Sauk County Board of Canvassers

Sauk County Board of Canvassers Meeting
Monday, April 8, 2013
Time:  10:00 A.M.
West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #140, Baraboo, Wisconsin

Call to order and certification of compliance with Open Meeting Law at 10:07A.M.
Board of Canvassers present:   Marcy Huffaker, Sauk County Canvasser; Patricia L. Carignan, Sauk County Canvasser and Rebecca C. Evert, Deputy Sauk County Clerk

Others present:  Rebecca A. DeMars, Sauk County Clerk      

Canvass votes cast at the April 2, 2013 Spring Election.   The Canvassers were each provided a tabular report with election night results generated from the State Canvass system.  These results were directly downloaded from GEMS database on election night and uploaded into the State Canvass system to report the unofficial results election evening to the State.  Canvassers used this report to confirm correctness when comparing each reporting unit’s total votes cast for candidate’s on their results tapes, including verifying the highest number of votes cast (OS & TSX combined) is the same or less than the highest numbers of voters on each poll list.  Inspectors’ statements, Incident logs and Write In forms were also reviewed.  The total number of votes cast for the two top race’s on the ballot which were Superintendent of Public Instruction and Justice of the Supreme Court were also compared to total number of voters, to make sure there was no big drop off of votes cast to total voters. 
The following were noted by the board of canvassers:

No late Provisional ballots received.
Late arriving absentee ballots were canvassed and counted.
Town of Sumpter Ward 1 poll book incorrectly contained approximately 70+ voters that should have been on Ward 3 poll book. 
On Election Day this caused 3 voters to receive a ballot to cast for Ward 1 when they should have received a ballot for Ward 3.
Election Day poll books reflect   Ward 1,   20   voters;   results tapes reflect a total of 23 ballots cast,    Ward 3,   36  voters on poll book and  results tapes reflect a total of 33 ballots cast.
Town Clerk,  Donna Ziegler has submitted a signed affidavit testimony to these occurrences assuring that these 3 voters did in fact vote for the correct school district.    All other races were identical on Town of Sumpter’s ballots.   Total ballots cast for all 3 wards does not exceed total number of voters listed on the 3 combined poll books.   In reviewing this incident;  Sauk County Board of Canvassers did not feel it was appropriate to take away 3 ballots cast.    Post-election conversation with GAB; we have discovered that the error in poll books was due to GAB staff generating an update to SVRS.  (involving redistricting matters).   GAB further noted, they were unaware of this prior to the printing of poll books.   GAB has noted this has occurred in a few municipalities.  
STATE OFFICES

State Superintendent of public Instruction
(Sauk County Board of Canvassers changes in parentheses)
The total number of votes cast of which;         ELECTION NIGHT:  8,958   CANVASS:    8,954

Tony Evers                             RECEIVED:                            6,091                 6,094
Town of Delton, Ward 4                     +1 )      

City of Baraboo, Ward 11                   +1)
City of Reedsburg, Wards 5,7,8,9        +1)
     
Don Pridemore                        RECEIVED:                                2,850                  2,851             
Town of Sumpter, Ward 2                   +1)

Scattering                                RECEIVED:                                   17                   9   
Town of Franklin, Ward 2                 -1)     
Town of Franklin, Ward 3                 -1)     
Town of Honey Creek                       -1)           
Town of Sumpter, Ward 2                 -1)           
Village of West Baraboo, Wards 1-2   -1)         
City of Baraboo, Ward 3                   -1)         
City of Baraboo, Ward 10                 -1)     
City of Baraboo, Ward 11                 -1)   
     
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Sauk County Board of Canvassers changes in parentheses)
The total number of votes cast of which;       ELECTION NIGHT:  9,430   CANVASS:  9,433

Ed Fallone                           RECEIVED:                         4,616                        4,619
City of Baraboo, Ward 11                       +1)      
City of Reedsburg, Wards 5,7,8 & 9          +1)        
City of Reedsburg, Wards 10,11 & 12         +1)
  
Pat Roggensack                       RECEIVED:                          4,807                   4,809
Town of Delton, Ward 4                     +1)           
Town of Sumpter, Ward 2                  +1)     

Scattering                             RECEIVED:                                    7                        5
Town of Freedom, Wards 1-2             +1)      
Town of Greenfield                            -1)     
Town of Honey Creek                        -1)          
Village of Spring Green, Wards 1-2     -1)      

Court of Appeals Judge, District 4
(Sauk County Board of Canvassers changes in parentheses)
The total number of votes cast of which;        ELECTION NIGHT:  6,448      CANVASS:  6,434

Paul Lundsten              RECEIVED:                                   6,413                        6,418
Town of Delton, Ward 4                     +1)           
Town of La Valle, Wards 1-3               +1)     
City of Baraboo, Ward 11                   +1)         
City of Reedsburg, Wards 5,7,8 & 9     +1)         
City of Reedsburg, Wards 10,11 & 12   +1) 
   
Scattering                 RECEIVED:                                                   35                            16 
Town of Delton, Ward 4                      -1)          
Town of Honey Creek                         -1)          
Town of Ironton                                 -1)     
Town of Reedsburg, Wards 1-3            -1)          
Town of Spring Green, Wards 1-4        -2)     
Town of Sumpter, Ward 2                    -1)          
Village of Ironton                                -1)           
Village of Merrimac                            +1)         
City of Baraboo, Ward 3                      -1)     
City of Baraboo, Ward 7                      -1)         
City of Baraboo, Ward 8                      -3)        
City of Baraboo, Ward 9                      -1)         
City of Baraboo, Ward 10                    -2)     
City of Baraboo, Ward 11                    -2)     
City of Reedsburg, Wards 1,2,3 & 13    -2)     
   

MOTION (Carignan/Huffaker) to adjourn at 12:22 P.M.     Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully,

     
Rebecca A. DeMars
Sauk County Clerk

Signed Official Canvass Election Results sent to:
wired@seb.state.wi.us

Original documents on file at the Office of the Sauk County Clerk
West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #144, Baraboo, WI  53913
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
608.355.3286
www.co.sauk.wi.us

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