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County plans sensor upgrades for ballot drop boxes, will seek grants and explore 'smart' drop-box options

5531324 · August 5, 2025
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Elections staff told commissioners the county will lease new generation sensors for vote-by-mail drop boxes and will pursue Secretary of State information security grant funds; staff will also investigate barcode-reading "smart" drop boxes and moving the ballot-processing room to another building.

The county's elections office told the Mason County Board of Commissioners it will replace obsolete sensors on vote-by-mail ballot drop boxes with a new leased sensor that includes GPS and tamper detection. "EzyVote is the new name for our previous supplier, and the sensors that we have now are considered obsolete," the elections official said, adding the new…

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