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Auditor outlines elections budget, flags $1 million tabulator replacement and voter mailer options
Summary
Auditor presented the FY2027 elections budget, noting higher expected turnout, a quoted $1,000,000 to replace aging tabulators/express vote machines, $16,000 to migrate records to ArcaSearch, and options to mail voter notifications about new supervisor districts (estimated $13,000–$25,000 depending on scope).
The county auditor told the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 that the elections budget for FY2027—centered on a general election year—anticipates higher turnout and carries several capital requests, including a vendor quote of about $1,000,000 to replace end-of-life tabulators and express-vote machines.
The auditor said tabulators and express vote machines were purchased in 2015–2016 and that vendors typically cite a 10-year useful life; an updated vendor quote to replace the county—leet was presented as approximately $1,000,000, which includes buy-back…
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