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Elections department seeks two‑year Dominion extension while scoping open‑source voting system
Summary
The Board's budget committee approved a two‑year extension of the Dominion Voting contract so San Francisco can continue to run ranked‑choice elections while the city funds scoping work toward a new open‑source system. The Budget Analyst recommended annual reporting on the open‑source development.
The Department of Elections asked the committee to approve a two‑year extension to its contract with Dominion Voting Systems so the city can continue to operate ranked‑choice elections while a separate project scopes development of an open‑source voting system. John Ernst, Director of Elections, said the current system is the only certified option to run the city’s ranked‑choice tabulation and that the city has allocated $300,000 in FY…
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