STAR Vote—which stands for Security, Transparency, Auditability, and Reliability—will allow voters to complete ballots electronically, probably using off-the-shelf technology such as tablets, and then print out paper versions with official serial numbers to deposit into ballot boxes, which will be equipped with optical scan capabilities. Voters will also get receipts they can use to go online after the election to check if their ballots were counted.
After the clerk’s office evaluates the RFI submissions, which are due Aug. 4, the county may issue a request for proposals to continue the process of building the new technology.
Travis County is not alone in creating a system from scratch. Los Angeles County, California, is also in the process of developing its own voting technology.
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