Agenda - 11-01-2018 8-a - Minutes

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8 1 Al Hartkopf said voting is open until 3:00 p.m., which would mean they would start about 2 the same time as they typically do on Friday. 3 Craig Lloyd said many of the people involved in volunteering and vending at Hog Day 4 are affiliated with a church community, and Sunday is simply not a viable option. 5 Al Hartkopf said words have meaning, and he has heard the words "intentional" and 6 "surgical voter suppression" this evening. He said they are a community service organization, 7 which believes in voting, and has offered to erect a booth to encourage voting. He said it is 8 offensive that anyone would consider this is an intentional plot to hinder voting. 9 Commissioner Jacobs said everyone has expressed support and admiration for Hog 10 Day, but health and safety are the highest aspirations of government, followed by access to 11 unfettered voting. He said the fact remains that there are other forces in society that make 12 voting difficult, and the Board does not want to make it worse in Orange County. He said he 13 would have a hard time acquiescing to the change of this event. 14 Commissioner Rich thanked all that came out tonight. She said she was at the BOE 15 meeting where the Orange County early voting schedule was created. She said it was a long 16 meeting that involved a great deal of planning. She said the timeline is unfortunate, but as a 17 County Commissioner she is obligated to make sure people can vote without any hindrances. 18 Chair Dorosin said it is unfortunate that this event had to be rescheduled due to 19 inclement weather, and he wishes the event could be accommodated on another day or date. 20 He said early voting is the Board's priority, and 12,000 extra people in town could be a 21 hindrance to voting, and, as such, he cannot support the request from the event. 22 Chair Dorosin asked John Roberts if the Board needs to vote. 23 John Roberts said yes, the Board must take action. 24 Commissioner Marcoplos suggested making a motion to allow the November 3rd and 4" 25 dates to move forward within the scheduled hours that do not affect early voting. 26 Chair Dorosin said the organizers cannot do those dates. 27 Commissioner McKee said the request is not for an alternate date, but to approve the 28 request for permitting on November 2nd and 3rd 29 30 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos to 31 deny the use of county facilities on the dates for the of the use River Park, the David Price 32 Farmers Market Pavilion, and other County Property for Hog Day on November 2nd and 3rd 33 2018, which conflicts with the Last Two Days of Early Voting. 34 35 VOTE: Ayes, 5; Nays, 1 (Commissioner McKee) 36 37 3. Adjournment 38 39 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to 40 adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m. 41 42 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 43 44 Mark Dorosin, Chair 45 46 47 Donna Baker 48 Clerk to the Board 49 50