Electoral Board Meeting   9/3/2025

Thank you.

The Albemarle County Electoral Board is in session for September the 3rd at 9 o'clock in the morning.

We have a quorum of the three members and our ABLE counselor is here.

No brief announcements.

Next is approval of minutes.

I looked at the minutes.

Thank you.

Would you like to make a motion on those?

I'd be, yes, let's waive reading the minutes.

Thank you, sir.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

I am astounded.

Okay, new business today.

Mr. Vice Chair, you can add that, you can add one to that.

Oh yeah, we have completed the operating system update for 113 pull pads this morning.

That was reflected in the open meeting from yesterday already.

111 is what we had yesterday.

And we would like to thank, I would like to thank you in particular for doing this.

because in many localities, this was done in July in the registrar's office.

And so thank you for being our IT expert, feet on the ground, you and Alex.

It's been done and you and Alex deserve a round of applause.

Is there any other,

We can.

Let's go to 9.30.

Well, I mean, I know we can change the announcement.

9 o'clock on Monday morning.

and at that time we'll have other meetings to schedule.

Okay.

I can read the magic words or we can stop them.

Thought I had an idea, but I came away.

Thank you, Jenny.

I move that the Albemarle County Electoral Board convene a closed meeting pursuant to section 2.23711-A of the Code of Virginia under subsection 1 to discuss and consider applications of prospective candidates for employment for the position of Acting General Registrar and or to discuss and consider applications for the prospective candidates for employment for the position of General Registrar.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Folks on the call, we're going to have to let you go.

Okay, we're back in.

We are back in open session.

I move, as the Chairman of the Board, I move that the Electable Board certify by a recorded vote that to the best of each member's knowledge only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in the motion authorizing the closed meeting session were heard, discussed, or considered in the closed session.

Second the motion.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

We are back in open session.

We've got to get the turn back on.

It's on.

It's on.

OK.

I move that we appoint Debbie Wilson as the interim general registrar.

Director of elections.

Exactly.

And she is going to hire you.

And she should be directed to hire such staff as she needs to fill the open positions in the office.

Second.

I would suggest we leave out that little part about how long.

That's fine.

Just leave it open.

Just enter a general register.

That's fine.

and what was the staffing part?

Aye.

Aye.

You have three minutes.

Releasing against the battery.

Well, it's this morning.

When it gets really cold outside, we're talking, I didn't want to do it anyway, I had to tend to green temperatures and actually get damage to your display.

It doesn't happen that often in our area.

Okay.

Good job.

Ms. Wilson has a unanimous vote of this board.

It is too late.

It is too late to change your mind.

And we are in open hands.

Absolutely.

And I will tell you that as much as it pains me,

to quote Coach Smith, I will tell you that Dean was right.

Yes, I do.

And when can you start?

Tomorrow morning?

Can you be here for LNA testing tomorrow morning?

Is LNA testing tomorrow morning?

My question on your LNA testing is you have not done a print-on-demand ballot.

So when you do your LNA testing, those print-on-demand ballots need to be tested too, because you can't just test your ballots that ES&S sends you, and they're all great.

Right.

Well, but it has to be tested on the machine.

Once that is printed, it is put into your machine.

I'm going to adjourn.

We adjourn.

All in favor of adjourning, adjourn.