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Cochise County approves Elections Department equipment as residents clash over ES&S machines
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved consent agenda items that included purchases for the Elections Department while public commenters sharply disagreed over buying additional ES&S equipment.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on May 6 approved consent agenda items that included equipment purchases and a remodel for the Elections Department after brief public comment both supporting and opposing the investment.
Radford Hyde of Sierra Vista criticized the county's planned purchases from ES&S, saying the company’s machines had ‘‘screwed up the last election’’ and accusing supervisors of spending ‘‘good money after bad.’’ Hyde told the board he and other election-integrity activists expected stronger pressure on supervisors to reject further purchases from the vendor.
A separate speaker, Allison Morse, thanked the…
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