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County elections board wants electronic poll books to cut costs
By Nancy Bowman Contributing Writer
Miami County’s Board of Elections voted to ask the county commissioners to approve funds to buy 20 electronic poll books with peripherals to use beginning in this fall’s presidential election.
The board agreed unanimously Jan. 19 that it’s time to introduce the electronic poll books in some voting locations across the county. The electronic books eventually will save on election costs because they will require fewer poll workers, elections Director Steve Quillen said.
He said he hopes to conduct a mock election to allow workers to become familiar with the new equipment.
Elections board members asked staff to provide information on costs, where the electronic books would be used and an estimate on eventual savings for use in discussing the request with the commissioners. The board hopes to have money left over from a $26,000 state check for precinct redistricting/remapping to help pay for the poll books and related equipment. nancy bowman,
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