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Freestone County election officials plan extra poll books and early voting sites after ES&S poll-book failures
Summary
County election staff reported ES&S poll-book malfunctions during the primary, said vendors will recertify equipment by March, and requested a budget amendment to buy extra poll books and cases to cover 13 polling locations and early-voting sites in Wortham, Butler and Fairfield.
Freestone County election officials told commissioners the vendor ES&S has recalled or will recertify poll books after a malfunction during the November election that prevented downloading records for 65 voters.
An elections official said, "As of right now, our poll books are not certified through SOS at all," and the vendor promised recertification by March. Staff…
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