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Auditor highlights vote‑center, electronic poll‑book rollout and approves website accessibility contract
Summary
The Auditor’s office reported successful vote‑center use and electronic poll‑book adoption with strong precinct‑worker feedback, and the board approved a $7,000 accessibility contract (AccessiBlue) covering county websites.
The Auditor and elections team briefed the Board on several 2025 changes intended to increase turnout and efficiency.
The auditor said the county used vote centers for a December runoff and earlier special elections; reducing locations from 28 to 10 saved roughly $18,000 while preserving service. The office also adopted electronic pollbooks (10x), which the auditor said improved check‑in times and allowed centralized monitoring of precinct needs on election day. Post‑election audits were highlighted: the county reported a 100% match between machine tapes and hand‑counted randomly audited ballots in recent draws.
Precinct‑worker survey feedback was strong: one cited comment read, "Please keep the iPads. They are so much easier to use." The office also expanded social media outreach and engaged community events (food‑truck festival ballot) to increase voter familiarity with election processes.
Separately, the board approved a $7,000 contract with AccessiBlue LLC to perform accessibility analysis and support across five county websites, including staff training and technical consultation. Gabby DeWitt, the marketing coordinator, said AccessiBlue was the lowest-cost vendor able to cover all county websites and would help the county prepare an accessibility conformance plan.
The board approved both the operational updates and the AccessiBlue contract by roll call.
