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Board of elections seeks $329,000 in equipment and an additional staffer to meet new state deadlines
Summary
Elections officials asked commissioners to fund replacement tabulators, software and a new assistant director to comply with recently tightened state timelines and to speed vote processing during early voting and on election night.
Randolph County elections officials told county commissioners Thursday they are requesting replacement high-speed tabulators, upgraded software and a dedicated assistant director position to meet new state-imposed timelines and to speed processing of ballots during early voting and on election night.
Melissa Kershner, director of the Randolph County Board of Elections, and board chair Margaret Magarian described operational problems during recent elections tied to aging tabulators and printing issues. “It took an hour to an hour and a half to…
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