Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a Resolution to Adopt the EVS 6.3.0.0 Voting System, as certified by the State of Texas, to be used for early and regular election day voting by Williamson County for the March 5, 2024, election and all subsequent elections, in accordance with Section 123.001(b) of the Texas Election Code.

On June 27, 2023, the Williamson County Commissioner’s Court approved the purchase of an upgrade for Williamson County from Election Systems & Software (ES&S). The upgraded voting system includes ExpressVote ballot marking devices and DS200 and DS300 digital scan precinct tabulators to be available at every Williamson County polling location, as well as DS850 central high-speed digital scanners and tabulators to be used at Central Count to tabulate ballots received by mail. The upgraded voting system will be put into use for the first time on February 20, 2024, during Early Voting for the March 5, 2024, Primary election.