The current electronic poll pads used at voting precincts and in the Barton County Clerk’s Office have reached the end of their life span, County Clerk Donna Zimmerman told the County Commission Monday morning. So, the County Commission approved the purchase of new pads, as well as other related election equipment, totalling $95,915. Omaha, Neb.-based Election Systems and Software has a poll pad product that integrates with the ES&S electronic voting equipment and ES&S ELection Voter Information System (ELVIS) voter registration database. Fifteen additional ExpressVote ballot marking devices are also quoted. “The additional equipment should help to expedite lines of voters on election day,” Zimmerman said. The cost for all equipment includes installation, training and a one-year warranty.
Source: Great Bend Tribune
