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Charlotte County Electoral Board certifies canvas, reviews provisional ballots in closed session
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Summary
The Charlotte County Electoral Board inspected ballot envelopes, conducted a closed session to review provisional ballots under Virginia law, certified the closed meeting, and completed the final canvas and mail‑ballot count March 5–8, 2024.
The Charlotte County Electoral Board met March 5–8, 2024 at the Charlotte County General Registrar's Office to inspect ballot materials from the March 5 Presidential Primary, review provisional ballots in a closed session, and complete the official canvas.
Chairman Glenn Baker called the initial canvas to order at 8:03 p.m. on March 5. Present were Vice Chair Glenwood Foster, Secretary Aubrey Fane and General Registrar Jenni Booth. The board opened and inspected Envelope #2A for completeness and signatures and recorded in-person vote totals reported at each polling place: Cullen/Red House — 135; County Seat — 165; Keysville — 128; Phenix — 174; Wylliesburg/R.O. — 210; Bacon/Saxe — 132; Drakes Branch — 151. The board recessed to reconvene at 9:00 a.m. on March 6.
On March 6 the board reconvened at 9:19 a.m. and Secretary Aubrey Fane moved that the board enter a closed session under Virginia Code §2.2-3711.A.1 for the purpose of reviewing and processing provisional ballots cast in the March 5 Presidential Primary. The motion passed on a roll-call vote: Baker — yes; Foster — yes; Fane — yes. The board exited the closed session at 9:48 a.m.
Following the closed meeting, the board voted to certify compliance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the closed-meeting certification statute, §2.2-3712. The certification motion also passed on a roll-call vote with votes recorded as Fane — yes; Baker — yes; Foster — yes. The board then returned to public session and recorded the CAP precinct totals as Early Voting in person — 163 and Vote by Mail — 94. Envelope #2A was transported to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for secure storage by electoral board members.
The board reconvened at 11:45 a.m. on March 8 to count mail ballots returned by the noon deadline. Chairman Baker, Vice Chair Foster, Secretary Fane and General Registrar Booth were present. No additional ballots were received; at 12:15 p.m. the board reported the canvas completed, all official forms were completed, signed and sealed, and Mr. Foster moved to adjourn. The motion carried without objection.
The board recorded signatures at the close of the minutes as: Glenn Baker — Chairman; Glenwood Foster — Vice Chair; Aubrey Fane — Secretary; and Jenni Booth — General Registrar. The board did not report any contested vote tallies in the transcript and made no further formal changes to the returns.