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Commissioners certify 2026 primary runoff canvas despite public objection
Summary
County commissioners approved and authorized signing of the official canvas certificate for the 2026 primary runoff after a public commenter objected, urging hand counts and citing alleged intelligence about election vulnerabilities.
County commissioners approved the official canvas for the 2026 primary runoff and authorized the commissioners present to sign the certificate.
During the public-comment period, Mariah Cranny, a public commenter, addressed the board and said she objected to certification. Cranny said intelligence reporting shows foreign actors and nonstate groups have the capacity to compromise election systems and argued the county should not certify results without hand-counted paper ballots from valid U.S. citizens. "I objected to the certification of this election because it is compromised without hand counting paper ballots," she said.
The chair called the motion for approval and asked for a voice vote; after hearing no opposition the chair said, "Motion carries." The chair then opened and recorded a motion to adjourn (mover: Durr; second: Drew), called the vote and declared that motion carried.
No votes were recorded by name in the transcript and no formal recount or hand-count order was issued during the meeting. The certification proceeded as a voice vote and the meeting was adjourned after the actions were taken.
