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Reno County elections office readies for November: more drop boxes, staffing and a precinct move
Summary
County Clerk Donna Patton told commissioners the elections office mailed 5,512 ballots in August, expects more in November, will receive two additional drop boxes from the secretary of state and has moved the Prairie Hills precinct to the fairgrounds for the November election; staff raised security and staffing concerns for drop-box management and poll workers.
Donna Patton, Reno County clerk, reported on preparations for the November general election, saying the office mailed 5,512 ballots in August and hired extra staff to process the returns. "We mailed out 5,512 ballots in August, and, it we had to hire extra staff to bring them in so we could open them and get them through our machines," Patton said.
Patton and deputy election officer Jenna Fager said the county will…
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