Brown County commissioners approve primary candidate slate after elections office reports March turnout

Brown County commissioners approved a motion to accept the county elections office's recommended candidate slate after staff presented March primary turnout and vote counts.

An agency official reporting for the elections office said, “We have a total of 7,065 voters turnout for the March, which makes 27.89%,” and later noted a "final count" figure of 7,364. The official also reported 386 absentee ballots mailed, 293 returned (290 counted), 43 absentee ballots rejected, early voting of 4,006, 3,062 limited ballots on election day, and eight provisional ballots with six counted.

The official read party and candidate breakdowns and said the runoffs will be held May 26; they emphasized the figures were for Brown County only. After the report, a commissioner moved to approve the candidate list "all in one motion" and another commissioner seconded; the chair called for a raise‑hand approval and the slate was accepted as presented.

Why it matters: The approval formalizes county certification steps ahead of runoffs and confirms local turnout and ballot‑handling figures for the March primary. Commissioners and staff noted staff will continue to distribute schedules and information for early voting and runoffs.

Details and next steps: The elections official said staff will continue to support early voting operations and public information for the May runoffs. The transcript records the motion and the chair's call for approval, but no roll‑call vote tally appears in the record provided.

The meeting moved on to additional agenda items after the approval.