The Mat-Su Borough Assembly has voted to hand-count ballots for future elections. After the 5-1 decision, the borough will no longer have voting machines beginning in 2023.
The Mat-Su Borough Assembly voted at its Oct. 4 meeting to hand-count ballots for future elections. After the 5-1 decision, with Assembly member Stephanie Nowers the only no vote, the borough will no longer have voting machines beginning in 2023.
More than two dozen residents who spoke at the meeting, most in favor of the legislation, noted a variety of concerns. Those included lack of confidence in vote counting, reports of machine hacking, reported falsification of voting records and voting machines sharing data to other countries. About 20 letters from residents opposed to the legislation were also included in the Assembly packets, according to Nowers.
Nowers asked borough clerk Lonnie McKechnie if there was a plan for hand-counting at the precincts in the event of a staff shortage. “At this point we do not have a plan for that. That’s something I would have to have to come up with,” McKechnie said. “However, with regards to how it’s written in this ordinance, if I don’t get a count done at the precinct because somebody can’t get there… I am now violating code.”
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