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Grimes County funds election‑machine upgrade and debates summer office hours for elections office
Summary
The court approved funding and training for a software upgrade on 88 election machines to allow testing before the November election; commissioners debated and split over a proposal to change Elections Administration summer hours, recording a 2–3 vote on the court’s recommendation.
The Grimes County Commissioners Court on June 11 approved funding and training for a software upgrade to the county’s 88 election machines and discussed a proposal to change the Elections Administration Office’s summer hours.
Elections Administrator Rachel Walker told the court the Hart vendor notified her of necessary software upgrades "that are needed to conduct the upgrade" and that upgrades would fix machine issues including connectivity and slow boot times. Walker said she did not budget for the expense in FY25 and asked the court to authorize…
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