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Gila County approves HAVA‑funded purchase of new poll tablets and printers
Summary
Elections staff won board approval to spend a HAVA subgrant plus county funds to buy updated poll tablets and ballot‑on‑demand printers; staff said a legislative change required a dedicated hard‑line hookup from each tablet to its printer, increasing costs.
County elections manager Eric Christiansen briefed the board on a proposed purchase of electronic poll tablets and ballot‑on‑demand printers using Help America Vote Act (HAVA) subgrant funds ($85,253.41) plus elections department funds ($58,713.59), for a total package of about $143,949.
Christiansen said the federal HAVA funding arrives to states through the Elections Assistance Commission and that…
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