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Halifax County electoral board completes L & A test of early voting machine ahead of April 21 special election
Summary
Chair Kayla Wade said the Halifax County Electoral Board completed the logic-and-accuracy (L & A) test of its early voting machine on Feb. 24, 2026, finding the device "in compliance with state laws and procedures." Secretary Ellen Kent was recorded as absent. The meeting lasted 30 minutes.
Chair Kayla Wade said the Halifax County Electoral Board completed the logic-and-accuracy test on its early voting machine on Feb. 24, 2026, finding the device "in compliance with state laws and procedures." The test is for early voting ahead of the April 21, 2026, Virginia Special Election.
The board convened in Halifax, Va., and Wade called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. The minutes note that Secretary Ellen Kent was absent and that there was no public comment. According to the record, the L & A test began at 10:00 a.m. and was completed at 10:30 a.m., after which the chair adjourned the meeting.
The minutes state the voting machine was in compliance with state laws and procedures; no vote or formal motion is recorded in the minutes. The meeting record includes a "Respectfully submitted by:" line and signature lines for Kayla Wade and Ellen Kent; the secretary's name appears in the submitted lines despite the absence notation and contains typographic variants in the transcripted signatures.
The L & A completion certifies the county's early voting equipment was checked and found compliant as recorded in the minutes. No public concerns, contested findings, or formal actions beyond completing the test and adjourning were recorded. The board did not document any follow-up tasks or voting on related matters during this meeting.
