All meetings of the Liberty County Canvassing Board are open to the public and will be conducted for the Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) in Judge Hosford's conference room at the Liberty County courthouse located at 10818 NW SR 20, Bristol, Florida.

Sealed absentee ballots received for the PPP will be available for public inspection from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Election Day at the office of the Supervisor of Elections, 10818 NW SR 20, Bristol, Florida.

Pursuant to Section 101.68(2)(c)2, Florida Statutes, if any elector or candidate present believes that an absentee ballot is illegal due to a defect apparent on the voter's certificate, he or she may, at any time before the ballot is removed from the envelope, file with the canvassing board a protest against the canvass of the ballot, specifying the precinct, the ballot, and the reason he or she believes the ballot to be illegal. A challenge based upon a defect in the voter's certificate may not be accepted after the ballot has been removed from the mailing envelope.

The Liberty County Canvassing Board will convene at 6:00 p.m. Election Day in Judge Hosford?s conference room at the Liberty County courthouse located at 10818 NW SR 20, Bristol, Florida.

The absentee ballots will be canvassed, processed through the ballot tabulator and the canvassing board will perform any other duties that may be prescribed by law. Results, however, will not be printed until after 7:00 p.m. when polls are closed.

The Canvassing Board will canvass precinct returns on election night following the receipt of results from each poll. The canvass of provisional ballots cast for the PPP will be February 1, 2008, at 4:45 p.m. in the office of the Judge Hosford located in the Liberty County Courthouse. The Canvassing Board will reconvene on February 8, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. if necessary, to canvass absentee ballots from overseas voters and perform any other duties as prescribed by law.

It may become necessary for the Canvassing Board to reconvene after January 29, 2008, for reasons other than those indicated above. If so, the time and date will be posted at the office and website of the Supervisor of Elections and announced at the conclusion of the January 29^th meeting.

In accordance with the Sunshine Law of Florida, all Canvassing Board meetings are open to the public.

Marcia Wood
Supervisor of Elections
Liberty County, Florida