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Legislature advances bond authorization to replace county voting machines
Summary
As a matter of urgency, the Legislature introduced a resolution authorizing up to $13 million in bonds to finance replacement of voting machines, with an estimated maximum cost of $14 million; a separate repeal of a prior bond resolution was also entered in the minutes.
Legislators Maffucci and Yudelson presented a bond resolution (Intro. 217) to finance replacement of Monroe County voting machines, authorizing $13,000,000 in bonds and citing an estimated maximum cost of $14,000,000. The item was entered as a matter of urgency on the agenda and accompanied by a related repeal of a prior bond resolution concerning voting equipment.
The minutes list the bond authorization and the repeal entry; the transcript does not include debate on procurement timing, expected replacement schedule, or vendor selection. Because the item was recorded as a matter of urgency, follow-up documents and Ways & Means notices will provide sale and contracting specifics.
