Registrar Bridal Champine told the council the registrar’s office will seek additional postage and supply funding for next year’s elections and described uncertainty about the state's process to select a new voting machine system. She said the law requires a paper component and that any replacement would include either a marking device for voters who require assistance or a hand‑marked paper ballot with an electronic tabulator to produce an auditable paper trail.

Why it matters: machinery and ballot formats affect administration of all parish elections and rate‑limiting factors such as training and equipment acquisition. The registrar said machines currently used for early voting are rented and parts are scarce for older systems, creating urgency for the statewide replacement.

What the registrar said: Champine said the state is moving to implement a uniform new system statewide; historically the state started with larger parishes and phased the rollout to smaller jurisdictions. The parish anticipates training requirements in Baton Rouge and minor additional costs if early‑voting processes require changes at local offices.

Council discussion: Council members asked whether the new system will be tabulator‑based; Champine said the law requires a paper backup that can be audited and described likely options (marking device plus tabulator or hand‑marked ballots fed into a tabulator). No firm local procurement decision was made at the hearing; officials said they would monitor the state timeline and budget impacts for the parish.