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Group asks Hanover supervisors to back resolution for hand‑counted paper ballots
Summary
Several speakers representing a local Republican committee urged the Board to support a resolution advocating hand‑counted paper ballots across Virginia, citing concerns about absentee voting, machine transparency, and voter‑roll accuracy; the Board took public comment but took no immediate action.
At citizens time a group of speakers representing the Hanover County Republican Committee urged the Board to support a resolution calling for hand‑counted paper ballots statewide. Jack Dyer introduced the resolution and framed it as an effort to restore voter confidence after changes to early and absentee‑vote procedures. "We're asking for your support, please," Dyer told the Board.
Multiple speakers followed, raising a mix of constitutional and cybersecurity concerns about current voting equipment and processes. One speaker claimed statistical anomalies in voter rolls and urged hand counting as a remedy; others cited examples from other jurisdictions and urged local leadership to act. Several audience members later registered their support by a show of hands during the public‑comment period.
The Board accepted public comment; no formal vote or referral was recorded in the meeting minutes. Planning staff and the Board did not take immediate action on the proposed resolution during the session.
