Montgomery County Election Board Certifies 2026 Primary Election Results (June 8, 2026)
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Montgomery County Election Board Meeting – June 8, 2026
The Montgomery County Election Board met on June 8, 2026, at 3:23 PM UTC. The board certified the results of the May 19, 2026 primary election after the mandatory five-day waiting period, with no recount petitions filed. Commissioners also discussed improving public communication about election processes and acknowledged issues with the new e-poll books deployed during the primary.
Discussion Items
- Certification of the 2026 Primary Election: Frank Dean, representing the elections staff, reported that the primary was closed on June 2, 2026, the first signing was completed the same day, and the five-day period ended without any recount petitions. He requested board certification of the results.
- Public Education and Transparency: Commissioner DeBello recommended publishing a high-level schedule of election milestones on the county website to reduce public misconceptions and inquiries about the process. He noted that many people believe the county is not following the same schedule as other Pennsylvania counties, which is inaccurate. He suggested listing milestones (e.g., military ballot deadline, first signing, certification) and updating their status.
- E-Poll Book Issues: Commissioner DeBello acknowledged that the board is aware of problems experienced with the first major rollout of e-poll books (about 900 units) on election day. He stated that the county is investigating root causes and will address the issues moving forward.
- Webinar Proposal: Commissioner Weiner supported the idea of education and suggested a non-political webinar or expanded outreach to help constituents understand county election operations, especially in close races like the 148th district.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to Certify: The board unanimously approved a motion to certify the results of the May 19, 2026 primary election. The motion was made by Commissioner (not identified in transcript) and seconded by Commissioner DeBello. All three members voted in favor, and the motion carried.
- Next Steps: Frank Dean agreed to develop a public schedule of election milestones. Commissioners agreed to further discuss e-poll book issues and explore educational initiatives such as a webinar before the general election.
- Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned following a motion and second.
Meeting Transcript
Commissioner, can you hear us so we could test sound? Yes, I can hear you. Awesome, and we can hear you well. Thank you. Great. Good morning. All right, we have a quorum. So I'd like to call to order the June eighth, twenty twenty-six meeting of the Montgomery County Election Board. Uh, note the presence of all three uh members of election board. Um, I'd like Tom to lead us in the budget. Oh, yeah, yeah. Congratulations to the floor of the city of America. All right. Any opening election board comments. Uh, any public comment? No public comment. All right. I'm gonna invite Frank Dean up to talk about certification of the twenty twenty-six primary election. We closed last week on June 2nd and completed the first signing on the same day. We are at the end of the five-day period and no recount petitions have been filed. At this time, I'm asking the board to certify the election results for the 2026 primary election. Awesome. Thank you, Frank. I'd like to make a motion to certify the results. The May 19th, 2026 primary election. Is there a second? Second. Second by Commissioner DeBello. Any board comment? I'll just say, you know, thank thank you to your team for all the great great work that you're doing in the lead up to the certification. A lot of people don't fully understand all that goes into to running our elections in Montgomery County. So before we move to a vote, I just want to thank thank you. Thank you. I'll just add one quick thing, which Frank, I think you said the statute says that I think you said the statute says that you have to quote rest for five days. Is that correct? Yes. Did you did you rest? A little bit. It caught my breath, you know. It's uh as Commissioner Weiner mentioned, uh, there's a lot of behind the scenes uh efforts, and we're just fortunate we have a great team downstairs. Uh so it's it's always a pleasure. Yeah. Awesome. You do have a great team. So thanks for all that you do. I'd like to get five days rest. So how do we work that into um so we'll come to a vote? Uh all in favor. All right. Aye.
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