If you’re interested in OCRC’s nomination process (including vetting for Republican candidates), here are the most important documents to start with. These provide the basics, legal context, and recent actions:
- Mar. 10, 2026 — Returning checks to 6 candidates, no nomination given: Press Release: OCRC Returns Filing Fee Checks to Six Candidates, Cover Letter to County Clerk, and copies of letters and checks returned to 6 candidates
- Mar. 6 & 7, 2026 — Cease & Desist: Press Release: OCRC Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to Osage County Clerk and Cease-and-Desist Letter to Osage County Clerk
- Mar. 4, 2026 — Elections Complaint update: Update to SOS Election Complaint – Filing Fees Mailed 36 Minutes After Complaint Notice
- Mar. 2, 2026 — Elections Complaint against County Clerk: Press Release: OCRC Files Election Complaint Against Osage County Clerk for Failure to Forward Filing Fees and Complaint: Elections Complaint Filed with Missouri SOS – Failure to Forward Filing Fees
- Feb. 26, 2026 — Rejection of Candidacy of Darryl Griffin: Press Release: OCRC Rejects Presiding Commissioner Darryl Griffin’s 2026 Republican Candidacy
- Feb. 24, 2026 — First day of candidate filing, conversation with county clerk: Contemporaneous Notes – Interaction with Osage County Clerk
- Jan. 14, 2026 — Information to Potential Candidates: 2026 Vetting Letter and Instructions – Potential Candidates
- Jan. 14, 2026 — Advising County Clerk of 2026 nomination requirements: Official Letter to Osage County Clerk Notifying of 2026 Vetting
- Dec. 12, 2025 — About vetting, informing the county clerk: Email Thread with County Clerk Notifying of 2026 Vetting
- Jun. 3-11, 2025 — Question from county clerk about vetting: Clerk Vetting Inquiry email thread with Linda Rantz
