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>> JUDGE CANALES: WE'RE GOING TO GAVEL IN FOR THE MINUTES.
IT'S 3:34 P.M. FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS A MEETING SUBJECT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. BUT IT'S A SPECIAL CANVASSING OF THE 2022 JOINT CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION. AND WE ARE HERE AT NUECES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT ROOM. AND THE DATE IS TUESDAY, MAY 17TH.
AND AS I SAID ALREADY, 3:34. THE I NOTE COMMISSIONER JOHN MAREZ IS ONLINE. COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ IS PRESENT.
COMMI COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ IS PRESENT. AND COMMISSIONER CHESNEY IS ONLINE BUT NOT IN THE COURTROOM. WE HAVE THE REQUIRED TWO TO CANVASS AND QUORUM INDEED. THIS IS OUR ONLY PURPOSE HERE, MISSION, THIS AFTERNOON. AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO -- WANT TO DO THE PLEDGE? IT'S ON THERE. WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NEXT. AND THEN GET INTO THE AGENDA ITEM. IF YOU ALL WOULD
STAND, PLEASE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, THEE, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE
INDIVISIBLE. >> JUDGE CANALES: COULD I HAVE A COPY, KARA? (SPEAKER AWAY FROM MICROPHONE)
>> WE'LL HOLD HERE FOR A SECOND FOR CONNIE. THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AS SOON AS CONNIE BRINGS IT IN. NOTING THERE'S NOBODY ONLINE. IT'S JUST ANYBODY THAT
[A. AGENDA ITEMS]
SIGNED UP AND GUESS WHAT? NOBODY SIGNED UP. BUT WE DID CHECK. AND AGAIN, THE AGENDA ITEM IS 2 A 1. THE CANVASS ELECTION RETURNS FOR MAY 7TH, 2022 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION. I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO KARA SANDS FOR JUST EXPLANATION OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU.>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THIS IS THE CANVASS REPORT FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION THAT WAS HELD ON MAY 7TH, 2022. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST PART OF OUR DUTY. YOU JUST ACCEPT IT. AND THEN, WE WILL CERTIFY IT AND GET THE RESULT FROM THE STATE.
>> JUDGE CANALES: SOUNDS GREAT. >> THERE'S TWO PROPOSITIONS.
SMOOTH ELECTION, QUIET ELECTION. >> JUDGE CANALES: YEAH, WHAT WE COULD DO, KARA, FOR THE RECORD AND WE'LL FINISH UP QUICKLY, IF YOU LOOK TO THE LAST PAGE, IT'S PAGE 14. IT'S A NICE SUMMARY.
THE SUMMARY TOTALS FOUR. PROPOSITION TWO IS 8,087. AND 3,092 AGAINST. THE CAST VOTES WERE 9,679. THAT'S A TURNOUT PERCENTAGE OF 4.64% OF VOTERS. ON PROPOSITION 1, KARA.
>> PAGE SEVEN. >> JUDGE CANALES: I GOT TO JUMP BACK. PAGE 14 IS 8,822 AGAINST. 1,205. AGAIN, TOTAL CAST VOTE, 9,627 FOR A TURNOUT PERCENTAGE OF 4.6%. SO THEUNDER VOTE WAS HIGHER I THINK ON ONE, PROPOSITION 1 THAN 2. BARELY.
BUT, YES. AND THAT IS ALL THAT WE HAVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? THIS IS A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS, BUT IMPORTANT ONE AS
>> SECOND. >> JUDGE CANALES: I GOT A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY SAYING AYE.
(A CHORUS OF AYES) >> JUDGE CANALES: AYE. OKAY.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS AND IT CONCLUDES THE CANVASSING OF ELECTION RETURNS. AND WE ARE -- WE STAND ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> JUDGE CANALES: OH, THE TIME
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