Polk County auditor highlights election office upgrades, QR-code results and poll-worker pay proposal
County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald described the new election office, said the 2026 budget will fluctuate with election-year costs, highlighted QR-code unofficial results reporting and suggested a decision package to raise poll-worker pay; county administration recommended approval of the budget.
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Jamie Fitzgerald, Polk County’s elected auditor, described the newly opened county election office and said the office’s budget varies with the election cycle: this year’s request focuses on the November general election and associated operating costs. Fitzgerald said the office expects to meet the 1% reduction by using payment-card rebates and other administrative offsets rather than cuts to core functions.
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