Washington County Board of Elections Special Meeting

Posted: July 20, 2020

General County

HAGERSTOWN, MD (July 20, 2020) – Washington County Government shares the following message with its citizens from the Washington County Board of Elections:

The Washington County Board of Elections will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 20^th at 4:00PM. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and vote on the consolidation of multiple precincts for the upcoming Presidential General Election.

This action is necessary, because, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of our election judges have elected to stay home. These consolidations provide the least disruption to voters while allowing each polling location to be staffed with the appropriate number of election judges. This action is for the Presidential General Election only, and if a decision is made by the Governor to change the method of the election such that polling places are not required, the consolidation will not take place.

See the list below for the affected precincts:

Affected Precinct(s)

11002 – Potomac Valley Fire Hall

03002 – Emmanuel Methodist Church

03003/03005 – Emma K. Doub Elementary School

06002 – Boonsboro Middle School

07001 – Smithsburg Elementary School

11001 – Pleasant Valley Elementary School

10001 – E. Russell Hicks Middle School

10004 – Washington County Technical High School

18003 – Hagerstown Community College ARCC

13002 Maugansville Ruritan Club

14001 – Ringgold Ruritan Club

18002/18004 – Maranatha Brethren Church

21001 – Potomac Heights Elementary School

21003 – Northern Middle School

22001 – Trinity Lutheran Church

24001 – WACOHU Grange Hall

25003/25004 – Salem Avenue Elementary School

26004 – Hickory Elementary School

26003 – Valley Grace Brethren Church

27001 – Fountaindale Elementary School

Consolidate with:

01000 – Sharpsburg Elementary School

03004 – Girls, Inc.

06001 – Boonsboro High School

07002 – Smithsburg Middle School

08000 – Pleasant Valley Baptist Church

10002 – South Hagerstown High School

10003/10005 – Eastern Elementary School

13001 – Maugansville Elementary School

14002 – Cascade Elementary School

18001 – Bethel United Methodist Church

21002 – North Hagerstown High School

22002 – Pangborn Elementary School

23000 – Heritage Academy

25002 – Western Heights Middle School

26001 – St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Parish Center

26002 – Lincolnshire Elementary School

27002 – Paramount Elementary School

Any recommendations the Washington County Board of Elections approves will be forwarded to the State Board of Elections for approval at their meeting on Thursday, July 23^rd.

The Washington County Board of Elections meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 20^th at 4:00PM at the board office, located at 35 West Washington Street, Hagerstown. The meeting will be open to the public, but space is limited. Interested parties should contact the office staff ahead of time to notify them of your intention to attend the meeting. The staff can be reached at 240-313-2050.

For those participating via teleconference, the dial-in information is provided below:

WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS – BOARD MEETING (CONFERENCE CALL)

Invitation (Details)

Join via computer: meet.google.com/phs-yevn-aic

Join via phone: 219-654-2366 PIN: 577275870#

Follow the instructions below to join the conference call (meeting):

Washington County Board of Elections – Board Meetings

Google Hangouts Meet – How to Join the Meeting

Join via a phone (audio only)

Call the phone number in the invitation (long distance charges may apply)
Enter the PIN number found in the invitation, including the ‘#’ sign
Please mute your phone (do one of the following)
Press the mute button on your phone to mute and unmute
Use *6 to mute and unmute your phone in the meeting

Join via a computer (to view documents being presented on screen)

Preferred web browser = Google Chrome Note: other web browsers require add-ons or extensions to be installed.
To Connect to the meeting (do one of the following)
Click Join Hangouts Meet in the invitation
In the invitation, click the documents icon to the far right of the Join Hangouts Meet link to “Copy the conference link to clipboard”, then paste the URL into the address bar of the browser
If prompted, allow Hangouts Meet to have access to your microphone and camera (if present)
Join options (click one)
Join Now (Use computer microphone and speakers)
Mute (or turn off) your microphone (do one of the following)
Clicking the microphone icon on the white bar on the bottom of the screen
Press CTRL-D
To unmute (or turn on) your microphone to speak, perform one of the steps above again
Join and use a phone for audio
Enter your phone number
Click “Call me and join” button
Phone call will show as “Hangouts Meet” on Caller ID
Answer and press 1 to connect
Please mute your phone (do one of the following)
Press the mute button on your phone to mute and unmute
Use *6 to mute and unmute your phone in the meeting