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Public commenters urge Collin County to delay ES&S maintenance renewal over security and cost concerns; court pulls item
Summary
Three public speakers told the Commissioners Court to postpone approval of an ES&S maintenance contract and questioned ballot-marking device security and cost; the court pulled the item from the consent agenda and staff said a delay would not harm operations
Public commenters asked the Collin County Commissioners Court on April 28 to delay action on an ES&S maintenance contract renewal and to reconsider the county’s investment in ballot‑marking devices (BMDs).
Debbie Lindstrom, representing Systems Defending Freedom, told the court that “electronic voting systems have been vulnerable to hackers for a very long time,” and urged the county to consider paper-ballot alternatives so “voters can have faith in the integrity of our elections.”
Avis Novak, who identified herself as opposing "ES&S's contract amendment number 10," said the amendment represents “a 3.5% increase over the previous renewal adding $20,000 to taxpayer expenses.” Novak said…
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