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Board convenes closed session on Registrar hiring, later certifies compliance with Virginia statute

Hanover County Electoral Board · May 20, 2026
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Summary

The Hanover County Electoral Board entered a closed session at 10:58 a.m. on May 20 to discuss Registrar hiring and related evaluation materials under Virginia Code §2.2-3711; the board returned at 12:36 p.m. and certified compliance with the statute.

Secretary Margaret J. "Peggy" Lavinder moved at 10:58 a.m. that the Electoral Board convene in closed session "pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) ... AND Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711(A)(12)" for discussion of prospective candidates for employment and evaluation/examination materials. The board moved into closed session as recorded in the minutes.

The public minutes record that the board reconvened at 12:36 p.m., Ms. Lavinder moved to certify that only the statutory topics were discussed, and the certification motion passed. The minutes do not disclose the content of the closed session or any hiring decision; no personnel appointments or votes are recorded in the public record from the closed meeting.