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Madison County election officials agree to offer supplies, not mandatory training, in draft party contract for March primary
Summary
Madison County Election Commission discussed a proposed contract to support the March 10, 2026 primary, agreeing to provide supplies and affidavit processing but declining to require county-led poll-worker training; county attorney Spence Blackguard will circulate a draft contract to both parties and return it to the commission for formal action in January.
Madison County Election Commission members met Dec. 10 and discussed a proposed contract to support the March 10, 2026 primary, agreeing in principle to supply election materials and process affidavits for party-run primaries while declining to require county-run poll-worker training.
The discussion centered on a contract offered to the Madison County Democratic Executive Committee. Howard Brown, representing the committee, told the commission that 'as of this week, at least 2 people have filed qualifying papers to run for the Democratic nomination for United States senator.' He offered the committee's cooperation and said the group would provide poll workers if the county supplied binders, blue bags and affidavit-processing support.
County attorney Spence Blackguard summarized the meeting’s procedural outcome: he will…
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