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Elections office seeks funds to replace aging voting machines; board tables decision for answers on compatibility
Summary
The Board of Elections asked the county to appropriate fund balance to buy replacement voting machines now so new systems are in place for the fall; commissioners tabled the request to the evening session after questions about vendor assurances that future upgrades would be compatible without extra cost.
Caroline Taylor, presenting for the Board of Elections, urged the commissioners to approve a budget amendment to appropriate fund balance so the county can purchase the second half of replacement voting equipment now rather than waiting until next fiscal year. Taylor said the current machines are 13 years old and the county budgeted half the cost this fiscal year with the…
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