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The board members have expressed dissatisfaction with the organization of election <br />day activities of the CAP and are seeking ways to improve the efficiency of the process <br />in advance of the June 13 primary. To that end, the chair recommended that a meeting <br />be organized with the Albemarle County Elections Director to learn how Albemarle <br />County officials have organized a relatively trouble-free CAP operation. If possible, this <br />meeting is to be held during the week of March 20, with the three board members in <br />attendance along with the General Registrar, Deputy Registrar Katie Mauller, Assistant <br />Registrar Melissa Morton and Albemarle County Deputy Registrar Clarice <br />Schermerhorn. <br /> <br />Ms. Morton informed the board that she has spoken with our CAP election officials and, <br />all but one will be returning for the June primary. She is also working to recruit a few <br />experienced officials for CAP from other precincts. The General Registrar is also <br />investigating options for alternative election day locations for the CAP that would offer <br />better working conditions than the City Hall basement conference room, currently used <br />for this purpose. <br /> <br />Elections Director Report <br /> <br />Ms. Morton led a discussion of the election official evaluation forms completed by the <br />precinct chiefs in November. A change to the rating form to add the designation of the <br />position(s) worked by the official on election day was suggested by the vice-chair. Ms. <br />Morton also conducted a review of the calendar for the next few months and <br />coordinated with the board members on all events requiring board member <br />participation. She also provided the board with a list of key officers of election <br />confirmed for the June primary. With the exception of just one precinct chief and one <br />assistant chief, all of the most important positions have been filled, nearly all with <br />returning experienced personnel. <br /> <br />In a further discussion of plans for the primary, Assistant Registrar, Patrick Cory <br />confirmed to the board that layout drawings for each precinct will be prepared and <br />provided to the chief election officials at training. <br /> <br />A number of weeks ago the secretary raised a question challenging the requirement <br />that all officers of election remain at each precinct until all of the paperwork has been <br />completed. A search of the code book by the secretary and the General Registrar has <br />revealed no explicit requirement that they need to remain. While it is clear that the <br />leadership team members are required to stay until everything is done, the consensus <br />of the board is that the chief should be able to release at an earlier time those officers of <br />election who had completed their work. The General Registrar will investigate further <br />and inform the board of her findings at the next meeting. <br /> <br />Appointment of Officers of Election