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BOOK 20 P *729 <br />,am tff COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />January 4, 2006 <br />The Honorable Michael F. Easley <br />Office of the Governor <br />20301 Mail Service Center <br />Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-0301 <br />Dear Governor Easley: <br />On behalf of the Lee County Board of Commissioners and the Lee County Board of <br />Elections, we are seeking your support for a special session of the General Assembly to <br />enact a modest delay in implementation of Senate Bill 223, Public Confidence in <br />Elections. We are asking you to take this drastic step because we have serious <br />concerns about the time constraints within which we must make costly decisions that <br />could impact the integrity of the 2006 primary election. <br />In Lee County, we currently have digital read equipment (Micro Vote) that was <br />purchased in 2002. While we agree that it is important to maintain the integrity of the <br />democratic process by ensuring that every citizen's vote is accurately tabulated, the tax <br />payers of Lee County will have to pay approximately $300,000.00 to upgrade and <br />replace our current voting machines. <br />We are asking you to call a special legislative session to delay implementation of <br />Senate Bill 223. Funds to purchase new equipment were not budgeted in the current <br />fiscal year, and the present process allows negligible time for vendor delivery, <br />installation and testing of the equipment and training. We are concerned that the short <br />timeframe for implementation will actually destroy what the legislature was trying to <br />accomplish - improved voter confidence. While we support the accountability intent of <br />this legislation, we oppose the implementation process. We ask for your support for <br />legislative intervention. <br />Sincerely, <br />Her ertr ert Ahairman <br />Lee County Board of Commissioners <br />gl <br />cc: Representative John Sauls <br />Senator Bob Atwater <br />Lee County Commissioners <br />Lee County Board of Elections <br />NORTH CAROLINA, LEE COUN 1! <br />Pres nted for registration on the. day <br />of , 20, O F at : a AM/PM <br />rZ orded in Book d G Page -3 <br />Mollie A. McInnis, Register of Deeds <br />OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER <br />P. O. Box 1968 • 106 Hillcrest Drive • Sanford NC 2733 1-1 968 <br />Tel 919-718-4605 • Fax 919-777-9315 • manager@leecountync.com <br />