I live in a red, rural, Virginia county. All 133 localities in VA have a general registrar and an electoral board. The board is three members, two from the governor's party, one from the other party. Because we elected a Rep governor in 2021, I am the sole Democrat with two proud MAGAts on the board.
I've been on the board for 12 years, now resigned effective Dec 31, 2024, because we are moving. Our practice is that we do not have 2-1 votes. Everything we do is 3-0. I have to give the two Republican members credit . . . they drop politics at the door and are all business.
Our voting machines are locked in a room converted into a vault. Requires two-person control to enter. Door is alarmed and beeps loudly when opened. The only people allowed access to voting machines are registrar, her deputies, electoral board, and on election day the precinct chiefs. None of our county officials are allowed to enter the vault or have anything to do with our machines.
One of our county's many MAGAts was in league with a group that claims to work on ensuring "the integrity of our elections." They demanded access to our machines after the last election. After discussions, one of the Republican board members told them " This conversation is over. You will not touch our voting equipment. Go fuck yourself. " He then ordered them out of the office and called a couple of deputy sheriffs to escort them out.
This horseshit about stolen elections, election fraud, etc. etc. is everywhere. We have lost several poll workers because of the abuse from MAGATs. On election day we board members are all over the county, evicting MAGAts from polling places. You would not believe the FOIA requests our registrar receives.
Now that I am a private citizen and no longer the county electoral board chairman, I will go after these local assholes.
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