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Fulton County approves HAVA-funded keycard and camera upgrades for election offices
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved use of a 2024 HAVA Elections Security Grant to pay a $3,000 TelePlus quote for a keycard/fob door lock and additional exterior cameras for the Commissioners' Office and the Voter Registration/Election Office.
On Dec. 9, 2025, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved using funds from the 2024 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Elections Security Grant to install a keycard/fob door lock and additional cameras at county election facilities.
Voter Registration/Election Director Linda Doyle presented the TelePlus quote and said the proposal covers a keycard/fob installation at the Voter Registration/Election Office door. Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to approve the TelePlus quote, and the motion carried unanimously. Elect IT contractor Rick Grissinger will install separate cameras above the Commissioners' Office door and the Voter Registration/Election Office door; those camera installations will also be paid from the HAVA grant. The board recorded the approved HAVA expenditure as $3,000.
Why it matters: the county said the work is funded through federal HAVA election-security funds and is intended to strengthen physical access controls and surveillance at election administration locations ahead of future elections. The board's unanimous approval authorizes the county to proceed with procurement and installation under the grant terms.
Details: the motion authorizes TelePlus to perform the keycard/fob installation at the Voter Registration/Election Office and authorizes Rick Grissinger/Elect IT to install the additional cameras. The transcript did not specify the make/model of the cameras, ongoing maintenance costs tied specifically to these devices, or the HAVA grant's remaining balance after this allocation; those items were not specified in the minutes.
Next steps: Commissioner Bunch was authorized to sign the necessary documents and the county will schedule the installations with TelePlus and Elect IT under the HAVA grant. The county did not set a public-targeted completion date in the discussion recorded in the minutes.
