Camden County election officials certified the results of the July 15 public service commission special Democratic primary runoff at a special called meeting July 17, 2025, after staff reported a completed reconciliation and recommended certification.

Board Chair Robin Maynard Knight led the certification vote after elections staff reported that reconciliation of voter records and reported results was complete and matched across systems. The board voted to certify the election; the certification forms were signed and will be routed to county and state offices.

Elections staff told the board the reconciliation found a complete match between the voter participation history in Jarvis, results on the county EMS server, and check-in tracking in EPulse. “We are 100% reconciled, and we know that every person that voted did receive credit for voting on their voter profiles,” said Dennis (staff member).

The board then moved and seconded certification of the July 15 runoff; the motion passed with all board members voting in favor. After the vote, staff described the post-certification paperwork process: the certification form is part of a packet of documents from early voting and election day that must be signed, kept on file, sent to the superior court clerk, and forwarded to the state elections office in Atlanta. Staff said the documents are delivered in a sealed gray bag to the Georgia State Patrol and must be delivered by next Thursday.

Board staff also reminded members that, because the July 15 contest was a state runoff, a state-mandated risk-limiting audit (RLA) will be held Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 9 a.m. Staff said the office expects to use one audit team of two people and invited board members to participate, though staff can conduct the audit without them.

The board completed signatures for certification during the meeting and confirmed that the county keeps copies of the signed materials as well as filing the packet with the superior court clerk and submitting material to the state.

Less critical meeting items included approval of minutes from the June 20 meeting and a review of upcoming dates including the RLA, the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials conference in Savannah (Aug. 10–13), and the board’s regular August meeting (Aug. 21 at 4 p.m.).