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Leslie R. Swan <br /> Supervisor of Elections <br /> Indian River County <br /> Your Vote Is Your Voice...Speak Up! <br /> February 27, 2013 <br /> Honorable Joe Flescher, Chairman <br /> Board of County Commissioners <br /> Indian River County <br /> 180027 th Street, Building A <br /> Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br /> Dear Chairman Flescher: <br /> As Indian River County Supervisor of Elections, I am writing to inform the members of the Board <br /> of County Commissioners that by the year 2016, Florida Statute mandates Indian River County <br /> must have a voting system that complies with Florida Statute 101.56075. This statute reads, <br /> "By the year 2016, persons with disabilities shall vote on a voter interface device that meets the <br /> voter accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities under s. 301 of the federal Help <br /> America Vote Act of 2002." What this means to Florida voter's is that persons with disabilities <br /> shall have the opportunity to vote, unassisted, utilizing a paper ballot. The voting unit must be <br /> equipped with an audio/tactile interface and the voter's choices are marked on a paper ballot. <br /> Background: <br /> I want to provide you with some background detailing legislation that has affected <br /> voting equipment in Florida during the last several years. In 2001, the Legislature <br /> passed the Comprehensive Election Reform Act which banned punch card voting <br /> machines. In 2002, Indian River County purchased a new voting system utilizing <br /> touchscreen voting equipment at all polling locations. Indian River County paid <br /> $1,832,563 for the new voting technology from Sequoia Voting Systems which included <br /> voting equipment, software and firmware. <br /> 437543 rd Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32967 • (772) 226-3440 • FAX (772) 770-5367 <br /> wivw.voteindianriver.com G3'A•1 <br />