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Elections office schedules poll-worker training, orders cosmetic voting-machine fixes and introduces new staff
Summary
Director Marie Smalls reported a poll-worker class set for May 31 with 18 enrolled, said ES&S will replace defective cosmetic tops on new voting machines starting June 6 under warranty, and introduced new employee Xavier Jennings.
Marie Smalls, the board's director, told members the elections office is continuing operational preparations for upcoming contests, including poll-worker training, equipment maintenance, and staff growth.
Smalls said poll-worker training is scheduled for May 31 and that 18 people were enrolled at the time of the meeting; the office has enrolled 86 new poll workers so far this year and will accept enrollees through the morning of the class. "We have 18 people enrolled right now, and we will be accepting enrollees up until Saturday morning at 09:00," she said.
On equipment, Smalls reported the vendor ES&S will replace defective cosmetic tops on the office's new machines (referred to in the transcript as "new d s 3 hundreds"). Replacements were expected to be delivered June 6 and installed the following week. "It's a defect in the design...it's just the hardcover cosmetics across the top," she said; she told the board that the replacements are covered under the machines' warranty and would not require operational testing after installation.
Smalls also noted small capital-improvement activity: county staff and contractors visited to measure windows and countertops and the office was awaiting additional bids.
Finally, Smalls introduced the office's newest employee, Xavier Jennings, who identified himself to the board. The board offered a brief welcome.
What's next: staff will proceed with ES&S replacements under warranty, continue capital-improvement procurement, and run the scheduled poll-worker training.
