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Arlington rolls out AI assistant 'AVA' and ranked‑choice voting outreach ahead of November election
Summary
County staff launched AVA, a county‑specific AI chatbot, and outlined a ranked‑choice voting education partnership with Challenging Racism and FairVote and Rank Choice Virginia ahead of early voting starting Sept. 19.
At the Sept. 16 meeting County Board members heard two technology and voter‑education updates: the public rollout of AVA, an Arlington‑only virtual assistant, and the start of ranked‑choice voting (RCV) outreach ahead of November’s election.
AVA chatbot: County Manager described AVA as an artificial‑intelligence chatbot launched in June that “pulls information only from county‑owned public data…
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