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TB Meeting, March 12, 2026 REGULAR TOWN MEETING Colden Town Hall – 7:00 pm Page 3 1.Infrastructure Compliance: Election officials must ensure that all voting systems meet Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) standards and maintain compliance throughout the election process. 2. Voter Verification: Verify that all voters are legally eligible U.S. citizens before their votes are counted. If a voter’s eligibility is in question, their vote must be held as provisional until legally verified. 3. Ballot Security: Enforce all issued and counted ballots to comply with robust chain-of- custody protocols to secure ballots from forgery, tampering, coercion, destruction, or injection. 4. Accurate Counts: Ensure all voted ballots are received, and every valid ballot is accurately counted, with any material questions resolved through lawful adjudication procedures with oversight. 5. Proven Outcomes: Election officials must investigate and resolve, or if necessary, re- administer any election that cannot be proven accurate and compliant. In every jurisdiction, officials must provide records substantiating election and initiative results to citizens. Additionally, officials must securely store all ballots and operational records—including electronic records—to protect them for auditing purposes from tampering or alteration. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the Colden Town Board calls upon the state of New York and federal legislators, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, judges, and election boards to uphold these principles, ensure legal compliance and restore public confidence in our electoral system. Our signatures to this resolution affirm our commitment to protecting the constitutional mandate of legitimate representative government and ensuring that every valid vote is counted accurately and lawfully. MOTION made by Councilwoman Zurbrick, seconded by Councilman Robinson and approved to pass the Resolution for a Legally Valid 2026 General Election by the following vote: Supervisor DePasquale - yes Councilman Hrycik- yes Councilman Robinson- yes Councilwoman Zurbrick- yes Councilman Pietraszek- yes OLD BUSINESS Mill St Bridge Replacement Supervisor DePasquale reported that work on the Mill St bridge replacement project is ongoing and he will have more information at the April meeting. NEW BUSINESS None