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Supervisor of Elections seeks sole‑source purchase for in‑person voting machines, citing certification and compatibility
Summary
Miami‑Dade County's Supervisor of Elections requested the board certify a sole‑source purchase from ES&S for in‑person voting machines, saying the county's existing equipment and state certification make alternate systems infeasible; the Appropriations Committee approved the item.
Orrin Rosenthal, general counsel for the Miami‑Dade County Supervisor of Elections, told the Appropriations Committee that state law requires the board to certify when there is only one vendor capable of providing specified election equipment.
Rosenthal said Miami‑Dade has used ES&S systems since 2007 for in‑person day‑of voting equipment, high‑speed mail ballot scanners, and accessible voting machines. He said the county is…
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