Meanwhile, Kemp’s new deputy chief of staff just happens to be a lobbyist for ES&S, Georgia’s current voting machine vendor , which just happens to have a touchscreen barcode system that it wants to sell to the state of Georgia. These systems just happen to cost about $70 million more than hand-marked paper ballots and scanners , while causing the many problems discussed above. And ES&S just happens to have donated $30,000 to help elect Republicans to state office . This is every bit as terrible as it seems.