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The county would need six of the machines which would cost $6,200 per unit, a total of $37,200. There would be a cost of $800 to $900 per election for the ballots Martin said.

The machine, which looks to be about the size of a portable typewriter, automates the election process. It attaches to a plastic ballot box and scans the ballots, then processes and reports the results. The machines have built-in security features, the actual ballots go through the machine into a locked compartment in the ballot box. The system is easy to set up and monitor. After the election it provides the results in a

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