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Cochise County approves $308,000 for election scanners amid calls to abandon machines
Summary
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors approved a $308,000 transfer to buy two DS950 high-speed tabulation scanners and approved related facility upgrades after public comment urging hand counts and debate among supervisors over legal constraints.
Cochise County supervisors voted to transfer $308,000 from the general fund to buy two DS950 high‑speed tabulation scanners for the elections department, a 2‑1 decision that underscored continuing local disagreement over the county’s use of vote‑counting machines.
The board approved the purchase after a motion to transfer the funds passed with two votes in favor and Supervisor Crosby opposed. The meeting record shows public commenters urging the board to move to paper ballots and hand counts instead of purchasing more equipment.
The vote came during a broader sequence of election‑related items. Public commenters told the board they view additional spending on machines as the wrong response to recent problems. Radford Hyde, a Sierra Vista resident who spoke during call…
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