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Commissioner: Background checks for election machine workers will provide 'peace of mind'
Commissioner: Background checks for election machine workers will provide 'peace of mind'

Yahoo

time17-07-2025

  • Business
  • Yahoo

Commissioner: Background checks for election machine workers will provide 'peace of mind'

What seemed like a routine contract renewal turned into a discussion about taking precautions to secure the voting process during the county commissioners' most recent meeting. Commissioner Lee Jones said she was concerned that subcontractors working for B&L IT Services, which oversees voting machines and election-related devices, were not required to undergo criminal background checks. Access Bloomington news anywhere with the Herald-Times app 'This makes me insecure,' she said during the July 10 meeting, 'that the subcontractors don't want to do background checks.' Robert White from B&L said the 20 or so people who work for him in Monroe County haven't been subject to background checks in the past. He pointed out that background investigations aren't required for the dozens of poll workers paid to be at voting sites on Election Day. White agreed to add criminal background checks to the Monroe County contract, even though he said it's impossible to alter ballots or machine totals. 'If it's a deal breaker, we could do background checks,' White said during the meeting. 'It's not a problem.' Commissioner Jody Madeira said the checks will provide people "peace of mind." Voting equipment is always secure White said his employees aren't left alone with voting equipment and that someone from the county clerk's office or voter registration is always present when machines are being worked on, tested or updated. He said they can't access or alter data. 'None of the subcontractors have access to the equipment alone,' he said. He or county election supervisor Kylie Farris is always there, he said. 'None of the subcontractors come into work unless I am present. Nobody is there by themselves.' Commissioners' president Julie Thomas advocated for the $20 background checks. 'This is about doing everything we can to ensure the public their vote will count,' she said. 'I worry that the public will perceive this as a potential gap in election security.' The commissioners voted 3-0 in favor of the amended 2-year contract renewal that cannot exceed $350,000. For 2025, a non-election year, expenses are limited to $100,000. The contract allows up to $250,000 in 2026, a midterm election year. Contact H-T reporter Laura Lane at llane@ or 812-318-5967. This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Commissioners require background checks for election subcontractors Solve the daily Crossword

Wealdstone boss Gibson leaves club
Wealdstone boss Gibson leaves club

BBC News

time26-05-2025

  • Business
  • BBC News

Wealdstone boss Gibson leaves club

Wealdstone manager Neil Gibson and assistant manager Lee Jones have left the National League club by mutual Stones escaped relegation from the National League on the final day of the season with a 3-1 win over took over in January with the club 21st and a point from safety after the departure of Matt Taylor to Solihull Moors.A club statement said that Gibson and Jones could not relocate from Wales to Ruislip due to the cost of living."These circumstances have made it particularly hard to operate as a full-time management team based locally, something the club has always seen as vital for success and cohesion at this level," it said.A cut in the first-team budget for next season was also cited, making it "increasingly difficult to meet shared ambitions"."While efforts to secure investment in the club continue, no new funding has yet materialised," the statement added. "The financial reality means we must live within our means and not put the future of Wealdstone FC at risk."

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