HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1565ORDINANCE NO. 1565
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 1364
AND TO ESTABLISH THE USE
OF ELECTRONIC VOTE COUNTING DEVICES
FOR USE IN ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Alabama Code of 1975, and the
regulations adopted pursuant thereto by the Alabama Electronic Voting
Committee, provide for the use of Electronic Vote Counting Systems; and
WHEREAS, Section 17-7-21 of the Code of Alabama 1975 provides that a
municipality may, in its discretion, by adoption of an appropriate ordinance,
authorize, adopt, and direct the use of electronic vote counting systems for use
in all elections held in such municipality;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Fairhope, Alabama that for all elections held subsequent to the passage of
this ordinance, that Baldwin County supplies the City of Fairhope with voting
devices and that the City of Fairhope adopts the DS200 Electronic Vote
Counting System that the County will use or any subsequent model device,
which complies with Section 17-7-21 of the Code of Alabama and also adopts
the AutoMARK Voter 87000 System that the County will use or any
subsequent model device, which complies with Section 17-2-4 of the Code of
Alabama; and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is hereby authorized
for the reporting, counting, and tabulating of any and all election results.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the City of Fairhope is
hereby directed to file a copy of this ordinance with the Secretary of State as
provided in Section 17-7-21 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
ADOPTED this the 25th day of January, 2016
ATTEST:
Lisa Hanks, MMC
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