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Houston County adds audit-board role for election hand counts and approves ballot-on-demand printer
Summary
The Commissioners Court added an Audit Board role and pay rate to comply with SB 827 election-audit requirements and approved purchase of a Poll Print ballot-on-demand printer using 2025 HAVA grant funds with a 20% local match.
The Houston County Commissioners Court voted Jan. 13 to add an 'Audit Board' role to election staffing and set compensation after Elections Administrator Cindy Lum told the court the change is required under state law (SB 827). The court set pay at $14 per hour and set minimum and maximum work hours at three and 10 hours respectively for the role, which will perform post-election hand count audits and future…
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