Jackson County approves intergovernmental agreement for ballot-duplication kits to aid UOCAVA processing

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement with the State of Oregon on Feb. 4 to supply the Clerk’s Office with Enhanced Remake Kits designed to remake damaged ballots and improve processing of Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) ballots.

County Administrator Danny Jordan told the board that the agreement (Intergovernmental Agreement No. EL-0422-26, recorded as Order No. 49-26) will provide the Clerk’s Office with a statewide digital ballot-duplication solution to help remake damaged ballots so they can be processed for UOCAVA voters. Jordan said the kits are intended to improve ballot handling for affected voters; the order does not specify purchase price or funding source in the meeting record.

Commissioner Randy Sparacino moved to approve the order as read; Commissioner Colleen Roberts seconded. Commissioners Sparacino, Roberts and Chair Rick Dyer voted aye and the motion passed. The record notes the Clerk’s Office as the county recipient of the kits and the State of Oregon, by and through the Secretary of State, as the contracting party.

The approval came during the board’s discussion and deliberate session; no public hearings were scheduled for the item. The board’s action does not record implementation timing, training plans, or budget authorization in the meeting minutes; those details were not specified. The board returned to other agenda business after the vote and adjourned at 9:46 a.m.

Votes at a glance: Order No. 49-26 (Intergovernmental Agreement with State of Oregon/Secretary of State) — mover: Commissioner Randy Sparacino; second: Commissioner Colleen Roberts; vote: 3–0, approved.