3.1.1 Business Objective 1 Improve efficiency automate time consuming and error prone – manual processes and improve integration between election systems. Business Objective 2 Reduce costs reduce reliance on costly software systems that do not – adequately meet NM election requirements. Establish standardization and uniformity in critical election Business Objective 3 administration areas. Improve customer satisfaction Reduce reliance on commercial – Business Objective 4 products that are not prone to integration by implementing a more custom, agile system that meets the requirements of the SOS and the county clerks. 3.1.2 Utilize IT to automate, standardize, and streamline election processes Technical objective 1 statewide. Reduce IT system complexity. Technical Objective 2 Ensure business continuity requirements of mission critical Technical Objective 3 applications are addressed. Replace and consolidate legacy equipment and applications. Technical Objective 4 Implement modern, custom election management system that integrates critical processes and systems while ensuring federal and Technical Objective 5 state requirements are met. Reduce IT maintenance costs. technical Objective 6 3.2 This project will include replacing many election management systems and processes and developing key system interfaces. However, it does not include replacing the Campaign Finance Information System or e-pollbook systems, however, interfacing with these systems is planned to reduce duplicate key entry.
3.1.1 Business Objective 1 Improve efficiency – automate time consuming and error prone manual processes and improve integration between election systems. Business Objective 2 Reduce costs – reduce reliance on costly software systems that do not adequately meet NM election requirements. Business Objective 3 Establish standardization and uniformity in critical election administration areas. Business Objective 4 Improve customer satisfaction – Reduce reliance on commercial products that are not prone to integration by implementing a more custom, agile system that meets the requirements of the SOS and the county clerks. 3.1.2 Technical objective 1 Utilize IT to automate, standardize, and streamline election processes statewide. Technical Objective 2 Reduce IT system complexity. Technical Objective 3 Ensure business continuity requirements of mission critical applications are addressed. Technical Objective 4 Replace and consolidate legacy equipment and applications. Technical Objective 5 Implement modern, custom election management system that integrates critical processes and systems while ensuring federal and state requirements are met. technical Objective 6 Reduce IT maintenance costs. 3.2 This project will include replacing many election management systems and processes and developing key system interfaces. However, it does not include replacing the Campaign Finance Information System or e-pollbook systems, however, interfacing with these systems is planned to reduce duplicate key entry.
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