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League of Women Voters member urges local election office to reduce ballots set aside
Summary
At a Warren County meeting, Jane Dunshey of the League of Women Voters asked county election officials to consider practices used elsewhere to reduce ballots set aside before election day and offered to share pre‑canvass findings with Elections Administrator Marja Hanson.
Jane Dunshey, a member of the League of Women Voters, urged county election officials to pursue steps that she said could reduce the number of ballots set aside before election day.
Dunshey told the body she wanted to “talk about things that could yet be done in Warren County that would help us not get to election day with very…many ballots that have fatal flaws.” She said she had planned an informal conversation but brought the matter to the formal meeting to seek guidance on next steps.
Dunshey suggested starting with Marja Hanson, described in the meeting as an elections leader. “I wondered if my better first step at this point might have been, and maybe still could be, to talk with Marja Hanson,” she said, and offered to provide a copy of pre‑canvass results showing ballots that had been set aside.
An elections staff member reported that the recent primary saw improved outcomes. “We had our best year ever in terms of the fewest amount of ballots set aside. We had no naked ballots, this year,” the staff member said. The staff member also confirmed there were no “mixed ballots.”
Meeting participants suggested that Hanson could review Dunshey’s materials and involve Dunshey again only if questions remained. Dunshey accepted that approach, saying the elections office could start the conversation and pull her in as needed.
No formal action or vote was taken during the public comment; Dunshey framed her remarks as a request for discussion and possible follow‑up between herself and elections staff.
