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Residents raise concerns about voter-roll verification and signature checks at county meeting

Washington County Board of Commissioners · February 25, 2026
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Summary

Two residents told the board that Help America Vote Act verification results and signature-verification practices raise risks of ineligible voters remaining on rolls and that signature review processes can be subjective and insufficiently observable.

During the Feb. 24 meeting the board heard public comments alleging problems with voter-roll verification and the county’s ballot signature-verification process.

Mary Helciopoulos, a Washington County resident, described the federal verification steps she referred to as the HAVV system (Help America Vote Verification System) and said that, according to her figures, large…

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