DOUGLAS COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER SEEKS $130,000 FOR VOTING DROP BOX VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

DOUGLAS COUNTY- Brian Kruse is seeking $130,000 in federal funds for video surveillance of early voting drop boxes.

Kruse penned a letter to the Douglas County Board that stressed that there have been no known security and fraud problems with local boxes but cited “citizen concerns and security best practices” and a nearly 500% increase in usage in the past couple of years.

The board announced that it will consider this request and the money would come from the ARPA money.

“Concurrent with the continued presence of coronavirus, there has been increased scrutiny of security for every step of the election process,” Kruse wrote. “Concern over early voting drop box security has risen along with the increase in utilization.”

Kruse only views this as a continuation of security in Nebraska elections, and called it "another tool in the toolbox".

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