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New voting system eyed
A new voting system may be in place in time for the next election. Election Commissioners discussed using the Openelect Voting Interface Vote Center (OVI-VC) during a special meeting held Monday afternoon. Election Administrator Steve Gaddis said applications for grant money from the state can be turned in beginning July 15 and he wanted Polk County to be one of the first on the list. Election Commissioners discussed using the Openelect Voting Interface Vote Center (OVI-VC) during a special meeting held Monday afternoon.
Todd Mullen with RBM Consulting was on hand with a proposal that included 15 units, 43 ADA keypads and headsets, voting booths, software, and training at a total cost of a little over $285,000. Grant money should cover 90% of the purchase cost. Once the units are shipped, Mullen said, technicians will come down to uncrate and unpack everything to ensure it is in tact and begin training. A total of five training days are included in the proposal, and technicians will come down for two elections to assist.
The OVI-VC units have touch screen voting and can print ballots on-demand and be reviewed by the voter before being submitted. Voters will be able to go back and correct mistakes before casting their ballot. Gaddis said another good point was that the ballots could be printed anywhere – at a print shop or even in the office – rather than having to be purchased from the company. Monroe and Hamilton Counties are said to be adopting this machine, as well.
According to Mullen, the voting process will be as transparent as possible for both the voter and the election office. An audit trail is available for anyone to go back and see what has been done on the machines since the beginning. He said outside viewers would not be able to see the original document, but could be sent files to show what had been done with each machine.
Commissioners will vote on the proposal at the July 11th regular meeting.
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