ORANGE COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
SPECIAL ELECTION
The 2025 Orange County Canvassing Board will meet at the office of the Supervisor of Elections, 119 W. Kaley Street, Orlando, Florida 32806 at the dates and times set forth below for the purpose of canvassing the September 2, 2025, Special Election.
The members of the County Canvassing Board are Judge Jeanette Bigney, County Commissioner Maribel Gomez Cordero, and Supervisor of Elections Dr. Karen Castor Dentel. Alternate members are County Commissioner Mayra Uribe, Judge Steve Jewett, and Judge Brian Duckworth.
The times and dates of Canvassing Board meetings, as well as any amendments to the Canvassing Board schedule or agenda, will be posted online at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections‘ website at www.ocfelections.gov.
| Tuesday, August 19, 2025 1:00 P.M. |
The Canvassing Board will convene to witness the Logic & Accuracy Testing of the voting and tabulating equipment to be used for Vote-by-Mail, Early Voting, and Election Day, and the automated, independent audit equipment. |
| Friday, August 29, 2025 1:00 P.M. |
The Canvassing Board will convene for the canvassing of Vote-by-Mail Ballots.* |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2025 4:00 P.M. |
The Canvassing Board will convene for the canvassing of Vote-by-Mail Ballots.* The Canvassing Board will also oversee the returns of the Election results |
| Friday, September 5, 2025 9:00 A.M. |
The Canvassing Board will convene to:
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| Saturday, September 6, 2025 1:00 P.M. until conclusion (If ordered) |
If a recount(s) has been ordered, the Canvassing Board will witness the Logic & Accuracy Testing of the voting and tabulating equipment to be used for the machine recount and will then conduct the recount(s). If the results of the machine recount trigger a manual recount, the Canvassing Board will order and conduct such manual recount for any local Under § 102.141, F.S., the deadline to complete machine/manual recount(s), if ordered, and report second set of Unofficial Results (if a recount was conducted) is Thursday, September 11, 2025, by 3:00 P.M |
| Friday, September 12, 2025 2:00 P.M. |
The Canvassing Board will convene to: If automatically auditing all precincts, then the Canvassing Board will conduct and complete the post-election audit at this meeting (unless a manual recount was conducted**) |
* The canvassing of any ballots includes the review and determination, as necessary, of any challenges, ballot duplication issues, voter intent, or other ballot issues requiring Canvassing Board consideration/review. Additionally, the Canvassing Board may also discuss, review, and handle any other matters pertaining to the Election.
** If a recount is conducted, then the audit on Friday, September 12, 2025, will not be needed.
In accordance with the Sunshine Law of Florida, all meetings will be open to the public.
Note: Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, states that if a person decides to appeal any decision by a board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at a meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if any person with a disability, as defined by the ADA, needs special accommodation to participate in this proceeding, then not later than two business days prior to the proceeding, he or she should contact the Supervisor of Elections Office at 407-836-2070.
Ballots may be scanned through the Canvassing Board’s automated, independent auditing system (Clear Ballot) on the following
days and times as necessary to produce digital images of the ballots for auditing purposes. Candidates, political parties, and persons interested in observing the scanning of ballots through the Clear Ballot system can do so in person at the Supervisor of Elections’ Warehouse located at 119 West Kaley Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, or online at https://ocfelections.gov/livestream. Any ballot scanning through the Clear Ballot system will be done on an as-needed basis and will depend on the number of ballots received at the time of scanning.
| Wednesday, August 27, 2025 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
Public observation of the scanning of ballots through Clear Ballot. |
| Friday, August 29, 2025 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
Public observation of the scanning of ballots through Clear Ballot. |
| Monday, September 1, 2025 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
Public observation of the scanning of ballots through Clear Ballot. |
| Tuesday, September 2, 2025 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
Public observation of the scanning of ballots through Clear Ballot. |
| Wednesday, September 3, 2025 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
Public observation of the scanning of ballots through Clear Ballot. |
| Thursday, September 4, 2025 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
Public observation of the scanning of ballots through Clear Ballot. |
| Friday, September 5, 2025 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
Public observation of the scanning of ballots through Clear Ballot. |
| Friday, September 12, 2025 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
Public observation of the scanning of ballots through Clear Ballot. |
Dr. Karen Castor Dentel
Supervisor of Elections
Orange County, Florida
Date of initial publication on www.ocfelections.gov: August 1, 2025