Purchase of New Election Equipment

BACKGROUND: Pursuant to Section 7.60, of the Wisconsin Statutes, Sauk County is responsible to canvass votes for all voting wards within the County and to aggregate and report these results to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.  This process is accomplished through the use of electronic vote tabulators, located at each polling place, which transmit these results electronically to an election management system in the County Clerk’s Office.  Resolution 77-2015 authorized the purchase of the system and equipment currently utilized by the County and Municipalities.

The current election equipment is becoming very slow and is having issues with parts due to its age. Typically, voting systems last 10 years. 

The County Clerk has submitted a request for replacement cost of the current equipment.  The Executive & Legislative Committee and Finance, Personnel & Insurance Committee has reviewed this matter and found it in the best interest of Sauk County to accept the following proposal:

Election Systems and Software (ES&S) for $491,208.00 for an Election Management System and related voting equipment for 37 Municipalities.