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Elections staff says procedures worked after East High School fire alarm during voting
Summary
Elections staff member Audra Scaff told the board the election "went real well," describing a brief fire-alarm evacuation at East High School and saying trained poll workers secured ballots and equipment before re-entering after the fire department cleared the scene.
Audra Scaff addressed the board about election‑day operations, saying the event “went real well” and noting there were few complaints from voters. She told the board that poll workers had reviewed emergency procedures in training and were prepared when a fire alarm briefly interrupted voting at East High School.
“We did have 1 obstacle of the fire alarm going off at East High School,” Scaff said, and she described how poll workers secured ballots and equipment before evacuating and waiting for the fire department. “The fire department came and cleared it, and they went back in, and it it flowed pretty seamlessly,” she said. Scaff added that staff had asked poll workers to review emergency procedures before election day and that, overall, it was a long day but “a great election.”
Board members thanked Scaff and elections staff for their work and volunteers who staffed precincts. The remarks were presented as a staff debrief and were not followed by motions or further action items.
