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Council approves Hart InterCivic voting equipment, tables decision on ballot‑image software

La Porte City Council · September 9, 2024
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Summary

La Porte accepted staff’s recommendation to purchase Hart InterCivic voting equipment with a voter-verifiable paper trail; the council tabled consideration of Savara/Seveira ballot‑image and analytics software to allow further research.

The City of La Porte heard demonstrations and vendor remarks Sept. 9 before approving staff’s recommendation to purchase Hart InterCivic voting equipment that produces a voter-verifiable paper trail, meeting a Texas legislative mandate for a paper trail in future elections. A Hart InterCivic representative described the company’s long history in election technology and showed examples used in larger counties.

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