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Public commenters urge Collin County to delay ES&S maintenance renewal for ballot-marking devices
Summary
Three citizens urged Commissioners Court to postpone approval of an ES&S contract amendment covering ballot-marking device firmware and maintenance, citing security concerns, fiscal impacts and pending state and federal guidance; the court pulled the item from the consent agenda and agreed to revisit it in June.
Three residents asked Collin County Commissioners Court on April 28 to delay approval of an ES&S maintenance contract amendment covering ballot-marking devices, and county election staff told the court delaying the renewal would not harm operations if scheduled for consideration in June.
At the public-comment podium, Debbie Lindstrom, identifying herself as representing "Systems Defending Freedom," said concerns about electronic voting systems’ vulnerability should prompt counties to adopt paper-based options and to add protective contract language. Lindstrom said a national figure had warned about election-security vulnerabilities…
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