LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin has selected a Nebraska-based vendor to purchase a statewide voting system.

The company, Elections Systems & Software, had submitted a proposal costing around $29.9 million, which was millions of dollars more than alternatives offered by competitors.

Martin spokesman Chris Powell said on Monday that Unisyn Voting Solutions submitted a proposal at around $24.4 million. Hart InterCivic proposed an estimated $18.8 million.

Powell says Elections Systems & Software was chosen because it met every requirement the secretary of state’s office sought.

Powell says Martin hasn’t yet signed a contract with the company. He says that whenever funding becomes available, Martin will purchase the system and that a contract will be signed at that time.