CANVASSING BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE – PINELLAS COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
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Meeting Time
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Activity
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July 31
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10:00 a.m.
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Pre-election test of precinct, early voting, mail and provisional ballot scanning equipment and test Automated Independent Audit Equipment [F.S. 101.5612].
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August 1-19
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10:00 a.m.
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Canvass mail ballots [F.S. 101.68(2)]; Mail ballot processing [F.S. 102.141(4)(a)]; Ballot processing through the Automated Independent Audit Equipment [F.S. 101.591].
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August 20
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5:00 p.m.
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Canvass mail ballots [F.S. 101.68(2)]; Election Day processing; Release unofficial results (does not include provisional ballots). Ballot processing through the Automated Independent Audit Equipment (beginning at 9:00 a.m.) [F.S. 101.591].
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August 21-22
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9:00 a.m.
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Canvass mail and provisional ballots [F.S. 101.68(2)] [F.S. 101.048]; Ballot processing through the Automated Independent Audit Equipment (beginning at 9:00 a.m.) [F.S. 101.591].
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August 23
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9:00 a.m.
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Deadline to file Unofficial Election Returns with the State [F.S. 102.141(5)] (No later than Noon of the 3rd day after election); Ballot processing through the Automated Independent Audit Equipment [F.S. 101.591]; Post-Election test of mail and provisional ballot scanning equipment and test Automated Independent Audit Equipment [F.S. 101.5612]; Certify Official Election Returns; Conduct of Election Report.
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August 25
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10:00 a.m.
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Deadline to file 2nd Unofficial Election Returns with the State (if necessary) [F.S. 102.141(7)(c)] (No later than 3:00 p.m. of the 5th day after election).
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August 26
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10:00 a.m.
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Conduct post-election responsibilities, as required by Florida law.
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August 28
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10:00 a.m.
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Deadline to file Official Election Returns with the State [F.S. 102.112(2)] (Returns must be filed by noon of the 8th day after election).
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August 29
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10:00 a.m.
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Conduct post-election responsibilities, as required by Florida law.
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Additional Information: All Canvassing Board meetings will be held at the Election Service Center, 13001 Starkey Road, Largo. The deadline to submit a cure affidavit for a mail/provisional ballot is 12:00 p.m., August 22, 2024. The deadline for anyone who casts a provisional ballot to provide proof of eligibility to the Canvassing Board is 5:00 p.m., August 22, 2024. [F.S. 101.048].
Canvassing Board Members (including appointed alternates & substitutes): Judges Edwin Jagger and Susan Bedinghaus, County Commissioners Janet Long and Kathleen Peters, and Herb Polson.
Note: Persons are advised that if they wish to appeal any decision made at these meetings, they will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, per Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in these proceedings, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Within two (2) working days of the publication of this notice, please contact the Office of Human Rights, 400 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., 5th floor, Clearwater, FL 33756; (727) 464-4062 (V/TDD).