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Harrisonburg elections office estimates $11,000 for early-voting officers; explains undeliverable mail ballots

5897163 · October 6, 2025
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Director of Elections Mark Vink told the Harrisonburg City Electoral Board Oct. 6 that the office currently estimates about $11,000 in officer costs for early voting, and described how returned-undeliverable absentee ballots are handled and why ballots cannot be forwarded by the Postal Service.

Harrisonburg City Electoral Board meeting — Director of Elections Mark Vink told the board Oct. 6 the office currently estimates about $11,000 in spending on officers for early voting in the upcoming election.

Vink said the estimate covers officers for early voting but "that's not gonna include any other expenses at this point" because not all costs have been finalized. The figure, he added, is "around what we had budgeted and estimated when we sent to city council for this election."

The estimate matters because the office is still processing…

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