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Election office briefs commissioners on 2026 budget needs, equipment lifecycle and vote‑by‑mail challenges
Summary
The county election commissioner told the board that 2026 (a gubernatorial year) will increase workload and costs; aging tabulators and the new VVSG 2 federal guidelines mean replacement planning is needed, though a full equipment replacement was not funded for 2026.
Fred Sherman, Johnson County election commissioner, told the Board of County Commissioners that election budgeting follows 2‑ and 4‑year cycles and that 2026 — a gubernatorial election year — will require higher spending and staffing than a typical non‑election year.
Sherman said the 2024 presidential cycle produced peak demand, including over 200,000 voters using early‑voting locations in the November 2024 cycle. He described upgrades to the election office facility for early voting and noted an award for a Microsoft Power Automate‑based quality check process. The recommended 2026 budget increase of roughly $2.8…
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