Reply #30: AL: County gets funds for equipment [View All]

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The Selma Times Journal

Thursday, September 21, 2006 8:56 PM CDT

Submitted to The Times-Journal

Alabama Secretary of State Nancy L. Worley delivered a check for $204,850 to Dallas County Wednesday night as part of her work to reimburse Alabama counties for the money they spent on new voting equipment in order to comply with the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Over the next month, Worley will distribute $23 million to counties that have completed reimbursement forms as required by the state and have complied with HAVA's requirements for purchases.

"Dallas County officials have worked hard to update the county's voting equipment and comply with the Help America Vote Act," Worley said. "I'm happy to be able to give them this money."

Dallas County purchased approximately 34 new voting machines.

Local officials selected Automark machines, manufactured by Election Systems and Software (ES&S), which produce paper ballots that can be verified by the voter.

The machines will be used by all of the state's 67 counties.

http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/articles/2006/09/21/news/local/news%201655.txt