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Georgia Election Equipment Vendors (as of Dec 2019)
cviog.uga.edu ^ | December 2019

Posted on 12/02/2020 11:31:58 PM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew

1 Vendor Biographies

December 2019

A. Rifkin Company

For over 80 years the A. Rifkin Company has provided security bags and products that give election officials and poll workers secure solutions for protecting elections supplies and ballots during storage and transport. From voter registration logs and provisional ballots to voting machines and data modules. Election security is in the bag! A. Rifkin’s patented Keyless Security products are one of the most popular ways to secure you election information, supplies and most importantly your ballots. Our Keyless Security items are a Rifkin exclusive. Using Keyless security gives you the confidence of knowing your elections supplies cannot be tampered with. What we are most excited about is that we have recently developed a bag that fits in the bottom of the Dominion Voting System to catch your ballots. Making life much easier for your poll workers. As many of you know that with the help of some of the State of Georgia’s Registrars A. Rifkin manufactured a stand up display that is solely for use of Georgia’s required literature. Making taping things to the wall and destroyed posters a thing of the past. Please contact your sales representative Julie Miller of A. Rifkin. 770-519-8390 so I can show you how easy life can be!

Absolute Solutions

1125 Old Brandon Road Flowood, MS 39232 Absolute has been a leading supplier of election products and supplies for almost twenty years. We provide printed ballots, thermal stock, BOD stock, bags, precinct signage, voting stickers, election supplies and mailing services to our partner counties. At Absolute we truly believe that we become a partner with our election customers. The nature of the election industry requires close communication, accuracy and timeliness of delivery. At Absolute we closely monitor our products from receipt of order (and ballot files), proofing, production, packaging, shipment tracking and delivery. Our packaging draws rave reviews from our customers for the ease of distribution to precincts and voting locations. Our ballot production utilizes certified, recommended and name brand papers purchased in truckloads directly from paper mills in roll form. We then convert the paper to exact ballot size needed and utilize new, high speed, digital printers for imaging. This imaging process yields exact registration ensuring scannability. At Absolute we know that there are no "do overs" when it comes to elections. Everything must be correct and at the right location at the right time. Our staff is trained and certified in Dominion Voting systems. We congratulate Dominion Voting on being awarded the State of Georgia and hope you will use us as a resource and partner in your election efforts. Contact us today to begin our partnership! 866-939-990 2

Another Printer, Inc.

TRUST. It’s how we’ve lasted over 30 years. You can trust we’re just a call away. Established in 1982 Another Printer, Inc. is a full-service commercial printer. We aren’t the biggest, but we pride ourselves on the best customer service in the industry. When you call, you speak to a live person immediately. The customer service representative you talk to, will be the one that works on your project. This helps to eliminate errors in translation. We have many capabilities that we do in-house to aide us in providing fast turnarounds, great quality, and custom print to fit your needs. In addition to paper ballots, Another Printer offers QEC Cards, poll worker badges, removable signs, stand-up signs, banners and more! We’re here to give you the tools you need to run honest and accurate elections. Currently operating in Georgia, North and South Carolina, at Another Printer we approach our customers with fairness and with respect. That’s just the kind of people that work here. We’re here for you. Give us a try and we’ll keep you coming back! Call us at (803) 798-1380.

Dominion Voting System, Inc.

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Dominion Voting Systems is one of the largest and most trusted providers of elections technology solutions. Founded in 2003, Dominion’s workforce includes a mix of election veterans who understand technology and engineering experts who understand elections. Dominion is committed to producing the highest quality election solutions and delivering the best support services to more than 3,000 customers across North America. Various initiatives, such as continuous innovation driven by customer partnerships, on-going certification efforts, and commitment to customer satisfaction, are helping Dominion reach its goal of being the clear partner of choice for election officials.

Tom Feehan, Sr. Project Manager, Georgia Tom joined Dominion Voting in August of 2019 to lead the Project Team in implementing the Dominion Voting solution for Georgia. As Senior Project Manager, his responsibilities include all logistics for product receiving, configuration, acceptance and delivery at the State and County level. He serves as the direct liaison with the Project Manager from the SOS office, and handles all facility management, staffing and other resourcing for the project. Prior to his arrival in Georgia, Tom was a Senior Project Manager for Clear Ballot Group with oversight of all new precinct product installations in Ohio and all audit accounts in New York State. Before that assignment, Tom was the Senior Project Manager for the Maryland State Board of Elections leading their initiative to implement paper ballot voting across the state. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Lafayette College and a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. 3

Scott Tucker – Customer Relations Manager As the Customer Relations Manager, Scott is the primary point of contact for the customer and works closely with the regional operations director in planning, organizing, and managing project teams in order to achieve pre-determined goals. Scott’s election experience started in 2005 working in the state of Ohio for Diebold Elections Systems, Inc. as a Regional Manager and then continued as a National Trainer with the training department. Scott returned to elections with Dominion in 2015 as the Customer Relations Manager for Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. Between Scott’s elections experience he worked in various roles in the IT industry from Customer Support to IT Management.

Beau Roberts – Customer Relations Associate Beau joined Dominion Voting in October of 2019. In his role as Customer Relations Associate, he works closely with the Customer Relations Manager and the regional operations director in planning, organizing, and managing project teams. Beau works directly with the counties overseeing the day to day operations to ensure they receive the product support and service they need to run successful elections. Before joining Dominion Voting, Beau served 2 years as Director of Public Relations for the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office and assisted in implementation of new voting equipment. Prior to his role in Public Relations, Beau served as Confidential Assistant to the Louisiana Secretary of State. Before that assignment, Beau served as an Office Manager for one of Louisiana’s premier lobbying and government relations firms. Beau is a native of Baton Rouge, LA and graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.

Cathi Smothers – Training Specialist Cathi has over 30 years of experience in elections. Cathi served as Deputy Registrar for the Hamilton County, Tennessee Election Commission for nineteen years before joining the original Global Election Systems’ team in 2000. Since that time, she has supported many new system implementations and provided a full range of election support for customers in twenty states. Cathi is also classified as a senior technical specialist. Cathi has also been a member of the Project Lead Teams for the Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, and New Mexico statewide voting system installations. Cathi is currently holds a CERV certification (Certified Elections/Registration Vendor) through the Election Center’s CERA/CERV Professional Education Program.

Mitch Keddrell – Training Specialist Mitch has more than 10 years of election system support and implementation experience that includes assistance with statewide voting systems implementations and working with voting jurisdictions of all sizes across the United States. In his 10 years working with elections, he has managed and executed responsibilities involved with many aspects of voting system implementations and operations.

Easy Vote

EasyVote Solutions provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications that streamlines the processes behind running successful elections. Our customers are city, county and state elections offices with over 100 cities/counties in Georgia and 17 states across the US. Our customers find that the EasyVote Election Management Platform excels at the following; reducing the time to perform election tasks, improving communication and accuracy between election officials and workers; and providing data, enabling election officials to make intelligent, informed decisions. Please visit us at: easyvotesolutions.com or email us at sales@easyvotesolutions.com 855-467-4823 4 Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (EI-ISAC)® The Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (EI-ISAC®) is a voluntary and collaborative effort based on a strong partnership between CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Election Infrastructure Subsector Government Coordinating Council (EIS-GCC).The EI-ISAC and its 24x7x365 Security Operations Center provide state and local election offices with an election-focused cyber defense suite, including sector-specific threat intelligence products, incident response and remediation, threat and vulnerability monitoring, cybersecurity awareness and training products, and tools for implementing security best practices.

Election Source

Your Election Supply and Voting Equipment Source Election Source is a full service election company with an experienced election staff that allows us the ability to provide the best election services and supplies to all of our customers for the past 10 years. We have experience in all aspects of optical scan and paper ballot voting including sales, service, implementation, training and support for thousands of municipalities and unions. Election Source is a Dominion dealer in the State of Michigan since inception and have followed their lead of exceptional and exemplary election service. Our project management, implementation and training is among the best in the election industry. Election Source manufactures and supplies a wide variety of election based product and services including the following. www.electionsource.com 1 (888) 742-8037 ESRI Esri was founded to help solve some of the world’s most difficult problems. We do so by supporting our users’ important work with a commitment to science, sustainability, community, education, research, and positive change. We are a global market leader in GIS and have helped customers improve results since 1969. We build ArcGIS, the world’s most powerful mapping and spatial analytics software. We believe location intelligence can unlock data’s full potential in every organization. Ballot Bags & Storage Solutions Voter Accessibility Products Tabulator Coding & Testing Union & Fraternal Election Services Voting Booths & Signs Ballot Printing Election Software Training & Support 5

Inclusion Solutions

Inclusion Solutions is the leading supplier of elections equipment and supplies, including the state-of-the-art MXB® voting booth, the popular Franklin® 4-station voting booth, the Fortress Ballot Box series, and a portfolio of cost-effective signage products for buildings, parking, and services. In the wake of growing cybersecurity needs, Inclusion Solutions also provides a grant-eligible, holistic cybersecurity program to help election officials ensure the integrity of their election systems and processes. To learn more, visit www.inclusionsolutions.com.

KNOWiNK

KNOWiNK combines the knowledge of election officials with former government and commercial information technology professionals to deliver a total solution: The Poll Pad electronic poll book and ePulse election management application. We created the Poll Pad solution to help election officials save taxpayer time and money, and maintain efficient and transparent elections. The Poll Pad solution delivers a high-tech election management suite to the hands of election officials in North America. Founded in 2011, KNOWiNK’s mission is to enhance the election experience for jurisdictions of all sizes. The Poll Pad is a time and cost-saving voter check-in tool designed with election officials, governments and voters in mind. We provide a secure, self-contained Apple iPad application with no appendages required for operation. With ePulse, our election management software, the Poll Pads can import up-to-date information minutes before polling places open, allowing election workers to check-in last-minute registrants, exclude someone who has already voted, direct voters to their correct precinct locations and more. In addition to loading the voter file, jurisdictions can further enhance elections processes by using our additional ePulse modules. ePulse modules include: • Poll worker time-tracking • Customizable real-time and election night reporting • Ballot and inventory tracking • Election Day issue tracking Many clients have praised the Poll Pad solution for drastically reducing the required hours and cost associated with administrating an election. In many ways, the Poll Pad stands out from the competition to deliver a solution that saves taxpayer time and money and maintains efficient and transparent elections. Contact: Londa Young Email: sales@knowink.com Phone: 855-765-5723 6

OKI Data Americas, Inc.

Phone: 1-877-VOTE-OKI Email: elections@okidata.com Website: www.oki.com/us/elections OKI provides a full line of easy-to-use ballot printers designed to meet the rigorous performance and security specifications required by nationwide voting standards. Our commercial reliability, ability to customize and versatile media handling makes us the trusted choice for cost-effective, on-demand ballot printers. Every OKI printer comes with access to a dedicated technical support line and North America-based customer service. You can count on OKI for all of your ballot printing needs.

Runbeck Election Services, Inc.

Company Name: Runbeck Election Services, Inc. Contact Name: Tony Barnfield, Regional Sales Manager Address: 2800 S. 36th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 Phone: 480.455.1066 Email: tbarnfield@runbeck.net Website: www.runbeck.net Runbeck Election Services, Inc. is a full-service, election print, mail, and technology solutions company. We’ve successfully served the elections industry since 1972 by partnering with jurisdictions to provide an unmatched election experience. Contact us to learn more about why we are America’s Election Partner. Ballot & Election Printing Election Mail Services Ballot Printing On-Demand Ballot Duplication Petition Management Automated Signature Verification Cybersecurity & Consulting Election Management & Support 7

RUSH Computer Rentals

Whatever the size or complexity of your project, RUSH Computer Rentals will be your single point of contact to oversee your unique technology requirements. We provide the best equipment in the industry and pledge to get it right throughout your rental experience. Our proven reliability, world-wide reach and exceptional service throughout the rental process make the difference. When preparing each year for elections, security is an important issue. RUSH Computer can provide hardened images of devices including locked USB ports, encryption, anti-virus, browser lockdown and many other configurations. RUSH provides an extensive variety of state-of-the-art computers, peripherals and audio-visual equipment. We are one of the nation’s largest technology rental companies positioned to accommodate your business needs across the country and internationally. Whether you have your own equipment or need to supplement your current inventory, Rush Computer can provide the technology when you need it, when you need it. Ask us about our Rent/Lease/Buy options. CONTACT: Buddy Schwenk, Territory Account Manager, buddy.schwenk@rushcomputer.com 404-804-5201 Joe Korch, Regional Sales Manager, joe.korch@rushcomputer.com 704-527-0191

Scytl

At Scytl we focus on the details so you can focus on your voters. Scytl has been providing Election Night Reporting services to the State of Georgia since 2011. Did you know? In 2018 the State of Georgia ENR page received: 154,732 unique visitors over 7 elections 52% of users viewed the results on a mobile device Over 8,200 races were favorited Over 5,200 reports were downloaded All GEOA members are eligible for discounted rates on ENR at a county level. Ask us how we can help your county improve Election Night Reporting for your constituents. Some other areas we can help are: • Online Election Worker Training: Provide election workers a consistent interactive training program on their personal internet-connected devices, at home or on the go. • Online Voter Education: Expand voter outreach through a custom web experience. Constituents can view sample ballots, find their polling location, and more. Contact Information: Phone: 519 859 8467 Email: leanne.tillaart@scytl.com Website: www.scytl.us 8

Secretary of State

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the CEO and owner of Tendon Systems, LLC. Tendon is a speciality contracting and engineering design firm with nearly 200 employees. The firm has operated in 35 different states. Raffensperger also owns and operates a specialty steel manufacturing plant based in Forsyth County. Additionally, he served two terms in the Georgia General Assembly from 2015-2019. Brad Raffensperger earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Western University and was awareded his MBA from Georgia State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in over 30 states. Brad and his wife, Tricia, have been married for 42 years and live in Johns Cree. Brad is a member of North Point community Church.

Tattnall Ballot Solutions

Tattnall Ballot Solutions, a subsidiary of Tattnall Printing, has provided printed election ballots for counties and cities throughout the state of Georgia since the early 1960s, when the Shoup lever voting machine was introduced. In 2008, Tattnall Ballot Solutions began printing optical scan ballots and is currently a certified printer for Dominion Voting Systems. We center our efforts on service while making sure your ballot ordering and delivery experience is as seamless as possible. Due to our central Georgia location in Reidsville, our customers have the peace of mind that they could pick up their ballots if necessary. For most elections, we send out our fleet of drivers to personally hand deliver ballots throughout the state. For more information and to become one of our customers, please contact: Russ Rhoden, CEO Tattnall Ballot Solutions PO Box 278 114 B. North Main St. Reidsville, Georgia 30453 Phone: 912-557-6761 email: mail@tattnallballot.com 9

Tech Assurance

Since 1994, Tech Assurance has been creatively managing office printing environments from supplies to equipment. Today Tech Assurance has a national presence in 10 states and over 20 locations with a focus of Emergency Free, Worry Free, Print Management solutions with a goal to reduce both unnecessary spending and untimely emergencies. Our national partnerships with brands like HP, Brother, Lexmark & OKI allows us to provide original supplies and equipment at reduced rates while maintaining the most optimum performance for your office print environment. Some of the other tools we use to create efficiencies and boost productivity are our Online Order System with 24/7 access and Print Assurance, our automated software to provide supplies, before you need them, keep up with service when needed and monitor your entire printer/copier fleet for hardware replacement when needed. For most companies, the cost of office printing, routine maintenance, and service is a missed opportunity for significant, cumulative savings. Tech Assurance can share with you how to optimize your printing resources, reduce your operating costs often without any capital expense or hardware purchases and keep your printer fleet Emergency and Worry Free. For the State of Georgia, please contact your local Atlanta office at (706) 225-7623, Fax (706) 225-7624 or by email at sales@techassuranceatl.com. Your local Atlanta Representative George Parson can be reached at george@techassuranceatl.com.

Tenex Software Solutions, Inc.

5402 W.Laurel Street Suite #206 Tampa, FL 33607 Tenex Software Solution, Inc., has been providing IT and software development services to local election offices over the past 19 years. Tenex was founded by IT industry veterans to bring the benefits of rapidly evolving technology to the elections industry. Tenex is a full-service election software provider with product offerings to streamline elections with a full EMS suite including Voter Central (voter registration), Petition Processing, Absentee/VBM Management, Election Force (poll worker management), Election Response (call center and technician management), Live Results (election night reporting), and Election ToDo (election calendar) to name a few. Tenex is also the provider of the award-winning Precinct Central ePollbook, which provides election officials with a state-of-the-art solution for improving the overall election processes while enhancing not only the poll worker and voter experience, but also the overall experience for the election office. Tenex and our expert team of employees currently service over 30 million registered voters. Tenex takes pride in its technical and product development skills as well as the depth of collective elections knowledge its employees bring to the organization. With a proven and successful track record with large county implementations and a proven platform of next generation products for elections, Tenex is a respected and growing company in the elections domain. 10

Tuto Luggage / Mascot Metropolitan Inc.

Tutto Election Bag specializes in election BAG & TROLLEYS and give you award winning (winner of Tylenol/Arthritis Foundation Design Award) product a guaranteed factory direct price. We can also turn around custom bags in a week. Contact Michael@tutto.com or check out tutto.com Telephone No. 650-873-7717 Website: www.tutto.com


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1 posted on 12/02/2020 11:31:58 PM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew

Excellent information.

Names names and some HQ addresses. Need manufacturing and warehouse addresses.

Patriots take note, especially GA Patriots!


2 posted on 12/03/2020 12:58:51 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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