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State Board of Elections certifies March 17 special election abstracts
Summary
The State Board of Elections voted to certify the abstracts and sign the certificate of election for the March 17 special election, including the 98th House of Delegates contest; staff described the local canvass and validation steps used to confirm the results.
The State Board of Elections voted to certify abstracts and sign the certificate of election for the March 17 special election, including the contest for the 98th House of Delegates district.
Board staff described the canvass and validation process used by local electoral boards and registrars, saying local registrars entered election data into the statewide reporting software, reviewed validation errors flagged by the election net reporting system and resolved or explained issues before forwarding certified abstracts to the department. A staff presenter recommended the board certify the abstracts as correct.
A board member moved that the State Board "certify the statement to be correct, sign the statement and certificate of election." The motion was seconded and the board voted to certify the statement as correct.
The certification formalizes the local canvass results submitted by registrars and makes the abstracts the official record for the contests covered. The board did not discuss any contested vote tallies on the record during this item.
Next steps: staff will sign and file the certificate of election as the board directed.
