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Board weighs IGAs to run Benson and Douglas recall elections; county to absorb part of cost under current fee schedule
Summary
Elections director told supervisors the county’s intergovernmental agreement charge is about 75¢ per registered voter; she estimated City of Douglas would pay most of ~$6,400 and Benson less than $3,000 under the current per‑voter fee, and warned the county could face operational hardship if it declined to run small-city elections.
Elections Director Melissa Avance briefed the Cochise County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 5 about two intergovernmental agreements to run recall elections for the cities of Benson and Douglas in May.
Avance said the IGA fee model currently in place charges roughly 75¢ per registered voter under longstanding county practice. She estimated Douglas…
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