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A post-election survey of the countyâs election officers found a doubling of mask usage by elections personnel in November compared to a special election in July, and a general satisfaction that everything possible was being done to keep staff safe.
According to the survey, conducted by the county governmentâs election office, 84 percent of election officers responding said all officers at their precincts wore masks all day during the Nov. 3 general election, compared to 42 percent in July.
Mask-wearing had been a major point of emphasis during pre-Election Day training for the 782 election officers (and 70 high-school volunteers) who worked Arlingtonâs precincts during the election.
But there are some hiccups.
âThereâs a lot of pieces involved,â said county elections chief Gretchen Reinemeyer, who aims to convene a summit of involved parties â county staff, Virginia Department of Elections, equipment vendors â early in the new year to âhash out all the details.â
At the request of Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), the General Assembly earlier this year voted to allow Arlington to serve as an instant-runoff guinea pig before other localities have the option to implement it a year from now.
The instant-runoff process already is in use when the Arlington County Democratic Committee selects its nominees for local office through a caucus, though not in state-run primaries. When filling out ballots, voters are allowed (but not required) to rank candidates in order of preference; should no candidate receive 50 percent of the vote on the first ballot, the lowest scoring candidate is eliminated, and his/her votes are reallocated based