This combined entry includes the March 10, 2026 letters and returned checks for 6 candidates who failed to complete the required vetting process:
- Brooke Dudenhoeffer (County Clerk)
- Maryann Jacquin (Circuit Clerk)
- Sonya Brandt (Associate Circuit Judge)
- Amanda Grellner (Prosecuting Attorney)
- Denise Nolte (County Collector)
- Carrie Muenks (County Recorder)
Each letter returns the check, states that none received nominations from OCRC for the offices sought, none of them responded to prior notices, all failed to complete vetting, and instructs the clerk not to place the names on the Republican primary ballot.
A cover letter with copies of these letters and returned checks was sent to the county clerk, Brooke Dudenhoeffer, on March 10, 2026.


