New Voting Machines for Travis County

     This article feature in Texas Tribune is very interesting because it shows Travis county officials that saw a problem and are taking action to fix it.  Fed up with the old system, local office holder, DeBeauvoir, is working on creating a new software system to replace the previous technology.

     This new software should make it easier, more accurate and more efficient to vote, so people that were previously concerned with the difficulty and flaws in the system would be more likely to cast votes now that those issues are being improved. It uses new cutting edge technology and paper audits as an alternative to the old, sometimes faulty method of casting votes. 

     Because of the cost of $8.5 million, DeBeauvoir is looking to share the technology with neighboring counties. This deal, if successful, could help boost rapport between the local government offices.

     It will be interesting to see if the product will be successful in the next gubernatorial race.  Perhaps it will grow beyond just Travis County and other local Texas polling centers to become a system used nationwide.