Mail-in ballot plan stirs reaction

Monday public hearing draws 22 participants, most urging commissioners to say no

  • Deputy Secretary of State (elections division) Wayne Bena listened in, then spoke during Monday’s public hearing.
    Deputy Secretary of State (elections division) Wayne Bena listened in, then spoke during Monday’s public hearing.
    More than 20 local residents voiced their opposition to a proposal to convert Hamilton County to all mail-in ballots Monday in a hour-long public hearing which included input from a state elections official. Commissioners took no action on the proposal, deferring a decision to next week’s Monday meeting. The board’s vote will actually come as a recommendation, as the final decision r...

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