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Leslie R. Swan <br />Supervisor of Elections <br />Indian River County <br />October 23, 2015 <br />The Honorable Wesley Davis <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Indian River County <br />1800 27th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Dear Chairman Davis: <br />7Ek <br />The 2015 Legislature appropriated $2,000,000 from the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) <br />funds to be distributed to Supervisors of Elections based on a formula using the number <br />of active registered voters in each county as of the 2012 General Election's book closing. <br />Enclosed please find a Certificate Regarding Matching Funds. This document certifies <br />that the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners will provide matching <br />funds for the Federal Election Activities Grant for FY 2015-2016. The matching funds <br />are 15% of the amount to be received from the state. For Indian River County, the <br />matching fund amount is $2,462.73. <br />In order to receive the Federal Election Activities Funds, the Legislature requires that the <br />Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners certify that the county will match the <br />state funds of $16,418.18 with the 15% county match or $ 2,462.73. I have enclosed the <br />Certificate Regarding Matching Funds for your signature. The matching funds have <br />already been budgeted in the Supervisor of Elections FY 2015-2016 approved <br />budget. <br />Also, starting fiscal year 2015-2016 and going forward, if a county plans on using the <br />above HAVA funds to buy non-essential software and hardware technology such as <br />electronic poll books, post-election audit tools or other emerging or enhancing type of <br />technology as referenced in Attachment A, the Chairman of the Board of County <br />Commissioners will also have to first certify that the county has purchased and made <br />2967 I Office: (772) 226-3440 I Fax: (772 <br />