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Grand County weighs switching voting systems after staff, former clerks urge caution
Summary
After public comment from former election officials and presentations from ClearBallot, Grand County commissioners said they were sympathetic to modernization but cautious about switching mid-learning-curve; commissioners favored waiting until next year to compare vendors and train staff rather than pay $39,000 now to pilot a new system.
Grand County commissioners spent a large portion of their June 24 meeting focused on whether to replace the county's current Dominion Voting System with ClearBallot, hearing detailed public comment and vendor presentations.
Longtime election judge John Bridal told the board the county should address operational shortcomings identified in a consultants' report before replacing what he described as a "tested and true" Dominion system. "Until these critical election issues are addressed and resolved, it's really a fool's errand to change out our ballot system," Bridal said, noting the proposed ClearBallot option appeared to cost about $32,000 more in initial quotes.
Sarah Rosine, who served as Grand County Clerk and Recorder for 32 years, echoed concerns…
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