County of Chatham recently issued the following announcement.
On October 5, 2021, the Chatham County Board of Elections will conduct logic and accuracy (L&A) tests on voting systems that will be used in the upcoming municipal elections. L&A testing ensures each voting system will correctly count and tabulate each ballot cast.
Elections to be held on November 2, 2021, will be the Town of Pittsboro, Town of Goldston, and the Goldston Gulf Sanitary District.
Before every election, county boards complete L&A testing to ensure proper coding of ballots and tabulation of votes for every contest.
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 L&A test information remains on the system heading into the elections.
If residents wish to witness the process, L&A tests are open to the public. The public may view the equipment preparation and testing if they do not interfere with the process. Due to lack of space and current COVID-19 restrictions, testing will be live streamed from the Board of Elections office. Visit the Chatham County Board of Elections website at www.chathamcountync.gov/elections for information on how to access the live streamed event.
Date: October 5, 2021
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Chatham County Board of Elections office – live streamed
Contact: Board of Elections office at 919-545-8500 or elections@chathamcountync.gov
Original source can be found here.
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