Agenda 01/11/2022 Item #16J 1 (Appointing Commissioner McDaniel & Commissioner Saunders to the Collier County Canvassing Board for the 2022 Election Cycle)01/11/2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to appoint Commissioner McDaniel and Commissioner Saunders to the Collier
County Canvassing Board for the 2022 Election Cycle.
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OBJECTIVE: To appoint a member of the Board, as well as an alternate member, to serve on the
Collier County Canvassing Board for the 2022 Election Cycle.
CONSIDERATION: Florida Statutes 102.141 describes the County Canvassing Board and their duties.
Florida Statutes 102.141 states, in relevant part, as follows:
(1) The county canvassing board shall be composed of the supervisor of elections; a county
court judge, who shall act as chair; and the chair of the board of county commissioners.
Alternate canvassing board members must be appointed pursuant to paragraph (e). In
the event any member of the county canvassing board is unable to serve, is a candidate who
has opposition in the election being canvassed, or is an active participant in the campaign or
candidacy of any candidate who has opposition in the election being canvassed, such
member shall be replaced as follows:
(c) If the chair of the board of county commissioners is unable to serve or is
disqualified, the board of county commissioners shall appoint as a substitute member
one of its members who is not a candidate with opposition in the election being
canvassed and who is not an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any
candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed.
(d) If a substitute member or alternate member cannot be appointed as provided elsewhere in
this subsection, or in the event of a vacancy in such office, the chief judge of the judicial
circuit in which the county is located shall appoint as a substitute member or alternate
member a qualified elector of the county who is not a candidate with opposition in the
election being canvassed and who is not an active participant in the campaign or candidacy
of any candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed.
(e)(2) The chair of the board of county commissioners shall appoint a member of the
board of county commissioners as an alternate member of the county canvassing board
or, if each member of the board of county commissioners is unable to serve or is
disqualified, shall appoint an alternate member who is qualified to serve as a substitute
member under paragraph (d).
(emphasis added)
Paragraph one (1) above sets forth the required composition of the canvassing board, which
includes the chair of the board of county commissioners. Subsections (1)(c) and (d) and (1)(e)(2) state the
procedure to appoint a substitute member to the canvassing board in the event that the county
commission’s chair is unable to serve and the procedures for selecting an alternate member.
The appointment is being requested at this time because the Florida Supervisors of Elections
provides a Canvassing Board Workshop prior to the commencement of each election cycle to help
prepare Canvassing Board Members as to changes in election laws and to educate them as to their role in
the election process. The Canvassing Board Workshop is scheduled for March 31, 2022, in Orlando,
Florida.
The Supervisor of Elections Office has reached out to Commissioner McDaniel, as incoming Board
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Chair and Commissioner Saunders regarding serving on the 2022 Collier County Canvassing Board.
Commissioner McDaniel agreed to serve as the representative to the Canvassing Board and
Commissioner Saunders agreed to serve as the alternate member to the Canvassing Board.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: None.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to
form and legality and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners appoint Commissioner McDaniel as
its primary representative to the Collier County Canvassing Board and appoint Commissioner Saunders as
the alternate member on the Collier County Canvassing Board.
Prepared by: Jennifer J. Edwards, Supervisor of Elections
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.J.1
Doc ID: 20858
Item Summary: Recommendation to appoint Commissioner McDaniel and Commissioner
Saunders to the Collier County Canvassing Board for the 2022 Election Cycle.
Meeting Date: 01/11/2022
Prepared by:
Title: Sr. Operations Analyst – County Manager's Office
Name: Geoffrey Willig
12/15/2021 2:11 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Corp Fin & Mgmt Svc – County Manager's Office
Name: Mark Isackson
12/15/2021 2:11 PM
Approved By:
Review:
County Attorney's Office Geoffrey Willig Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Skipped 12/15/2021 2:10 PM
Office of Management and Budget Geoffrey Willig Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Skipped 12/15/2021 2:10 PM
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 12/17/2021 8:55 AM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 01/11/2022 9:00 AM
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