{"id":530,"date":"2020-05-05T18:43:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T18:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mrc\/?page_id=530"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:00:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:00:49","slug":"elections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mrc\/elections\/","title":{"rendered":"VA Medical Reserve Corps &#8211; Infection Prevention Support for Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/07\/GPW-IPA-Elections-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia Medical Reserve Corps volunteers work as public health ambassadors in your community by serving as educators and advocates to create stronger and healthier communities. The VA MRC partners with the Virginia Department of Elections to provide infection prevention support at various polling locations across the state of Virginia during elections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our volunteers prepare for their role as Infection Prevention Ambassadors (IPA) for Election Day by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning about polling location operations and official election regulations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reviewing proper PPE donning and doffing procedures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understanding how to establish infection prevention protocols for proper cleaning and spacing at polling locations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/10\/GPW-Vote-1-e1604082647615-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/10\/GPW-Vote-1-e1604082647615-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/10\/GPW-Vote-1-e1604082647615-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/10\/GPW-Vote-1-e1604082647615-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/10\/GPW-Vote-1-e1604082647615.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>REQUEST Infection Prevention Ambassadors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you are an election official and would like to request MRC Infection Prevention Ambassadors for your polling locations,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mrc\/elections-mrc_support_form\/\"> please click HERE to submit your request<\/a>.\u00a0 Once submitted, a member of the VA MRC coordination team will be in touch with you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Due to our current vaccination mission, we can not guarantee we will have volunteer capacity to support your location.\u00a0 Requesting as soon as possible will increase our ability to fulfill your request.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>VOTE SAFE VIRGINIA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Just as we ensure our volunteers are empowered with knowledge to create stronger and healthier communities, here are a few tips and resources to ensure your voice is heard and your health isn\u2019t compromised as you vote.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1168 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/09\/RC-MRC-Elections-June-2020-e1604083120884-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"330\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/election-polling-locations.html#VoterRecommendations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CDC Recommendations for In-person Voting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/election-polling-locations\/elections-toolkit.html%23\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=hangouts&amp;ust=1603808521567000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFELTprVDLbClsdTSweUlbY43ukrQ\">CDC Toolkit for Reducing the Spread of COVID-19 During Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/10\/ELECT-Guidance-Covid-Safety.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia Department of Elections Official Guidance<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/10\/VDH-Voting-Guidance.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VDH Voting Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/10\/VDEM1382-Voting-Shareables-d3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-694 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/06\/deptofelectionslogoHghRsNtTrnspnt-2-300x65.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/06\/deptofelectionslogoHghRsNtTrnspnt-2-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/06\/deptofelectionslogoHghRsNtTrnspnt-2-1024x223.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/06\/deptofelectionslogoHghRsNtTrnspnt-2-768x167.png 768w, 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