King George registrar reports 72% turnout and 298 provisional ballots; RLA audit confirmed results

Laurie Gump, King George County’s registrar and electoral official, delivered a detailed account of the county’s 2024 election administration at the Dec. 3 meeting.

Gump reported the office processed 6,982 applications and that total turnout for the election was 15,470, representing about 72% participation when combining early and election-day voters. She said in-person voting and early-voting programs accounted for a large share of the total and that 1,257 absentee ballots were counted.

The registrar told the board the electoral board reviewed 298 provisional ballots; of those, 258 were counted after verification. She said the post-election risk-limiting audit (RLA) for the senate race “confirmed with over 97% confidence that Virginia voting machines accurately reported the winner for this contest.”

When asked about election security, Gump said the county’s voting machines are standalone tabulators that are not connected to the internet. "The election machines... are not hooked up to any kind of Internet whatsoever," she said, explaining they only scan and count ballots and do not transmit results electronically.

Gump also clarified common reasons provisional ballots were not approved: incorrect addresses, failure to mark disqualifying status (for example, felon status), and same-day registrations that could not be verified. She cited specific address examples such as listings tied to a training center that does not provide residential housing.

Board members thanked election staff and officers of election for the work; Gump singled out staff and volunteers who helped run preprocessing and election-day operations.

What happens next: The registrar and electoral board will continue routine post-election processing and provide updates as required.