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Electoral board tells Franklin City Council elections remain incomplete and requests space, staff and repairs after machines were damaged

Franklin City Council · November 11, 2025
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Pearlie Banks, chair of Franklin City's electoral board, told the council the local election is not yet complete and urged the council to provide workspace, IT support and to address damage to voting machines she says occurred during transport.

Pearlie Banks, chair of the electoral board, told the Franklin City Council on Nov. 10 that the city’s recent election had not yet been completed and that the board needs immediate operational help.

“We would not complete the election until probably Wednesday,” Banks said, noting provisional ballots must be uploaded by the Department of Elections before certifications can be issued. She described cramped conditions for logic-and-accuracy testing, saying the board was given…

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