More cameras will monitor San Bernardino County ballot drop boxes in 2024 election

San Bernardino County voters dropping off their ballots in upcoming elections should remember to smile for the camera.

The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday, July 9, to install wireless cameras at ballot drop box locations across the county in the name of election security. The item was passed as part of the board’s 52-item consent agenda, which is meant to include non-controversial items that don’t require additional discussion by the board.

“The county is interested in securing election integrity in any and all aspects of the voting process, including ballot box security,” Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe, who also serves as the board’s chairperson, said after the meeting.

Installing and maintaining the cameras will cost an estimated $220,078 the first year, according to a report prepared for the board, and $44,938 every year thereafter. A contractor for the work was not announced on Tuesday.



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