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New Jersey officials estimate that replacing the state’s aged fleet of voting machines could cost between $60 million and $80 million.
Add to that the price tag for new technology that would enable early in-person voting a 2021 priority for state policymakers and taxpayers could be looking at a $100 million bill in the next few years just to finance their own votes.