Ahead of the Nov. 3 election, Williamson County commissioners approved a $146,000 purchase of a new highspeed scanner and tabulator to work with the county's existing voting system.

With no discussion, County Judge Steven Snell read the motion for the new voting equipment and Precinct 2 Commissioner Cynthia Long and Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey approved it.

Precinct 1 Commissioner Terry Cook and Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles were absent from the dais.