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Public commenters press Collin County election commission on unreconciled ballots, record fees; commission recesses for administrator evaluation
Summary
At an Election Commission meeting, residents urged better communication about public records requests and raised concerns about more than 100,000 unreconciled unused ballots and steep fees for records. Commissioners recessed into a closed personnel session to conduct the elections administrator's annual evaluation.
Public commenters at a Collin County Election Commission meeting urged the commission to improve communication about public-records requests for ballot images and election data and raised concerns about unreconciled, unused ballots and fees for records access.
Todd Lindstrom, a Collin County resident, told the commission he submitted a public information request for ballot images and election data on May 30, 2024, and described a multi-month timeline of follow-ups before receiving substantive replies. "Holding county departments to a high standard of communication is something that will reap benefits for the entire county," Lindstrom said.
Another commenter, Debbie Lindstrom, said citizens discovered "over 100,000…
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