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Clerk reports election equipment obsolescence; permanent expansion of MLMP service grows demand
Summary
The county clerk described increased election workload in 2025, equipment obsolescence for ballot-processing hardware, and growth of the marriage-license and passport (MLMP) service that is covering costs via fees; the clerk asked commissioners to consider equipment-replacement and OPEX needs.
The county clerk reported Sept. 5 that election administration is facing equipment obsolescence and operational pressures ahead of coming election cycles, and described growth in the marriage-license and passport (MLMP) unit that is largely financed by fees.
Clerk staff said ES&S (election equipment vendor) announced it will stop servicing existing scanners and equipment in three to five years, which will require replacement of ballot-scanning and polling-place hardware. The clerk said the…
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