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Residents say redaction software purchase risks election auditability; court told to reconsider
Summary
During public comment, several Brazos County residents urged the court to rescind or reconsider a purchase of redaction software for cast vote records, arguing redactions make audits impossible under current countywide voting practices.
Residents told the Brazos County Commissioners Court on March 11 that a recent county purchase of software to redact cast vote records (CVRs) could make legally required election audits impossible and urged the court to reconsider the expenditure.
At issue: Commenters cited a contract the court approved to add a digital imaging and redaction component to the county’s elections system. The contract, described in the meeting packet as a purchase from Hart (the county’s voting system vendor) for a document-management automation and the Vista SG system, was recorded in the packet at $12,875; several public commenters referenced the cost as approximately…
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