PORTAGE COUNTY

Dan,

Recap of Portage County Wisconsin Presidential Election Recount 12 5 16

Meeting started at 8:00AM.  Minutes for the meeting was taken by Willette Court Reporting and legal council was available via phone.  There was representation from both the Democratic and Republican Parties.  As like yesterday’s report , will not include issues with remakes since all remakes were included in the recount.

Township of Almond

Sealed bag number 00067363

400 total ballets were called out from the inspector sheet and poll book of which  33 absentee ballet are included in the total, no where no rejected absentee envelopes

There were 33 affidavit absentee envelopes

Poll book reconciliation total 400 with 367 regular voters and 33 absentee voters

Ballet reconciliation total 400 with 367 regular ballets and 33 absentee ballets

Candidate totals

Trump               260

Clinton              113

Castle                    2

Johnson               97

Stein                     5

Moorehead             1

DeLaFuente            1

Blank                    4

Overvote                1

Scattered                3

Resealed bag number 00078784

City of Stevens Point wards 7-9

Sealed bag numbers 00067390 & 00075693

1336 total ballets were called out with  385 absentee,  there were no rejected absentee envelopes

385 total absentee affidavit envelopes

Poll book reconciliation total 1336 with 951 regular and 385 absentee

Ballet reconciliation total 1336 with 951 regular and 385 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               388

Clinton              759

Castle                    8

Johnson               97

Stein                   50

DeLaFuente           2

McMullin             8

Blank                   4

Scattered              20

Resealed bag numbers 00078786 & 0007878

City of Stevens Point wards 4-6

Sealed bag numbers 00067391 and 00075897

There were other sealed bags used by this polling station due to an issue of  2 absentee voters using blue ink on their ballets. There was a sealed bag number 00067313 inside bag 00075896 and a reseal of the two ballets in bag 00075935.  The ballets did end up being counted and the blue ink did register by the counting machine at the polling place.

1384 total ballets were called out with 474 absentee, there were no rejected absentees

474 affidavit absentee envelopes

Poll book reconciliation total 1384 with 910 regular and 474 absentee

Ballet reconciliation total 1384 with 910 regular and 474 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               398

Clinton              822

Castle                   3

Johnson             83

Stein                 49

DeLaFuent            1

McMullin             5

Maturen                1

Blank                   7

Scattered              15

Resealed bag numbers 00078788 & 00078787

Village of Amherst wards 1-2

Sealed bag number 00067356

569 total ballets were called out with 79 absentee included, there were no rejected absentee envelopes

79 affidavit absentee envelopes

Ballet reconciliation total 569 with 490 regular and 79 absentee

Poll book reconciliation total 569 with 490 regular and 79 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               260

Clinton              262

Castle                   5

Johnson             26

Stein                    7

McMullin             1

Blank                   2

Scattered               6

Resealed bag number 00078789

Village of Almond

Sealed bag number 00067412

200 total ballets were called out with 6 absentee included, there were no rejected absentee

6 affidavit absentee envelopes

Ballet reconciliation total 200 with 194 regular and 6 absentee

Poll book reconciliation total 200 with 194 regular and 6 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               116

Clinton              69

Castle                   2

Johnson                7

Stein                    3

Blank                   1

Overvote               1

Scattered               1

Resealed bag number 00078790

Village of Rosholt

Sealed bag number 00067394

249 total ballets called out with 30 absentee included, there were no rejected absentee

30 affidavit absentee envelopes

Ballet reconciliation total 249 with 219 regular and 30 absentee

Poll book reconciliation total 249 with 219 regular and 30 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               144

Clinton              92

Castle                   3

Johnson                5

Stein                    0

DeLaFeunte           1

Overvote               2

Scattered               1

Resealed bag number 00078791

Village of Amherst Junction

Sealed bag number 00067410

205 total ballets called out with 17 absentee included, there were no rejected absentee envelopes

17 affidavit absentee envelopes

Ballet  reconciliation total 205 with 188 regular and 17 absentee

Poll book reconciliation total 205 with 188 regular and 17 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               118

Clinton              76

Castle                   1

Johnson                6

Stein                    1

McMullin             1

Overvote               1

Scattered               1

Resealed bag number 00078792

Village of Junction City

Sealed bag number 00067358

190 total ballets called out with 18 absentee include, there were no rejected absentee envelopes

18 affidavit absentee envelopes

Ballet reconciliation total 190 with 172 regular and 18 absentee

Poll book reconciliation total 190 with 172 regular and 18 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               99

Clinton              77

Castle                0

Johnson             7

Stein                 3

DeLaFuente        1

Blank                1

Overvote            2

Resealed bag number  00078793

Township of Eau Pleine

Sealed bag number 00067320

584 (with a corrected to 583) total ballets were called out with 34 absentee, there were no rejected absentee envelopes

In reconciliation of affidavit envelopes, there was 1 affidavit envelope that was missing the voter signature, witness signature, and witness address.  All absentee ballets were stacked and 1 ballet was removed by random pick.  Voter was removed from poll book count

34 affidavit absentee envelopes(bad envelope included)

Ballet reconciliation total 583 with 550 regular and 33 absentee

Poll book reconciliation total 583 with 550 regular and 33 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               343

Clinton              217

Castle                   2

Johnson               15

Stein                    1

McMullin             2

Blank                   1

Scattered               1

Resealed bag number 00078794

Township of Grant ward 3

Sealed bag number 00067398

229 total ballets called out with 14 absentee, there were no rejected envelopes

14 affidavit absentee envelopes

Ballet reconciliation total 229 with 213 regular and 14 absentee

Poll book reconciliation total 229 with 213 regular and 14 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               157

Clinton              65

Castle                   0

Johnson                3

Stein                    2

Scattered               2

Resealed bag number 00078795

Village of Nelsonville

Sealed bag numbers 00067407 & 00067359

97 total votes were called out with 4 absentee, there were no rejected absentee envelopes

4 affidavit absentee envelopes

Ballet reconciliation total 97 with 93 regular and 4 absentee

Poll book reconciliation total 97 with 93 regular and 4 absentee

Candidate totals

Trump               35

Clinton              53

Castle                1

Johnson             1

Stein                 5

Blank                2

Resealed bag  number 00078746

Meeting was adjourned @ 2:40 P.M.

Colleen

I observed the opening of the recount in Portage County Wisconsin from 9am-3pm today.  Basically, it went well with one additional vote for Clinton found in the recount of the first municipality.  My day’s journal is attached. (7 scanned notebook pages).

The process was a hand count.  Observers had to remain behind a table except for one representing Jill Stein.  See Portage-Photo1 attached – I noted it on Page 1, but called it PIC1.

Dan Stoltz served as Jill’s rep.  He and I were the only Stein observers present today.

Looking forward to being there again tomorrow.

Colleen