Elizabeth Gannon of the County Election Commission told the Ways and Means Committee the recent filing period produced "not a very exciting filing period" locally, with "no contested races at the local level for the primary." She said state and federal contests remain active and cited "currently 7 pending challenges for the 21 candidates for US senate" at the state level.

Gannon reminded the committee that Dec. 17 "is the first day to request a vote by mail ballot for the March" election and that voters previously enrolled in permanent vote-by-mail status do not need to reapply. She said ballots will begin mailing about 40 days before election day, "so around the February 1," when mail ballots start going out.

Gannon encouraged members and residents to consult the state board of elections for contested-state-level candidate lists and noted several weeks remain for pending challenges to be resolved at the state level.