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Museum trustees express interest in American Legion building; resident defends electronic voting machines
Summary
A Homesteader Museum Association letter asking the county to consider the American Legion building as future museum space was filed with commissioners, and a resident, Gary White, used public comment to express confidence in certified electronic voting machines and to question the accuracy of hand counts.
During the public-comment period, Gary White, a member of the Park County Museum Board and the Homesteader Museum Association, presented a March 26 letter asking that the museum be considered for the American Legion building when its lease with the City of Powell ends in 2033. White described ownership complications caused by deed restrictions (county/city ownership questions) and said the museum needs additional space to store and display artifacts.
In the same public-comment appearance, White spoke at length to urge confidence in electronic voting machines. Drawing an analogy to certified scales, he said calibrated electronic systems have manufacturing tolerances and state certification, and that hand counts can also be inaccurate and subject to tampering. White said he favors certified electronic systems over a return to manual counting and urged that calibration and certification provide necessary accuracy.
Commissioners and staff thanked White for the input; they noted ownership of the American Legion property is complex and that the museum should coordinate with the city of Powell on next steps.
