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Hutchinson County debate stalls on creating county elections administrator
Summary
County clerk Kelly proposed creating a full-time county elections administrator to consolidate voter registration and election duties; commissioners raised concerns about added bureaucracy, budget and timing ahead of major elections and took no formal action.
Kelly, the county clerk, asked the Hutchinson County Commissioners Court on July 22 to create a county elections administrator (EA) position that would include the voter registrar duties and a dedicated, full-time focus on elections administration. "I feel with the nationwide spotlight that elections is on, that there's a reason that they've done this," Kelly said, describing a 2023 state law that allows counties to establish the position and arguing the change would streamline…
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