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Board extends contract with ES&S for voting services amid certification and funding concerns
Summary
After closed-session deliberations, the board approved a 17-month extension to the elections contract with Election Systems & Software (ES&S) for voting services and maintenance while staff pursue certification and broader solutions; supervisors cited certification risk and the possibility of hand counts if equipment is not recertified.
The Board of Supervisors on April 17 approved an extension of the Department of Elections contract with Election Systems & Software (ES&S) for voting services and maintenance for an up-to-17-month period while the city continues to pursue certification and longer-term options.
The matter, listed as Item 23, was discussed in closed session and the board voted afterward in open session to extend the contract. The extension followed months of public debate, a prior RFP process and a separate procurement discussion involving Sequoia Voting Systems. Director of Elections testimony and staff memos in the record noted that ES&S had received conditional certification for ranked-choice voting in a prior election only because the city…
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