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3 <br /> MailingAddress: <br /> P.O. Box 27255, <br /> VOTE NORTH CAROLINA. (9 9) <br /> Raleigh, <br /> 4-0700 or <br /> l <br /> 522-4723 <br /> `�T' STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS Fax)(919) 7 5-0135 <br /> TO: Alexander County Board of Elections <br /> Anson County Board of Elections <br /> Bladen County Board of Elections <br /> Clay County Board of Elections <br /> Dare County Board of Elections <br /> Franklin County Board of Elections <br /> Halifax County Board of Elections <br /> Northampton County Board of Elections <br /> Orange County Board of Elections <br /> Pamlico County Board of Elections <br /> Pitt County Board of Elections <br /> Sampson County Board of Elections <br /> Stokes County Board of Elections <br /> Watauga County Board of Elections <br /> FROM: Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director <br /> DATE: January 30,2025 <br /> RE: Homeland Security Grant Program award to replace Unity 3.4.1.1 <br /> On September 1, 2024,the State Board of Elections was awarded $42,100 to improve election security <br /> by replacing outdated, Windows XP reliant Unity election management systems in counties through the <br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) Homeland Security Grant Program. <br /> As a county listed in this memorandum, the State Board of Elections shall pay for your county to <br /> upgrade/replace Unity 3.4.1.1, which has Windows XP as its operating system and is no longer <br /> supported.The grant award is evenly divided among the 14 identified counties, such that each county <br /> may apply$3,007.14 towards a new election management system per the North Carolina Elections <br /> Systems Certification Program and Numbered Memo 2021-01 (revised July 20, 2023). Payment will be <br /> made by NCSBE to the certified voting system company upon completion of the certification and <br /> procurement process defined in the Certification Program and the numbered memo. <br /> Laptops/desktops provided under this grant will be tagged as State-owned fixed assets, and counties will <br /> be required to maintain inventory records, reportable to the State Board of Elections annually in June. <br /> Questions or additional assistance should be directed to Neil Baddour,Voting Technology Certification <br /> Manager, at neil.baddour@ncsbe.gov. <br />