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Charlotte County electoral board readies for Nov. election; adopts envelope‑sealing practice and sets new meeting time
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At its Sept. 11 meeting, the Charlotte County Electoral Board confirmed early voting will begin Sept. 19, reported 248 absentee ballots mailed, said Logic & Accuracy testing was completed and all machines are programmed and stored, adopted a new envelope‑sealing method and voted to move monthly meetings to 3 p.m.
Charlotte County — At a Sept. 11 meeting at the Charlotte County General Registrar’s Office, the Electoral Board reviewed final preparations for the Nov. election and adopted several administrative changes intended to streamline polling operations and secure ballot handling.
General Registrar Jenni Booth told the board that early voting begins Sept. 19, 2025, and that 248 absentee ballots had been mailed to date. She reported that Logic and Accuracy (L&A) testing was performed Sept. 9 with technicians from Atlantic Elections; Booth and Board Chairman Glenn Baker attended. Booth said all voting machines have been programmed and are securely stored at the registrar’s office and are ready for election day.
Booth said Donna Gallagher provided training on Aug. 25 on poll‑book programming that will allow two precinct poll books to operate in a single room. The change is intended to remove the need to house a polling place in a fire truck bay at the Drakes Branch and Bacon Saxe polling locations and to address concerns about heating and cooling those spaces. Booth also reported that the Cullen Red House precinct has been relocated and that affected voters were notified by mail.
The board reviewed the training schedule for election workers: chiefs and assistant chiefs will be trained separately, followed by election officer training during the week of Oct. 6. Booth said the registrar’s office plans to transition to a fully digital, paperless system in January.
On procedures for securing ballots, the board adopted a practice recommended at the South‑Central District meeting: election staff will sign the flap of the 2A envelope at poll closing and cover the signature with clear tape to secure it, while other envelopes needed for the canvas will remain usable and then be resealed after the canvas is completed. Secretary Aubrey Fane moved the motion; Assistant Chairman Glenwood Foster seconded, and the motion passed without objection.
The board also conducted its routine selection of officers of election from the compiled master list and designated an alternate for each polling place to cover expected staffing changes. The board approved the Aug. 14 minutes and later adjourned at 5:03 p.m.; the next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 9, 2025.
Actions recorded in the meeting minutes included approving the Aug. 14 minutes (motion by Secretary Aubrey Fane), permanently changing the board’s monthly meeting time to 3 p.m. (motion by Fane; approved without objection), adopting the envelope‑sealing practice (motion by Fane, second by Foster; approved without objection), approving the officers of election selections (listed in the attached OOE list), and adjourning (motion by Fane; approved without objection).