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Elections office weighs SPLOST inclusion, off‑cycle costs and possible precinct consolidation
Summary
The elections supervisor discussed adding election equipment maintenance to the SPLOST request, outlined the high cost of recent elections and flagged the operational and legal steps needed to consider consolidating precincts or using a single vote center.
Elections Supervisor Tracy (last name not recorded) briefed the board on election costs, the office’s first SPLost request proposal and possible precinct consolidation or use of vote centers to reduce future election expenses.
Tracy said the elections office is proposing that some election‑equipment maintenance and replacement costs be included in the county’s SPLOST proposal, noting counties nearby either include elections costs in general allocations or are pursuing building projects for elections offices. She provided a six‑year equipment and maintenance cost projection for voting…
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