Elections official asks for 12 backup ballot-marking devices, a full-time programming position
Elections staff requested 12 ballot-marking devices (BMDs) to provide backups at polling locations and avoid turning early-voting devices into election-day equipment; staff also sought to convert a part-time programming position to full-time to handle workload and election maintenance.
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The county’s elections official asked commissioners to approve funding for 12 ballot-marking devices so early-voting equipment need not be repurposed for election day, and to provide four devices as election-day backups. The official told the court the request includes the device, stand, scanner and license, and said the vendor holds a federal certification for the equipment in use.
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