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County Clerk Says Vote-by-Mail Vendor Tour and Security Review Were Necessary
Summary
Ackerman said his office toured a St. Louis vendor used for vote-by-mail printing and mailing and reviewed security procedures, calling the tour critical for safeguarding a vital service after reports questioned the procurement and vendor review process.
John Ackerman said his office visited a St. Louis vendor that handles vote-by-mail printing and mailing to review facility security and procedures.
"A tour of their facilities and a review of their security procedures around such a vital service is critical," Ackerman said, defending the trip as part of ordinary diligence for election services. He also noted that some report items questioned that meeting and related travel, which he described as appropriate oversight of a vendor providing essential election services.
Ackerman argued the review was part of broader program stewardship — including the property fraud alert program and other administrative functions — and urged the board to differentiate necessary due diligence from insinuations of impropriety.
