Electoral Board

City of Radford Electoral Board Minutes of Public Meeting July 29, 2024 Chairwoman Ann Craig called the July meeting of the City of Radford Electoral Board to order at 3:30 p.m. on July 29, 2024, at 619 2nd Street, Radford, Virginia. Present were Chairwoman Craig, Secretary Carol Colby, and General Registrar Lindsey Williams. Vice Chairman Chris Quesenberry joined the meeting by telephone. Secretary Colby made a motion to go into a closed meeting to discuss Mrs. Williams’s performance review, as permitted by Virginia Code section 2.2-3711A1, to wit: assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining, or resignation of specific public officers, appointees, or employees of any public body. Vice Chairman Quesenberry seconded the motion, which passed unanimously, at which time the Board went into a closed meeting. Upon conclusion of the closed meeting at 4:00 p.m., the Board reconvened in an open meeting and conducted a unanimous roll call in accordance with Virginia Code section 2.2-3712D, certifying that the closed meeting was conducted in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Report of General Registrar Mrs. Williams discussed training for the new KNOWiNK poll pads. She also discussed a grant to purchase a ballot on demand printer for early voting. Upon Secretary Colby’s motion, Vice Chairman Quesenberry’s second, and unanimous consent, the Board authorized her to move forward with the equipment purchase. Mrs. Williams discussed various other matters related to the upcoming election, including the location of the ballot drop box; her office’s processing of voter credits; the processing of new officers of election; security at the precincts on election day; the scheduling of logic and accuracy testing on the tabulator machines; and voter outreach efforts. The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m. The Board’s next meeting was scheduled for August 16, 2024, at 12:00 noon.