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Charlotte County electoral board adopts election security plan, enters closed session on cyber threats
Summary
The Charlotte County Electoral Board voted to adopt an election security plan that stresses caution around armed individuals at polling places, then recessed into a closed session to discuss cybersecurity and potential terrorist activity; roll-call votes to enter and to later certify the closed session were unanimous.
The Charlotte County Electoral Board voted March 2 to adopt a county election security plan and then recessed into a closed session to discuss cybersecurity and potential terrorist activity.
The security plan notes that "State Law prohibits firearms in polling places," and recommends that election officers avoid confronting armed persons and call 911 if someone refuses to comply with posted rules. The plan was adopted "with the possibility of future amendments," a motion moved by Secretary Aubrey Fane and seconded by Assistant Chairman Glenwood Foster; the motion carried without objection.
At 2:13 PM the public meeting recessed and the board entered a closed session to discuss plans and briefings related to cyber security and potential terrorist threats. The motion calling the closed session recited statutory grounds for discussing security vulnerabilities and briefings by staff, legal counsel, law enforcement or emergency-service officials. A roll-call vote to enter the closed session was recorded as Chairman Glenn Baker: yes; Assistant Chairman Glenwood Foster: yes; Secretary Aubrey Fane: yes.
Following the closed session, the board reconvened and, pursuant to Virginia Code 2.2-3712.B, each member certified that only lawfully exempt matters identified in the motion had been discussed; the board again recorded unanimous affirmative votes for the certification. The board then adjourned at 2:42 PM after a motion by Foster and a second by Fane.
The transcript references a cybersecurity plan created with Bryan Carnahan of Assura and notes a separate closed-session cybersecurity meeting scheduled for March 30 at the registrar's office. The security plan and the closed-session certification cite Virginia statutory provisions for closed meetings; the transcript identifies the relevant code sections as 2.2-3705.2 (exclusion for security-sensitive information) and 2.2-3712.B (certification requirement).
