Electoral Board Meeting Agenda

Office of General Registrar & Electoral Board 440 Market Street; First Floor Suffotk, Virginia 23434 Burdette J. Lawrence, General Registrar Electoral Board NIcm bcrs P.O. Box 1966 Brent Rowlands, Chairman Suffolk, Virginia 23 439 -19 66 Isaac Baker.Vice-Chairman Telephone: (7 57) 51 4-7 7 53 Edward Roettger, Secretary Fax: (757) 514-7759 blau rence(Ds Lr flb lkva.u s CITY OF SUFFOLK EMERGENCY ELECTORAL BOARD MEETING AUGUST 16,2022 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mr. Brent Rowlands at 10:010 a.m. on Wednesday. August 17,2022 at the Voter Registration Office, 440 Market Street, First Floor, Suffolk. Virginia. ATTENDEES: Chairman Brent Rowlands, Vice-Chairman Rev. Isaac Baker, Secretary Edward Roettger, Election Officer Consultant Les Ward, General Registrar Burdette Lawrence Eighty+wo signatures on Arthur C. Bredemeyer's petitons for Suffolk Borough City Council were forged. The General Registrar's opinion was that Mr. Bredemeyer be removed from the ballot. Mr. Rowlands motioned that Mr. Bredemeyer's name be removed from the ballot. This motion died with Rowlands - Yes, Roettger- No, Baker-No. A second motion was upheld to seek legal council and was approved by a unanimous Yes, after which Chairman Rowlands opened up to public comments. PUBLIC COMMENT: Various citizens commented regarding Arthur C. Bredemeyer's place on the November 2022 ballot. CLOSED SESSION: Rev. Baker moved that the Board convene in closed session pursuant to Section $2.2-3711 (A) of the code of virginia for the purpose ofdiscussing how to proceed with Arthur Bredemeyer. The motion and it was approved by a vote of 3-0. Rev. Baker moved that the Electoral Board certify that only matters discussed in the closed session were matters conceming Arthur c. Bredemeyer was discussed as directed by Section s2.2-3711 (A) of the code of Virginia, and as identified in the motion to close the meeting pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The motion was seconded by Mr Rowlands and it was approved by a vote of3-0. OPF],N SESSION: Rev. Baker made a motion to open the meeting for adjournment. Mr. Roettger seconded the motion and it was carried by a vote of 3-0. The Electoral Board and General Registrar decided to wait on the advice of legal council. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjoumed at 10:05 a.m. The next board meeting will be held as soon as we hear from legal council. \ Brent Rowland. C Edward , Vice-Chairman lsaac Baker, Secretary