Allen County may get a good deal on things to expedite voting.
Commissioners authorized County Clerk Sherrie Riebel to apply for federal grant money, made available through the federal Help Americans Vote Act and administered by the Kansas secretary of state’s office.
Riebel’s wish list is for ballot-on-demand software and printer, 10 four-station voting booths, a flatbed scanner and 10 electronic poll books. Total cost is $33,035. If its application is approved, the county will pay 10 percent of the total, $3,303.
The equipment would further streamline the…
