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Elections board unanimously approves early-voting schedule for municipal elections
Summary
The Rockingham County Board of Elections approved the board’s standard early-voting schedule for municipal elections — beginning mid-October and running through early November — and noted municipalities cover the cost of early voting; the vote was unanimous and included a remote vote by board member Bert Jones.
The Rockingham County Board of Elections unanimously approved the county’s customary early-voting schedule for the upcoming municipal elections during a special meeting. Board members said the schedule follows the pattern used in prior municipal elections: early voting beginning mid-October and continuing through the election on Nov. 4, with a Saturday early-voting session on Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The board said there will be one early-voting precinct at the Board of Elections office in Wentworth and eight precincts available on election day. The board noted that municipalities pay for early voting and that any schedule change would require municipal agreement to cover resulting costs. Board members discussed the count of days for early voting during the meeting; several members made differing statements (the transcript records 15 days, 13 days and similar counts). The board did not resolve that numerical discrepancy in the transcript and used the calendar schedule in the meeting packet as the authoritative schedule to approve. The board made the approval as a unanimous vote while member Bert Jones participated remotely by phone; the transcript notes the state board had approved Jones’s remote participation and voting for the meeting. The board authorized sending the approved schedule to the state election office as required.
