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Residents urge written state guidance after ballot insert causes confusion
Summary
During public comment, residents and a county commissioner urged the board to obtain the Secretary of State email that prompted the insert and to avoid disenfranchising voters; commenters said the insert helped some but could mislead others about marking ballots.
Several residents used the public comment period to press county officials for clarity about the recent ballot insert and to urge safeguards to avoid disenfranchising voters. Stuart Chrismore, who identified himself as a county commissioner, said he "agree[d] that we need to make every move possible to not disenfranchise" voters and asked whether the Attorney General could provide a legal opinion on the county’s procedure.
Anne German, a registered voter, asked whether the county had received the complete email the elections administrator reportedly received from the Secretary of State and asked that the full message be placed in the record. Other residents said the insert and pamphlet were clear to some voters but worried that the specific wording—especially the phrasing about signing and birth year—might cause accidental invalidation for others. Commissioners acknowledged the concerns and said staff would continue seeking written clarification from the Secretary of State before finalizing any changes to processing absentee ballots.
