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Washington County election worker says prepaid cards are causing problems; commissioners say they will review payment method
Summary
A county resident who worked elections told the Board of Commissioners that prepaid debit cards issued as payment have been difficult to use; the board said it will ask the controllerand elections office to review the practice.
Fern, a resident who worked county elections, told the Washington County Board of Commissioners that prepaid debit cards the county issued to election workers were not being accepted by banks and created extra costs and inconvenience.
"The banks will not cash because our names are not on these," Fern said during the public-comment period, describing having to split grocery orders, pay ATM fees and travel to use the cards. She said county payroll already had her…
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