Government : Benton County Supervisors Meeting Minutes-Post Election Audit 11/12/24

November 12, 2024

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Primmer, Bierschenk and Seeman present, Supervisor Primmer called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. at the Benton County Service Center. Members of the public are invited to join in during open session or watch the livestream at https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa. Summarized Resolutions will be available in the Auditor's office and at: www.bentoncountyia.gov

Benton County Commissioner of Elections, Hayley Rippel explained how the post-election audit works. Pursuant to the Code of Iowa Sec. 50.51, the Secretary of State's Office randomly selects a precinct from all 99 counties in Iowa. They had us audit two races, the President and the County Sheriff. The hand count done by the bi-partisan team, matched the machine count from the precinct report.

Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To acknowledge the successful Post-Election Audit of Iowa, Leroy, Luzerne, Blairstown precinct that was held on Friday, November 8, 2024. Primmer, Seeman and Bierschenk voting aye. Motion carried.

Gina Edler, Elections Deputy, provided the abstracts by precinct, and read them off including the absentees.

Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve the name scatterings of Gary Paulsen, Garry Paulson, Gary L. Paulsen and Gary Paulson all as one. Primmer, Seeman and Bierschenk voting aye. Motion carried.

Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve Resolution #24-105, General Election of November 5, 2024 Canvass of Votes. Primmer, Seeman and Bierschenk voting aye. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION #24-105

WHEREAS, the GENERAL ELECTION was held as prescribed by law on November 5, 2024, and:

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors and ex officio Board of Canvassers have canvassed the vote of said election in accordance with §43.49 and §50.24 of the Code of Iowa, now therefore;

BE IT RESOLVED that we, the undersigned members of the Board of Supervisors and ex officio Board of Canvassers of Benton County, Iowa, do hereby certify the following TURNOUT REPORT and RESULTS in the GENERAL ELECTION, held on November 5, 2024, and that no obvious clerical errors were identified during the canvass.

10,608 people voted at the polls on election day.

3,985 absentee ballots were accepted for counting.

One (2) provisional ballots were accepted for counting (included in absentee total).

A total of 14,593 people voted.

County Board of Supervisors are as follows:

County Supervisor District II - Ronald J. Tippett

County Supervisor District III - Bruce E. Volz

County Auditor - Hayley Rippel

County Sheriff - David Benjamin Upah

The following township trustees were elected:

Benton -Steve Cronk and Jerry L. Blank

Big Grove -John Ritscher, Matthew Gorkow

Bruce - Kenneth Lassen and Steven Vaughn

Canton - Scott DeKlotz and Jeff Tumilty

Eden - Everett Heitshusen and Ben Olson

Eldorado - Trevor Seeman and Scott Thompson

Florence - James Hemesath Roy L. Schulze

Harrison - Walter Bauer and Bryon Geater

Harrison Clerk-to fill a vacancy-Kelly Geater

Iowa - Dean Jensen and Gene J. Upah

Jackson - John A. Buhr and James Fleming

Leroy - Helen Grunewald and Barry Werning

Polk - Trent Kuhn and David L. Kelty

St. Clair - Brian McNulty and Edwin Wendel

Taylor - Kirk Appleby and John M. Berry

The following persons were elected to the Benton County Agricultural Extension:

Greg Svoboda, Duane Fisher, Clint Sandburg and Marleen Patterson

The following persons were elected to the Soil and Water Conservation:

Mark J. Pingenot, Gary Paulsen (Write-In) and Scott Merchant (Write-In).

APPROVED this 12th day of November 2024, with the vote thereon being as follows:

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Rick Primmer, Chairman

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Gary Bierschenk

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Tracy Seeman

ATTEST:

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Hayley Rippel, Benton County Auditor

Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To Adjourn. Primmer, Seeman and Bierschenk voting aye. Motion carried.

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Rick Primmer, Chairman

ATTEST: _________________________________

Hayley Rippel, Benton County Auditor