WPCNR County Clarion-Ledger. From Westchester County Board of Elections. March 24, 2006: Election machine systems manufacturers will demonstrate their voting systems Thursday, March 30 from 1 to 7 P.M. at the invitation of the Board of Elections. The demonstrations will be held in Room B of the Westchester County Center in White Plains and are open to the public.
Participating voting system venders are as follows: Sequoia Voting Systems, Election Systems & Software (ES&S), Liberty Election Systems and Avante International Technology. Additionally, Robis, Inc. will demonstrate its AskED voter assistance product and informational brochures will be on hand from IVS, which specializes in telephone voting.
Four years ago almost to the month, the White Plains Common Council considered electronic voting machines, but put off the decision awaiting state action determining the kind of voting machine the state would accept. That decision is still awaited from the state four years later. To read about those machines considered then, go to the WPCNR Archive at http://www.whiteplainscnr.com/article499.html
The Federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires each state to revamp the existing voting process. One of the major components of this law is the implementation of a new voting system, which must comply with HAVA guidelines as well as regulations that are to be set by the State Board of Elections.
Presently, various venders are gearing up to present their voting system(s) for New York State Board of Elections certification. These venders will be on hand to demonstrate said voting systems.
The Westchester County Board of Elections will be distributing surveys in an effort to gain public input and opinion on the different voting systems.
This event is free of charge and is open to the public.
