Snohomish County Elections reports it has purchased a new ballot design and vote-counting system, ClearVote, which will be implemented during the April 24 special election.
“ClearVote operates in an isolated, secure environment and is not connected to the internet,” according to an Elections news release. “Programming that occurs in the system each election is performed by county staff. The system does not contain any voter names or other information, helping to ensure a private ballot for each voter.”
Certified by the Washington Secretary of State, ClearVote is currently used by King, Pierce and Whatcom counties.
“ClearVote includes accessible voting devices that will be deployed in the Auditor’s Office and another remote site each election,” the release states. “The accessible voting devices allow users to mark their ballot independently using their own preferred assistive tools, such as a sip/puff or toggle pad accessory.”
Learn more at snoco.org/elections.
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