Committee member moves to approve $180 qualifying fee for three candidates

At a special-called meeting, a committee member moved to approve $180 qualifying fees for three candidates — Lee Patterson, Scott Penn and Christine Bogenreiter — for the upcoming November election; the motion was approved by a show of hands and the meeting was adjourned.

The Chair opened the short session by saying the meeting had been called because a snowstorm the prior week had delayed a vote on candidate qualifying fees. "We—e come together because of the snowstorm last week where we were to vote on the qualification fees for the candidates," the Chair said.

The Committee member moved to approve the fees and identified the candidates by name. "The qualifying fees are $180," the Committee member said. The Committee member named the three candidates: Lee Patterson, Scott Penn and Christine Bogenreiter.

There was a brief exchange about filing dates. A Staff member said filings would be taken in August and asked, "And it's August 18th, right?" The Staff member also stated, "And they're due by the 20th." The Committee member later stated, "Qualifying fees are due by August 18th of 2025 for the election in November 5th." Those statements appear in the record without a numerical tally or formal clerk's confirmation of the final deadline.

The Chair called for a second and asked for a show of hands on the motion to approve the fees; the transcript records the Chair saying, "All in favor, show of hands," but does not list individual votes or a count. After no further business was raised, the Chair asked for a motion to adjourn. The Committee member moved to adjourn, the Chair seconded, the Chair called for a final vote and then declared the meeting adjourned.

The record includes the motion to approve qualifying fees and the subsequent motion to adjourn; neither motion's numerical vote tally is recorded in the transcript.