Case Study: Larimer County achieves 90% faster installation and 60% per-camera cost savings for election security with Verkada

How a Colorado County Leverages Hybrid Cloud Cameras for Election Security

Larimer County, Colorado (Clerk and Recorder Office) faced a fast-moving challenge: expand 24/7 video monitoring for election drop boxes from 3 to 23 within six months while meeting strict retention rules and supporting remote deployments. They selected Verkada’s hybrid cloud cameras and the Verkada Command platform (with PoE and Cradlepoint cellular options) to provide a fast, flexible, and compliant video solution.

Verkada’s plug-and-play cameras and cloud-managed Command software let Larimer deploy systems in hours instead of days, complete the 23-site rollout on schedule, and repurpose cameras across locations. The implementation delivered measurable results: roughly 90% faster installation, about 60% cost savings per camera (installation time reduced from ~48 hours to ~5 hours), low steady-state bandwidth (~20 kbps per camera), on-device SSD retention up to 365 days plus cloud archival to meet 25-month requirements, and simplified user provisioning for municipalities. Larimer continues to use Verkada for remote monitoring, events, and future elections.

Larimer County

Nick Babion

Logistics and Projects Supervisor