News Details - New Voting System Passes Audit

Voters in the City of Ithaca used an optical scan voting system for the first time for the November 3 General Election. On Friday November 6, the Board of Elections conducted an audit to see if the machines tabulated correctly, as per New York State election law.

After a random drawing, 5 of the 10 machines were selected to be audited. Two bipartisan teams manually counted the original paper ballots, and the results were compared to the machine’s totals. No discrepancies were found.

Next year all polling places in Tompkins County will use the optical scan voting system. A video showing how the new system works can be viewed at votetompkins.com.

The Board of Elections is located at 128 E. Buffalo Street, Ithaca, NY, and open M-F 8:30 - 4:30. For more information, go to votetompkins.com, or contact Commissioners Elizabeth W. Cree (R) or Stephen M. DeWitt (D) at 607-274-5522.

11-10-2009