From the primary withdrawal to the facility sweeps to the filing — and the referrals that followed
Every date below is drawn from the petition sheets themselves, the Board of Elections’ own time stamps, or dated correspondence. Nothing here is estimated.
May 5, 2026Dale Brouk, Kevin Robinson, Holly Cayer, and Chris Kendall withdraw from the August primary — after failing to properly file their required personal financial disclosures — and refile as independents. The move triggers the 2%-of-votes-cast petition-signature requirement (§ 115.321, RSMo) that created the need for the facility sweeps below.
June 13, 2026The identical fifteen-name roster later filed twice in the Robinson petition (pp. 19 and 79) is collected, sworn by Dale Brouk.
June 15–19, 2026Tiffany Springs Senior Living, 9101 N Ambassador Dr — 179 signature lines collected (Moran 110; Kendall 35; Brouk 21; Robinson 13).
June 17, 2026Riverstone Retirement Community, 9000 N Congress Ave — 184 signature lines, all sworn by Melissa Moran. Line 6: Vernon F. Harms.
June 18, 2026Senior Star at Wexford Place, 6500 N Cosby Ave — 28 signature lines (Kendall 20; Moran 8).
★ June 19, 2026 — Memory-Care FacilitySage Grove at Tiffany Springs (formerly Benton House) — the licensed memory-care facility for residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia, 5901 NW 88th St — 24 signature lines collected from memory-care residents (Moran 20; Kendall 4), averaging roughly 85 years old. Same day: additional Tiffany Springs Senior Living collection by Brouk (21 lines).
June 20, 2026Garden Village, 8550 N Granby Ave — 79 signature lines in a single day, 67 of them personally circulated by Dale Brouk.
June 25, 2026Primrose Retirement Community, 8559 N Line Creek Pkwy — all 52 signature lines collected in one day, all sworn by Melissa Moran.
June 26, 2026Brouk filing, p. 89, line 14 is dated — one day after that sheet’s circulator affidavit was notarized on June 25.
June 30, 2026Wexford Place campus building, 6311 N Cosby Ave — the final facility sweep, 24 signature lines, all sworn by Melissa Moran.
July 17, 2026, ~8:00–8:50 a.m.All four independent nominating petitions — Brouk, Cayer, Kendall, and Robinson — are filed with the Platte County Board of Election Commissioners. Combined: 386 pages, 5,012 signature lines.
July 26, 2026Platte County resident Rachel Kautz submits a written request for criminal investigation to Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd, with copies to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Secretary of State’s Elections Division, and Attorney General.
July 27, 2026First press coverage (Tony’s Kansas City). The same day, the Platte County Federated Republican Women send their own letter to Prosecutor Zahnd demanding “an immediate and thorough investigation.”
OngoingThe matter remains under review by the agencies named above. This page will be updated as they respond.
Sources: campaign line-by-line transcription of all 386 pages / 5,012 signature lines, four independent-candidate nominating petitions (Platte Co. Board of Election Commissioners, filed 7/17/2026); letter from Rachel Kautz to Prosecutor Eric Zahnd, 7/26/2026; letter from the Platte County Federated Republican Women to Prosecutor Zahnd, 7/27/2026; Tony’s Kansas City, “Platte County Presser Alleges Petition Signature Shenanigans,” 7/27/2026.
Every date above traces to a document filed with the Platte County Board of Election Commissioners or to dated correspondence described elsewhere in this section. Questions of what individual signers understood, and of anyone’s intent, are allegations under investigation, not findings. No charges have been filed and no agency has announced findings.