The Fairbanks North Star Borough finance committee plan to renew the Dominion voting and tabulator contract will be heard on Thursday, March 5, shortly after the Borough Assembly convenes at 5:30 p.m.
The public can testify by phone by calling the Assembly ahead of time at 907 459-1401, or people can sign up in person before the meeting. They can also sit in the gallery and wait until the end of scheduled testimony to speak on the matter.
The proposed measure amounts to $219,489 and is a sole source contract, which means it will not go out for bid. It covers programming costs, licensing fees, and annual warranties and the ballot tabulation system of the borough’s Dominion voting machines. The measure is a result of a contract modification signed in March of 2022, and appears in the 2024 budget under licenses and fees. The voting machines are funded by property tax dollars.
According to the modification, item 2, the borough agreed to the following: ” … to the amounts listed in paragraph 1 of this Modification #2 and all amounts due and owing under the original Agreement and Modification #1 thereto, the Borough will pay the annual election support services, annual license and annual warranty fees, per the attached quote, dated January 10, 2022, upon invoice.”
This action locks the borough into using the Dominion systems for another five years and would make it difficult for the borough to move toward hand counted ballots as the voters have in the Mat-su borough.
The original 2022 contract modification is here:
Don’t renew the contract the machines are literally built for fraud. I’ve been watching all the experts since 2020. The more they dig the more back-doors are found. Great show two days ago with Joe Oltmann and new information.
Paper ballots and counted in house for secure elections.
Um… FNSB Assembly majority, I have a bridge that would be a perfect fit over the railyard and the Chena River – would you like to see a picture? Interested? I could sell it to you for cheap…
Ballot security, accountability, and encouraging the trust of the voters is critical to maintaining workable governance – Dump the machines please.
The Earth is round.
Elvis is dead.
The Moon landing was real.
And Dominion voting machines are accurate.
Conspiracy theories serve as psychological equalizers; they are ways for people who feel disadvantaged to symbolically challenge people in power, and usually at their own expense. So funny, but if it makes them feel better, well, I guess, go for it!
Funny, the Dominion voting machines always seem to benefit Democrats. Republicans can only win by landslides as there are just too many false votes to create to beat them. Get them out.
Whibdey,
I observe that the mentally weak will belittle those who think they are mentally superior to. This must by why you have such a vast knowledge low level conspiracy theories. You seek to have meaning by demeaning others you find inferior.
Sad.
You attempt to make having doubts of automated voting machines as equivalents to such obvious conspiracy theory strawmen such as flat earth and the moon landing. Those were obviously debunked long ago and the people talking about voting machines are not the people talking about Elvis or Tupac still being alive. You attempt to make this artificial association between tabloid headlines and people who have questions and concerns about how their vote is counted.
We see your tactics Whidbey. You feel scared of the changes in your world due to “Orange Man Bad’ and those “Evil Nazi insurrectionist voters”. Well too bad buddy. The only constant in this world is change. No amount of crying or badmouthing your fellow man will get you what you want.
The one thing you certainly have going against you is you think everyone around you is stupid. Please keep thinking that. You only leave yourself at a disadvantage. You should never underestimate your opponent.
We hear your cries for help. We offer you only one thing in response. The path forward. You either get on board the ship of truth, or you drown with your own sinking ship of ignorance. Your version of reality is crashing down before you. Make better choices.
I like to think that Truth and Justice are also constants in this world, however there is currently a shortage of both, and it’s being caused by MAGA-think. Happily, the fever will soon pass, and both will be restored to their rightful place.
And by the way, I agree that change is indeed constant. But we have a choice in the type of change we accept. For me, I’ll take change that moves us ever closer to a world that is fair, just, tolerant, and inclusive. You all can keep your angry, divisive, theocractic change for yourselves. Or better yet, head to Mars with Musk, and setup that kind of planet there if you wish.
Coprophagia has done you no favors Dog.
These Borough Assembly Members and every other Politician will likely never be willing to change the system that allows them to occupy their seats of Power. How in the world did we let ourselves get to a place where we depend on a PROGRAMABLE MACHINE that Counts our Ballots and we TRUST what the machine tells us? Add Rank Choice Voting that can’t be audited and you have more than enough room for massive VOTING FRAUD.
ONE DAY VOTING, PAPER BALLOTS WITH TWO COUNTERS ON CAMERA AND KILL RANK CHOICE VOTING!!!
Out with Dominion! Too expensive and too many doubts about potential hacking of software! Elections need to be squeaky clean. No room for ANY doubt.
Well great. Go ahead – ban Dominion and get “squeaky-clean” elections if you wish. But then you will need to forfeit any future claims of rigged elections. Deal?
Deal.
The math isn’t complicated. It’s called Addition. Hand counting of paper ballets is the only way to bring back trust. The State of Alaska is displaying some arrogance here. Pay attention Div of Elections.