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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 City erk