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DuPage board approves payment to vendor to restore election systems amid complaints about clerk's office
Summary
DuPage County Finance Committee approved a $190,815 budget transfer to pay a HEART/Hart InterCivic invoice so voting systems would be reactivated; some members accused the clerk's office of procurement failures and urged legal review, but the board said paying the bill was necessary to protect November elections.
DuPage County's Finance Committee voted April 14 to transfer $190,815 from statutory and fiscal charges to a software account to pay a HEART/Hart InterCivic invoice and restore election-related services.
The motion to approve budget transfer 26-118 was moved by Member Schorzey and seconded by Member Covert and carried on a voice vote. The transfer was presented as necessary to settle an overdue invoice the county believes is past the prompt payment period and to bring voting systems back online.
Member Zane raised sharp concerns, saying the county's election…
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