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Posted by: Kate Prince on Jun 9, 2022

After a lengthy debate, the Shelby County Commission has voted to fund a new voting system for the November general election, the Associated Press reports. Commissioners voted 9-4 to approve $5.8 million for the new system, which will let voters choose between paper ballots marked by hand or updated digital touchscreen machines that produce a paper readout. The Election Commission has sued the county over the voting system issue, arguing the current system is down to three servers which might not survive the August election. County Commissioner Van Turner had argued it was too late to change the system before the next election. The machines will be purchased from Election Systems & Software, or ES&S.