Hart currently has the only EAC certified voting system in Texas
that meets the recent 2025 HAVA Election Security Grant advisory.

The original Texas SOS Elections Division message dated August 25, 2025, stated that voting systems using QR codes or barcodes would not be approved for HAVA Election Security Grant funds usage. Hart immediately contacted the Texas SOS Elections Division office to clarify that our ballots do include these elements but never encode voter selections.

The TX SOS Elections Division has since issued a correction:

“Ballot marking devices that utilize a barcode or QR code to encode a voter’s selections on the ballot will not be approved even if it is currently certified. This includes systems that vendors anticipate making modifications to for recertification. Systems that use a barcode or QR code but do not encode a voter’s selections on the ballot are still eligible for funding.”

Hart Voting Systems are Eligible for HAVA Grant Funds

Hart systems do not encode voter selections in QR or barcodes. Our QR codes and barcodes are used exclusively for non-vote data such as precinct information, ballot type, and accessibility settings. This approach improves scanning speed, preserves ballot space, and enhances the voter experience, especially for those using assistive technologies.

Hart ballots are fully voter-verifiable, what voters see is what is used for tabulation.

To learn more about “Why Hart Has Never Stored Votes in Barcodes” read our recent news article: Decoding the Ballot: Why Hart InterCivic Has Never Stored Votes in Barcodes – Hart InterCivic

If you have questions on this topic, please contact us at 1.800.223.4278 or email info@hartic.com.