AO 2023-003

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2023-003

ORDER APPOINTING SUBSTITUTE AND

 ALTERNATE CANVASSING BOARD MEMBERS

WHEREAS, section 102.141, Florida Statutes provides that a county court judge shall serve as a member and chair of the county canvassing board; and

WHEREAS, section 102.141(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that if no county judge is able to serve, the chief judge of the judicial circuit in which the county is located shall appoint as a substitute member, a qualified elector of the county who is not a candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed and who is not an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed; and,

WHEREAS, Hamilton County, Florida, does not have a county judge who is able to serve during this election cycle; and,

WHEREAS, The Honorable Greg Godwin, Hamilton County Clerk of Court, is a qualified elector of Hamilton County, Florida, who is not a candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed and who is not an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed; and,

WHEREAS, Kristy Morgan is a qualified elector of Hamilton County, Florida, who is not a candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed and who is not an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed,

IT IS THEREFORE,

ORDERED that The Honorable Greg Godwin, is appointed as the substitute member of the Hamilton County Canvassing Board, commencing with the entry of this Order, and continuing through the conclusion of the 2024 election cycle. It is further,

ORDERED that Kristy Morgan is appointed as the alternate member of the Hamilton County Canvassing Board, commencing with the entry of this Order, and continuing through the conclusion of the 2024 election cycle, and shall serve if The Honorable Greg Godwin is unable to serve as the substitute member.

DONE AND ORDERED in Columbia County, Florida, this 21st day of November 2023.

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MELISSA GATES OLIN, CHIEF JUDGE