Centre County Commissioner Steve Dershem put any questions about the security of the county’s electronic voting system to bed at thhe Sept. 13 meeting of the Centre County board of commissioners.
‘We have a bullet-proof system here in Centre County,’ said Dershem. ‘We are secure.’
Dershem made the comments following the meeting after rumors around the community pointed toward a flawed system. Dershem said Pedro Cortés, secretary of the commonwealth, recently visited the county and agreed with Dershem’s opinion.
‘He feels our system is secure, and, in working with the state election system, he said he’s very confident with the state system,’ said Dershem. ‘We don’t have to worry about an inaccurate vote count in November.’
In other business, the commissioners:
■ Approved a payment in the amount of $16,487.50 to Howard Township for milling of pavement on township Route 863.
■ Approved a Rights and Services Act and Victims of Juvenile Offenders grant. These grants fund the Victim Witness Office, which administers the Victims Bill of Rights, advocates and educates victims on their rights within the court process and assists them throughout the court proceedings. The grant total is $304,961 and all of it is state funded.
■ Approved Addendum No. 1 between the county and Eagle View Personal Care Home LLC to provide funds for enhanced community residential services in the amount of $29,451.
