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Committee member urges Franklin County to request paper‑trail, offline voting systems from state

Franklin County Board of Commissioners Legislative Committee · March 1, 2026
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Summary

At the April 5 meeting, committee member Helen Stapleton proposed a county resolution asking the state to require voting systems with paper trails that are not connected to the internet; the proposal was discussed but no formal motion or committee adoption was recorded.

Committee member Helen Stapleton raised a proposal at the April 5 Legislative Committee meeting asking Franklin County to request that the state require voting systems that produce a paper trail and are not connected to the internet.

Stapleton said the county could draft a resolution and that other counties might join similar efforts in support. The committee minutes record the discussion but do not show a motion to adopt the resolution or any committee vote on the proposal.

The item was recorded as a discussion point in the minutes only; any drafting or forwarding of a resolution would require a future motion and formal action by the committee or the full commission.