Enfield ballot boxes get security upgrade to curb election fraud

In the wake of the Bridgeport ballot battle, the town of Enfield is being proactive to make sure their drop boxes are as secure as possible.

Enfield has just installed state-of-the-art surveillance cameras above their three absentee ballot drop boxes. Video surveillance alone can’t stop someone from cheating. Alleged examples of that occurred in Bridgeport. But it can deter and detect.

"There are cameras in this general vicinity but this is just upping the game in quality," said Enfield Town Manager Ellen Zoppo-Sassu.

With some spare change in the town election budget, Enfield spent about $8,000 installing the cameras at the drop boxes outside Town Hall, Enfield Express and the library. The cameras are so clear they can identify and recognize faces and license plates.

Read more: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/politics/elections/enfield-makes-investments-election-security-state-of-the-art-ai-cloud-cameras/520-6d44d02b-f8d7-4eb6-8a6a-cad5530c3af2

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