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Board of Elections seeks equipment upgrades, reopens four polling centers; county approves budget amendment for polling sites and equipment
Summary
The county’s Finance and Rules committee heard a Board of Elections presentation on staffing, new poll-book hardware, on-demand ballots and reopening four polling centers; the legislature approved a budget amendment to cover additional poll sites, special-election costs and equipment.
The Jefferson County Board of Elections presented its 2025 election preparation plan to the Finance and Rules committee and the legislature approved a budget amendment to pay for additional polling sites, special-election expenses and related equipment.
Commissioners Tiffany Ladd (Republican) and Michelle Lefebvre (Democrat) described routine and unanticipated costs: new iPad-based poll books the vendor will no longer support on older devices, additional poll-machine deliveries for new sites and an upcoming special election in U.S. House District 21 if the congressional vacancy is formally declared.
The state awarded the county a $79,000 grant to assist with purchase of…
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