Overview
- Election officials ran a public logic-and-accuracy test on Monday that validated a batch of 41 tabulation machines and produced results that matched the predetermined sample totals.
- Staff have created about 38,000 mock ballots and say they have tested more than 1,100 machines countywide to check that each ballot mark is read, recorded and tallied correctly.
- Florida law requires the public pre-election test, which compares machine counts to preset vote totals so candidates and voters can observe the process.
- Officials say any machine that shows discrepancies will be removed from service and machines will be secured until they are deployed for early voting and Election Day.
- The elections office is still recruiting poll workers and is urging voters to renew vote-by-mail requests by 5 p.m. on August 6 and to confirm polling locations changed by redistricting.