Mahoning OK’s more security cameras at elections board

YOUNGSTOWN —To ensure no one tampers with voting machines and paper ballots, Mahoning County has quadrupled the number of security cameras at its board of elections.

The motion-sensor cameras were turned on for the first time today.

The board office at 2801 Market St. hasn’t had a break-in before.

“We don’t want this to be the first time,” said Thomas McCabe, the board’s director.

The board has used four security cameras since 2004. It now has 16 at the office in the county’s South Side Annex building. The additional cameras cost the county $16,000.

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