Canvassing Board
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.
For Copies of Records
Contact our Public Records Department for past Canvassing Board ads, notices, agendas and minutes.
For More Information
Orange County Canvassing Board Members
County Judge Jeanette Bigney, Chair
Supervisor of Elections Karen Castor Dentel
Alternate Deb Blechman
Alternate County Judges
Judge Steve Jewett
Judge Brian Duckworth
Alternate
Camille M. Evans, Esq.
Canvassing Board Attorneys
Whitney Evers, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Dylan Schott, Assistant County Attorney
Nicholas Shannin, Supervisor of Elections Office 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 [email protected] or can be handed into staff at your appointment time.
To schedule your appointment, please follow this link to our WaitWhile appointment scheduler. If your preferred appointment time is taken, please contact our office at [email protected] and we will try to accommodate you.
CANVASSING BOARD Public comment REQUEST form
The Canvassing Board Public Comment Request form shall be used for requesting appearances before the Orange County Canvassing Board. Note: Appearances are limited to three (3) minutes at the beginning of the meeting. Please bring the Public Comment Request Form (PDF) to the meeting along with any corresponding attachments.