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Charlotte County Electoral Board reviews June primary, approves public posting of candidate list
Summary
The Charlotte County Electoral Board on July 12 accepted a report on the June primary (239 total early and precinct voters), reviewed costs ($10,769.93) and unanimously approved a motion allowing the general registrar to publish a list of qualified candidates on paper, the board website and Facebook.
The Charlotte County Electoral Board met July 12, 2023, at the general registrar's office and accepted the General Registrar's report on the June primary, including turnout and cost figures. General Registrar Virginia Booth reported 91 early voters, 33 absentee ballots mailed (20 returned, 4 undeliverable) and a combined precinct and early-voting total of 239 voters.
Booth told the board that primary costs included $6,834.65 for election officials and $3,935.28 for ballots (L&A), for a total stated cost of $10,769.93. The board discussed routine post-election debriefs in which staff evaluate procedures and equipment and review what worked during the election.
Vice Chairman Glenwood Foster moved "to allow the general registrar to prepare a list of candidates for public review and information and to post the list on the website, on 'Facebook', and at the office." The motion was seconded by Secretary Aubrey Fane and carried without objection. The board's action authorizes the registrar to publish the list in-paper at the office and on the office's online channels to increase public access to candidate information.
The board also addressed polling-location logistics. Booth said she had contacted a property owner about using parking across from the Keysville firehouse for election day; she is awaiting a return call. Mr. Fane said he would contact Mr. Wells to arrange a meeting with the Board of Deacons/Trustees to discuss continued use of Shiloh as a polling place. Members noted that, according to local fire departments, moving some polling locations into firehouses would not pose an issue.
At 3:44 p.m. the board voted to enter a closed session to discuss the General Registrar's performance, citing the Virginia code provision the board referenced during the meeting. The roll-call vote to enter closed session was recorded as Aye by Glenn Baker, Glenwood Foster and Aubrey Fane. When the board reconvened in open session it certified, by roll-call vote (Fane, Baker, Foster — all Aye), that only matters lawfully exempted from open-meeting requirements were discussed, as required by section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia. The meeting then adjourned.
Registrar Booth also listed upcoming absences and events, including staff training July 19-21 in Richmond and the VRAR conference July 31–Aug. 2 in Roanoke; the board reviewed the election calendar (first day of early in-person voting Sept. 22; Saturday early voting Oct. 28 and Nov. 4; Election Day Nov. 7; canvas begins Nov. 8).
