Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas wants to borrow $25 million to update the state’s "unreliable" voting machines ahead of the 2024 presidential elections.
In recent testimony before the Legislature's Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Thomas said her office is seeking authorization to purchase new ballot tabulators for cities and towns across the state. She said the machines have become "unreliable and unserviceable" with the company that produced them no longer in business.
"The current tabulators were purchased well over a decade ago, and have since exceeded their useful life," Thomas told the panel. "From frequent jamming, to weather related issues, caused by the rain and heat, to their antiquated technology, elections officials struggle each election to process ballots efficiently."
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