selph also made the argument and charleston counties have a smaller population than richland but yet have more funding for their elections board. but council says that is because their income base is different take a listen. "the fact that greenville county is a much more industrialized county and has a larger tax base and that charleston county is a much more richer county and that kind of thing, it does not negate the fact that we have to run elections in richland county for 265- thousand registered voters, it does not negate the fact that more than 401-thousand people here in this county and we have to be ready when elections come around." the council agrees the department needs funding but asked selph to provide more concrete information and put a specific dollar amount on each of his requests. "i want to be responsible for a responsible budget and this right here to me is not a budget, this is what i is estimates not actual its projections." "we wanted additional information as it relates to budgets in other areas we wanted additional information as it relates to specifics on th