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Planning staff: protest-period ended; clerk announces early voting schedule
Summary
Planning staff told commissioners the statutory protest period closed at 4:30 p.m. the previous day and that late signatures will be included in the staff report but not counted toward the legal protest threshold; the clerk announced early voting dates, extended hours, and how to view sample ballots for a constitutional amendment question.
Kenny Cook of the Miami County Planning Department confirmed staff has received protest petitions filed with the clerk and reminded the public that the state‑statute protest period ended at 4:30 p.m. the day before the meeting. "Any new signatures or petitions that do actually get submitted after 04:30 yesterday are not counted towards the validity of the protest petition for whether the Board... has to vote on a super majority," Cook said, but he added that staff will usually include late submissions in the staff report so commissioners can see neighbors' concerns.
The county clerk's office announced early voting at the Miami County Administration Building Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., continuing through July 28 with extended evening hours and a Saturday session on Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to noon. Voters were directed to Voter View KS to view sample ballots for the constitutional amendment question by entering first and last name and birth date.
