Board notes new State Elections Board rule requiring written voter lists; county calls it redundant

Jul 13, 2026

Union County elections staff told the board that the State Elections Board adopted a rule requiring each voter checked in on a Poll Pad also have their name written on a paper sheet; the county described the requirement as redundant and not clearly useful.

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At the July 13 meeting, Elections Superintendent Elizabeth Stevens reported that the State Elections Board (SEB) passed a rule requiring that every voter checked in on a Poll Pad also have their name written on a paper sheet at the polling place. Stevens told the board the office views the requirement as redundant and questioned its usefulness for local administration.

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