1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:06,200 All right. We will call this meeting of the election board 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:14,720 to do several things including but not limited to the certification of the 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,720 recent election. 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:20,720 We have some old business to start with. Approval of minutes. 5 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,920 And 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:31,520 I found one error on the 7 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:40,640 February 24th meeting one on the third page 8 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:43,720 and Jack confirmed that that 9 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:49,440 I did make a motion to accept but there was no indication after that was there a 10 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:52,320 second? Was it passed? Was it died? Jack, you you just looked that up and 11 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:55,960 what did you find out? >> Um 12 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:59,600 So the second to that motion was made by Gretchen and Atling and then that motion 13 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,280 passed unanimously. >> Okay. 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,640 » Um So the two of us were having a 15 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:09,600 discussion. I wrote that in on the one that you're going to sign. So 16 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:13,240 he just advised that you read that just into the record 17 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:16,400 and then when you approve those, you make your motion to approve them with 18 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:20,720 that amendment. >> Okay. 19 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,720 What should we add in this? 20 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,880 Just from the I imagine just from here 21 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:31,360 » Mhm. >> to there. 22 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,360 » Okay. 23 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:36,320 I will make a motion that we approve 24 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:44,120 I will make a motion that we approve the amendment 25 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:44,120 on the February 24th 26 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,200 minutes. >> Okay. It's been moved. Do we have a 27 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,320 second? >> Second. 28 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,560 » Moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I. 29 00:01:52,800 --> 00:02:00,400 » I. >> Okay. Passed unanimously. 30 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,400 Otherwise, I think that one is okay. 31 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,680 Okay. 32 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:11,039 What you tell people about the second 33 00:02:11,959 --> 00:02:18,240 It's the January 30th meeting. 34 00:02:15,640 --> 00:02:22,320 » Those minutes just went along with um since they were included in your 35 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,160 packet from February. >> Mhm. 36 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:29,959 » And then you have the order and then your next minutes are approved or behind 37 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:32,160 that order from March 20th. >> Okay. 38 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:39,400 » So, what is the one for January 30th that says 39 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,959 » They were included in your packet, so I just put them in. 40 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,720 » Okay. >> from February 24th. 41 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,680 » Okay. But hadn't that been approved yet? 42 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,600 » They have already been approved. >> Oh, they have. Okay. 43 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,880 » They were approved at the previous meeting. 44 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:50,400 » Got you. Okay. >> Yeah. 45 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,400 » Okay. And 46 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:56,720 All right. >> And then your order from February uh 47 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,840 24th and then behind that is your minutes 48 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:03,959 from March that need to be approved. 49 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,959 » Okay. 50 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:09,480 That'll work. All right. 51 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,800 » This says 52 00:03:20,519 --> 00:03:23,640 January 30th. 53 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:30,200 I don't see one >> Behind that. 54 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,640 » The March 20th one? >> Yeah. 55 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,640 » Keep going. That's the one. >> Oh, I see. 56 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,519 » Okay. 57 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,200 » I believe it was the March 20th. Main thing was to uh 58 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:11,680 » Yes. >> deal with the court order planning. 59 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,680 » Yes. 60 00:04:12,959 --> 00:04:18,720 It looks like it's good. >> Okay. 61 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:22,480 I'm going to see a motion to accept the written 62 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:27,960 » I will enter a motion to accept the 63 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:32,120 minutes for the meeting on March 20th, 2026. 64 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,840 » Second. It's moved and seconded. All in favor? 65 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:38,400 » Aye. >> Aye. 66 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,120 » And that's all for the minutes, isn't it, Jack? 67 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,800 » Yes. >> Okay. 68 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:45,120 All right. Now, 69 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:54,000 of course, we are here to do the certification on 70 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:59,520 the election of 10 days ago. It is now 12:06 p.m. We have waited the 71 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:03,440 statutory time till noon and a few minutes after. 72 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:07,480 And I understand we did receive one ballot. 73 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:11,800 Has it been checked for legality? And it is 74 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,800 Okay. Okay. 75 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:22,320 I would entertain a motion to accept the ballot and enter with the count. 76 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:24,880 » Um I will uh I will enter a motion to accept the ballot. 77 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,360 » Okay. >> Second. 78 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,520 » Second. Moved and seconded. All in favor? 79 00:05:26,840 --> 00:05:30,680 » Aye. >> Okay. 80 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:34,720 Take that. All right. Now, for the main work of the day. 81 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:44,480 Gear up. >> Um this is for certification of the 2026 82 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,480 primary election. 83 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:55,000 The Vigo County Election Board having met on Do I need to read this on May 84 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:58,760 15th to determine eligibility 85 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,280 Is this all I need? >> Yeah. 86 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:07,480 » Okay. Okay. So, I don't need to read all this 87 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,320 stuff. >> No, ma'am. 88 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,480 » Okay. That's for after. 89 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:17,560 » Okay. >> Okay, I got it. 90 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:24,240 All right. Um we are going to We have Um let's see. 91 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,240 five, six 92 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,760 Um >> We have five minutes. 93 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,080 provisional >> yeah, that we are going to address. 94 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:37,720 » Right. >> Do we have those? 95 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:40,680 This is >> No. 96 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,680 » Okay. 97 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,960 » Okay. 98 00:06:59,280 --> 00:07:01,880 » Okay. 99 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:19,840 » Um both of those were If you have 100 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:21,960 mailing ballots that did not have signatures on them and they came back. 101 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:25,400 » Mhm. >> And so, we had to send an affidavit to 102 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:29,320 those voters to sign and we just turned had one to put it 103 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,320 back. 104 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:36,440 » But the other one did not? >> The other one did 105 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,440 Okay. 106 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,920 It's the second um 107 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:52,040 voter voter 108 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:52,040 um did not come to the second voter. 109 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:57,320 » Voters number one and two on the list here? 110 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:59,480 » I'm actually I'm sorry, on the list in front of you guys 111 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:02,120 » Yeah. >> they are voters number four and five. 112 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,920 » Okay. >> So, number four 113 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:09,760 » Number four is number four is Brenda and they are good 114 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:12,040 to go. Number five is >> Okay. 115 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:15,120 » And then I apologize we didn't know what orders they were going in. 116 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,360 » Yeah. >> That's under control. As long as we can 117 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,600 identify them. >> Yep. 118 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,840 That's fine. 119 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:29,960 » All right, so that leaves voters one, two, and three. 120 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:35,080 » and three. >> Okay. 121 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:35,080 » And are they in the other black folder? 122 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:47,080 » So, the first one in the black folder is our voter number three. 123 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,560 » Yeah. >> Okay. 124 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:55,480 » Voter did fill out his petition at the only state 125 00:08:54,600 --> 00:09:00,040 of this What is the address and the 126 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:05,080 2024. However, he's rejected by address 127 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:09,160 not in the register. Checked by name 128 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:12,040 and the name that comes up um for this 129 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:16,440 the closest in the county in another county in the area. 130 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:19,560 And um Here is the 131 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:22,839 cancel of that county but it's never a registered voter here. 132 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:31,520 » Any discussion on this one? >> No. 133 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,520 » Okay. Okay. 134 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,240 So, I'll make a motion on this. 135 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:41,960 » Okay. 136 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:48,640 » Well, at this point they're not registered anymore. 137 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:54,400 They didn't even get the notice. >> Okay. 138 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:59,160 I'll make a motion to deny. >> Second. 139 00:09:56,040 --> 00:10:01,480 Moving second to deny voter number one. 140 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,160 » Number three. >> me. Excuse me. Number three. I got it 141 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:07,120 backwards. Yes. 142 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:12,200 Uh all in favor? I I. Opposed? 143 00:10:08,680 --> 00:10:12,200 Unanimous on that. Okay. 144 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:25,120 » And that is number one. >> Okay. 145 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,120 Okay. 146 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:36,120 » On the fourth page of the list, it would be the ones right after the affidavit. 147 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,720 Mhm. And the fourth chapter prior to that 148 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:44,040 address and this is supposed to be in here, but 149 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:46,720 also the status is showing on which could be rejected. 150 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:51,960 » Mhm. >> On the next page you can see 151 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:58,080 where they come into it. They get registered to vote prior to the 152 00:10:54,520 --> 00:11:00,880 2004 election. How do we handle the age 153 00:10:58,839 --> 00:11:05,680 limit at that time? Uh you would have been born before 2006 154 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:10,480 back in 2004. Okay, and then they registered 155 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:14,480 and they were born before 2007. Same person later. 156 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:18,520 Same one that was rejected for ballot and was re-registered. 157 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:22,600 Which is the first See the rejected letter 158 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:26,839 located in there with the notice of disqualification file 159 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:30,760 on page number four. And they never 160 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:36,880 registered again. At this point the filing is still 161 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,880 rejected and not registered to vote. 162 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:44,040 » Break that and dry as far as I want to concern. 163 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,040 » Yep. 164 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:50,640 I will motion that we deny this ballot. 165 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:55,680 » Second. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor? Aye. 166 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:59,560 Can you hear that one? >> I will follow up with that voter then to 167 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:04,320 tell them that they can vote twice. 168 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,880 » If they feel like going out and explaining again, explaining to get the 169 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,960 next registration. >> Okay. 170 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:14,080 » Same same thing as the other ones that we got back from the polls that came in. 171 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:18,320 Where they could do their updates to their name or their 172 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:22,000 address. And that's the only place that that comes back to us. 173 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:25,120 We also received probably similar to the other ones. And there's 174 00:12:23,680 --> 00:12:29,720 12 of those that we could not 175 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,720 do anything with. 176 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:35,000 The signing or 177 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:39,520 the people in that address, and we tried to send something to all those folks 178 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:42,240 and let them know what they did to help. 179 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:45,720 And then we do with that particular most of the 180 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:48,280 letters were wrong. >> Very good. 181 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,000 Okay. >> The last one on there 182 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:54,320 is you turn to 183 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:57,440 page three. 184 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:00,040 Which they did. Two push two pages to be 185 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:04,200 to the day. >> What about 186 00:13:01,839 --> 00:13:07,920 » Even though this building is showing that it's canceled here, we still keep 187 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:13,440 all the canceled registrations, the hard copies of them. 188 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:17,480 » The hard copies of them. >> Uh we keep those for five years just in 189 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,480 the case of this instance. Uh 190 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:25,280 turn to the next page and you can see the form. These counties 191 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:26,760 online filed today. This particular one came 192 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:30,680 from Bay Allen. 193 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:35,160 Bay Allen. They never had this people voting 194 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:38,400 the same name, same social security number, same date 195 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:42,600 of birth. And the state requested us to 196 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:46,640 make sure that we can't put both of them in because they had changed. 197 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:50,880 You know, the outcome. As it turns out, 198 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:55,080 he had to vote. So, he could vote for 199 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:58,760 the same last name, the same address. address. 200 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:02,000 We explained to him we would check into it. 201 00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:05,280 And when we checked into it the following day, they were 202 00:14:03,560 --> 00:14:07,920 They didn't need the office, driver's license, or date of birth, which is 203 00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:11,120 unfortunate. From the branch perspective, they never 204 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:16,120 used the driver's license. They just used the social security number. 205 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:19,520 And I was able to look online at this one that is in 206 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:22,160 Fayette County. But they didn't check the driver's 207 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:25,040 license number on there. That's the issue. 208 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:29,360 And both of these voters are 209 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,360 and 210 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:33,960 gentleman that I met in Fayette County. Uh 211 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:38,240 unfortunately, they did have the same date of birth and they had the last four 212 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:41,520 numbers of the social security number. And the exact same name. 213 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:45,760 So, um in our opinion, this is two people. 214 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:49,520 He still lives here. He knows he lives here. He knows it. 215 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,520 Um 216 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:56,920 Unfortunately, we couldn't do anything but on election day to change anything. 217 00:14:55,000 --> 00:15:00,160 We couldn't change anything. The system's locked down, obviously, for 218 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:03,800 the next 50 minutes. It couldn't change it anyway. 219 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:08,120 And if we were to change it, then we would have also messed up that voter in 220 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:12,800 Fayette County. So, it will all be taken care of. 221 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:15,360 We won't be able to register him again. He'll be on the registered voters 222 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:18,560 list. >> So, he'll be okay for the general 223 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:24,320 election in the west. >> all of that will be fine. 224 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:27,000 We had another situation where we had actually 225 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,760 Right. >> Right. 226 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:15,160 » And he was okay with that? >> Well, he didn't 227 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:15,160 » Had he responded? Okay. 228 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:24,800 I will motion that we accept this ballot as given to us, the explanation by voter 229 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:27,120 registration. >> Second. 230 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:30,680 » Moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I. 231 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:33,280 » And that one is accepted. >> And that's all we have. 232 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,760 » That's it. >> That's great. 233 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:38,600 » And then >> Weren't they pretty? 234 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,600 » We did get one 235 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:46,400 one military. And you said that the 236 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:52,240 the postmark was okay on the military? >> So, for clarification on voters numbered 237 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:57,400 four and five on our list, did we need to approve or deny either 238 00:16:55,720 --> 00:17:00,880 one of those because we did not take any action? 239 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:05,640 » We did. We did approve it. And we have we denied 240 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:09,560 the number five. >> Okay. I'm sorry, I didn't hear the 241 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,560 motion made. 242 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:19,640 » All righty. So, now >> Do we need to pause? Okay. We just need 243 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:24,959 to pause while we uh do the military. 244 00:17:23,199 --> 00:17:28,319 » Yeah, that one ballot asked. >> Okay. 245 00:17:26,360 --> 00:17:31,040 » And two provisionals and one >> Okay. 246 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:39,560 » All right. All right, we are in recess until 247 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:45,480 Jen does that long job. >> Okay. 248 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:51,400 » Okay, we are reconvened after the brief but necessary delay. 249 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:56,520 And the delay added three more ballots to the count. Is that correct? 250 00:17:54,080 --> 00:18:00,480 And this is the official results of the election. 251 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:05,960 And I will entertain a motion to accept them as published. 252 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:08,920 » I make the motion to accept the results as we received those today. 253 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:11,600 » I second. >> Okay. 254 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:16,240 Moved and seconded. All in favor? >> Aye. 255 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:21,000 » And so moved. Is there any other new business we need to take care of? 256 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:26,720 We We will find out, of course. >> Okay, the Vigo County Election Board 257 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:32,280 having met on May 15th, 2026 to determine eligibility of any provisional 258 00:18:29,120 --> 00:18:38,320 votes and to review a final canvas of election results hereby certifies the 259 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:43,240 2026 primary election results. The board hereby instructs the Vigo County Clerk's 260 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:47,720 office to transmit any necessary reports to the Indiana Election Division. 261 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:51,240 So ordered this the 15th day of May, 262 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:53,440 2026. >> Okay. 263 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:06,000 I'd like to add personal note on this. I want to thank all the people of the 264 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:10,320 courthouse and at the various voting centers for the hard work 265 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:14,360 they put in to make this election come off as smoothly as it did. 266 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:18,080 Uh we didn't have to chase anybody out due to the 50-ft rule or anything like 267 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:22,760 that. It It was a good election with a fairly good 268 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,760 turnout. 269 00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:30,560 I need a motion to adjourn. >> I motion that we adjourn. 270 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,280 » Second. >> Who will second? All in favor? 271 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:37,840 » I. >> I. We stand adjourned at 1:07.