An ordinance sponsored by Assemblymember Ron Bernier passed Tuesday night and will do just that — requiring ballots to be counted by hand instead of run through voting machines.
PALMER, Alaska - Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents have made it clear by speaking during the public testimony portion of recent assembly meetings that they want election voting machines out of their precincts.sponsored by Assemblymember Ron Bernier passed Tuesday night and will do just that — requiring ballots to be counted by hand instead of run through voting machines.
“The legislations are a reflection of the overwhelming interest for a call for election integrity from the people that have come up and testified at the borough,” Bernier said.directing the clerk to perform a hand recount of the upcoming Nov. 8 elections. Assemblymember Stephanie Nowers — who was in favor of the resolution — thinks the borough might be getting ahead of itself by introducing the new ordinance before the recount takes place.
If passed, the new legislation would go into effect in 2023. Currently, the Mat-Su Borough leases 46 ImageCast Precinct voting machines each year, in addition to one central count system. According to the borough clerk, the current year-long lease of the machines ends June 30, 2023, and cost the borough $72,257.
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