Richard Chidester

The meeting was convened by the Chairman to conduct the Canvass of the Democratic and Republican Primaries held on June 12, 2018. Key new business items included the certification of election results for all 9 voting precincts and the Central Absentee Precinct for both parties' primaries. The board also noted the filing deadline for the Special Elections for Clerk of Court and Treasurer as August 17, 2018, and established that the Registrar's Annual Evaluation must be completed by July 31, 2018.

Old business included updates on the work progress at the Staffordsville Precinct by PemTel. In new business, the Board unanimously approved the Officers of Elections for 2018 for all precincts, noting a specific need for a Republican Assistant Chief in Pearisburg for the upcoming Dual Primaries. The Board also confirmed scheduling for a conference for Electoral Board members and Registrars in Richmond in June, and scheduled training for the upcoming Primary election.

The new business discussed at the meeting included the announcement of annual training for Registrar and Electoral Board members scheduled for late June in Midlothian, VA. The Registrar confirmed the readiness for poll workers for the November 2019 election and announced the candidate filing deadline of June 11th. Training on campaign finance was also mentioned. The successful completion and submission of the IT Survey to the state was noted. Furthermore, the board passed a unanimous motion to revise and submit budget needs to the Giles County Board of Supervisors by May 1, 2019.

The document compiles metadata and summaries from several sessions held by the Electoral Board, beginning with required training for Officers of Election conducted across three time slots. Subsequent pre-processing meetings were observed by Electoral Board members Rader and Hughes, and later by Rader, Hughes, and Thompson, with the Chairs of the Republican and Democratic Committees present, respectively; no problems were noted during these sessions. Later meetings focused on the Certification of the November 3rd Election, which included closed sessions to review a Provisional Ballot and discuss employees of a public body. The final meeting concluded the election certification, discussed the retirement of the General Registrar's Assistant, and decided to notify the Virginian Leader regarding the voter registration exceeding 12,000, as well as creating commemorative pins.

The meeting was called to order to conduct the Canvass from the Presidential Election held on November 7, 2017. The board entered into and returned from Executive Session, certifying that only legally permitted matters were discussed. Following this, the board voted to cast one provisional ballot. The precinct counts for several precincts, including Glen Lyn, Rich Creek, Narrows, Pearisburg, Staffordsville, White Gate, Pembroke, Eggleston, Newport, and the Central Absentee process, were certified as complete.