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Davie County elections director previews staffing, equipment and absentee schedule ahead of March primary
Summary
Elections Director Melissa Parker told commissioners the office trained 165 election officials in 2024, uses ExpressVote and DS200 tabulators, and that absentee ballots will begin mailing Jan. 12; she also described safeguards for inventory, tabulation and list maintenance.
Melissa Parker, Davie County’s elections director, briefed commissioners on staffing and election procedures ahead of the March primary.
Parker said the elections office is governed by a five‑member bipartisan elections board and that staffing for election events expanded during recent cycles. She said the office trained more than 165 precinct officials in 2024 and expects about 150 precinct workers for the upcoming primary. Parker outlined equipment and security protocols — ExpressVote ADA machines and DS200 tabulators are used, and the electionware computer used for tabulation is not connected to the internet, she said.
On absentee voting, Parker said absentee ballots will begin going out on Jan. 12. She described absentee and early voting protocols, logic-and‑accuracy testing for machines, and the multipart ballot proofing process. Parker explained list maintenance procedures (removal of duplicates, use of state death records and felon lists) and described services for VIP voters, curbside voting and a MAT team that assists nursing homes.
Commissioners asked procedural questions about the audit schedule and ballot processing. Parker and county staff described internal and state audit steps (including sample hand counts and the 10‑day canvas) and reiterated that election tabulators and flash‑drive handling follow state certification procedures.
