← Appropriations & Oversight Committee · 2017-08-28 · Appropriations and Oversight Committee Meeting
ORDER-2018-9 : Pursuant to Mass General Laws, Chapter 54, Sec. 34 (Use of voting machines by cities and towns) the City of Melrose hereby discontinues the use of Accuvote voting machines and adopts the use of the ImageCast Precinct Tabulator commencing at the November 7, 2017 Local/Municipal Election.
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ORDER-2018-9 Authorization Pursuant to Mass General Laws, Chapter 54, Sec. 34 (Use of voting machines by cities and towns) the City of Melrose hereby discontinues the use of Accuvote voting machines and adopts the use of the ImageCast Precinct Tabulator commencing at the November 7, 2017 Local/Municipal Election. Recommend Passage
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▶ 1:00:09 Peter D. Mortimer: let us know on that it sounds kind of fun thank you thank you alderman mcintyre margolis i've Seeing no further aldermen wishing to be heard, there has been a motion to recommend this order for passage made by Alderman Zwirko and duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, this order will be recommended to the full board for passage. Ladies, why don't you stay right there. The next order concerns you as well. And it is order 2018-9 pursuant to mass general laws chapter 54 section 34 use of voting machines by cities and towns. The city of Melrose hereby discontinues the use of AccuVote voting machines and adopts the use of the image cast precinct tabulator commencing at the November 7th, 2017 local municipal election. Please proceed ladies. So we're going to have a motion first.
▶ 1:01:01 Speaker 1: Motion to recommend.
▶ 1:01:02 Peter D. Mortimer: Alderman Boycelle, duly seconded by Alderman Inferna. Ladies, please proceed.
▶ 1:01:10 Speaker 1: We have to notify the state according to the general law. We have to notify them within 30 days before the election. We're discontinuing the use and we're going to be using the new machines. So it's a requirement by the general laws of Massachusetts.
▶ 1:01:30 Peter D. Mortimer: Thank you very much, Ms. O'Shea. Would you like to add anything, Ms. Angie Alilo? That's all. All right, very good. Are there any Aldermen wishing to be heard on this motion made and seconded by Aldermen Boyzell and Inferno, respectively? Seeing none, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, this order will be recommended to the full board for passage. Thank you, ladies. And thank you, gentlemen of the Election Commission for being here anyway. Mr. Hunt and Mr. Wildman.