St. Charles County May Spend $800,000 on New Voting Machines
St. Charles County Council will consider the purchase of 260 new machines at the February council meeting.
St. Charles County may spend $810,000 on 260 new electronic voting machines. Election Authority Director Rich Chrismer said some of the current optical scan lasers don't read ballots as they should. "Things are just wearing out," he said. Timing on this issue is key. The county can take advantage of a $129,000 grant, but they must approve the purchase of the new machines by Feb. 14. In 2013, the county could get another nearly $50,000 grant for a total savings of about $180,000. The cost for 260 machines would be $810,000. Chrismer said he has saved the money for seven years to replace the machines by leasing them out to other areas. Last year, County Executive Steve Ehlmann vetoed spending $1.2 million to purchase new equipment …
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Tom Smith
3:07 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Why is it that candidates for political office, frequently have issues regarding payment of taxes. Whether it be property or utility, or licensing ?! If you don't have your own house in order, how can you be trusted to do for the community. It's not always someone else's fault! Due diligence more ›