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Public commenters raise ballot‑barcode, medical‑consent and open‑records concerns; meeting includes several heated remarks
Summary
Speakers at the April 8 public‑comment period alleged that absentee ballots contain identifying barcodes, described problems with medical consent signature pads, complained about public‑records delays and raised other local grievances; several speakers were warned for disruptive remarks.
A mix of legal claims, consumer complaints and political criticism dominated the public‑comment period at the Delaware County Council meeting April 8.
Robert Mancini, who identified himself as media and said he is party to litigation (case CV‑2025‑010541), accused the county of printing barcodes on absentee ballots that he said ‘‘contain a unique identifier that links this ballot to this voter, rendering the secrecy envelope invalid.’’ He asked county counsel to remove the barcodes; the allegation references filings and affidavits cited on the…
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