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Pima County elections office says vote centers saved ballot costs; board accepts federal HAVA security grant

3204381 · May 7, 2025
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County elections director reported lower ballot printing costs after switching to vote centers and ballot-on-demand printers and the board accepted a federal Help America Vote Act grant for election security work.

Pima County elections officials told supervisors on May 6 that the switch from precinct-based voting to a vote-center model, combined with on-demand ballot printing, reduced the county’s ballot printing costs in the 2024 elections and helped lower total election costs despite some higher temporary staffing needs.

Elections Director (acting) provided a comparative review of election-year expenses going back to 2012, noting that the county spent roughly…

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