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The Jewell County Commissioners, Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie, met on Nov. 13, as the Board of County Canvassers. The meeting was opened to canvass the ballots from the Nov. 7, 2023, General Election. Carla J. Waugh, Jewell County clerk-election officer, was also present.

Waugh, reviewed the election night tabulation and the advance ballot count that was received after election night. She then reviewed the five provisional ballots and the reason for being provisional. She then went over the guidelines in the Kansas Election Standards Chapter 3 that provides guidelines for each situation and whether the ballot should be counted. The commissioners agreed that five provisional ballots should be counted and deemed none were invalid for counting. The board opened and counted the five provisional ballots. The board tallied the votes and Waugh recorded the votes in the official abstract.

The canvassing was completed, and the board adjourned.