Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Elections budget: annual costs, reserve rules and potential ranked‑choice costs
Summary
Cowlitz County election officials told commissioners that 2025 election costs are about $577,000 with maintenance of roughly $285,000, described a 15% overhead elections reserve for software replacement, and warned ranked‑choice voting software could cost hundreds of thousands to implement.
COWLITZ COUNTY — County staff briefed commissioners on the elections budget, reserve rules and technology needs, saying the elections fund is sensitive to the number and type of elections and that replacing tabulation software can be costly.
The county reported about $577,474 in election costs for 2025 and $285,308 in maintenance…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
