BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION

WALKER COUNTYGEORGIA

P.O. Box 1105, LaFayette, GA30728

Telephone: 706.638.4349        Fax: 706.639.3346

 

Ebeth Edwards, Chairperson                                                                                                                             Jim Buckner, Secretary

James (Jim) Cole, Vice Chairperson                                                                                                            David Chambers, Member

Barbara Berry, Election Supervisor                                                                                                                 Keith Edwards, Member

 

Board Meeting Minutes

Friday, May 13, 2011

Walker County Courthouse

 

 

Present:  Ebeth Edwards, Jim Cole, Keith Edwards, David Chambers

& Barbara Berry, Election Supervisor.

 

 

Proceedings:  The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by the Chairman, with three  members present.  K Edwards joined at 9:00 a.m.  Minutes of the previous meeting were approved with one wording change upon motion by E Edwards, seconded by J Cole.

 

Under Old Business, the members:

 

Briefly discussed By-Laws of the Board of Election, E Edwards asked the board to please study of the submitted By-Laws and be prepared to make a decision at next month’s  meeting pending the budget. 

 

J Cole moved to accept (with wording changes) the Intergovernmental Agreement, D Chambers seconded.  Agreement will now be delivered to City of LaFayette.

 

 

In New Business, members considered:

 

            Miscellaneous sheets of information promulgated by the State, no action required;

            A memo from the Reapportionment Office, informational only; Matt will write letter to SOS to         request we retire and not replace four TS units that are not functioning.

 

Upon motion by J Cole, second by D Chambers, voted to remove names of current list of deceased votes from the list of registered voters.

 

Upon motion by D Chambers, second by J Cole voted to remove names of current list of felons from the list of registered voters.

 

Noted Mrs. Berry’s request for part time summer help.  E Edwards would like to see how the next month goes and discuss in next month’s meeting.

 

E Edwards spoke with Patti Hart about militia districts.  She wrote letter (attached) to Don Oliver.

 

Motion was made by K Edwards, seconded by D Chambers, for Mrs. Berry to contact IT department for the replacement of her computer that hasn’t worked properly since she received it.

 

 

There being no further business, K Edwards moved for adjournment, J Cole seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned.