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By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent

Representatives from the Washington delegation have been in Nephi for the past two commission meetings to see if anything could be done to help the county.

Commissioners have expressed a variety of concerns.

But when Marreen Casper, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) attended the meeting she found that other elected officials also had concerns.

"I have a great concern about the voting mechanics being planned by the government," said Pat Ingram, county clerk-auditor.

She said she fears Juab County, under terms of a new requirement imposed by the Utah State Legislature, will have financial woes when it comes election time this year.

Ingram said the new legislation requires all counties to change to the new votermatic cards.

Ingram said the county clerks throughout the state would be meeting with the Lt. Governor of the state to see what kind of plans could be made and if any help, financially, could be requested.

"Each of the machines costs approximately $3,000," said Ingram. "The budget for the election this year was set at $4,000 which means we could only buy one machine."

The entire budget for all the election needs would be spent on that machine. And of course, one machine would not be enough to take care of the needs of all the precincts.