Board approves Supervisor of Elections’ request to use $457,867 in reserves for tabulators and system upgrades
The county approved a budget resolution allowing Supervisor of Elections Vicky Davis to use $457,867 accumulated in a reserve account for 50 new tabulators, servers and management workstations; staff said the machines are paper‑based tabulators required by state guidance and building renovations will not finish before the 2026 election.
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The Martin County Board approved a request from the Supervisor of Elections to use $457,867 in previously accumulated reserve fees to purchase 50 high‑speed tabulators and associated server and software upgrades. Supervisor Vicky Davis told the board the machines remain paper‑based consistent with the state’s mandate and that the funds were set aside over years expressly for equipment replacement.
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