Update on the City of Madison’s $1.5M Grant Received from CTCL
Email from Ron Heuer, President of Wisconsin Voters Alliance – March 22, 2024
We had received notification in January that the City of Madison had received $500,000 of the total $1,500,000 of the CTCL grant on December 27th and at that time in January, none of the money had been spent.
Here is an update on the City of Madison’s $1.5M grant they received from CTCL. As of March 22, 2024:
Current Disposition
City of Madison Wisconsin – U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence CTCL $1.5M Grant.
We had received notification in January that the City of Madison had received $500,000 of the total $1,500,000 of the CTCL grant on December 27th and at that time in January, none of the money had been spent.
Today, I received an update from the City of Madison accounting department that, indeed, they had received the balance of $1,000,000 on December 28. So, the City of Madison has received the entire $1,500,000.
In addition, I learned that in a Jan 18, 2024 City Council meeting, $279,608 had been allocated in Resolution 24-00068 for the purchase of Election Security carts, the company being EZ Carts. I have also attached a PDF that was used during that meeting describing the EZ Cart product. To authorize the noncompetitive purchase of goods from Printelect as a sole source provider of election security carts for the City Clerk’s Office. Sponsors: Jael Currie, John W. Duncan, Derek Field, Sabrina V. Madison and Michael E. Verveer.
A second resolution was passed on Jan 18th allocating $1,040,720 for the purchase of an end to end absentee ballot system.
Authorizing the payment of goods from DMT Solutions Global Corporation dba Bluecrest on a cooperative contract of an automated absentee ballot mailing system for the City Clerk’s Office prior to the delivery of all goods.
In summation, $1,320,328 of the $1.5M has been allocated to be spent, leaving a balance of $179,672 to yet be allocated or spent.
Ron Heuer
President, WVA
Clark County Board of Commissioners Agenda Item:
A recommendation to authorize the county manager (or his designee) to execute the submission of a grant application and accept the award from the Center of Tech and Civic Life, in the
amount of $3,000,000.00 for expenses related to election administration during the
upcoming elections.
Illinois – Press Release: Macoupin County Purchases Building With Money from CTCL Grant
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Press Release: County Purchases New Building for Voting Center Across from Courthouse
Macoupin County voters will have a new place to early vote in person starting in 2024, County Clerk Pete Duncan announced recently. The County has purchased an office building just across the street from the Courthouse in Carlinville that will serve as the Macoupin Voting Center.
Utilizing the grant the Election Office received as being named one of the ten Centers for Election Excellence nationwide, Duncan worked with the County Board to purchase the building without using any taxpayer dollars. The grant covered the costs of the purchase and will cover the necessary upgrades and renovations to the building. For example, a ramp will need to installed for access to the main floor for better access to the public.
“I appreciate that the County Board agreed with me that using the Election Excellence grant, we should create a voting center as part of the Courthouse complex,” Duncan said. Voters who wish to vote early in person will now be able to utilize the parking right outside the building entrance, walk right in, and cast their ballot instead of trying to find parking around the Courthouse and going through the security entrance to get to the next floor up from the public entrance to vote.”
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