Proposal for searchable historical election database fails after commissioner pushback
A proposed $41,700 contract to bring a searchable historical election-results database to Genesee County drew skepticism from commissioners who said internal data, staff time or AI tools could replicate the product; the motion failed after debate.
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County clerk staff proposed a three-year agreement with Severa/ElectionStats to create a searchable, indexed archive of historical election results for an upfront fee of $41,700 and subsequent annual fees. Clark Clements (Clerk, speaker 12) described the product as a user-friendly service that would aggregate disparate historical data and ease requests from officials, candidates and the media.
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