New and existing technology hardware
Much of the office’s election and office hardware is obsolete, out of warranty, and they are in desperate need of replacement. New computers and servers have been purchased for the office network as well as new servers for the vote counting network.
- A new ballot-on-demand printer was tested in the 2011 Consolidated Election, This technology will be used in 2012 and could save as much as $50,000 in ballot costs in the 2012 elections alone.
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- A new ballot sorting and signature verification machine was purchased in 2011 with federal HAVA funds. This technology will assist in processing ballots in a more timely manner and will provide some savings in labor costs.
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- The county originally owned 4,000 Edge II DRE voting machines. These machines have been decertified by the Secretary of State. In our current election model, we will only need 1,200 machines in the 2012 elections to be used in polling places by disabled voters. To date, we have sold 1800 units. This year we’ll continue to search for interested buyers of our remaining unneeded machines.
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