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Kaufman County elections office seeks new voter portal, training platform and temporary staff amid possible federal ballot changes
Summary
The county elections office presented a budget package including a $30,000 voter web portal, a $30,000 training portal plus $8,000/year maintenance, two 4x4 vehicles (~$140,000) and $105,400 in extra-help staffing. Officials warned a potential federal change to ballot barcode rules could force replacement of voting equipment at far higher cost.
The county elections administrator presented proposals to Kaufman County commissioners on the office's 2025–26 budget requests, asking for new technology, temporary staff and vehicles while cautioning that pending federal and state changes could force larger purchases.
The office requested roughly $30,000 to implement a direct voter web portal that would let residents enter an address and view a personalized sample ballot, and another roughly $30,000 up-front to create an online training portal for election workers with a projected $8,000 annual subscription. The administrator also proposed purchasing two 4-wheel-drive response vehicles estimated at about $140,000 for both and adding part-time extra-help staff budgeted at $105,400 to meet expected workload from recent legislative changes.
The request, presented by Tandy and summarized by county budget…
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