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Board approves new voting tabulators and accessibility equipment after registrar reports existing units are not compliant
Summary
After election staff reported the county’s ADA ballot‑printing equipment was non‑repairable and the county lacked tabulators compatible with modern accessibility units, the Board of Supervisors approved purchase of new voting tabulators and accessibility equipment to comply with state requirements.
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of new voting tabulators and accessibility (ADA) ballot‑writer equipment after election officials reported the county’s existing ADA ballot printers were no longer functioning and could not be repaired.
County election staff and Electoral Board members told the board the ADA ballot‑writer/printer units used to provide private and independent voting for voters with disabilities are obsolete or non‑repairable and that the vendor‑specific ADA ballots must be used with that vendor’s tabulator. The county’s Electoral Board chair, Sandra Pelcher, told supervisors the county must provide at least one voting system equipped for voters with disabilities at each…
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