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Oak Grove mayor presses county for wider post‑election checks, questions poll‑pad authority
Summary
Mayor Weston Rolfe told the City Council that a recent meeting with county election officials left city leaders frustrated after requests to expand post‑election checks and to allow local decisions on electronic poll pads were denied. The council voted no formal action but said it will pursue more information and training from the county.
Oak Grove Mayor Weston Rolfe said the city pressed county election officials on Sept. 8 after what he described as an unsatisfactory meeting about election procedures and the county's control of poll pads and post‑election reviews.
Rolfe told the council he and city staff met with county commissioners and election staff, including the county’s director of elections, to ask whether the city could conduct additional post‑election checks beyond those the county performs. "Since day 1, I have questioned our election process, but I want to be clear. I have never said that we have fraud," Rolfe said. He added that the city has asked for additional post‑election reviews — described at the meeting as recounts or post‑election audits — and…
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