County election admin placed on administrative leave
Melanie Howell
Barely a month before local school board elections, Lincoln County's election administrator is at home with no assurance of when she may return to work.
Melanie Howell, hired to run the county’s elections in May 2023 following the resignation of Paula Buff, was put on paid administrative leave Friday, March 31, according to county Clerk and Recorder Corinna Brown.
Brown didn’t disclose why Howell was placed on paid leave, but said her office would be managing the elections with help from election office assistant Sierra Gustin.
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