RFP issued for new voting equipment in La. The current machines have served the voters of Louisiana without major incident, but the status quo cannon be maintained as the lifespan of these machines nears the end. (Source: Scott Pace/KSLA) By Davon Cole | January 28, 2021 at 1:35 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 1:35 PM
STATEWIDE, La. (KPLC) - The Office of State Procurement has issued a Request for Proposals trying to secure new voting equipment to replace the current set of approximately 10,000 machines.
The current machines have served the voters of Louisiana without major incident, but the status quo cannon be maintained as the lifespan of these machines nears the end. The Secretary of State’s Offices says it is financially and operationally prudent to procure new voting equipment so that voters continue to have confidence in their election infrastructure.
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After President Joe Biden’s inauguration this week, and the change in administrations, it is interesting to note that in the last 28 years, Republicans have won the popular vote for president once in seven races, yet have held the land’s highest office for 12 of those years.
The electoral college system has a great deal to do with the abnormality, which is related to how the founding fathers constructed the legislative branch to account for both population and protection for small states.
That arrangement, along with a hefty dose of gerrymandering, has resulted in a federal government controlled by the minority until the most recent election in Georgia which gave Democrats barely control of the presidency, U.S. Senate and U.S. House.
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It didn’t take long to find some.
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