Charlotte County completes court-ordered recount of Virginias 5th Congressional District Republican primary

Charlotte County Electoral Board Chairman Glenn Baker presided over a court-ordered recount of the Republican primary for Virginias 5th Congressional District at the Charlotte County Registrar's Office on Aug. 1, 2024. The Board, which included Assistant Chair Glenwood Foster and Secretary Aubrey Fane, opened the session at 7:00 a.m.; General Registrar Jenni Booth and Clerk of the Circuit Court Annette Clowdis were also present.

The Board read a Statement of Purpose, Responsibility and Procedure and conducted the recount under the Court Order issued by The Honorable Claude V. Worrell II, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Goochland County (civil action #CL24-500, Robert C. Good v. John H. McGuire). Two recount teams performed the count: Scott Polling and Anthony Pascuita handled precinct voting; Katelyn Lockett and Cassie Trent handled CAP (early) ballots, absentee ballots and provisional ballots. Observers included Sharon Costanzo (for Bob Good) and Riley Ploch (for John McGuire); Bradley Foster served as legal counsel for Bob Good.

The transcript records that election materials had been secured in the Clerk of Court's office and were delivered to the recount facility with deputy-sheriff escort; the recount machines were stored securely at the Registrar's office. The recount began in accordance with the court order and concluded at 2:45 p.m. All election materials were returned to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for secure storage and the recount results were taken to the Goochland Circuit Court as directed by the judge. The Electoral Board adjourned after completion.

The meeting record included procedural and chain-of-custody notes but did not include vote tallies, the recount outcome, or any statement about which candidate, if any, prevailed. The transcript does not provide numerical results; those records were delivered to the court per the order and are not reproduced in the minutes.