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Commission approves sole-source purchase for new voting equipment as precinct plan draws protest
Summary
The St. Francois County Commission voted to approve a sole-source procurement from Atkins Services (Unisys) to replace ballot-counting equipment with ADA-compliant voting machines, with delivery planned for January and payments amortized over 10 years.
The St. Francois County Commission voted to approve a sole-source procurement from Atkins Services (Unisys) for new ballot-counting and ADA-compliant voting equipment, with the procurement priced in the motion at $117,533 and delivery scheduled for January.
Elections staff told the commission the county has been using older equipment and that new units will be ADA-compliant and smaller so voters in wheelchairs can approach the units directly. The vendor will supply machines plus service technicians to test and…
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