The County Canvassing Board is a 3-person board tasked with overseeing an election and is typically made up of the following elected officials from the 3 branches of government: County Court Judge (chair of the canvassing board), Supervisor of Elections, and a County Commissioner.
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 County Canvassing Board is charged by law with a number of activities in the conduct of elections and ascertainment of results. This includes logic and accuracy testing of voting equipment, canvassing vote-by-mail and provisional ballots, recounts, certifying election results, and post-election audits.
County Canvassing Board meetings are typically held in the Walton County Courthouse in DeFuniak Springs. Canvassing Board Meeting Notices, dates, times, locations, and designated canvassing board members can be found at the link below:
Canvassing board meetings are open to the general public for observation. During canvassing board meetings and upon request, reasonable access to inspect ballot materials is available to a candidate, a political party official, or a political committee official, or an authorized designee thereof, pursuant to 101.572, Florida Statutes. In addition, upon request, a physically present candidate, a political party official, a political committee official, or an authorized designee thereof, is allowed to observe the duplication of ballots upon signing an affidavit affirming his or her acknowledgment that disclosure of election results discerned from observing the ballot duplication process while the election is ongoing is a felony, pursuant to 102.141(2)(a), Florida Statutes. To request access, please contact our office to complete the necessary forms. Requests should be made at least 96 hours in advance.
City Elections: Please refer to the city clerk and the city canvassing board for more information regarding municipal (city) elections.