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Elections official reviews vendor support and voting‑machine payments as machines near payoff
Summary
The elections official told commissioners that vendor MicroVote provided emergency support after a difficult election night, that the county has one more voting‑machine payment scheduled (estimated near $90,000) and that machines should be fully paid off this year and serviceable for roughly 20 years.
The county elections official (speaker 8) reviewed vendor support and contract arrangements for election software and results uploading, saying MicroVote staff helped resolve a recent election night problem that required manual re‑entry of results. The official said that vendor help was important during a recent contested upload and that she had worked long hours to correct the issue.
She said remaining payments for voting‑machine upgrades are scheduled to be paid off by the end of the year and estimated that once paid the equipment would not require replacement for roughly 20 years. "They should be paid off at the end of this year," the official (speaker 8) said, noting the county still expects another disbursement to arrive that will cover the final invoice. The commission asked about potential future upkeep and whether the current fee schedule could be adjusted once the upgrades are paid off; the elections official said she anticipated stepping down the related fee but would confirm a schedule with finance staff.
Commissioners thanked the elections official for the extra hours and for arranging vendor support; one commissioner suggested cross‑training staff in the event of turnover to reduce reliance on vendor emergency support.
