Fairfax County Election Commission to Start Work in 2013
Group will focus on reducing wait times at county polls.
A newly appointed election commission will examine efficiency at the polls in Fairfax County in an effort to prevent the long waits some residents dealt with Nov. 6. from happening again. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed members to the commission Dec. 4 and charged them with reviewing the county’s election system and developing recommendations for improvement. Board Chairman Sharon Bulova proposed the bipartisan commission, a motion that passed unanimously despite some supervisors worrying about the cost and legal ramifications. The commission will focus primarily on ways to cut down severe wait times reported by residents in various districts. Some voters reported manageable wait times of no more than 30 minutes, but the …
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Jean Lentz
12:58 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Voters need to be educated about the paper ballot option. These ballots are scanned immediately, and the data tabulated. At the end of the day these votes are counted just like the touch screen machine results - but - with the paper ballot there is a paper trail, in case of a recount. Paper ballots are the way to go! My polling place had two touch screens and six "booths" for completing paper … more ›