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Anderson County court approves limited use of emergency operations room for elections work
Summary
After a long debate, the Anderson County Commissioners Court voted to allow the county election administrator use of part of the Emergency Operations Center for election equipment and preparation while leaving emergency management offices in place.
The Anderson County Commissioners Court voted Wednesday to allow the county election administrator to use the front portion of the county’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for election equipment storage and preparation.
The court’s action, moved by Commissioner Wilbanks and seconded (second not specified in the record), passed after a recessed tour of courthouse annex facilities. The judge and several commissioners described the change as a limited reallocation of existing space so the elections office would have additional room for voting machines and related work without buying an outside building or displacing emergency management staff.
Court members said the vote was prompted by repeated requests from the elections office for additional secure storage and work space during busy election periods.…
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