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Minutes, Jun 11-14, 2019 P a g e | 2 <br /> <br />smoothly and that she had not received any complaints from Charlottesville polling <br />locations. The Vice Chair informed her that the Board had received several reports of <br />inappropriate actions by campaign volunteers at polling places. In the discussion that <br />followed Ms. Michels agreed that a training session for campaign volunteers should be <br />scheduled before the general election. The Secretary suggested that the Board should <br />offer support for that training to both political parties as well as to independent <br />candidates. <br /> <br />Appointment of Charlottesville General Registrar <br /> <br />Upon the resumption of the meeting Wednesday morning the Chair announced that the <br />search for a new General Registrar had been completed. An offer had been made to <br />Ms. Melissa Morton, which she accepted. The Chair then moved that Ms. Morton be <br />appointed as General Registrar for the City of Charlottesville for a four-year term to <br />commence on July 1, 2019. The motion was seconded by the Vice Chair and approved <br />unanimously. <br /> <br />Canvass of the Election <br /> <br />During the canvass of each precinct the Statement of Results (SOR) forms were <br />examined to verify that the number of voters reported on the SORs as checked in and <br />the number of ballots scanned matched the totals on the tapes from the poll books and <br />ballot scanners. The SORs were also examined to verify that the number of voters <br />checked in was consistent with the number of ballots scanned. In two precincts there <br />was uncertainty concerning whether several ballots not scanned were spoiled or voided <br />precinct ballots or voided absentee ballots. These ballots had been correctly sealed in <br />envelope 4, which the Board may open only with authorization from ELECT. <br />Authorization was requested Wednesday morning and granted later in the day. The <br />envelopes were opened Friday morning. Inspection of the ballots resolved the issue. <br />The canvass was paused at 11:00 a.m. in order to provide an opportunity for provisional <br />voters to address the Board concerning the status of their ballots. No provisional voters <br />were present. The canvass was resumed a few minutes later. The canvass was nearly <br />completed, with only a few questions remaining unresolved, when it was suspended at <br />noon so the Board could attend to other issues. <br /> <br />Closed Session to Discuss a Personnel Matter <br /> <br />On a motion by the Chair, seconded by the Vice Chair, the Electoral Board voted (Ayes: <br />Anne Hemenway, Jon Bright and Jim Nix; Noes: None; Absent: None) to meet in closed <br />session as authorized by Va. Code sec. 2.2-3712, specifically: <br /> <br />Virginia Code Section 2.2-3704.01 for the discussion of personnel information <br />concerning identifiable individuals.