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Supervisors approve four-year Sequoia voting-system contract after broad debate over openness and accessibility
Summary
After extended debate about open-source software, vendor transparency and accessibility for voters with disabilities, the Board approved a four-year contract with Sequoia Voting Systems for approximately $12.6 million (plus related services). Vote: 9 ayes, 2 noes.
The board voted to approve a four-year contract (with options) with Sequoia Voting Systems to provide a new voting system and related services to the city’s Department of Elections. The measure followed an extensive floor discussion about auditability, open-source access to source code and accessibility for voters with disabilities.
Opponents said the contract does not guarantee open-source transparency and that only full public-access to source code would assure that every vote is counted. “There is not a single individual who can guarantee that with…
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