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Residents urge better agenda transparency; some speakers repeated election‑integrity allegations
Summary
Several public commenters called on Sandoval County to publish full supporting materials for agenda items; other speakers raised unsubstantiated claims about election equipment and urged changes to voting methods.
During the public‑comment period, multiple residents addressed the commission on agenda transparency and election integrity.
Mary Jo Street urged the county to post full supporting documents and PDFs for agenda items on the county website so “We the People” can review materials ahead of votes. She said, “No excuses, no exceptions, all of it,” and asked for full disclosure of items that commissioners consider prior to votes.
John Valtteri told commissioners he had emailed them a video link and alleged that national figures and governors are being scrutinized for their purchase and use of Dominion voting equipment. He said the video suggested multiple officials are under investigation; no commission member provided corroboration during the meeting.
Rhonda Orchard called for stricter local election practices—paper ballots only, no drop boxes, military‑only mail‑in ballots and same‑day results—and repeated claims that national actors and technology suppliers undermined the 2020 election. She said she received two mail ballots in 2020 without requesting them and described related concerns from her time at the MVD.
Ramona Goolsby (Goolsby) spoke as the county representative to the CUDA Soil and Water Conservation District and encouraged commissioners to consider grant opportunities and cooperation with the district and tribal funding registries.
Commissioners acknowledged the public‑comment concerns. One county official said the county is fully compliant with the Open Meetings Act but agreed that providing more supporting information on agendas is important and said staff will try to improve the availability of attachments and summary information.
No formal action was taken in response to the election‑integrity claims; requests about agenda attachments elicited staff commitments to improve communication and publishing of schedules and notices for closures and services.
