| Observers | Kelly Edwards, Amy Hunter, Bobbie Crowell |
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| Date of interview | 08/16/2021 |
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| Time and date of initial call and email: | 08/02/2021 |
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| Time and date of response: | 08/02/2021 |
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| Did the registrar refuse to meet you: | No |
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| If yes, please provide the reason given for not meeting: | |
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| Survey Answers |
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| 1. What is your biggest concern about the upcoming election? | First big election, conduct in a way that is. June election results were late from precincts, focusing on timely reporting |
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| 2. Any other major concerns? | |
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| 3. Do you feel like you have the resources, equipment, personnel, and training needed to run an effective election in November? | Yes |
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| 3a. Any additional information? | |
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| 4. If no, what is missing? | |
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| 5. The county election board is supposed to consist of 2 Democrats and a Republican under a Democrat governor, but in some areas, boards have had trouble finding willing Republicans and have appointed an Independent instead, or another Democrat. What is the situation in this county? | 2D+R |
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| 6. What about precinct staff? Are you able to have equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans? | Refused |
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| 6a. Provide Details | Law says Dem/Rep election officers have to come from party, Hundreds of election officers, historically the parties are not sending the list of names over, if they don't get that then they appoint as independents |
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| 7. Is the county Board of Elections engaged in your work year-round, or mostly near elections? | Mostly |
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| 7a. Any additional information? | 6 month break on non-presidential years. Mostly near elections when responsibiity kicks in |
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| 8. When was the last audit of the voter file in your county? | |
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| 8a. No. of days since last audit: | |
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| 8b. Any additional information? | Done at state level, done monthly + sends out communication |
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| 9a. Does the Health Department send a list of deceased people to your office every month so they can be removed from the voter roll? | Refused |
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| 9b. If no, how often do they send a list? | |
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| 10. When was the last time the Clerk of Courts submitted a list of individuals who declined to serve on jury duty on the basis of being a non-citizen? | |
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| 10a. Any additional information? | Need to check on this / sending as follow up |
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| Record date and other list(s), if relevant | Need to check on this / sending as follow up |
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| 11. When was the last time you had access to the National Change of Address List or any other change of address list? | 2021-06-30 00:00:00 |
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| Other list(s): | Updated each summer |
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| 12a. Are you confident that the voter file is accurate and up to date? | Yes |
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| 12b. If no, what is/are your main concern(s) about the list? | |
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| 13. How many households in your locality have more than 7 individuals registered at the same address? Number: | Has no idea how to find this out. Will follow up |
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| 14. During registration, how do you verify that voters are citizens? | Check box / signature on document |
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| 15. There are three types of voting machines used in Virginia. Can you tell me which machines you use? | ES+S DS200 Ballot Scanning |
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| 16. Who calibrates the voting machines, and can you please explain the process? | Mock election, logic + accuracy test each machine then report at end - vendor is Print Elect - vendor is only one who can get into machine |
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| 17. Do you invite party representatives to witness the calibration? | Yes |
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| 17a. Any additional information? | In previous years they have not attended |
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| 18a. Are voting machines ever connected to the internet? | No |
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| 18b. If they are not connected to the internet, how and when are they updated? | Updated with new software before election / certified by state |
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| 19. As an election professional, do you think the changes made in the election process in Virginia in response to COVID have weakened election integrity, strengthened election integrity, or made no change in election integrity? | Unknown |
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| 19a. Any additional information? | All the changes last year caused confusion for the voters |
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| 20a. Did you receive any funding or in-kind contributions for training, staff, voter education or equipment, or any other purpose from outside the state of Virginia? | No |
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| 20b. If yes, what was the funding or contribution used for? | |
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| 21. Effective Jul 1, 2021, Senate Bill 1097, eliminated requirements for voters to have a witness signature on absentee ballots for any election during a declared state of emergency. The Governor has now rescinded the state of emergency. How are you training your staff to ensure that there is a signature match for the upcoming elections? | Training for individuals who work on absentee ballots, they are having training to go over new process to start looking for signature |
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| 22. There is a lot of concern in Virginia and across the country about the security and integrity of the ballot drop boxes. What are the chain of custody procedures for ballot drop boxes? | Staff picks up and they log it in system. Only opening of outer envelope to prepare ballot for pre-processing checking for signature + if ballot needs to be cured, Preprocessing can have observers |
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| 23. Was there any time during the last election cycle when your drop boxes did not have video monitoring? | No |
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| 23a. Any additional information? | Would also like to follow up on this question. They do have video at this location |
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| 24. Who is responsible for reviewing the video? | Does not observe videos unless there is a reason to |
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| 24b. Were party observers present during the review? | Yes |
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| 25. Would you provide training and support, or designate us to provide training and support, for an election day page program as described in 24.2-604.3? | Unknown |
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| 25a. Any additional information? | Thought about it so maybe |
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| 26. Would you authorize non-partisan election observers with the same rights as party representatives; as described in 24.2-604.5 A? | Unknown |
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| 26a. Any additional information? | If it is described in that code section then he would |
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| 27. Would you authorize international non-partisan observers from recognized election monitoring organizations? | Unknown |
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| 27a. Any additional information? | If allowed by law then yes |
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| 28. Have your local party chairs been notified that they are entitled to send observers to your office each day it is open and receiving in-person absentee ballots? | Unknown |
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| 28a. Any additional information? | Are they legally required, not sure they are required to do that - follow back up |
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| 29a. Do you have a publication that you provide to your election officials regarding rights and responsibilities of observers? | Yes |
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| 29b. If no, would you be willing to distribute such a publication that we would prepare based on Virginia law? | Yes |
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| 30. Question – Please characterize your interaction with the Registrar as | Helpful Polite |
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