Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said new voting machines will cost $100 million. Photo by Louisiana Public Broadcasting
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$25M Needed to Replace Old Voting Machines
Secretary of State Nancy Landry said this week that $25 million more is needed to cover the $100 million cost of replacing Louisiana’s 35-year-old ballot machines The system would consist of new touchscreen voting machines that print paper ballots and have climate-controlled facilities for storage. Additional expenses would maintain cybersecurity protections and allow for risk-limiting audits, which are considered the top standard for voter integrity.