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Selectboard hears update on accessible voting changes, HB1264 coding fee and who will pay school ballot costs

5541468 · January 23, 2025
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Summary

Town officials discussed a state pilot (HB1264) that loans tablets for accessible voting and a per-ballot programming fee the state will charge; the board agreed to notify the school district that the board expects the district to pay its separate $600 coding fee for its ballot.

At a Selectboard meeting, the town’s department head for elections discussed HB1264 and a statewide pilot program that will loan voting tablets for accessible voting, and explained a $600 per-ballot coding charge the state is assessing for ballot coding and per-ballot services.

Why it matters: The Selectboard members asked who will pay the $600 coding fee for the school-district portion…

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