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Supervisors consider short-term ES&S election-services extension amid source-code disclosure debate
Summary
Facing timing constraints for upcoming elections, committee members debated a temporary extension of ES&S maintenance services while public commenters and budget staff urged stronger transparency and source-code disclosure; ES&S indicated it could not provide source code at this time.
The Budget and Finance Committee examined a proposed extension to the Department of Elections contract with ES&S to provide maintenance and support for the city's voting equipment and heard public calls for greater disclosure of voting-system source code.
Department staff explained the proposed amendment would extend ES&S services through near-term elections and that a performance bond is now required as part of the…
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