SO HERE IS THE PRIMARY RUNOFF AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR TO THE PRIMARY OF 2020 IS THE RECORD PRIMARY RUNOFF. EDITS THE RECORD KEEPER FOR THE MOST AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY DOES EVERYBODY REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN 2020. SO THAT PROBABLY PRIME MOVER RUNOFF WAS EXTENDED BY FIVE DAY OUT THEY DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR EARLY VOTING SO WHEN YOU PUT IN VOTES AND OUR COUPLE WE HAD OUR. HOUR AND POUND FOR POUND THIS RUNOFF ELECTION THAT WE JUST HA WAS ACTUALLY OUR FOR OUR WHEN YOU PUT INTO SCALE HOW MANY DAY PEOPLE ACTUALLY AND I THINK THA IS REMARKABLE AND WE TOOK TWO RECORDS AND THAT THROWS THAT GRAPH OFF A LITTLE BIT SO I AM PROUD OF THAT TURNOUT THEY ARE. I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING. SO OVERALL WE'VE HAD 38 DAYS OF VOTING IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT S THERE'S ACTUALLY A LOT OF VOTIN THAT IS GOING ON AND FURTHERMOR WE HAD 26 DAYS OF VOTING IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS BE A SELF FROM THE SECOND WEEK OR THIRD WEEK O APRIL ALL THE WAY THROUGH BASICALLY SATURDAY, WE HAVE HAD 26 AND WE WERE ABLE TO CAST OVE 217,000 VOTES, WHICH IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST TOTALS FOR THE SPRING ELECTION SIDE GOAL. -- CYCLE. SUB ELECTION THE ISSUE THAT WE HAD, OF COURSE AT THIS POINT EVERYBODY IS AWARE AND BASED ON THE RESEARCH ON THE FINDINGS HERE ARE WHAT WE KNOW NOW. OF THE PUBLIC WAS UPDATED THROUGH ESTATE VERIFICATION ISSUE WITH TEAMS AND SULFUR CONTEXT I THINK A LOT OF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THIS BUT THE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE WAS LAST SUMMER. THEY WENT HAD TO .0. I LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE SECRETARY OF STATE BUT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES AND I THINK YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE I'M COMING FROM WITH THAT. WE HAD A LOT OF HEADACHES WITH THAT AND THE STATE HAS HAVE HEADACHES WITH THAT. THAN THE STATE AND PARTY CHAIRS HAVE HAD HEADACHES WITH THAT. AND THAT GAVE US SOME TROUBLE. SO THE ISSUE ON ELECTION DAY WA THE WAY THAT THE RECORDS OPERAT FOR THE VOTER ROLLS IN THE PAST TEAMS ACTUALLY SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR AND THEY WOULD RETRIEV [00:15:02] ALL OF THOSE ADDRESS UPDATES FROM THE DPS AND THROW THEM DOW TO -- SINCE 2.0 WAS UPDATED, ALL OF THE ELECTION OFFICE HAS CONTACTED AND THEN WE SEND THAT CONTACT TO THE SYSTEM. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ACCEPT THE FOUL WHEN WE ARE SENDING IT UP. AND THE SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO KEEP SENDING IT. SO WHEN WE ENTER INTO ELECTION DAY, WE HAVE 123 VOTERS HE MADE THE CUTOFF WHO SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THEIR OWN BALLOT IN THAT ELECTION THAT WE WERE TRYING TO CORRECT SO IF ANY OF US HAVE 123 VOTERS AND SHOP TO THE POLLING LOCATION, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN LISTED AS NOT REGISTERED. AND THEY WOULD ISSUE THEM A PROVISIONAL BALLOT SO IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE, THEY WENT TO THE DPS AND UPDATED THEIR REGISTRATION AND UNFORTUNATELY THE STATE SYSTEM IS JUST NOT SO FAR AS COMPATIBLE AS IT SHOULD BE WITH THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM SO WE MADE THE BEST EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THE 723 VOTERS COULD GET THE CORRECT BALLOTS AS THEY WERE ENTITLED AND AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE RAN INTO A HICCUP. THE WRONG FOUL WAS SELECTED WHENEVER WE MADE THAT PUBLIC UPDATE AND DURING THAT TIME IT WAS THE MUNICIPAL FOUL. SINCE THEN THEY HAD THE VENDOR GO BACK AND RESEARCH THAT MORAN THERE WAS THE RUNOFF SELECTION FOUL THAT WAS SELECTED WHICH MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE. SO WE HAVE 26 DAYS OF VOTING IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THIS SPRING CYCLE IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS IS THE MOST DIFFICULT CYCLE. YOU HAVE SO MANY ELECTIONS BACK TO BACK THAT THERE IS A LOT OF OPERATIONAL OVERLAP SO WELL WHILE ONE ELECTION IS GOING ON IN MAY, SAY THE MAY TO MAKE ELECTION, WE ARE ALREADY PREPARING OUR OPERATIONS BECAUS THERE ARE CERTAIN DEADLINES WHICH IS 45 DAYS OUT SO WE HAVE TO HANDLE ALL THE BALLOTS AT AL THE SAMPLE BALLOTS TO GO ONLINE SO WE ARE WORKING ON THE NEXT ELECTION WHILE VOTERS ARE ACTUALLY VOTING IN THE CURRENT ELECTION. AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE NEXT ELECTION WHICH BEGAN SIX DAYS AFTER THIS ELECTION DAY SO JUST TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT TO THAT, SOME VOTERS, I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE DETAILS HERE AND IT SHOULD NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY. SOME MORE ABLE TO -- AND THEY SHOULD VOTE PROVISIONALLY. IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT, THEY COULD TAKE A PROVISIONAL BALLOT. USUALLY LAST UNTIL 2:30 UNTIL 5: 30:00 P.M. 2,760 VOTERS CHECKED IN ON THE ISSUE. ARE ALSO THREE HOURS WE HAD 4,760 VOTERS IN AND 712 PROVISIONAL BALLOTS AND 703 WER EXCEPT IT'S ONLY NINE BALLOTS O ELECTION DAY AND PROVISIONALS WERE REJECTED AND COMPLETE AND CAN'T TELL YOU IF -- WE HAVE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS DURING ELECTION DAY. SO THE AVERAGE VOTER AND OUR ACROSS ELECTION DAY WAS 1800 VOTERS SO IF WE PUT TOGETHER 4,760 VOTERS A WEEK THE DIVIDE THE 703 THAT WE ARE ACCEPTING, WE'VE GOT 1800 VOTERS AN HOUR S WE DID NOT LOSE THE STATUS. 21,600 VOTERS SHIFTING THROUGH ELECTION DAY. OF COURSE 1800, I JUST POINTED THAT OUT TO YOU COME OFF THE TO OF MY HELP IN 41,474 VOTERS VOTED THROUGH THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD WHICH IS 691 AN HOUR SO WE WERE ACTUALLY OPERATING DURING THIS THREE HOUR ISSUE AT A 72% INCREASE FROM THE VOTERS THAT WERE VOTING. SO JUST TO DEMONSTRATE, I THINK THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION AND MISPERCEPTION THAT THIS ISSUE COMPLETELY FROZEN SHUT DOWN AND NO ONE COULD VOTE. VOTERS WERE SOLD VOTING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I THINK I COVERED ALL THAT THERE . LESSONS LEARNED. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OVER THAT QUITE EXPECT ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ELECTION DAY? >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. >> PLEASE. >> I UNDERSTAND MISTAKES HAPPEN AND I'M NOT TRYING TO CONDEMN ANYONE HERE BUT I AM JUST CURIOUS WHY WASN'T THE UPDATE DONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY RATHER THAN BEFORE THE DAY STARTED A RAFT OF THE DAY STARTED. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THAT [00:20:09] UPDATE THAT THE INFORMATION WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO EXPAND THE ENTIRE DAY AND NOT JUST HALF A DAY. 373 VOTERS FROM DPS, THAT'S WHE WE RECEIVE THE NOTIFICATION THA THEY ARE NOT IMPROPER STATUS SO IT COULD'VE BEEN A BOULDER THAT SHOWED UP AT THE POLLING LOCATION BUT MY REGISTRAR CAME BACK AND SAID SHE RECEIVED THAT NOTICE BECAUSE VOTERS ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW UP IN WE ARE GOING TO START THAT ISSUE ALL THESE PROFESSIONAL BALLOTS FOR VOTERS THAT SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO VOTE. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT CAME TO US IN THE DAY. >> I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU WOUL HAVE MISSED FOR HALF A DAY THE SAME VOTERS WERE TRYING TO UPDATE THAT MORNING, YOU WOULD'VE MISSED THOSE PEOPLE ANYWAY QUITE EXPECT IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE SOME OF THOSE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS, IT IS HARD TO SAY A FALSE 712 OF THOSE PROFESSIONAL BALLOTS OCCURRED OVER THAT THREE HOUR WINDOW, SO IT IS POSSIBLE AT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE SHOWED UP IN THE MORNING YES, SIR. >> I KNOW YOU ARE OVERLOADED AN I UNDERSTAND WHY BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE TIMING OF IT. >> I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE ON THE QUESTION, UPDATING THE PUBLIC DURING THE VOTING PROCESS IS A VERY ESSENTIAL TOOL TO US BECAUSE IF WE HAVE ANY BAD REGISTRATION STATUSES OR ANYTHING, WE CAN'T DO THAT REMOTELY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VOTERS GET THE CORRECT BALLOT STYLE AND THE VOTERS ARE ABLE T VOTE CORRECTLY THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO IT DOES HAVE AN INCREDIBLE UTILITY TO US IN THE PAST AND I THINK I SPOKEN TO ALL OF YOU GUYS. BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2025, WE WERE FORCED TO GO WITH A NEW POLL BOOK AND I WON'T GET INTO ALL THE DETAILS. A NOTE THERE IS BUSINESS STUFF OUTSIDE ELECTIONS. BUT GOING TO THAT SYSTEM, FORMALLY WE WERE ON AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM SO OUR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS ALL BASICALLY COMMUNICATED AS ONE S IF WE WERE TO UPDATE THOSE 723 VOTERS, WE COULD DO SO INDIVIDUALLY AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO UPDATE. AND WE ARE HAVING TO INTEGRATE BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND THERE'S SOME DIFFICULTY WIT THAT. AS WE GET INTO FURTHER PRESENTATION, I WILL SHOW YOU, AS ROBIN POINTED OUT, WE ARE LOOKING TO PUT MUCH SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. THE UPDATE WAS DONE IN THE MIDDLE OF VOTING. ARE YOU CONFIDENT WILL RUN SMOOTHLY? >> ABSOLUTELY. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, NOT THAT WE FIX THIS, BUT THAT IT STAYS FIXED. OR WORKING WITH A VENDOR ON THAT . >> FANTASTIC. PLEASE PROCEED. >> AS DR. CANTU POINTED OUT, LESSONS LEARNED. MISTAKES HAPPEN. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CORRECT THEM SO THEY DON'T REPEAT THEMSELVES THAT IS MY PENSIVE MY ESSAY I NEED TO PUT MY EYES ON IT AND I HAVE ALREAD SENT OUT A DIRECTIVE TO ALL MY STAFF TO NOTIFY THEM AND NOBODY IS TO UPDATE THAT POLL BOOK WITHOUT ME PRESENT. SO DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. I WANT TO BE THERE IN PERSON TO MAKE SURE IT DOES THEM. OVERSIGHT AND SPEAKING TO MY SYSTEM COME OUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TWO SETS OF EYES ON THIS. IT IS TOO EASY TO MAKE THAT KIN OF MISTAKE. AND THERE ARE A COUPLE DOZEN TIMES IN THE PAST. SADLY WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN THE VENDOR DIDN'T KNO THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN. I ACTUALLY GOT A PHONE CALL FRO A COLLEAGUE AND HE SAID I'M GLA [00:25:02] IT HAPPENED TO YOU AND NOT US H SAID DON'T BLAME ME FOR SAYING THIS BUT IF THAT SHE WAS ON THE OTHER FOOT, I WOULD'VE PROBABLY SAID THE SAME THING. UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE THE UNLUCKY ONES IN THIS POSITION. SO VENDOR IMPLEMENT SAFEGUARDS. OUR VENDOR REGISTRATION SYSTEM, THEY ARE ACTUALLY INSTALLING AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM CHECK ON THAT FOUL SO THE SYSTEM CHECK -- SO THIS SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY GOIN TO COME THROUGH THE FOUL TO CHECK THE ELECTION CODES TO MATCH UP TO THE ELECTION THAT W ARE IMPLEMENTING IT TO. SO THAT THE ACT OF COME AS YOU POINTED OUT, THE ACT OF PUTTING A BAD POLL BOOK BACK AND THERE IS TECHNOLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE A THIS POINT SO THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW AND THEY TOLD ME THE CORNER TO HAVE AN UPDATE ABOUT TWO WEEKS SOURCE OR SO. THAT WAS WHEN WE WERE SMOKE WIT PHONE CALLS FROM THE MEDIA AT ALL THE COUNTY COLLEAGUES FROM VOTERS AND WAS ACTUALLY DIFFICULT FOR US TO NAVIGATE BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY SMALL OFFICE. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE MONITORING A SITUATION LIKE THI COMMIT IS HARD TO STAY ON THE PHONE WHEN YOU GET PULLED AWAY SO I ACTUALLY TALK TO ROBERT LAST WEEK AND WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WORKING ON MAYBE UPDATING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PARADIGM NOT THE SOCIAL MEDIA GURU I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FACEBOOK AND AND X. I THINK IT WILL BE BENEFICIAL S IF THERE'S A SIMILAR ISSUE OR DELAY A PROCESS, WE CAN PUT A MESSAGE OUT ON NIGHT ALL THE VOTERS UP WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ON THE PHONE TO EACH OTHER AND TRY TO RELAY THAT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIA FOR THE DEPARTMENT. INTERLOCKING MEDICATIONS, ROBIN AND I ARE GOING TO WORK ON WHAT IS THE BEST MESSAGING SYSTEMS BETWEEN OUR OFFICE AND WEBEX. SHOULD WE SEND STATEMENTS OUT S OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE GET TOGETHER BEFORE WE REACH NOVEMBER. THIS WAS ANOTHER CHALLENGE FOR US. AFTER THIS UPDATE WENT OUT, WHATEVER YOU PUSH OUT AN UPDATE LIKE THIS REMOTELY, THERE ISN'T INFORMATION TRANSFER THAT OCCURS , SO THE POLL BOOK IS ACTUALLY UPDATING ALL OF THE KIOSK AT THE POLLING LOCATIONS. THE CHECKING KIOSK, WHEN VOTERS CHECK IN, ALL OF THIS TRANSFER OF INFORMATION, THINK ABOUT IT IN A WAY WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAI THINGS. SAYS THAT YOUR SPOUSE ARE YOUR CHILD. SO WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO SET ON THE MESSAGE TO THE POLL BOOK CONNECTION SOME OF THEM RECEIVE THE MESSAGE AND SOME OF THEM RECEIVE THE ERROR, WE IMMEDIATELY TURN ON THE PHONE AND SPLIT THE LOCATION AND STAR CALLING THE LOCATION. YOU THINK IF I'M GOING CALL A POLL WORKER TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU'VE LOST 20 MINUTE OF RESPONSE TIME. WE ACTUALLY SEND OUT A PERIPHERAL TABLET AND JUST GENERAL SITE MANAGEMENT. SO WE HAVE A REDUNDANCY FOR THESE POLL WORKERS AND THEY LIK OUTPUT OR SET THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL TO US. TRAINING FOR THE POLL WORKERS, ONE THING WE ARE VERY PROUD OF, SOME ARE FAR MORE SEASON POLL WORKERS KIND OF KNOW WHAT TO DO AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH DELAYS OF THE NEW IMMEDIATELY TWO GO TO THE PROFESSIONAL BALLOTS. SOME POLL WORKERS HAVEN'T REALL EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF AN ISSUE BEFORE SO THEY WERE REALL LOST AND THEY WERE TRYING TO CALL OUR OFFICE. BUT I THINK REALLY WHAT WE NEED [00:30:04] TO DO IS WE NEED TO PROVIDE A LIST OF POSSIBILITIES. POSSIBILITIES OF -- AND PROVIDED IN THEIR TRAINING MANUAL. SO THERE WAS JUST THAT PRINT OU AND IF THIS HAPPENS, YOU DO THI SO OF COURSE WE CAN PLAN FOR ELECTION DAY THAT DAY AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF INSTANCES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST THAT WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PREPARED FOR IT SO THEY ARE MOR CONFIDENT. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> SO YOUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY SOUNDS VERY COMPREHENSIVE. I AM IMPRESSED. AND I MAY HAVE MISSED THE BEST YOU MAY HAVE SPOKEN TO THIS BUT AS A PART OF THIS YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC MEDIA STRATEGY? I THINK FROM MY OBSERVATION BUT I SAW WAS SOME MEDIA, OF COURSE THEY ARE INTERESTED WANT TO BE THE FIRST OUT THERE TALKING ABOUT IT BUT IN SOME CASES IT WAS INCORRECT. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IS THER A SPECIFIC MEDIA STRATEGY THAT IS GOING TO BE A PART OF THE. >> YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THERE WAS A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATION AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS GOING OUT THERE. I WOULD SEEK GUIDANCE BUT THIS IS NOT AN AREA THAT I HAVE A LO OF EXPERTISE WITH AS WELL. AND ALSO ROBERT AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. I AM HAPPY TO TAKE SUGGESTIONS AND WORK TOGETHER. >> THIS IS EXCELLENT. WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS BEFORE. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB BUT THINGS HAPPEN AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT BUT THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU. WE ARE DOING A CHAT RIGHT NOW AND SHE'S WORKING WITH OUR TEAM AND GETTING A SYSTEM PUT IN FOR OUR OFFICE. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO KNOW IS DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH EMPLOYEES I KNOW WE JUST HAD A BUDGET AND I'D SURE THAT'S MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS A LOT TO TAKE ON AT ONE TIME AND THIS WA THE FIRST BIG INCIDENT THAT YOU HAD IT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS EASY AS POSSIBLE AND I REALL APPRECIATE YOU WORKING AND THE WAY YOU'RE TALKING RIGHT NOW, I LOOKS LIKE YOU AND ROBIN HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF TALKING AND STRATEGIZING. ROBIN IS SHAKING HER HEAD LIKE SHE IS ENJOYING THIS RIGHT NOW. ROBIN LIKES TECHNOLOGY AND OUR OFFICE IS FINALLY COMING TO WHERE SHE WANTED TO BE. SO HAVE YOU ASKED FOR MORE EMPLOYEES TO HELP YOU OUT, AT LEAST ONE OR TWO MORE EYES COMMERCIAL CORRECT? >> WE HAVE REQUESTED MORE STAFF I DO FEEL IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTEL 100% NECESSARY TO DO SO BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2028. I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MITIGATE NOVEMBER OF 2026. THIS DIFFICULT. IT'S DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN UP EMPLOYEE TWO WEEKS BEFORE YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO TRAINS THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION WE ARE THINKING MORE 2027 AND THE REST OF THE APPROPRIATE OFFICES, BUT YES, WE HAVE REQUESTED POSITIONS . >> ARE YOU GOING TO BE UP TO US -- FOR TAXIS AND WE NORMALLY USE TEMPS. >> YOU UP RIGHT ON POINT. WE DO USE TEMPORARY SERVICES IN THE OFFICE BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE HOW ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT STAFF AND OPERATION TEAM AND WE DO UTILIZE THOSE. SO I THINK THAT IS THE DIRECTIO WE ARE GOING TO GOPI OR. >> ONCE AGAIN COUPLED LIKE THIS THINGS WERE DOING A GREAT JOB HERE THAT CHAT BOX THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO NOW. THAT WILL CUT DOWN ON SOME OF THE PHONE CALLS THAT WE GET EVERY DAY. TRYING TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING WHEN WE GET A THOUSAND CALLS. SO THAT CHAT BOX WILL HELP. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. EXPECT IF I. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHETHER THER ARE SOME JOBS WITHIN THE IT GROUP AND THE ELECTIONS JOB THA ARE SIMILAR IN NATURE WERE NOT REQUIRED TRAINING FROM YOUR GROUP THAT DURING AN ELECTION, TWO OR THREE EMPLOYEES FROM IT HE COULD BE THERE TO HELP WITH THE IT ISSUES THAT WOULD FREE MAYBE THOSE OTHER PEOPLE UP TO DO SOME THINGS BUT IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITIES. >> IS THAT THE ONE THAT ROBBIE WAS TALKING ABOUT? [00:35:04] >> I HAD TO TURN MY TELEPHONE OFF. I'M SORRY. >> NO PROBLEM. SO WE DO DISPATCH DOES SO IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS WE'VE INCREASED OUR STAFF, AS MS. TURNER HAS TALKED ABOUT US WHILE. IN PAST ELECTIONS WE BROUGHT IN AS MANY AS TEN ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS ARE JASON AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN GREAT. THEY TRAINED AND I DIDN'T MENTION THIS BUT BEFORE WE GET IN TOUCH, WE HAVE TO BE TRAINED BY THE CHIEF AND HIS TEAM AND W GET OFFICIAL BADGES, THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON AT. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE GOT THE A NUMBER OF RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED FROM THE ELECTIONS OFFICE. SO WE'VE GOT. >> AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE TRAINED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS W HAVE ABOUT 15 TECHS ARE 12 TAX AND THAT IS JUST TEXTS. AND THAT I HAVE TEAMS THAT ARE HELPING THEM APPLICATIONS TEAM ON THE WEBSITE SO VARIOUS RESOURCES. SO YOU HAVE VARIOUS RESOURCES THAT ARE READY TO ASSIST AND AR WORKING AND HAVE A CHAT BETWEEN GROUPS AND IT'S ABOUT 60 PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THAT CHAT SO IF WE ARE COMMUNICATING TO GET THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED AHEAD OF TIME AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE TRAINED BEFORE THEY EVEN TOUCH THE EQUIPMENT. EVEN MY SERVICE-, ALL TICKETS A REQUESTS AND ALL OF THE ISSUES, WE HAVE MORE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS . BID WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY NEED, IT IS DISPATCHE IN THAT CHAT. WE HAVE THE TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING KIND OF LAID OUT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT IS REALLY GOOD. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING , I'VE HAD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY HERE AND I'VE WORKE AT THE BALLOT BARRED FOR SEVERA YEARS AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN EXTREMELY HARD-WORKING GROUP AN A LAID OUT IN NONSTOP WORK. I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE PROBLEMS AR AND THEN TAKE SOME CORRECTIVE ACTION SO WE DON'T HAVE TO AGAI AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING. I UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE. >> THANK YOU. EXPECT THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE OF WORKSTATION WHERE WE'VE GOT PROJECTS GOING ON. IT IS AN E-MAIL DROPPING DOWN ONCE EVERY 3-4 MONTHS ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU MIND PUTTING US ALL IN A GROUP CHAT OR WE CAN SEE THE UPDATES THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. WE'VE MET TWICE NOW BUT IN THE PAST WE'VE ALL BEEN BUSY PAID S WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY UPDATES. CAN YOU PUT A SOLID A GROUP CHA SO WE CAN RESPOND? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THEN YOU WON'T HAVE TO PERSONALLY CALL EACH ONE OF US. >> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. >> ALL THE CHAT STUFF CAN GO IN DIFFERENT STUFF. >> THAT IS EASY ENOUGH. >> ANOTHER QUESTION. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT WHEN YOU ALL NEED TEMPS, YOU DO THIS IN OCTOBER, WHICH I RIGHT BEFORE VOTING. IS IT POSSIBLE MAKE THIS REQUES FROM COMMISSIONERS EARLIER. BUT THEY DO TRY TO GET THEM A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF TIME. IT IS REQUIRED IN A WEEK OR TWO OF TRAINING. JUST THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ELECTION FIELD AND ANSWERING VOTER REGISTRATION QUESTIONS, W DO GO OUT A LITTLE BIT. >> I KNOW THE MEDIA. WITH THERE BE A POSSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY PUTTING SOMEBODY FRO BOBBY EPPERLY'S OFFICE OR SOME COUNTY OFFICE DOWN THERE IS A MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE, SOMEBODY THAT IS EXPERIENCING -- >> WE WILL BE REALLY HELPING THAT OFFICE DURING THE ELECTION ELECTION SO WERE ALREADY TALKIN ABOUT HOW THE COORDINATION WILL BE. WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS COMING UP . ABSOLUTELY. >> ALRIGHT. SO I WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG. OF NOVEMBER 2026, GENERAL ELECTION PREPARATION. OF COURSE THESE FIRST THREE POINTS ARE FROM OUR LESSONS LEARNED SLIDE SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW-UP TO MAKE SURE -- [00:40:06] SO FACING ENHANCEMENTS WITHIN SOCIAL MEDIA AND BY THAT THE PLATFORMS ARE INTERNALLY. THAT IS THAT PLATFORM THAT I MENTIONED ON THE TABLET. AND OF COURSE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL CO-OPS AND TRAINING A POLL WORKERS TO GIVE YOU THAT I WHAT THEY SHOULD DO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY SO WE DO HAVE OPTIONS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS AND THE VENDOR IS PUTTING IN THAT SAME CARD. WE ALSO HAVE ENHANCEMENTS TO SOME OF OUR PLATFORMS AND AS I SAID, OUR COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS. THE POLLING LOCATION IS IMPORTANT SO AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, COUNTYWIDE REDISTRICTING LAST YEAR AND WE ADDED IPO FOR THE 26TH VOTING PRECINCTS TO THE COUNTY AND ACCORDING TO THE STATE CODE WE HAVE TO HAVE 50%, WE HAVE TO HAVE 50% OF THAT NUMBER AS ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS WHICH WILL REQUIRE US TO HAVE 101 ELECTION DAY THEY POLLING LOCATIONS BY NOVEMBER S POLLING LOCATIONS HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN HARD-TO-FIND AND HARD TO COME BY. MR. BARNES, THANKS FOR YOUR TEA HELPING OUT WITH THAT. IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF ANY FACILITIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A POLLING LOCATION, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME IT IS AS EASY AS SHOOTING US AN E-MAIL BUT THAT IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THA VOTERS HAVE ENOUGH SITES AVAILABLE. SO THAT THE VOTING SITES ARE ACCESSIBLE. WE'VE CONFIRMED 38 AND 50 ELECTION SITE SO WE ARE AHEAD O THE BALL ON THIS ONE. SO I BELIEVE WE PRETTY MUCH HAV ALL THE EARLY ONES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FIVE MORE IF WE COULD BE I WOULD DON'T WANT TO ADD TOO MANY. I'VE PUT BUCK TO SHOOT FOR 105 BECAUSE WE HAVE OCCASIONALLY HA SITES DROPOUT EN MASSE. SO THAT WOULD GIVE US A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM THERE. MY GOAL IS TO REACH OUT TO 100 LOCATIONS. ROBIN I MENTIONED WE WILL BE AN INDICATION AND I ALSO WANT TO REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY 'S OFFICE AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. AND THIS HAS BEEN A ROUTINE THING BEFORE MAJOR ELECTIONS. WHEN WE HAVE HURRICANES AND FIRES OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, ONE MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS UP-TO-DATE. THAT HAS BEEN PRETTY ROUTINE SO FAR IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. TRAINING, I DON'T NEED TO MENTION TO YOU GUYS COME UP WE'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION AND I HAVE PROMOTED FROM WITHIN AND USED MY ASSISTANT ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR WE ARE TRAINING INTERNALLY AND OUR STAFF NEEDS POSITION ON YOU HERE -- AND IT WILL BE A BIG COMPONENT FOR US IN THE FUTURE. BEFORE GOING INTO NOVEMBER, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE READY TO GO. AND SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING WE GOT THE POLL BOOKS BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 25, I THINK WE RECEIVE THOSE TWO OR THREE WEEK BEFORE EARLY VOTING BEGAN. AND I THINK IT IS THE LAST WEEKEND AND CAME IN OVER THE COUNTY FAIR DAY. AND I AM RIPPING MY HAIR OUT AN ROBIN HAS BETTER TERMINOLOGY. AND SEEING ANYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG AND TRIED TO FORCE AN ERROR IN A SANDBOX SETTING AND WE CAN IDENTIFY IT AND PLAN FOR IT IN THE FUTURE SO ANY OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO DO THA OVER THE SUMMER, WE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT WITH THE ASSISTANCE WE HAVE AND DISCOVER THINGS WE DID NOT KNOW. NEXT SLIDE. SO LONG TERM PREPARATIONS, I ANTICIPATE COMPLETION OF THESE IN FEBRUARY OF 2027. WORKING WITH ROBERT AND HER TEA COME IPO GET HURT GUIDANCE ON THAT. WE DO NEED TO GET OVER TO THAT INTEGRATED SYSTEM AND I DON'T WANT TO SAY TOO MUCH ON THIS FORMAT, IT IS SAFE THREW NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER BUT BY 2027, THAT'S GOING TO SOLVE A LOT OF THINGS FOR US. [00:45:01] IS GOING TO HELP OUR GEOCODING COUPLE WHICH AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A GEOCODING SOFTWARE THAT IS ACTUALLY FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEW SYSTEM THAT WE PUT IN THE BUDGET SO WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE WAY MORE ACCURACY AND ARE ADDRESSING IN OUR MAPPING MOVING FORWARD THE CENSUSES FOUR YEARS AWAY AND SO REDISTRICTING AS WELL. KIND OF LOOKING AND WE DON'T WANT TO MISS THE THREES THROUGH THE FOREST, ELECTIONS ARE LIKE MARATHONS, PUTTING 1 FOOT BEFOR THE OTHER ON THE FINISH LINE. AND I TALKED ABOUT GEOCODING. AND ROBIN ALSO MENTIONED THE UPDATE. RECOMMENDATION IS TO TYPICALLY UPDATE YOUR COMPUTERS IN YOUR SOFTWARE FOR 4-5 YEARS, IT'S GOING TO HELP US THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO LOOK TO THOSE TECHNOLOGIES. DID YOU ALL HALF ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT QUICK. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT -- I HAD A POOR BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU. I APOLOGIZE. BY OUR PRE-HAVING GETTING SITES. DON'T OTHER TAXING SUBDIVISIONS HAVE TO PROVIDE LOCATIONS UPON REQUEST. >> THAT IS THE QUESTION YOU ARE CORRECT. SO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ANYBODY WHO IS PUBLICLY FUNDED IS REQUIRED BY ELECTION CODE TO PROVIDE THEIR LOCATION. WE'VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE PAST. BR GUESTS IN THEIR FACILITY. WE JUST WANT TO TRY TO KEEP THA GOOD RELATIONSHIP GOING BUT OVE THE COURSE THE SUMMER I'M HOPIN TO HAVE SOME SITDOWN CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME SUPERINTENDENTS AND LET THEM KNOW THE NECESSITY OF THIS, THA WE REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT A PLAN AND WORK TOGETHER AND MOVE FORWARD ENOUGH THAT MEANS MORE NOTICE FOR THE SCHOOLS THEY CAN MOVE SOME OPERATIONS AROUND, I UNDERSTAND WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THERE WAS ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT A THEY REACHED OUT TO US AND THEY HAD SOME CONFLICT WITH SOME TESTING THAT WAS GOING ON WITH THEIR STUDENTS AND IF WE GIVE THEM 2-3 MORE MONTHS OF NOTICE COMING SURE THEY CAN TRY TO WOR SOMETHING AROUND. WE WILL TAKE ANYTHING WE CAN GE AS LONG AS WE CAN GET THE BOAT OR SENATE WE DON'T NEED THE BIG FANCY JIM. WE JUST NEED A FACILITY FOR THE VOTERS TO GO TO SO YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT ABOUT THAT. >> ONE OTHER THING ABOUT THE LOCATION ARE YOU HOLDING THEM THROUGH THE WHOLE ELECTION OR ELECTION DAY BECAUSE SOME OF THEM DON'T KNOW THE LOCATION. >> SO THE NEW LOCATIONS. IT KIND OF DEPENDS. WE HAVE 30 SITES RIGHT NOW AND MAYBE WE ADD FIVE MORE. WE COULD POSSIBLY ADD SIX EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS. TO GET THAT I HAD QUICKLY WHEN YOU ARE OPERATING 12 HOURS A DA FOR SO MANY STRAIGHT BUT WE ARE WILLING TO -- WHAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND AND WHA WE HAVE COMMITTED TO IN THE PAS AS NEW FACILITIES START OUT AS ELECTION DAY SITE BECAUSE JUST TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC COMING INTO YOU FACILITY, YOU HAVE TO REMAIN OPEN FOR THE WHOLE 12 HOURS AND THERE'S NO POSSIBILITY OF CLOSING DOWN AND YOU HAVE ELECTION LEADERS THAT CAN RAMBUNCTIOUS AND THE SIGNAGE IS NOT SPARED THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS FOR THEM TO CONSIDER BEFORE SIGNING ONTO A TWO WEEK VENTURE WITH US. YES, MA'AM. >> IF YOU GET AN ISSUE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS COMING BACK, I HOP YOU WILL LET US KNOW. I CAN IMAGINE US WILLING TO STE IN. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO STEP UP HIS. >> I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THA I DON'T THINK THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE SO FAR BUT I JUST THINK WE NEED TO POINT OUT HOW CRITICAL THIS IS I APPRECIATE IT. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SO YOU ARE THE BAD GUY, RIGHT? >> I AM A GREAT BAD GUY. >> OKAY, CONTINUE. >> THAT'S ALL I HAD. ANYMORE QUESTIONS? >> GREAT PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR ALL YOU SUPPORT I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. TRYING TO BLESS YOU. >> BE FUN TO THINK ROBIN AND CHASE FOR COMING IN. ANYMORE QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MEETING ADJOURNED. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.