Election Day may be over, but now it’s a busy time for election officials as they go through and make sure the unofficial results are accurate, a process called the canvass.
“This is a process, and I will tell you that I think the public wants us to undertake this process. There’s a reason we do this and I think it’s very important for everyone to know that,” said Jeffrey L. Marks, the chair of the Virginia Beach Electoral Board.
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On Thursday, election officials began the canvass at the Municipal Center. While state law gives them until Nov. 15 to certify the results to the State Board of Elections, they’re hopeful to be done by mid-next week.
The bipartisan electoral board oversees the process, but Marks stresses that politics are kept out of it.
“We are not beholden to any party or any candidate. We’re beholden to the city of Virginia Beach, and frankly, the 335,000 registered voters here,” said Marks.