Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Elections topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Brown County appoints election officials to oversee destruction of prior ballots

Brown County Board of Commissioners · June 30, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The commission approved appointments of Carrie Potter (Democrat, with alternate Barb Grabhorn) and Deana Long (Republican, with alternate Tami Lehmkuhl) to oversee destruction of selected ballots; Paper Eaters will perform shredding and provide certificates of destruction.

Brown County commissioners approved appointments June 30 to oversee the destruction of ballots from the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary, the 2024 Primary Election and the 2025 General Election.

Brown County Election Officer Nicole Lee asked the board to approve Democrats Carrie Potter (alternate Barb Grabhorn) and Republicans Deana Long (alternate Tami Lehmkuhl) to oversee the destruction. Commissioner Lucas Heinen moved to approve the appointments; Commissioner Richard Tesoriero seconded and the motion carried. The vendor Paper Eaters will shred the ballots under the officials' supervision and provide a certificate of destruction.

The minutes list the elections and identified officials and alternates; they do not provide scheduled destruction dates or chain-of-custody details beyond the vendor's obligation to provide a certificate of destruction.