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Shelburne board finalizes poll-worker assignments, absentee and memory-card testing for Aug. 11 primary
Summary
The Shelburne Board of Civil Authority approved poll-worker shifts, set absentee and reconciliation dates and reviewed write-in and counting protocols ahead of the Aug. 11, 2026 primary; 572 mail-in ballots were distributed and 147 returned as of the meeting.
The Shelburne Board of Civil Authority reviewed and approved poll-worker assignments and operational procedures for the Aug. 11, 2026 primary election, setting several pre-election tasks and test dates.
Clerk Diana Vachon presented scheduling and operational roles for Election Day, including registration tables, tabulator operation and ballot processing. The board set a reconciliation session for absentee ballots on July 15 and scheduled absentee ballot processing for Aug. 6. Remote polling at Wake Robin is scheduled for Aug. 4 and at Shelburne Bay on Aug. 7, with assigned shifts and staff coverage noted.
The board discussed statutory and procedural updates for write-in candidates, including new pre-registration requirements and counting protocols for federal and state races. Vachon reported that 572 mail-in ballots have been distributed and 147 had been returned by the time of the meeting.
Action items assigned to Clerk Vachon included distributing the Secretary of State's online training to required personnel, forwarding incoming law-enforcement resources when available, ensuring accessible voting machines are preprogrammed and distributing the finalized poll-worker schedule to volunteers and staff.
The board approved the minutes from Feb. 2, 2026 earlier in the meeting and otherwise covered routine election readiness steps; no election-day irregularities or vote outcomes were recorded at this session.
