From Staff Reports
On Thursday, Sept. 26, the McDowell County Board of Elections will conduct tests on voting systems that will be used in the upcoming general elections.
Logic and accuracy testing ensures each voting system will correctly count and tabulate each ballot cast, a news release from the board of elections said. Before every election, county boards complete the testing to ensure proper coding of ballots and tabulation of votes for every contest, according to the news release.
Ballots of each style are coded for a mock election and run through the tabulator. The tests check the voting system's ability to read each ballot style and the accuracy of the tabulator when counting votes. A bipartisan team oversees the preparation of the machines and ballots and conducts the tests.
After testing, election staff will reset the equipment to ensure no test information remains on the system heading into the elections.
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The tests are open to the public. The public may view the equipment preparation and testing, but cannot interfere with the process, according to the news release.
The tests will happen at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the McDowell County Board of Elections, located at 2458 N.C. Hwy. 226 S in Marion.
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