I

will call to order the November 2nd meeting of the Montgomery County Election Board seeing all three commissioners present start with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Frank?

To the

Republicans.

Okay.

Opening comments.

I'll just say

the

elections tomorrow.

So we'll hear from Frank.

All the updates and knock on wood.

This has gone pretty smooth so far.

So good job, everybody.

Frank doesn't like when I say that until the election is completely over.

But almost 100,000 people have already returned their ballots, close to that, which is pretty amazing.

And we're getting ready to set

up

for tomorrow.

There's a lot of work going into that.

Any comments from my colleagues?

I'm good.

Okay.

I'm going to say I'm good.

No comments.

Any general public comments?

No public comments?

Okay.

So we'll move on to hear from Frank and make two sets of appointments one for the temporary poll workers and the other for the Canvas Board.

Good afternoon.

Section 2675 of the election code permits the board of elections to temporarily appoint qualified individuals to fill any vacancies occurring at any time in the five days preceding an election.

There

is a list attached to your agenda entitled poll worker appointments for the 2026 general election.

We are requesting that the board move to approve the individuals on this list to serve in the named election districts in the named positions for the 2026 general election and for that election

only.

Okay.

Any questions?

Okay.

Is there a motion that the people whose names are set forth on the attached document titled poll worker appointments for the 2026 general election?

As non-elected poll workers are designated to serve

as

the members of the various local election boards of elections throughout Montgomery County for the 2026 general election

only.

So move.

Moved by Commissioner De Bello.

Is there a second?

I'll second that.

Seconded by Commissioner Winder.

Any board comment?

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

The appointments are approved.

Section 3146.8 of the election code states that the Board of Elections is to conduct the pre-canvas and canvas of votes cast via mail-in and absentee ballots.

Section 3050 of the election code states that in the days following the election,

the

Board of Elections shall examine provisional ballot envelopes to determine if the individual voting the provisional ballot is entitled to have that ballot counted.

The

code gives the board the authority to delegate their responsibilities to representatives authorized to act on the board's behalf.