Letter to the Editor - McLean, Peterson should fix mistake and then resign

Dear Editor,

I read with interest then dismay about Hill County commissioners voting against a mail-in ballot election. I was stunned that they would decide to risk the lives of the Hill County residents during this worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

The election officials have run mail-in ballot elections many times in our county and proven that the elections are safe and fair. The election officials and our health officials laid out logical, well-informed reasons to hold a mail-in ballot election.

The no-voting commissioners gave different reasons and both lacked any real substance. They...