Solicitor Roberts told the Beaver County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 8 that 11,771 mail ballots had been requested for the current election cycle and 3,269 had been returned.

Roberts said election staff had identified 37 defective returns and that the office has been notifying voters whose mail ballots had defects, "pursuant to a Supreme Court case that recently came down," as described in the meeting record. He encouraged anyone interested in serving as a poll worker to contact the elections office; Roberts said the office was still seeking a few more poll workers.

Roberts also previewed the next day's agenda for the commissioners, noting there were 31 resolutions and highlighting items including a paving program in Rochester Township, a new food services agreement for the county jail and a contract to allow filming in the courthouse. Roberts said he needed an executive session later in the meeting to discuss contract negotiations.