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State board orders petitions to court in Franklin, Waynesboro and Norfolk after compliance hearings; dismisses Radford case
Summary
After extended testimony from local election officials, registrars and residents, the Virginia State Board of Elections directed legal staff to petition circuit courts seeking removal in Franklin, Waynesboro and Norfolk for alleged failures to discharge duties; it dismissed the Radford matter for insufficient basis. The Norfolk motion passed 4–1.
The Virginia State Board of Elections voted to direct its legal representatives to prepare petitions to circuit courts in three localities after hearing testimony about allegations of improper conduct and failures to carry out election duties.
Pursuant to cited code sections, the board voted to ask legal counsel to file a petition to the Franklin Circuit Court seeking removal of Franklin general registrar Jennifer Maynard for failure to discharge official duties; the motion was moved and the roll call recorded unanimous Aye votes.
After hearing testimony from Radford electoral board members who acknowledged a procedural mistake in their handling of provisional ballots and committed to follow rules going forward, the board…
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