At the Nov. 25 meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal court, the court approved a motion to close another section of Salings Lane, approved a motion to pay the City of Rockport for a construction project and County Clerk Bess Ralph talked to the court about its computerized voting machines.— The fiscal Court approved a motion to close a portion of Salings Lane in July, after some fact gathering, the court was set to close even more of the road.County Attorney Greg Hill read a motion to close a new section of Salings Lane. According to the motion, the part of the road to be closed is described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Happy Hollow Road and Salings Lane; then a distance of 1,930 feet to two metal posts, or markers, in the right of way of Salings Lane. This is the beginning point of Salings Lane that is being closed. Starting there, travel 3,504 feet to two metal posts and a gate in and on the right of way of Salings Lane. This is the beginning point of a part of Salings Lane previously closed by this court by Order on the 25 day of November 2014. The county reserves an easement of ingress and egress for all purposes including utilities.Third District Magistrate Brandon Thomas made the motion to close this section of Salings Lane. Fourth District Magistrate Larry Keown seconded the motion.After a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.— The City of Rockport was due to receive its share of coal severance money from the coal severance priority list for a project by Tim Fields Construction. The court needed to approve Fields’ claim and authorize County Treasurer Anne Melton to send the check.Thomas made a motion to approve the claim by Tim Fields Construction and to authorize Melton to write a check for no more than $50,000. First District Magistrate Michael McKenney seconded the motion.After a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.— During the Nov. 13 meeting of the fiscal court, a citizen complained about a computerized voting machine at his precinct. The man said it took quite a while to vote on the machine and wondered why the county was using the computerized voting machines.County Clerk Bess Ralph came before the court to address the question about the computerized voting machines. Ralph said the name of the computerized voting machine was an E-Slate and the county had two of them. Ralph explained the E-Slate machine is handicap accessible for the hearing impaired and the county is required by federal law to use the machines. She said the county has used the E-Slate machines since before she took office.Ralph said a voter has their choice on whether to vote with the E-Slate or the E-Scan, which is the paper balloting system. If a person is directed to use the E-Slate machine, they can ask for a paper ballot. No one can be forced to use the E-Slate, Ralph said.Ralph asked anyone who had questions about the voting machines to contact her at her office.