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Commissioners approve elections‑office security upgrade and confirm judge appointments despite public concerns of conflict
Summary
The court approved a $3,345 HTS contract to install alarms and access control at the elections office funded by a federal Harbor/"Help America Build" grant and approved a slate of election judges and alternates for the November election after public commenters raised concerns about a perceived conflict of interest involving an early‑voting judge.
The Uvalde County Commissioners Court on Oct. 27 awarded HTS $3,345.35 to install alarm and access control systems on three doors at the elections office and accepted that the contract cost will be paid from a federal Harbor ("Help America Build") grant, with a local match, County staff said.
"It'd be my recommendation to the court to award to HTS, the amount of $3,345.35 for the installation of the alarm systems over there at the election office," County staff said. Staff…
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