The County Canvassing Board is made up of the Supervisor of Elections, a County Court Judge (who acts as chair), and a County Commissioner. Two alternate members (a County Court Judge and a County Commissioner) are also appointed. The County Canvassing Board meets at the Supervisor of Elections office to publicly canvass vote-by-mail and provisional ballots.
If any member of the County Canvassing Board is unable to serve, is a candidate who has opposition in the election being canvassed or is an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate who has opposition in the election being canvassed, such member will be replaced pursuant to Florida Statute 102.141.
The Canvassing Board conducts all business at the Supervisor of Elections office. Public notice of the dates and times of all meetings will be posted on our website.
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Orange County Canvassing Board Members
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County Judge Jeanette Bigney, Chair
County Commissioner Maribel Gomez Cordero
Supervisor of Elections, Dr. Karen Castor Dentel
Alternate County Judges
Judge Steve Jewett
Judge Brian Duckworth
Alternate County Commissioner
County Commissioner Mayra Uribe
Canvassing Board Attorneys
Whitney Evers, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Dylan Schott, Assistant County Attorney
Nicholas Shannin, Supervisor of Elections Office Attorney
Jeffrey Newton, County Attorney
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Observer Information
Pursuant to F.S. 101.572(2), a candidate, a political party official, or a political committee official, or an authorized designee thereof, shall be granted reasonable access upon request to review or inspect ballot materials before canvassing or tabulation, including voter certificates on vote-by-mail envelopes, cure affidavits, corresponding comparison signatures, duplicate ballots, and corresponding originals.
For access to review or inspect ballot materials from the Supervisor of Elections, the following forms must be completed to fulfill your scheduled observation appointment. Completed forms can be emailed to observer@ocfelections.gov or can be handed into staff at your appointment time.
To schedule your appointment, please follow this link to our Wait While appointment scheduler. If your preferred appointment time is taken, please contact our office at observer@ocfelections.gov and we will try to accommodate you.