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Fulton County approves HAVA-funded keycard and camera upgrades for elections office
Summary
Fulton County commissioners approved a TelePlus keycard fob installation and additional cameras for the Voter Registration/Election Office, funded by the 2024 HAVA Elections Security Grant for $3,000; Elect IT will install the cameras.
Fulton County commissioners on Dec. 9 approved security upgrades at the county elections office to be paid from the 2024 HAVA Elections Security Grant.
Voter Registration/Election Director Linda Doyle presented the proposal to use HAVA funds to improve physical access controls and surveillance. Commissioners approved a TelePlus quote to install a keycard fob system at the Voter Registration/Election Office door and authorized Elect IT contractor Rick Grissinger to add separate cameras above the Commissioners' Office and the Voter Registration/Election Office doors. The county recorded the HAVA-funded line item at $3,000.
The upgrades were adopted by motion from Commissioner Steven L. Wible and recorded as carried with “All in favor.” Doyle described the changes as part of ongoing efforts to secure election facilities and equipment; Grissinger is listed as the contractor who will perform the camera installations.
Why it matters: Physical security and access controls are standard components of federally funded election-security grants; installing keycard access and additional cameras is intended to limit unauthorized entry and create recorded access logs. The county will implement the work through TelePlus and Elect IT under the approved funding.
Next steps: The minutes record authorization to proceed; the transcript does not specify an installation schedule or warranty terms for the TelePlus equipment. The county did not list a detailed procurement or contracting timeline in the minutes.
