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Public alleges signature irregularities; county clerk outlines new verification controls
Summary
Public commenters accused the county clerk's office of consolidating petition-signature processing and producing questionable verifications; the county clerk responded in detail, citing audits and announcing transparency, audit and chain-of-custody reforms tied to S.B. 164 and updated administrative rules.
Public commenters told the Davis County Commission on Jan. 27 that petition-signature processing had been consolidated and that audits uncovered verification problems, prompting the county clerk to respond publicly and outline procedural changes.
At the start of public comment, Nate Affleck of Syracuse alleged that “86% of all signatures were processed by 1 clerk” and said multiple audits and a recent high-priced audit raised concerns about verification practices. Affleck said he has receipts and records supporting his claims and warned, “There is much more I could share, but this is just a…
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