03-28-2022, Electoral Board minutes
MONTGOMERY COUNTY ELECTORAL BOARD
Minutes
March 28, 2022
The meeting was held at the Montgomery County Government Center, 755 Roanoke Street in
Christiansburg. Chairman Langford called the meeting to order at 10:05 am. All Board members were
present. Registrar Connie Viar and Deputy Registrar Trina French were in attendance. Jo Anne Bolding-
Price, Chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party, was present at the meeting until departing at
approximately 2:40 pm.
Vice-Chairman Sills moved to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2022 meeting. Chairman Langford
seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously.
Registrar Viar reported that VERIS will be inaccessible on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for the month
of April in order to process redistricting changes.
Mr. Langford reported on the Virginia Electoral Board Association (VEBA) meeting held March 18th
through 20th, providing an update on elections-related legislation. He also reported that the Virginia
Department of Elections will be holding regional training meetings this summer.
Starting at approximately 1:10 pm, the Board, Ms. Viar, and Ms. French held a series of phone
conversations with six localities utilizing voting equipment being considered for purchase by
Montgomery County: Hart InterCivic, ES&S (Election Systems & Software), and Unisyn Voting
Systems. Localities included four in Virginia and two from other states. Election officials with these
localities answered questions related to ease of election programming and testing, Election Day setup and
shutdown, voter use, and results reporting. They also answered questions regarding customer support
provided by the equipment manufacturer or vendor.
Philip Martin, Information Technologies Director, joined the meeting at 4:00 pm. Mr. Martin provided an
update on the county’s security standards. Per the Code of Virginia, the Board will send a letter to the
Department of Elections reporting on the county’s overall compliance with the HB 2178 (2019)
Minimum Security Standards checklist.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:37 pm.
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Richard D. Langford John A. Sills Carroll D. Williams
Chairman Vice-Chairman Secretary