Procurement of Voting Machines
The Office of General Services (OGS) Procurement Services Group (PSG) provides centralized statewide contracts for
commodities, services and technology for use by all state agencies, political subdivisions and others authorized by law
(such as County Boards of Elections) to use state contracts.
To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), New York State is required to replace 10,000 to 20,000 lever
action voting machines with new machines complying with the requirements of HAVA.
These machines need to be delivered, tested, and be ready for operation as well as having personnel trained in the
use of these machines by September 2007. The New York State Board of Elections (BOE) has developed Voting
Systems standards that are contained in the contract. In conjunction with OGS, the State BOE has also awarded a
contract for the independent testing of machines to certify compliance with these standards. A copy of the contract
and standards that prospective contractors must meet is available via link below that says Contract Template.
