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From YouTube: Around Arlington: Election Day
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ATV's regular round up of news and events. In this edition, we talk with the County Registrar's office about how they make an election work smoothly. The Arlington Aerials get a very special visit from Gold Medal Olympian gymnast Simone Biles. The county is seeking applicants for the new Joint Facilities Advisory Commission, the My Arlington app has been upgraded, there's a new incentive to sign up for Arlington Alert, and as we prepare for Thanksgiving, we encourage folks to Shop Arlington this holiday season.
A
Arlington's
voting
office
worked
for
months
to
ensure
that
election
day
would
go
smoothly.
We
got
a
behind-the-scenes
look
at
what
happened
at
the
polls
on
november
eighth,
but
first,
the
arlington
ariel's
girls,
gymnastics
team
had
an
inspirational
visit
from
a
member
of
the
Olympic
women's
gymnastics.
A
Gold
medal
team
they're
a
great
squad,
and
maybe
one
of
them
will
be
off
to
the
Olympics
in
2020
for
more
information
on
the
many
sports
opportunities
Arlington
offers
to
youth
and
adults,
check,
parks,
Arlington,
Va,
us
and
register
for
a
class
we're
seeking
applicants
for
the
new
joint
facilities,
Advisory
Commission,
who
will
be
appointed
by
the
Arlington,
County,
Board
and
school
board.
The
new
commission
will
provide
input
on
facilities
and
planning,
site
locations,
capital
improvement
plans
and
more
learn,
what's
involved
and
apply
online
either
at
the
county
or
schools
website.
A
B
Year
in
the
presidential
election
we
had
a
record
number
of
Arlington
voters
go
to
the
polls
on
Tuesday
on
more
than
one
hundred
twenty
one
thousand
people
cast
their.
We
had
a
quarter
of
the
voters
in
arlington
vote
before
the
election
and
then
person
absentee
voting.
It
was
36
thousand
voters
cast
their
vote
before
tuesday.
Putting
on
a
presidential
election
requires
a
lot
of
resources.
So
in
preparation
for
the
presidential
election
we
hired
more
than
60
seasonal
staff
just
to
help
with
registration
and
at
the
in-person
absentee
voting
sites.
B
In
addition,
on
Election
Day,
we
had
more
than
700
election
officers,
the
individuals
working
at
the
polls
for
us
I'm
in
another
hundred
more
than
100
high
school
students
and
adult
volunteers
at
the
polls
for
us
on
tuesday
I'm.
In
addition,
we
received
a
lot
of
assistance
from
other
departments
in
the
county,
so
we're
very
happy
for
their
support.
B
Election
Day
is
very
long
and
we're
very
excited
that
we
have
so
many
Arlington's
willing
to
give
us
a
full
15
hour
day
on
Election
Day
and
without
them
the
election
would
not
run
as
smoothly
or
at
all.
So
we're
very
pleased
to
have
their
support.
We
start
planning
the
election
monsta
in
advance.
I
mean
really
kick
into
gear
right
around
Labor
Day,
just
because
it
takes
so
many
weeks
to
build
up
to
election
day
and
a
lot
of
people.
They
think
that
once
the
results
get
killed
in
on
Tuesday
of
the
election
is
over.
B
That's
not
necessarily
the
case.
We
still
have
a
large
team
down
at
work
and
it
takes
about
a
week
for
us
to
get
through
all
of
the
provisional
voters
and
we
still
have
to
certify
the
official
results
and
it
takes
about
a
week
until
after
the
election
before
you
can
get.
The
official
results
turned
in
this
year
in
Arlington,
I'm
Libby
Garvey
was
re-elected
for
county
board
and
then
both
of
the
school
board
candidates
were
elected
in
Nancy,
van
dorn
and
Tamia
to
lento
I'm.
B
A
You
can
check
Arlington
specific
election
information
on
bond
issues,
the
County
Board
race
and
view
voter
returns
by
polling
place
on
our
website
at
vote.
Arlington
Va,
us
arlington,
county
government
offices
and
facilities
will
be
closed
on
thursday
november
24th
and
on
friday
november
25th
for
the
thanksgiving
holiday
check,
the
holiday
schedule
online
for
full
details
and
as
the
holiday
shopping
season
kicks
off
on
Black
Friday
remember
to
shop
local
in
Arlington.
We've
got
everything
from
local
artists
to
small
businesses,
to
national
retailers,
check
out
our
urban
villages
and
shopping
scene
at
sta.