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Limestone County officials discuss pilot of new electronic voting equipment, consolidation of polling sites and costs
Summary
County election staff described a state mandate to move to new electronic voting equipment and a plan to consolidate smaller polling places. Commissioners raised costs, travel distances for voters and timing concerns; staff said the mandate takes effect Sept. 1, 2026, and the county would pilot the system in November.
Limestone County election staff told commissioners the state has issued an unfunded mandate that will require the county to buy new electronic voting equipment, and staff proposed piloting the system during the November election while consolidating several small precinct polling places.
The proposal and follow-up discussion focused on cost, voter travel distances and ensuring a paper ballot trail. Jennifer, an elections staff member, said the mandate’s effective date is Sept. 1, 2026, and that the county “would actually pilot this program this November, so the county would have a chance to utilize it.” She told commissioners that the new system still produces a paper record: “The voter doesn’t take the ballot. It still goes into the ballot box…
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