HJ332: Commending Scott O. Konopasek.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 332

Offered March 2, 2022
Commending Scott O. Konopasek.
Patrons-- Helmer, Sickles and Sullivan

WHEREAS, Scott O. Konopasek, general registrar of Fairfax County, worked diligently to reallocate absentee ballots from the 2020 United States Presidential Election into their proper precincts; and

WHEREAS, in 2020, due to unprecedented levels of early voting and absentee voting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 60 percent of votes in the Commonwealth were sorted into central absentee precincts unrelated to their geographic precincts; and

WHEREAS, Scott Konopasek and the Fairfax County elections team created a system to properly assign geographic precincts to absentee and early voting ballots in Fairfax County, ensuring that all votes are reflected in a given precinct’s final results; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Scott O. Konopasek for his work to streamline the absentee and early voting system in Fairfax County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Scott O. Konopasek as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his work with the entire Fairfax County elections team to ensure that every vote is properly counted.