Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Elections
 
Board
State Board of Elections
 
chapter
Election Administration [1 VAC 20 ‑ 60]
Action 2013 Periodic Review Chapter 60 Election Administration
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 4/25/2016
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4/5/16  10:25 am
Commenter: G S Riddlemoser, Director of Elections & General Registrar, Stafford County

1VAC20-60-50
 

Change para 2 to read:

"2. Any such auxiliary ballot container used shall (A) meet the requirements of § 24.2-623 of the Code of Virginia, or (B) meet the requirements for the sealing and transportation of Envelope or Box 3 as contemplated in the PROCEDURES CONCERNING ELECTION RECORDS FOR CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT issued by the Department immediately prior to each election." ... or something similar because... 

  • There is no reason not to prepare ballots that were removed under this rule to be ready to be transported to the clerk at the close of polls. In other words, remove the ballots, box them up, seal them with tamper tape, and have all officers of election present sign the box label - just like they would do after 7pm except that they are doing so immediately after solving the overfull problem.
  • Localities can easily afford good cardboard boxes - they may or may not be able to afford lockable containers to be used once every four to eight years.
  • In addition to the cost issue is one of storage. Few localities have extra storage space and would find it hard to find a place to store something that is used so infrequently.
CommentID: 49694