Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

TexasTowelie

(116,559 posts)
Tue Jun 1, 2021, 09:55 PM Jun 2021

Election officials begin $20-29M project to replace Virginia's voter system

For years, local officials have been complaining that Virginia’s all-encompassing election software — which powers everything from voter registration to absentee ballots to list maintenance to transmission of results — is slow and hard to use.

A 2018 report from state auditors verified those frustrations, concluding the Virginia Election and Registration Information System, or VERIS, was “not sufficiently functional or reliable.”

Election administrators are planning to fix that by by replacing the IT system, a project estimated to cost between $20 million and $29 million.

Though voters may not notice a major change, officials said, the workers assisting them will hopefully have a much smoother time calling up information in the new system and making changes to a voter’s status.

Read more: https://www.virginiamercury.com/2021/05/28/election-officials-begin-20-29m-project-to-replace-virginias-voter-system/

1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Election officials begin $20-29M project to replace Virginia's voter system (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP
Sounds good but putting it out for bids gives me a bit of a squirm JudyM Jun 2021 #1

JudyM

(29,517 posts)
1. Sounds good but putting it out for bids gives me a bit of a squirm
Wed Jun 2, 2021, 09:50 AM
Jun 2021

I hope the background check on the bidding companies, or at least the winning company, is deep.

Latest Discussions»Region Forums»Virginia»Election officials begin ...