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Locality: Hampton City

File Name: Hampton Survey 20210811




ObserversJeanne Meadows, Mark Cowley, Meredith Cowley, Tamara Fenichel
Date of interview08/10/2021
Time and date of initial call and email:08/02/2021
Time and date of response:08/02/2021
Did the registrar refuse to meet you:No
If yes, please provide the reason given for not meeting:
Survey Answers
1. What is your biggest concern about the upcoming election?Early voting - not knowing how to handle crowds
2. Any other major concerns?Not really
3. Do you feel like you have the resources, equipment, personnel, and training needed to run an effective election in November?Yes
3a. Any additional information?Absolutely
4. If no, what is missing?
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
6. What about precinct staff? Are you able to have equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans?No
6a. Provide DetailsLet Republicans know - Need more Republican reps. Only approx 2 per precinct of 30 precincts. Now, need 2 more
7. Is the county Board of Elections engaged in your work year-round, or mostly near elections?Yearly
7a. Any additional information?1 meeting per month
8. When was the last audit of the voter file in your county?2021-07-01 00:00:00
8a. No. of days since last audit:
8b. Any additional information?Once per year. Cleaned - only eligible. USPS confirmed
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?Yes
9b. If no, how often do they send a list?Board of Vital Statistics send list once per month
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?
10a. Any additional information?Never, didn't know
Record date and other list(s), if relevantNever, didn't know
11. When was the last time you had access to the National Change of Address List or any other change of address list?
Other list(s):USPS sends list every summer
12a. Are you confident that the voter file is accurate and up to date?Yes
12b. If no, what is/are your main concern(s) about the list?List has gotten better
13. How many households in your locality have more than 7 individuals registered at the same address? Number:Don't know. Will check.
14. During registration, how do you verify that voters are citizens?They check Yes. DMV - SSN? VERIS? No real way to verify.
15. There are three types of voting machines used in Virginia. Can you tell me which machines you use?DS200 ES+S Tabulatus ADA=someone help- compliant machine
16. Who calibrates the voting machines, and can you please explain the process?Registrar + Election Board do it. Party chair can observe
17. Do you invite party representatives to witness the calibration?Yes
17a. Any additional information?
18a. Are voting machines ever connected to the internet?No
18b. If they are not connected to the internet, how and when are they updated?
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?Weakened
19a. Any additional information?Absentee ballots no IDs
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
20b. If yes, what was the funding or contribution used for?We had an Assist, Democratic Chairperson show up at Board Meeting prior to survey to tell the Board about a $3 million grant!!!
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?Never checked for match. Only check that a signature exists
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?Still working on it. Every precinct has a bag election day for absentee. 1 county early voting.
23. Was there any time during the last election cycle when your drop boxes did not have video monitoring?Yes
23a. Any additional information?1 box May 2020. No camera
24. Who is responsible for reviewing the video?N/A
24b. Were party observers present during the review?No
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?Yes
25a. Any additional information?
26. Would you authorize non-partisan election observers with the same rights as party representatives; as described in 24.2-604.5 A?Yes
26a. Any additional information?
27. Would you authorize international non-partisan observers from recognized election monitoring organizations?Unknown
27a. Any additional information?Election Board question and decision
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?Yes
28a. Any additional information?
29a. Do you have a publication that you provide to your election officials regarding rights and responsibilities of observers?Yes
29b. If no, would you be willing to distribute such a publication that we would prepare based on Virginia law?Yes
30. Question – Please characterize your interaction with the Registrar asHelpful Polite




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