Reply #6: Charlotte- Voting machines might be kept

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Voting machines might be kept

Otherwise, taxpayers would have to foot the bill for new ones

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HANNAH MITCHELL

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Catawba County officials say the county may be able to continue using its voting machines, saving taxpayers the cost of replacing them.

Officials had thought the county might have to buy new machines because the company that sold them, Hart InterCivic, did not try to get the equipment certified for use under a new state law.

The state required companies to submit bids for certification of their machines this month, but Hart did not submit one.

However, there is a separate process that Hart can use to request certification, and Catawba officials have asked the company to do so. The N.C. Board of Elections will take such requests on Dec. 1 from companies that had not made bids.

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http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/states/north_carolina/counties/catawba/13253364.htm