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Commissioners approve shredding of specified old ballots; resolution to be prepared
Summary
The county clerk requested and the commission approved destruction of ballots from recent primaries and the 2025 city and school general election; shredding will occur with one representative from each party present and a resolution will be prepared.
The county clerk asked the commission to approve destruction of ballots from the presidential preference primary, the 2024 primary and the 2025 city and school general election. The clerk described the process: "We will shred them. We will get 1 representative from each party to be present." The clerk said she will draft a resolution for the commissioners' signatures once the board authorizes destruction.
Commissioners moved and seconded the request and voted to authorize the clerk to proceed. The clerk clarified statutory retention timelines in response to questions: ballots for odd-numbered years (city and school elections) typically have a six-month retention, while state and national (even-numbered years) ballots have a 22-month retention requirement.
