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2006 - <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />RESOLUTION <br />TO PURCHASE VOTING EQUIPMENT <br />FOR <br />LEE COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, the State Board of Elections, acting pursuant to the Public Confidence in Elections <br />Act (S223) enacted by the General Assembly, has decertified all voting equipment that does not <br />meet Federal and State mandates: and <br />WHEREAS, Lee County purchased new voting equipment from MicroVote in 2002 that met all <br />Federal and State mandates, but does not furnish a paper trail requirement as specified in S223 <br />and for this reason were decertified; and <br />WHEREAS, currently there is only one vendor certified in the State to purchase certified voting <br />machines from; and <br />WHEREAS, Lee County understands that MicroVote has submitted a certification application <br />showing their machines have been retrofitted to meet all requirements stated in S223 and is <br />• awaiting approval from the State Board of Elections. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Lee County Board of Elections has been instructed <br />to prepare for and administer a paper ballot election for the May 6 primary; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Lee County shall purchase fourteen OCR machines from <br />ES &S to comply with ADA recommendations for the May 2006 primary election; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lee County Board of Commissioners respectfully <br />requests the State Board of Elections seek to expedite the review process for the MicroVote <br />certification application to render Lee County's current machines compliant with S223; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Lee County implores the State Board of Elections to <br />negotiate an agreement with ES &S to buy back the equipment authorized for purchase in this <br />resolution. <br />Adopted this 20`" day of January 2006. <br />A EST: <br />• C a n 'nN1:=Lee, Cle <br />Herbert A. Hincks, Chairman <br />