Registrar recommends $1,500 polling-place mapping tool; board reviews May and June training schedule

Summary

General Registrar Carolyn Parsons recommended the county adopt mapping software used by another county to let voters find their polling place after redistricting, at an estimated one-time cost of $1,500 and $200 per year maintenance. The board also reviewed training sessions May 25 and June 14, including special chiefs' training and electronic poll book instruction.

General Registrar Carolyn Parsons told the Lunenburg County Electoral Board on May 16 that another county uses address-search mapping software on its website to help voters find their polling places after redistricting and recommended Lunenburg County implement the same tool. According to the minutes, Parsons said the program would cost $1,500 to implement and $200 per year to maintain. The Secretary will forward a proposal from the Southside Planning District Commission to the County Administrator for consideration.

Board members also reviewed upcoming training plans: new election official training on May 25 (agenda and menu discussed); and an extensive June 14 schedule that includes a special training for new Poll Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs at 3:00 p.m., a Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs session at 4:15 p.m. (pizza will be served), general training for all election officials at 5:50 p.m., and electronic poll book training at 7:20 p.m.

The transcript records the recommendation and the estimated cost but does not specify a funding source or an implementation timetable. The decision to forward the proposal to the County Administrator was recorded in the minutes for follow-up.