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Electoral Board holds closed session on election security, certifies compliance and adjourns
Summary
The board entered a closed session at 11:20 AM under Va. Code §2.2-3711(A)(34) to discuss election-security protocols, later certified the session at 12:16 PM and adjourned at 12:21 PM; the minutes record the certification vote passed unanimously.
At 11:20 AM during the Feb. 6 meeting the Hanover County Electoral Board went into closed session under the statutory authority for discussions that could affect election security. The motion, moved by Margaret J. 'Peggy' Lavinder, invoked Code of Virginia §2.2-3711(A)(34) "for the purpose of discussing protocols for maintaining security of the election process and election office." The motion passed 3-0 to enter closed session.
After the closed session the board unanimously certified at 12:16 PM that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, only matters lawfully exempt from the open meeting requirements under subdivision (A)(34) were heard, discussed or considered. The board then moved to adjourn at 12:21 PM; the adjournment motion passed 3-0.
The minutes record the statutory basis for the closed session and the certification vote; they do not disclose the content of the security discussion, consistent with the statutory exemption for materials that would compromise election security.
