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State elections office budgets major IT upgrades; SBE says delays pushed poll‑book rollout to 2028
Summary
The State Board of Elections presented a $69.7 million FY27 allowance driven by major IT investments—new poll books, a new voting system and a voter‑registration modernization project—while SBE said earlier vendor problems delayed poll books and reaffirmed plans for accessibility demos and restoration of older campaign finance data.
Natalie Andrade of the Department of Legislative Services told the Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee that the State Board of Elections’ fiscal 27 allowance totals $69.7 million, an increase driven by several multiyear information‑technology projects: statewide poll book modernization, a new voting system, a voter‑registration and election administration modernization project (BRIM), and ongoing cybersecurity and vendor costs.
Andrade said the statewide poll‑book…
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