Texas Selects IBM to Develop Nation’s Most Advanced, Statewide Voter Registration

Texas Selects IBM to Develop Nation’s Most Advanced, Statewide Voter Registration

The Office of the Texas Secretary of State has selected IBM to assist in developing and implementing a statewide, Web-based solution to make voter registration management efficient, easier and more accurate.

The new system will enable Texas to have a managed, statewide voter registration database that will provide greater security and accuracy of voter registration data. The coordinated statewide effort will help ensure accurate registration while maintaining the integrity of the voter registration system.

For the project, IBM will collaborate with key sub-contractor, Hart InterCivic, an Austin-based company specializing in election management and e-government solutions.

“With this solution, Texas will lead the country as the state with the most advanced, secure and accurate system for maintaining the highest level of voter integrity,” said Roger Williams, Texas’ 105th Secretary of State. “We selected IBM for its global leadership in system integration, application development and e-government solutions, and sub-contractor Hart InterCivic for its in-depth elections management expertise.”

The new system will help Texas meet the requirements of the national Help America Vote Act of 2002. HAVA requires that, for the 2006 election, states must have a statewide, centralized voter registration database and provide provisional ballots to voters whose names do not appear on voter rolls.

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