Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Leaderboards
Games
Our Blog
Blogs
New entries
New comments
Blog list
Search blogs
Credits
Transactions
Shop
Blessings: ✟0.00
Tickets
Open new ticket
Watched
Donate
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
More options
Toggle width
Share this page
Share this page
Share
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email
Share
Link
Menu
Install the app
Install
Forums
Discussion and Debate
Discussion and Debate
News & Current Events (Articles Required)
Arizona officials charged with allegedly conspiring to delay midterm election outcome
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="essentialsaltes" data-source="post: 77600090" data-attributes="member: 294566"><p>Speaking of Cochise County...</p><p></p><h3><a href="https://www.votebeat.org/arizona/2024/02/13/cochise-county-arizona-ballot-paper-security-trial/" target="_blank">How Cochise County got stuck with 10 tons of ballot paper it can’t use</a></h3><p>County Recorder David Stevens, who helps run elections, agreed in fall 2022 to participate in a Republican-initiated state grant program designed to test out security features such as watermarks and invisible fibers on ballots. But he didn’t anticipate how long it would take to get up and running.</p><p></p><p>Stevens missed the grant’s deadline and tried to get an extension. County officials decided instead to scrap the whole thing. But Stevens had already paid Runbeck Election Services $187,500 to order the massive rolls of ballot paper and commission the giant watermarking machine.</p><p></p><p>What to do with it? The state grant is over and there’s no county interest in spending local dollars to cut the paper into ballots or transport it, which would have costs thousands. </p><p></p><p>[So possibly a public auction.]</p><p></p><p>And, of course, there’s the question of whether selling the ballot paper could actually create the kind of election security risk the pilot was meant to prevent. [Instead of Chinese ballots with bamboo, there would be 10 tons of county ordered ballot-like paper in someone's private hands]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="essentialsaltes, post: 77600090, member: 294566"] Speaking of Cochise County... [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.votebeat.org/arizona/2024/02/13/cochise-county-arizona-ballot-paper-security-trial/']How Cochise County got stuck with 10 tons of ballot paper it can’t use[/URL][/HEADING] County Recorder David Stevens, who helps run elections, agreed in fall 2022 to participate in a Republican-initiated state grant program designed to test out security features such as watermarks and invisible fibers on ballots. But he didn’t anticipate how long it would take to get up and running. Stevens missed the grant’s deadline and tried to get an extension. County officials decided instead to scrap the whole thing. But Stevens had already paid Runbeck Election Services $187,500 to order the massive rolls of ballot paper and commission the giant watermarking machine. What to do with it? The state grant is over and there’s no county interest in spending local dollars to cut the paper into ballots or transport it, which would have costs thousands. [So possibly a public auction.] And, of course, there’s the question of whether selling the ballot paper could actually create the kind of election security risk the pilot was meant to prevent. [Instead of Chinese ballots with bamboo, there would be 10 tons of county ordered ballot-like paper in someone's private hands] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Discussion and Debate
Discussion and Debate
News & Current Events (Articles Required)
Arizona officials charged with allegedly conspiring to delay midterm election outcome
Top
Bottom