Internet and Telephone Voting System

The vendor required to provide internet and telephone voting system as the sole method of voting for the 2026 municipal election and any subsequent by-elections.
- Professional and associated services, including the supply, implementation, and training, to deliver and support a secure public voting platform the township's 2026 municipal election, and any subsequent by-elections during the term of the contract. 
- Provide a voting platform accessible through two (2) integrated voting options:
•    Internet voting system (the "internet voting system") accessible via the internet; and
•    Telephone voting system (the "telephone voting system") accessible via a local or toll-free telephone number.
- The complete voting platform, incorporating both the internet and telephone voting system options (collectively, the "solution"), must be capable of providing high service availability for all eligible voters, scaling to meet the demands of peak voting times, and completing the tabulation of results promptly after the legislated close of voting on the final voting day. 
- The solution should utilize a one-step voter authentication model.
- The solution must also securely and seamlessly integrate with the internet voters' list management application, voter view, to support the integrity of the voting process through real-time voter additions, corrections, and strike-offs.
- The solution shall be fully cloud hosted by the supplier and include the provision and management of all communications and storage infrastructure to ensure a secure, reliable and effective solution, as further defined in these deliverables.
- Voting day
•    On voting day, the solution will be shut down at 8:00pm, with the exception of the voting assistance centers where the election officials will shut down the devices after 8:00pm once all the voters in the center have finished voting. 
•    Following the closure of the centers, votes will be tabulated, and the township will display the unofficial results on various media channels.