Rising Sun staff: 1,713 registered voters; three candidates named for October municipal election

Judy, speaking for town staff, told the board the town is preparing for an October municipal election and that absentee ballots are being mailed to voters. "We have 1,713 voters registered for Rising Sun," she said. She added that absentee ballot request deadlines and the precise election date were set for October in her remarks, though the transcript did not record exact calendar dates or the specific opening and closing times beyond the stated hour format.

Judy named three candidates: "Travis Marion is the mayor's candidate for mayor, and Dave Warnick and Joseph Shepherd ... are the candidates for commissioner," she said. Later in the meeting the mayor congratulated "Commissioner Dave Warren and Commissioner Joe Shepherd" on running unopposed, producing an inconsistency between "Dave Warnick" (as announced by staff) and "Dave Warren" (as referenced by the mayor). The transcript does not resolve whether those are different people or a transcription/wording difference; the record here reports both renderings as spoken.

The mayor and staff also reminded residents that the town is expanding ways to watch meetings, noting live YouTube streaming will become available for public viewing but will not accept live public comment via that stream. The mayor encouraged residents to use the town web page and social channels to follow town business and listed upcoming October events including the community fire company's centennial and the town's fall spectacular (dates described in the meeting but not precisely recorded in the transcript).

The council did not take any formal election-related action at the session; the board adjourned into executive session at the end of the meeting.

Next steps: the town will continue election preparations; staff did not provide the exact absentee-request deadline or the precise election calendar dates on the record in the transcript.