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Subject: FW: Urgent Letter from County Boards of Elections about HAVA funds <br />From: Morgan /Hall /Nicholas [mailto:sprc @mindspring.com] <br />Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:06 PM <br />To: Morgan /Hall /Nicholas <br />Subject: Urgent Letter from County Boards of Elections about HAVA funds <br />� . <br />Dear Legislative Leaders, <br />As members of county boards of elections, we appreciate the many demands made upon you and <br />the State budget. To use available resources wisely, we encourage the General Assembly to release <br />the Title II funds in the Help American Vote Act (HAVA) account in North Carolina. It is our <br />understanding that the funds could be released by providing an appropriation of about $660,000 in <br />additional Maintenance of Effort funding to the State Board of Elections. The appropriation would <br />make available $4 million in Title II funds that could be used for vital assistance to counties for <br />administering the 2012 elections. <br />We expect a large voter turnout, especially in the fall, and many counties will be holding elections <br />with new district lines, split precincts, and other changes that complicate voter education and <br />administration. In addition, many counties face very tight budgets and need assistance to provide <br />adequate Early Voting facilities to relieve the pressure of long lines on election day. According to the <br />State Board of Elections, the HAVA Title II funds can be used for (a) poll worker training and <br />technical support, (b) licenses, maintenance and testing of voting equipment, and (c) support for <br />additional Early Voting sites. <br />As board of elections members from across the state, we urge you to find a way to release the HAVA <br />funds. <br />Thank you! <br />John R. Oack) Hudson Jr., President, NC Election Boards Association, Transylvania County Board of <br />Elections <br />Bob Van Wagner, Vice President, NC Election Boards Association, Buncombe County Board of <br />Elections <br />Karl W. Lenz, Alexander County Board of Elections <br />Linda C. Absher, Alleghany County Board of Elections <br />James F. Paxton, Anson County Board of Elections <br />Christine Arvidson, Ashe County Board of Elections <br />Jerry McMillan, Ashe County Board of Elections <br />Jane F. Galloway, Avery County Board of Elections <br />Thomas S. Payne III, Beaufort County Board of Elections <br />Archie Harding, Beaufort County Board of Elections <br />Attachment number 1 <br />F -5 Page 84 <br />