Successful Primaries for Hart Customers in Ohio and Texas

published 03/05/2008

AUSTIN, Texas – In a closely watched election with record-breaking voter turnout, voters across Texas and Ohio cast their Primary Election ballots with ease using Austin-based Hart InterCivic's eScan and eSlate equipment on Tuesday, March 4.

"Both the eScan paper-based in-precinct scanner and the eSlate electronic voting system provided voters with secure, accurate, and reliable voting options," said Phillip Braithwaite, Hart's Senior Vice President and General Manager of Election Solutions, "Election Night was about the results, not about the equipment... and that is as it should be."

Braithwaite added, "We understand that lines were long across Texas and Ohio, and Hart’s equipment performed smoothly in the face of this demand. The time to prepare for long lines in upcoming elections is now, and one way to do so is with additional equipment."

Hart InterCivic provides Ohio counties with eScan in-precinct paper ballot scanners and eSlate electronic voting equipment that includes the voter verifiable paper audit trail. Voters in Texas also use the eScan and eSlate. Absentee ballots were scanned centrally on Hart’s Ballot Now digital scanning equipment. "The complexity of this election was huge," said Braithwaite. "For example, Hamilton County, Ohio ran their election with well over one thousand pieces of polling place equipment, and Harris County, Texas deployed almost ten thousand pieces of equipment for this Election Day. Running one of these elections is a major event, and these were fantastic successes for our customers and their voters."

About Hart InterCivic
Hart InterCivic is one of the nation's largest providers of voting systems with customers in 13 states and hundreds of local jurisdictions, including some of the nation's largest counties.

Hart InterCivic is a leading national technology and services provider for state and local government election and GIS-integrated database solutions. Hart product offerings include eSlate electronic voting equipment and the Hart Vantage geo-content product suite. Nearly a century ago, Hart InterCivic started as a company focused on printing forms for local governments in Texas. The company has evolved into a national leader in software and service solutions for the public sector. Hart's business values are centered on heritage, integrity, reliability and personalized customer service. A recipient of the Samaritan Center Ethics in Business Award, Hart InterCivic is a privately held corporation based in Austin, Texas. For more information please visit www.hartintercivic.com.

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Contact Information

Peter Lichtenheld
512.252.6578
plichtenheld@hartic.com