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Collin County OKs vendor contract to redact ballot images; staff estimate $324,000 to do work manually
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved a contract to use a third‑party redaction tool for public release of ballot images and heard staff estimates showing a manual redaction effort would cost roughly $324,000 and take more than six months for the 2024 general election files.
Collin County Commissioners Court on Thursday approved use of a commercial redaction tool and related contract to prepare ballot images for public release, after county elections staff said the alternative—manual redaction—would be time‑consuming and costly.
Collin County Elections Administrator Caleb Breaux told the court the county sought guidance after a Texas Attorney General opinion advised redacting ballot images before posting them online. Breaux said the county solicited feedback from neighboring counties and a vendor named Seveira (used by Denton and Tarrant counties) that provides an automated redaction tool and a hosted service. “Seveira’s in‑house redaction tool … would be handed off to us in about 2 months after we…
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