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Public commenters urge delay or contract safeguards for ES&S maintenance amid VVSG and executive-order concerns
Summary
Speakers told commissioners to delay approving an ES&S maintenance contract or include an escape clause because of pending federal guidance (Executive Order 14248) and VVSG 2 certification uncertainty for some voting systems.
Several members of the public urged Collin County commissioners to delay approving or to add protective contract language to an upcoming election-equipment maintenance contract with ES&S (Election Systems & Software).
Lee Moore read an email to the court and requested the county delay the ES&S maintenance contract, which he said would be worth more than $370,000 for ballot-marking device maintenance and could be affected by pending election-law changes. Moore cited President Trump…
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