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Lunenburg County electoral board sets Sept. 18 early voting start, schedules EPB training ahead of November election
Summary
The Lunenburg County Electoral Board set early voting to begin Sept. 18, approved a proposed November ballot order for review, and scheduled multiple training sessions this October for poll workers on new electronic poll books; payment for EPB equipment remains pending with the county administrator.
The Lunenburg County Electoral Board on Aug. 3 recorded that early voting for the Nov. 2021 general election will begin Sept. 18 and received a proposed ballot order from the general registrar. The board also discussed training and equipment for electronic poll books (EPBs).
The registrar presented the proposed ballot order and told the board the early-voting start date; the minutes do not specify further changes to the ballot order. The secretary reported ongoing communications with the county administrator about paying the invoice for scanners and printers needed for the EPBs, and said the board is awaiting direction from the county administrator on how to proceed with payment.
Board members decided to train individual polling-place workers on how to use the EPBs rather than relying solely on centralized instruction. The minutes list training sessions to be conducted in October (dates listed in the minutes as Oct. 2, Oct. 7, Oct. 24 and Oct. 16) and state that general training will be held the evening of Oct. 25; the board said a schedule will be published.
The steps set out by the board—publishing a training schedule, confirming funding/payment for EPB hardware with the county administrator, finalizing the ballot order and opening early voting—are preparatory actions ahead of the Nov. 2 general election. The minutes do not record final decisions on the invoice payment, nor do they include vote tallies for the administrative decisions noted.
