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Residents urge commissioners to defend elections and hold evening public-comment sessions
Summary
During public comment July 15, a resident urged commissioners to support poll-worker recruitment and resist interference in local elections; another resident urged the board to hold an evening public-comment session to increase youth participation.
Two Clermont County residents used the July 15 public-comment period to press the board on civic participation and election integrity.
Sylvia Reeves of Miami Township asked commissioners what steps they will take "to protect our voting process in the upcoming general election," saying she is "extraordinarily concerned about election tampering by federal officials" and urging the board to support poll-worker recruitment and vocal backing of voter registration efforts.
Yvonne Delgado of Union Township told the board that scheduling public comment at 10:30 a.m. prevents many younger residents who work or attend school from participating and urged the commissioners to add a later public-comment session (for example, at 7 p.m.). "If you're choosing between your salary and ... coming here to this meeting at 10:30 in the morning, they're going to choose the money," Delgado said, and she predicted a later session would draw substantially higher youth attendance.
Commissioner Painter acknowledged the suggestion and described prior efforts to hold evening meetings, noting additional costs and variable attendance in past trials. He said commissioners are available by phone or appointment and encouraged residents to schedule time to meet if they could not attend daytime meetings; he also said staff would discuss the idea further.
No formal board action resulted; commissioners acknowledged the comments and asked staff to consider options for increasing public engagement.
