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Leslie R. Swan Supervisor of Elections .Indian River County May 25, 2021 The Honorable Joseph Flescher, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Indian River County 1800 27th Street, Building A Vero Beach, FL 32960 Dear Chairman Flescher: The American people's confidence in the value of their vote is reliant on their confidence in the security and resilience of the infrastructure surrounding elections. The tools needed to safeguard our elections, including cybersecurity defenses and the implementation of new technology, have significantly added to the cost of conducting safe and secure elections. Both the Florida Senate and Florida House have proposed major changes to Florida's Election Code which will affect the Supervisor of Elections FY 2021— 2022 proposed budget. Vote -by -Mail (VBM) drop boxes is a major focus of the new legislation. The proposed legislation requires continuous in- person monitoring of all VBM drop boxes during early voting hours (excluding the Supervisor of Elections' main office). The secure drop box located at the Supervisor of Elections' main office will be accessible during business hours and must also be continuously monitored. If any drop box is left unmonitored, the Supervisor of Elections is subject to a civil penalty of $25,000. The Supervisor of Elections FY 2021 — 2022 budget includes costs associated with the decennial redistricting process. The services of our mapping vendor will be required to geocode streets and addresses in Indian River County and update geopolitical boundaries to determine ballots styles and precinct boundary lines. Paper precinct maps and an interactive digital website map are additional costs associated with redistricting, as well as issuing every registered voter in Indian River County a new voter information card reflecting district and/or precinct changes. Page 04M.i", } 45 n i Vero B-6-ach, -b1-32967 Office: (772) 226-3440 Fax: (772) 776-,5367 J j wwygt�t�i a