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Board pauses $12.6 million Sequoia voting-system contract after community demands for code transparency
Summary
A proposed $12.6 million contract with Sequoia Voting Systems drew extensive public testimony demanding open-source access to source code and caution on ranked-choice voting certification; the committee continued the item for one week to negotiate contract language and public disclosure terms.
The Department of Elections— proposed $12,600,000 four-year contract with Sequoia Voting Systems drew intense public scrutiny on Feb. 14, with questions about source-code access, ranked-choice-voting (RCV) certification, vendor ownership and implementation timing. Director John Arndt told the committee the contract is primarily paper based and includes touchscreen devices for voters with disabilities; $5.8 million of the contract would be funded by federal and state grants and the remainder—about $6.8 million—would require general-fund support.
Arndt described contract protections for the city: surety…
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