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Budget Amendments - HB1700 (Conference Report)

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Item 83 #3c

Item 83 #3c

Administration
Department of Elections

Language

Page 81, after line 27, insert:

"H. No funds available within this appropriation shall be expended to substantially rebuild the Virginia Election & Registration Information System (VERIS) until such time as the Department of Elections, in consultation with the Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), has (i) solicited feedback from the GR/EB Duties Workgroup, (ii) developed a product requirements document, and (iii) developed a draft request for proposals document for a potential replacement to the VERIS system. The Department shall submit a report to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by December 1, 2019, including the completed product requirements document and draft request for proposals document, as well as an assessment by the Department regarding the options of replacing or rebuilding the VERIS system, including the use of third-party vendors."        



Explanation

(This amendment provides that, prior to expending funds for a substantial rebuild or replacement of the Virginia Election and Registration Information System, that the Department of Elections, in consultation with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, has met certain requirements, and has submitted those requirements in a report to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by December 1, 2019.)