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Committee hears need to replace aging DS200 voting tabulators after recent errors
Summary
Officials told the committee the DS200 tabulators are nearly 20 years old and produced errors in the recent election, and that a countywide switch in equipment will limit local choice on replacement and software updates.
Committee members raised concerns about the city’s aging DS200 voting tabulators, which a member said are “over or almost 20 years old” and produced errors during the most recent election. A committee member described operational problems: "Ballots are sticking and not reading so we get an error and it's just a mess." (Clerk)
Staff reported the county is implementing a countywide equipment switch, meaning the city cannot replace a subset of machines independently because countywide support and software updates will be standardized. Committee members asked whether a federal or state mandate requires tabulators; staff said no specific mandate was provided in the packet and that the main issue is practical—hand counts for large elections are not feasible in this state.
