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Broadwater County commissioners canvass and certify 2026 primary results
Summary
The Broadwater County Board of Commissioners met to canvass 2026 primary election returns; the commissioners verified tabulated totals and declared the county results official before adjourning.
Broadwater County commissioners met to canvass and certify vote totals from the 2026 primary election in Broadwater County. Commissioner Randolph read the county vote totals aloud and the commissioners confirmed the tabulated results as official.
Angie Paulsen, Broadwater County election administrator, opened the proceeding and said, "My name is Angie Paulsen. I am Broadwater County election administrator. Today, we are doing the canvas of votes for the 2026 primary election in Broadwater County." She explained that the Board of County Canvassers — the county commissioners — would compare reports from the vote-tally machine and the public results posted to the Secretary of State website to confirm and declare winners and to adopt or reject any county ballot issues (there were none for this primary).
Commissioner Randolph read the precinct totals and contest results for the county group the board was canvassing, reporting a total of 2,127 ballots in the set of precincts he read. In the County Commissioner District 1 contest, he read totals of Randolph 930, Rabindoll 668 and Wasseller 419. He also read contest totals for U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidates and several judicial and legislative contests. After the comparison of reports, Commissioner Randolph said, "They are official." The transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote or signed motion text; the board indicated agreement and proceeded to complete required forms.
Paulsen noted that the numbers posted on the Secretary of State website are uploaded by each county and that the commissioners should double-check that the public-facing results match the official machine tallies. She reminded the commissioners that, under statute, the county canvass board declares the nominated individuals who received the highest number of votes and proclaims adoption or rejection of county ballot issues; because there were no county ballot issues in this primary, the board's action focused on certifying winners.
With the certifications completed and forms handled, the commissioners adjourned the meeting.
The transcript contains no motion text, recorded mover/second, or a roll-call tally. Where the transcript references "per statute," no specific statute citation was read into the record.
