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Board weighs options after Suffolk County says it will not share new voting machines
Summary
Suffolk County's notice that it will not share new voting machines prompted district staff to present three options — accept older free machines with a maintenance contract, buy new machines (est. $25,500–$34,000 plus maintenance) or return to paper ballots — and to recommend paper ballots while the district remains on a waiting list for free equipment.
District clerk and project staff told the board on Nov. 19 that a 10/07/2025 notice from the Suffolk County Board of Elections means the county will not share its new machines for local school district elections. The county offered three choices: take the county’s older machines at no purchase cost but with a vendor maintenance contract (district quote for…
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