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Monroe County election board adopts procedural resolutions preparing for May 5 primary
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The Monroe County Election Board on April 9 approved routine resolutions to allow a single inspector at multiple precincts, omit sheriff positions at precincts, appoint absentee-board members, and delegate unofficial election-night tabulation to the clerk's office.
The Monroe County Election Board on April 9 adopted a package of routine resolutions the board said are intended to streamline operations ahead of the May 5 primary.
The board unanimously approved a resolution allowing one inspector to oversee multiple precincts where poll locations contain more than one precinct. Staff said an approved poll list will be attached to the resolution identifying which locations qualify and that a judge filling in can perform inspector duties at shared sites.
"This resolution allows one inspector to oversee multiple precincts," a staff member explained during the meeting. "Attached to this resolution will be the approved poll list, which list out the poll locations that have multiple precincts." The chair moved to adopt the measure and the board approved it by voice vote.
The board also approved a resolution omitting sheriff election positions from all precincts in Monroe County and designating precinct election officers (inspector, judge, clerk) to perform the omitted sheriff duties if needed. Staff said the approach has been used in prior elections under Indiana law.
A second routine measure appointed absentee-board members using lists provided most recently by local Democratic and Republican party chairs; staff said the party-chair emails will be attached to the resolution. The board adopted the absentee-board appointment resolution by voice vote.
Finally, the board delegated the duty of entering unofficial election-night results to the clerk's office and asked that results be reported to media and party chairs, preferably in CSV format and in coordination with the Monroe County GIS division. During that discussion, a member noted a wording error in the draft that read "120 hours" when it likely meant "120 minutes." The board adopted the delegation by voice vote.
Board members said the measures are procedural preparations rather than new policy changes and will help the county report results and operate efficiently on election day. The board scheduled its next meeting for two weeks.
Votes at a glance: all four resolutions were adopted by voice vote; the meeting record shows ayes recorded on each motion and no recorded opposition.
