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Charlotte County Electoral Board elects Lawrence Clark chairman in 2-1 vote; adopts meeting changes
Summary
At a Jan. 6 reorganizational meeting, the Charlotte County Electoral Board elected Lawrence Clark chairman in a 2-1 vote, approved a new Board Comment period, held a closed session on personnel and adopted a certification resolution on compliance with open-meeting law.
Lawrence Clark, a member of the Charlotte County Electoral Board, was elected chairman in a 2-1 vote during the board’s Jan. 6, 2021, reorganizational meeting at the Registrars Building. Interim Registrar Eric Goode presided over the session as members Glenwood Foster and Warren Browning participated in the reorganization.
The opening reorganization included competing nominations: Clark nominated himself for chairman and Foster later nominated himself. Warren Browning seconded Clark’s nomination. The board recorded the vote 2-1, with Clark and Browning voting in favor and Foster opposed, electing Clark as chairman.
The meeting produced several formal actions. The board voted to add a Board Comment period at the end of meetings after a motion by Glenwood Foster, seconded by Warren Browning; that motion passed 2-1 with Foster and Browning in favor and Clark opposed. Later, the board moved into a closed session for personnel matters under the cited Virginia code provision for executive sessions. The closed session motion was made by Lawrence Clark, seconded by Warren Browning, and the motion passed unanimously.
After returning to open session, the board adopted a certification resolution stating that the executive meeting was conducted in conformity with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the applicable Code of Virginia section cited in the transcript. The transcript records a roll-call certification vote; the meeting minutes show the vote recorded as affirmative. The meeting adjourned on a motion by Warren Browning, seconded by Glenwood Foster, carried without dissent.
Votes at a glance: - Elect Lawrence Clark as chairman — mover: Lawrence Clark; second: Warren Browning; vote: Clark yes, Browning yes, Foster no; outcome: approved. - Add Board Comment period at end of meetings — mover: Glenwood Foster; second: Warren Browning; vote: Foster yes, Browning yes, Clark no; outcome: approved. - Enter closed session (personnel, Va. Code cited in transcript) — mover: Lawrence Clark; second: Warren Browning; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. - Adopt certification resolution on closed session — motion and second not specified in transcript; roll-call certification recorded as affirmative; outcome: approved.
The board’s recorded actions focused on internal governance and procedural rules rather than changes to election policy. The minutes show the board deferred some administrative follow-up, such as compiling an email list, until a secretary is named.
