Monroe County Clerk Nicole Brown told the Election Board the clerk's office has candidate packets ready for the 2026 primary and is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for packet pickup.

The office also reported voter-list maintenance activity since July 1: staff processed 1,899 records, leaving 48 voters active, moving 1,843 to inactive, rejecting five and canceling three as of 9:20 a.m. the morning of the meeting, Kylie said.

Kylie also explained the county's work on citizenship verification under recent state law. "There is a citizenship maintenance hopper ... Those individuals were also sent their letters. We've had the 3 that have came in to clarify theirs. They were from that hopper. So we have been able to get them cleared and their registrations are active," Kylie said.

Under new deadlines for campaign finance filings (CFA-1), the clerk reported one filing arrived late and eight remain missing. The board authorized staff to send formal notices to candidates whose CFA-1 reports were late or delinquent; the motion to allow the clerk to send the letters carried on an aye vote.

Board members announced a poll worker appreciation brunch planned for next week to recognize poll workers during a non-election year. Clerk Brown emphasized donations will cover the event and "that is not coming out of an election clerk or otherwise Monroe County budget," noting local businesses have offered food and coffee donations.

The meeting included an appointment: Penny Githins introduced herself after being named to the election board by the local party chair. "I'm Penny Githins. I'm a former Monroe County Commissioner and have been involved with county government now for, over 6 years," she said.

Public comment included appeals for civility and respect toward the clerk and staff. Jennifer Crossley, identifying herself as a local elected official, said she hoped the board "can work together, and that respect can be given to Clerk Nicole Brown in regards to what it is that she's trying to do with elections and protecting them and all of those things." Another commenter, Cheryl Langdon, identified herself as a former Election Central employee and criticized the clerk's administration, saying, "It was 2 years ago that I started to see the lies at Election Central under Clerk Brown's administration."

Nut graf: The meeting covered routine election-administration items — candidate packet availability, voter-list maintenance and enforcement of campaign-finance filing deadlines — alongside a personnel appointment and public comments about local office conduct. The clerk's office continues outreach tied to state changes in voter identification and citizenship verification.

Details and next steps: The clerk will continue processing voter-list maintenance and report back at the next board meeting. Staff will send delinquency notices for CFA-1 filings as authorized. The poll worker appreciation event will be funded by in-kind donations from local businesses identified by staff.

Ending: The board adjourned after public comment and questions about meeting procedure and timing for the upcoming budget review to the county council.