[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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TALKING. WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, GO-GO MAGIC CAMERA. IT IS 1:00 . WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WILL
[E. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
>> OKAY, PUBLIC COMMENTS, I HAVE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS, ARE THERE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR REPORT TODAY?
>> WE HAVE ONE EMAIL COMMENT. >> LET'S GO AHEAD AND READ THAT. OF THE CAMERAS GOING TO COME ON? WE DON'T REALLY NEED THEM, I AM JUST DOUBLE CHECKING. OKAY, AWESOME. LET'S READ THE
ONE EMAILED PUBLIC COMMENT. >> PUBLIC COMMENT FROM LAURA NUNN , GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT IN WHOEVER MADE THE DECISION TO NOT PUBLISH LOCATIONS ON ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025, THE TWO-HOUR WAIT, THOSE -- THAT INFORMATION WAS PERMITTED THE ELECTION BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DETAILS OF EACH ELECTION. ONLY ONE OF WHOM APPEARS HERE REGULARLY, THE CHAIR OF THE ELECTIONS BOARD, KINDLY MAKE SURE THAT THE VOTERS ARE YOUR FIRST CONSIDERATION IN THE RUNOFF IN DECEMBER. PUBLISH WAIT TIMES IS NOT AN OPTION, IT IS A NECESSITY. THIS IS BY YOUR HAND THAT THEY ARE SENT IN AT REGULAR INTERVALS ON ELECTION DAY . KINDLY ADHERE TO THE RULES YOU HAVE MADE FOR THE REST OF US , YOU MAKE THE RULES, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY THE RULES, THE SIZE OF THE ELECTION IS IRRELEVANT. SHAME ON THE ELECTIONS BOARD , THAT REMOVED THE VERY OPTION YOU ARE SO PROUD OF , ALSO KNOWN AS WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE .
>> VERY GOOD. THAT IS A VERY GOOD POINT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT COMMENT. I WAS SO BUSY, I DID NOT GET TO VOTE UNTIL ELECTION DAY. I WAITED IN LINE FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS AND I
[G.1. Discussion and possible action to canvass the totals of the November 4, 2025 General Election. BECERRA/DOINOFF]
UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN, IT IS VALID. THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS, CORRECT? WRITTEN COMMENTS? OKAY, SO NOW, I WOULDLIKE TO HAVE YOU OPENED G -1. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CANVASS THE TOTALS OF THE NUMBER AND FORTH -- NOVEMBER
4TH, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION. >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> JENNIFER, COUNTY ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR , JENNIFER DOINOFF.
>> THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THE WAITING AND POSTING WAIT TIMES, COULD YOU SPEAK ON THAT JUST A LITTLE ?
>> SURE. FIRST OF ALL, THE ELECTION BOARD IS IN CHARGE OF SUPPLIES AND IN CHARGE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD, THEY ARE NOT IN CHARGE OF WHETHER OR NOT WE POST THE WAITING TIMES. ALTHOUGH WAIT TIMES ARE IMPORTANT, THE ONLY REASON THEY WERE NOT POSTED THIS TIME AROUND WAS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH CONVERSION WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL REGISTRATION SYSTEM. ALL OF THE DATA TOOK US A LONG TIME TO GO THROUGH, A LOT OF TIME TO GET CORRECT. AND WE DID NOT GET THE LINK FOR THE WAIT TIMES IN PLACE FOR THIS ELECTION. WE DO INTEND TO HAVE IT IN PLACE THE NEXT ELECTION AND WE ALWAYS DO HAVE IT IN PLACE SO THIS WAS A ONE-OFF EVENT.
>> OKAY, A ONE-OFF. BUT OTHERWISE THEY WILL BE POSTED ONLINE, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. NOW ON THIS AGENDA ITEM CAN YOU EXPAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE NICE JUICY PACKET WE WERE
LANDED ? >> I CAN. PART OF THE NEED FOR WAIT TIMES IN A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION WHICH IS NOT USUALLY HIGH IN DEMAND, WE USUALLY DO NOT GET A HIGH TURNOUT FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION. I DO THINK THE LOCAL ELECTIONS DROVE THIS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL, BECAUSE WE DID NOT NEED IT STATEWIDE, BUT WE DID SEE WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD A LOT OF LOCAL RACES THAT WERE PRETTY CONTENTIOUS. WE HAD A 19.5% TURNOUT. THAT IS PRETTY
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HISTORICAL FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION. AS YOU CAN GUESS, A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS CAME AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE ON THE LAST DAY. BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF THE BALLOT AND IN A LOT OF THOSE LOCAL AREAS , THE TIME TO VOTE TOOK A LONG TIME AND OUR LOCATIONS CLOSED VERY LATE . THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION, OUR LAST SPOTS CAME IN, AT THE SAME TIME IN A GUBERNATORIAL OR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. WE GOT THE LAST BOX AT 11:00 P.M. IT WAS A VERY LATE NIGHT FOR EVERYONE PROBABLY BECAUSE WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT, WHICH WE ALL LIKE TO SEE. SO, 19.5% WE HAD. I GAVE YOU ALL THE RECONCILIATION THAT I HAVE BEEN PROVIDING WITH YOU, WE HAD REGULAR MAIL VOTERS , 562 MAIL BALLOTS, AND TWO CONFIDENTIAL, TWO OVERSEAS AND MILITARY BALLOTS, WE HAD 164 PROVISIONAL BALLOTS , WHICH MEANS WE DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF WORKING WITH THE STATE. WE EXPECTED TO SEE A MUCH HIGHER NUMBER OF THOSE AND WE DID NOT. OF THOSE, 24 WERE ELIGIBLE . SO, WITH THAT, THAT IS OUR 19.5% TOTAL NUMBER OF BALLOTS CAST. 37,082. AND WE HAVE THREE RUNOFF ELECTIONS, THE CITY OF SAN MARCUS, AT-LARGE ELECTION, TWO AT-LARGE , AND THE CITY THAT HAS A SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICT.>> BUT I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY PHONE BLOWN UP OVER IS EARLY VOTING ON BROADWAY, WHAT IS A ROADMAP THAT WE COULD SHARE?
>> IN RUNOFF ELECTIONS, THAT IS GOING TO BE THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY. AND, SO, WE ALWAYS SEND THEM WHAT WE HAD IN THE PREVIOUS RUNOFF ELECTION, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE LOCATION FOR EARLY VOTING, I GOT THE PHONE CALL, I DID GET WITH TREVINO OVER AT THE CITY, AND WE DID PUT IT IN FOR ELECTION DAY. I WILL ASK ABOUT ONE-OFF -- RUNOFF ELECTIONS, TO OPEN TWO EARLY VOTING SITES WOULD BE COSTLY . FOR AN ELECTION THAT EARLY VOTING STARTS THE WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING.
>> JUST TO QUANTIFY, CAN YOU BALLPARK WHAT THAT WOULD COST FOR EARLY VTING AT BROADWAY? JUST A BALLPARK?
>> I WOULD PROBABLY SAY , I MEAN, I HATE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE I DID NOT COME PREPARED TO DO THAT.
>> JUST A BALLPARK. >> I WOULD SAY MAYBE $6000 OR
$7000. >> THAT IS A BALLPARK NUMBER I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO HEAR. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT PRECINCT , AND IT ALSO DOES THE GEOGRAPHICAL SPLIT , PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO BOTH SIDES FOR VOTING, 857 VOTERS THAT VOTED IN THE LAST RUNOFF, IT SOUNDS LIKE ELECTION DAY IS MORE THAN ENOUGH. OR COULD THERE BE OPEN EARLY VOTING ON BROADWAY ?
>> WE HAVE ALREADY PROGRAMMED, AND WE HAVE LMA TESTING NEXT
WEEK FOR THIS ELECTION. >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT PUBLICLY. WE CAN BE A UNIFIED FRONT IN HOW WE HANDLE THINGS.
NOT TRYING TO TAKE ACTION RELATED TO EARLY VOTING THAT WE
ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO. >> NO, NO ACTION.
>> JUDGE, I WILL JUST SAY, IT WAS A DIFFICULT SITUATION WE ARE IN. OF COURSE, WE WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE ACCESS TO VOTING.
HOWEVER, I GUESS, THE GOVERNMENT CENTER IS , NOT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, BUT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE WILL BE THE ONLY EARLY VOTING
LOCATION. >> WE HAVE THREE RUNOFF OUTSIDE OF THE PRIMARY ELECTION, THEY ARE ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS, THEY WILL ALL HAVE THE SAN MARCO'S BALLOT.
>> THERE ARE THREE LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING, KYLE CITY HALL, AND ON ELECTION DAY, WE ARE ADDING A FOURTH, THE EASTSIDE
LOCATION OF BROADWAY . >> YES.
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>> IT SOUNDS REASONABLE TO ME AS WELL. OKAY, WHAT ELSE ? WE HAD
TO HAVE THAT PUBLICLY, SORRY. >> EACH OF YOU HAVE A CANVAS ELECTION, I HAVE THE SIDE RETURN. FROM THE ALTERNATE WEDGE. I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR TAKE A MOTION. TO
>> WE HAVE A READABLE ITEM FOR YOU.
>> JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DECLARE THE RESULTS OF THE LOCAL CAMPUS AND APPROVE THE COUNTY ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION AS PRESENTED BY THE
HAYS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. >> SECOND.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER? COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? COMMISSIONER SMITH ? COMMISSIONER MICHELLE COHEN?
JUDGE BECERRA? >> YES. IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, THERE IS NOTHING ELSE ON THIS AGENDA. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> SORRY, I COULD NOT HEAR THE VOTES FOR THE COMMISSIONERS.
>> THEY ALL SAID YES. >> THANK YOU , I WANT TO MAKE
SURE FOR THE RECORD. >> JENNIFER, ANYTHING ELSE ON
YOUR END? >> WE ARE HAVING LMA TESTING AND BALLOTS FOR THE RUNOFF NEXT WEEK. IN CASE YOU GET PHONE CALLS. THE TESTING IS THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE ACCURACY TESTING, IT IS A PRE-ELECTION AUDIT THAT WE DO TO ENSURE THAT THE
ELECTION IS TABULATED CORRECTLY. >> BEAUTI
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.