The Chase County Board of Commissioners recessed its regular meeting on Nov. 10, 2025, to sit as the Board of County Canvassers, accepted three provisional ballots with address changes and rejected one provisional ballot because the voter was not registered in Kansas, signed the abstract of the Nov. 4 general election, and then returned to regular session for routine business and additional votes.

During the canvass, county staff identified three provisional ballots submitted because of address changes; Speaker 1 moved to accept those three provisionals “with the address changes,” and the motion carried on a voice vote. The board also rejected provisional ballot number 4 after staff found the voter was not registered in the state of Kansas; commissioners cited the applicable statutory guidance when making the ruling (transcript references to statute 25-409 and KS25215 were noted in the record).

After adjourning the canvass, the board approved warrants for 11/10/2025 and the minutes from the Oct. 31, 2025 meeting by voice votes, then moved to sign a previously executed road maintenance agreement with the city of Cottonwood Falls (county signature dated 06/22/2023; Cottonwood Falls signature dated 07/05/2023). Speaker 1 said the original signed copy had been located and placed for signature; the motion to sign and attach the agreement passed.

In a later agenda item on benefits, commissioners discussed two vendor proposals for employee health insurance and debated plan design differences (including member cost-sharing and maximum liability). Speaker 3 moved to adopt the Freedom Choice UnitedHealthcare plan for county employees; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

No recorded roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript; each action was decided by voice vote with commissioners responding “Aye.” The clerk was asked to collect follow-up materials (bid documents, payroll figures and the signed road agreement) and distribute them to commissioners before the next meeting.

What happens next: staff will file the signed election abstract and ensure the canvass records are archived; the clerk will circulate the finalized insurance paperwork and the signed road maintenance agreement ahead of future meetings.