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Elections director reports 330,000 registered voters, new equipment and outreach plans
Summary
Eric Olson, director of elections, told the board the office serves 330,000 registered voters, operates on a roughly $4 million baseline budget, has expanded early and Sunday voting under local ordinance, added a high‑speed scanner and expects new voter‑verification scanners once the state completes certification; he recommended continued outreach and an outreach coordinator for FY27.
Eric Olson, Director of Elections and General Registrar, updated the board on local election operations, turnout trends and technology on Jan. 13.
Olson said there are approximately 330,000 registered voters in Prince William County and the elections office runs on a roughly $4,000,000 baseline budget with 18 full‑time staff and hundreds of bipartisan election officers who work elections. He reported that, over four years, the office ran 10 elections and had more than 830,000 voters participate in local, state and federal…
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