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Resident urges Blaine council to oppose Anoka County’s move to electronic poll pads
Summary
A public commenter told Blaine City Council the county intends to buy new electronic “poll pads” and urged cities to demand a return to paper backups, citing cost, security, and lack of local voting on the change.
Derek Lind, a representative with ACID and a resident of Ramsey, told the Blaine City Council on Feb. 19 that Anoka County is scheduled to purchase electronic poll pads and urged the city to push back and return to paper poll pads.
Lind said the county told cities at a Feb. 11 meeting that the purchase would cost about $100,000, but he said county documents indicate the purchase price is $873,000. “If you go back to paper, it’s cheap,” Lind said, adding that the county recently raised property taxes 16.86 percent and that…
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