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Eastport South Manor weighs options after Suffolk County removes access to voting machines
Summary
A letter from the Suffolk County Board of Elections saying county machines will no longer be available prompted a lengthy board discussion on three options: paper ballots, accepting the county's older machines (with service contracts), or purchasing new equipment. Administration will prepare a cost breakdown by the Nov. 19 meeting.
Eastport South Manor board members spent the bulk of their Oct. 29 meeting discussing a notice from the Suffolk County Board of Elections that the county's voting machines will not be available for district use.
"The machines we use for our budget vote every year are no longer available," said Mr. Laube, a district staff member, who briefed the board. He said the county bought new equipment for itself and is not allowing districts to continue using the county's machines.
The board discussed three options laid out by administration: use paper ballots and count them locally, accept older machines that the county will offer for free but would require a…
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