A review of guild roll, reservation slips and the ballot box seal log finds a gap between the total in the public summary and the conditions recorded at the shared bench room at Slate Bend. The difference does not prove that anyone misstated the file. It shows what the public count leaves out: the only box is stored at a branch that closes for tool service.
The guild roll, reservation slips and the ballot box seal log lists 64 members able to cast a ballot during an open bench interval; the previous window lists 66. Niri Flint checked both against paired readings from the source and the last occupied branch. The source was checked against a second copy held by Kip Copper. No dated correction to either copy was present when the comparison closed.
The guild wants one sealed box. Members ask for a second ballot interval after the tool service ends. The office has not supplied a separate measure that would settle the disagreement, so the two explanations remain competing accounts.
This report supports a narrower finding: the count is repeatable, but it is not enough to decide how a member casts a vote when the meeting room and workbench schedule conflict.
The board publishes two route options with access and repair limits stated. The Year first, store season window 1 file remains open for its scheduled decision. The guild will test a second staffed ballot interval with the same seal log.
