Elections office flags petition fraud concerns, poll-worker shortage and camera upgrades

Jul 21, 2026

Elections staff told commissioners they trained high-school registrars but continue to face poll-worker shortages and reported about 1,200 online-sports-gaming petition signatures; staff also outlined camera and security upgrades needed to meet a new ballot-count viewing requirement passed by the legislature.

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Tracy, the county election official, reviewed a mostly status-quo personnel budget but said operating and compliance costs may rise. She said the office increased mileage and adjusted some contracts and outlined a need to upgrade ballot-count viewing through cameras and security to comply with a legislative requirement.

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