City Electoral Board

Board Description
Every city and county in the Commonwealth of Virginia has a three-member Electoral Board, with bipartisan representation, which is appointed to administer fair, free, open and transparent elections. Recommendations for appointment are made by local political parties and are court appointed for each county or city. Some duties of the Electoral Board are to appoint the General Registrar and Officers of Election for their county or city, train Officers of Election, purchase and maintain the voting equipment, prepare ballots, administer absentee ballot process, conduct elections in a secure and non-partisan manner and certify the results of elections. Electoral Boards ensure the integrity of our election process.

Harrisonburg City's Electoral Board

Chair: Sandra Price Stroble at sandra.price-stroble.@harrisonburgva.gov

Vice Chair: Muawia Dames at muawia.dames@harrisonburgva.gov

Secretary: Jane Grant Burner at jane.Burner@harrisonburgva.gov

The Harrisonburg City Electoral Board is comprised of three members who are appointed by a majority of the Circuit Court judges of the City for a three year staggered term. Two members represent the political party of the Governor currently in office and one member represents the political party having the second highest number of votes for governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.

Meeting Date/Time/Location

The board meets as needed in order to fulfill duties related to the elections cycle, as well as those designated by the State Board of Elections.

Unless otherwise noted, Electoral Board Meetings are held in the City Council Chambers in the City Hall Building located at 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 on the second Monday of the month.

Upcoming Meetings:

Pursuant to Harrisonburg City Code Section 2-2-6, The City of Harrisonburg Electoral Board will meet on September 14th at 9:00am to conduct a business meeting.
Location:
- The meeting will take place in City Council Chambers, located at City Hall at 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg VA 22801
View the upcoming agenda or watch a live or past meeting.

Past Meetings:

Monday, January 12th: time 9:00am NO VIDEO
Monday, February 9th: time 9:00am
Monday, March 2nd: time 9:00am
Monday, April 6th: time 10:00am
Wednesday, April 22: time 11:00am Canvass/Provisional Hearing - Council Chambers NO VIDEO
Friday, April 24: time 9am Continuation of Canvass - Council Chambers NO VIDEO
Monday, April 27: time 9am Certification of Canvass - Council Chambers NO VIDEO
Monday, June 1: time 9am business meeting - Council Chambers NO VIDEO
Monday, July 13: time 9am business meeting - Council Chambers NO VIDEO
Wednesday, August 4: time 11am - Canvass/Provisional Hearing - Council Chambers NO VIDEO
Monday, August 10: time 1pm - Certification of Canvass - Council Chambers NO VIDEO

Minutes:

(All files are in PDF format.)

2026:

[33KB] Minutes from January 12th, 2026
[281KB] Minutes from February 9th, 2026
[247KB] Minutes from March 6th, 2026
[58.6KB] Minutes from April 6th, 2026
[246KB] Minutes from June 1st, 2026

Archive from 2025:

[955KB] Minutes from November 4th, 2025 Canvass Meeting

[123KB] Minutes from October 20th, 2025

[120KB] Minutes from October 6th, 2025

[135KB] Minutes from September 8th, 2025

[109KB] Minutes from July 21st, 2025

[179KB] Minutes from June Primary, 2025 Canvass Meeting

[102.3KB] Minutes from May 12th, 2025 Meeting