Agenda 05/14/2019 Item #16J 1 (Canvassing Board Appointment)05/14/2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to appoint Commissioner Solis and Commissioner Taylor to the Collier County
Canvassing Board for the 2020 Election Cycle.
OBJECTIVE: To appoint a member of the Board, as well as an alternate member, to serve on the
Collier County Canvassing Board for the 2020 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 State Association of
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 Canvassi ng Board Workshop is scheduled for October
18, 2019, in Orlando, Florida.
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Because the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners is disqualified from serving, due to
being a candidate in the 2020 Election Cycle, the Supervisor of Elections Office has rea ched out to
Commissioner Solis and Commissioner Taylor. Commissioner Solis agreed to serve as the representative
to the Canvassing Board and Commissioner Taylor 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 Solis as its
primary representative to the Collier County Canvassing Board and appoint Commissioner Taylor 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: 8752
Item Summary: Recommendation to appoint Commissioner Solis and Commissioner Taylor to
the Collier County Canvassing Board for the 2020 Election Cycle.
Meeting Date: 05/14/2019
Prepared by:
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager – County Manager's Office
Name: MaryJo Brock
04/24/2019 7:37 AM
Submitted by:
Title: County Manager – County Manager's Office
Name: Leo E. Ochs
04/24/2019 7:37 AM
Approved By:
Review:
County Attorney's Office Scott Teach Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 04/24/2019 10:55 AM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 04/24/2019 2:30 PM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 04/25/2019 2:34 PM
Office of Management and Budget Laura Zautcke Additional Reviewer Completed 05/01/2019 11:46 AM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 05/05/2019 9:12 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 05/14/2019 9:00 AM
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