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Elections office budgets for possible runoff and reduces hot-spot costs through IT arrangement

5023062 · June 18, 2025
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Bannock County elections administrator budgeted for up to three elections this fiscal year to allow for a potential mayoral runoff, and described cost savings on mobile hot-spot units by routing billing through emergency services/Adam rather than direct per-unit charges.

Julie Hancock, Bannock County elections administrator, told commissioners she increased the elections budget to allow for up to three elections in the fiscal year to cover the possibility of a mayoral runoff and related municipal costs.

Hancock said the county budgeted for two elections last year but anticipates three this year because Pocatello’s charter allows for a…

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