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County board approves purchase of five new assistive voting devices to replace aging units
Summary
Koochiching County authorized purchase of five assistive voting devices to replace 20-year-old units, using roughly $36,000 in reserved voter funds and a small additional draw from savings or a short-term loan; the devices will help voters with vision impairment and reduce per-election programming costs.
The Koochiching County Board of Commissioners voted March 10 to buy five new assistive voting devices to replace aging units used at every polling place and at the county office.
Joan, the county’s auditor-treasurer, told the board the current units are about 20 years old, weigh more than 50 pounds, are failing and soon may not be supported by the vendor. She said the proposed machines (used by roughly 67 other Minnesota…
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