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Elections staff outline voterless-maintenance timeline and revise campaign-finance delinquency letters; board approves letters
Summary
Elections staff said voterless maintenance postcards will be mailed in two waves beginning May 16 and described a June testing phase; the board approved revised campaign-finance delinquency letters clarifying daily fines and appearance requirements.
Monroe County election staff told the board that a voterless-maintenance program will begin May 16, with an initial wave of postcards followed by a second wave on May 30, and that a phase-two testing period is expected in June to finish in July.
“Kylie” explained the program is intended to confirm voter addresses and update registrations: the first postcard will verify delivery; undeliverable postcards trigger a second mailing that will allow recipients to update addresses or indicate they no longer live in Indiana. Staff said registrations for people who do not update will be automatically cancelled at the end of the year.
Elections attorney/staff member Molly reviewed revisions to the campaign-finance (CFA) delinquent-report letters the board previously approved. Molly said language was added to clarify fines: “up to $50 for each calendar day” with a maximum of $1,000, and that the first-offense notice clarifies a respondent may, but is not required to, appear in person. She said the second- and third-offense letters include similar “up to” language and described the sequence of notices leading to a hearing and, if the board finds a violation, a notice of finding with appeal rights.
Board members discussed why some filers fail to submit required reports and whether leniency for first-time filers remains appropriate. One public commenter urged the board not to “belittle people” who missed filings because “life happens.” Another board member reiterated the board’s historic practice of leniency for first-time offenders.
The board voted to reconfirm the revised CFA letters. At the meeting a member moved to approve the letters, another seconded, and members present voted “aye.”
