Presidential Primary Vote counting equipment testing

Submitted by the San Juan County Auditor’s Office

A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment to be used in San Juan County for the March 10 Presidential Primary is scheduled for 11 a.m., Feb. 24 at the Elections Office located at 55 Second St, Suite A, in Friday Harbor. The test works by tallying the results of a prepared set of ballots to see if the results match the votes cast.

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. For questions about the test, please contact the Elections Office at 360-378-3357.