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Shelbyville 500k bill machines { June 12 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2003/06/12/news/news04.txt http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2003/06/12/news/news04.txt Published on Thursday, June 12, 2003 10:17 AM CDT Shelby facing $500,000 bill for electronic voting machines BY TONY REID, Staff Writer SHELBYVILLE -- Florida's hanging and pregnant chads have given birth to an expensive headache for election officials in Shelby County. The 2000 presidential election in Florida ended in chaos and recounts with disputes over its punch card system. Critics claimed, among other problems, that many ballots were unreadable because the chads - the little pieces of paper that get punched out - were left hanging or "pregnant," bulging but not pushed clear. New federal standards passed in the wake of the controversy force precincts nationwide to update with computerized, electronic voting equipment. For Shelby County, that means a bill approaching $500,000 to throw out its punch cards and replace them with a high-tech alternative. Time is running out, too - the new gear must be in place in all of Shelby's 34 precincts by the presidential election of November 2004. "We've had a punch-card system for years and it's worked flawlessly," said George Frazier, a Democrat and chairman of the Shelby County Board. "For the life of me, I can't understand why Florida had so many problems." At Wednesday's county board meeting, members voted to send a letter of to its Congressman protesting what it sees as an expensive waste of time. "I would hope Congress will come to its senses and realize this isn't necessary," Frazier added. "But I don't really see them saying 'Whoops, we made a mistake.'" In the meantime, Shelby County must dig into its reserves to meet the expected cost, which works out around $11,000 per precinct, plus other expenses like computer training. The federal government is offering $3,200 per precinct to help out, with the county footing the rest of the bill. "It's going to be a really big job to get it all in place before the presidential election of 2004," said Marjorie Strohl, the county clerk and recorder. "And we'd really like to have the new machines by the March election, so folks could have a chance to learn to use them." Some board members suggested the county may end up with less precincts in an effort to make the new system more affordable and workable. "And I predict we will have fewer voters, too," said Republican Martin Amling. "Senior citizens won't go ahead and vote because they won't know what they are doing." Contact Tony Reid at treid@herald-review.com or 421-7977.

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