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Photo credit Getty Images February 2, 2021 02/02/2021 9:18 pm With the 2020 election now firmly in the rearview mirror, Newell spoke to Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin about what went well in Louisiana, and what parts of our election infrastructure still need improvement. “With all of the controversy in and around voting machines, Louisiana has kind of been on the cutting edge of the utilization of technology in the manner in which we vote,” Newell began. “I think back to the hanging chads... and I said, man, we, we are so far out in fr...

Northam announces legislative steps to increase equity in state procurement Governor Northam holding a press briefing. (Source: VPM) By NBC12 Newsroom | January 29, 2021 at 6:33 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 6:33 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - On Friday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced legislative steps to increase equity in state procurement. The results from a state disparity study “demonstrate the need for narrowly tailored race- and gender-conscious measures to increase equitable opportunities for woman- and minority-owned businesses in state contracting.” The results will help guid...

Louisiana Hopeful to Finally Replace Antiquated Voting Machines Enter your number to get our free mobile app The old joke goes something like this. Louisiana finally got new voting machines and sold their old ones to Nebraska. Nebraska just had their first election with those machines and it looks like Edwin Edwards will be their new Governor. Yeah, our equipment is old. Some say Louisiana's arsenal of ten thousand voting machines are thirty years old. Just think about that for a minute. Thirty years old. That means some have been around since 1990. Just how many technical advances have been ...

Request for Proposal issued for new voting machines for Louisiana Request for Proposal issued for new voting machines for Louisiana (Source: WAFB) By Caroline Habetz | January 27, 2021 at 9:29 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 9:29 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Request for Proposal (RFP) has been issued by the Office of State Procurement to secure new voting equipment. This new voting equipment will replace the approximately 10,000 machines that are currently in the states stock. While the machines have not caused major incident, they are nearing the end of their lifespan. The Office be...

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, bu...