Cochise County Board reviews elections office budget, staffing and mail‑in procedures

At a work session, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors reviewed the elections office’s proposed budget and staffing plans, including a finalist interview for an elections director, requested wage adjustments and operational issues related to special elections and mail‑in voting.

The conversation centered on keeping the elections budget largely flat from the prior year while recognizing wage increases for staff. Presenting staff said they have enough in the amended budget to cover salaries for existing employees and to proceed with a finalist interview for the elections director position; the posting was described in the transcript as “a hundred and 10,” which staff presented but did not fully clarify as a dollar amount. Staff asked the board to approve adjustments that reflect current salary needs so the office’s pay lines are “true to where we’re at now.”

Board members and staff discussed the county’s role when…