Vote counting equipment testing on Wednesday June 29

A "Logic and Accuracy" test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County is scheduled for June 29th. The test works by tallying the results of a prepared set of ballots to see if the results match the votes cast. The test will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Elections Office located at 55 Second Street, Suite A, in Friday Harbor.

June 15, 2016 1:30 am

A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County is scheduled for June 29th. The test works by tallying the results of a prepared set of ballots to see if the results match the votes cast. The test will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Elections Office located at 55 Second Street, Suite A, in Friday Harbor.

A representative of the Secretary of State’s Elections Division will be present for the test. The test is performed before every local, state or federal election to ensure that tabulation hardware and software equipment are compliant with Washington State rules and will accurately count the votes. All interested members of the public are invited to observe. Call the Elections Office at (360) 378-3357 for info.