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County election office seeks one‑time equipment funds to launch 19 convenience voting centers
Summary
Interim elections director Sheila Hayes told commissioners the office plans to implement convenience voting centers (like early voting sites) in place of precinct‑only voting, requesting one‑time laptops and printers for 19 sites and saying the change could reduce staffing needs over time.
Interim Elections Director Sheila Hayes told the Washington County Board of Commissioners the election office intends to implement convenience voting centers for the coming election cycle and requested one‑time funding for equipment for 19 sites.
Hayes described convenience voting centers as sites where any registered voter may cast a ballot before or on Election Day, similar to early‑voting locations, and said the budget request covers laptops, printers and thermal printers needed to make the sites function and to ensure the office immediately knows who has voted.…
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