Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Public Health topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Electoral Board Outlines COVID-19 Safety Plans but Warns New Voting Machines May Not Be Ready
Summary
Charlotte County election officials reported receipt of some state-provided protective supplies, county-built shields, plans for Medical Reserve Corps volunteers and markings for 6-foot distancing ahead of the June 23 primary, while noting the State’s certification of new voting equipment on June 15 may not allow its use.
Charlotte County election officials on June 3 detailed multiple measures to reduce COVID-19 risks at the June 23 primary while noting uncertainty about new voting equipment certification.
Assistant Registrar Goode told the Board that some supplies to protect officers of election and voters had been received from the state office and that remaining supplies were expected to arrive before June 23. The County is constructing shields to place between poll workers and voters. Registrar Ms. Lambert said the office will secure brightly colored painters’ tape to mark 6-foot social-distancing spaces for voters and that the Board planned to meet at 10:00 a.m. on June 19 to do the actual marking; plans were also made to mark "40-feet restrictions" at polling places on June 22 or June 23, weather permitting. Brenda Fender of the Medical Reserve Corps contacted the Registrar and told her volunteers from the Corps would be at each polling place to assist with distancing and hygiene procedures.
Ms. Lambert also reported that the State planned to certify new voting equipment on June 15 but cautioned that certification would not necessarily allow the equipment’s use on June 23 and perhaps not in November. She said she would keep the Board informed of progress on the certification and equipment availability.
The minutes record operational preparations—supplies, shields, tape marking and volunteer support—alongside an unresolved timing question about equipment certification that could affect which machines are used at the polls.
