ProShooter
Regular Member
ok, as promised, my FOIA request to the State Board of Elections was answered quickly. Here is the wording in the document that USNA69 was shown about carrying in a polling place.
"If someone is known to have a weapon, and is not a sworn law enforcement official displaying their badge, or a person displaying a valid Virginia concealed weapons permit, have more than one election official approach the individual together and simply ask him to leave the weapon outside. If the person does not immediately comply, have an election official call 9-1-1 and report the incident. All unsafe or threatening behavior should be reported to 9-1-1.
Unsafe behavior may include the following:
o Display of multiple or unusual weapons
o Display of a weapon in a position in which it could be used.
o Shoving, pushing, unnecessary physical contact, abusive language or gestures.
o Statements that contain violent descriptions.
Do not get personally involved if you believe that an assault is occurring. Instead, call 9-1-1 and complete the Incident Report.
The section of the manual does not specifically address the term OC, since (as usual) most people probably don't know what OC even is.
Since there are quite a few variables that could be present in this situation (an armed citizen voting), it'll take me a few days to re-write this. They seem very receptive to the idea of a re-write so that they are putting the correct info out to their people. Its an easy fix and this will lead to the poll workers state-wide receiving the correct training in this situation.
"If someone is known to have a weapon, and is not a sworn law enforcement official displaying their badge, or a person displaying a valid Virginia concealed weapons permit, have more than one election official approach the individual together and simply ask him to leave the weapon outside. If the person does not immediately comply, have an election official call 9-1-1 and report the incident. All unsafe or threatening behavior should be reported to 9-1-1.
Unsafe behavior may include the following:
o Display of multiple or unusual weapons
o Display of a weapon in a position in which it could be used.
o Shoving, pushing, unnecessary physical contact, abusive language or gestures.
o Statements that contain violent descriptions.
Do not get personally involved if you believe that an assault is occurring. Instead, call 9-1-1 and complete the Incident Report.
The section of the manual does not specifically address the term OC, since (as usual) most people probably don't know what OC even is.
Since there are quite a few variables that could be present in this situation (an armed citizen voting), it'll take me a few days to re-write this. They seem very receptive to the idea of a re-write so that they are putting the correct info out to their people. Its an easy fix and this will lead to the poll workers state-wide receiving the correct training in this situation.