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MINUTES City of Charlottesville Electoral Board Meeting of July 6, 2017 The meeting was called to order by the chair at 5:45 p.m. in the office of the Charlottesville General Registrar. Those present were Electoral Board members Anne Hemenway (Chair) Jon Bright (Vice Chair) and Jim Nix (Secretary), General Registrar Rosanna Bencoach, Deputy Registrar Katie Mauller, Assistant Registrar Melissa Morton and Assistant Registrar Patrick Cory. On a motion by the vice-chair, seconded by the chair, the agenda was approved unanimously. On a motion by the vice-chair, seconded by the chair, the minutes of the June 13-16, 2017 meeting were approved unanimously. The chair then moved to approve the minutes of the June 7, 2017 meeting. The vice-chair seconded and the motion was approved unanimously. Report by the General Registrar The registrar provided a written report to which were attached the latest registration statistics and a graphic from the VPAP website showing that Charlottesville had the highest turnout in the state, by percentage of registered voters, in the June 13 Democratic primary. The registrar also provided an update on recruiting for the voting equipment position noting that efforts to find qualified applicants are continuing. Public Comment No members of the public were present for this meeting. Wrap-up on the June 13 Primary Assistant Registrar Melissa Morton announced that the post-primary round table discussion with chief election officials has been scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, at City Space. Assistant chiefs, closers and research specialists will also be in attendance. A similar meeting for the central absentee precinct personnel has been scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26 but a venue, likely to be in City Hall, has not yet been confirmed.