Six voting systems Louisiana displayed for public testing this summer have been certified to advance to the state’s bidding process, Secretary of State Nancy Landry announced Thursday. Just one of those will ultimately replace Louisiana’s current, decades-old machines.

Companies can only compete for the state contract if their voting system complies with dozens of standards, including using paper ballots, having tamper-evident seals, and not connecting to the internet, among many other requirements.

Previous efforts to replace the voting system have stumbled at multiple junctures in the face of bid-rigging allegations .

Louisiana lawmakers imposed more stringent standards for new machines in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, when false claims the election was rigged prolif

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