For Immediate Release:
October 19, 2009

Media Contact:
Marie Bertot
mbertot@miamidade.gov
305-375-2274

Christina White
bacog@miamidade.gov
305-488-8403



Miami-Dade Elections prepares for November 3 Election, puts voting equipment to the test


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- 
 The Miami-Dade County Elections Department will be conducting a thorough examination of its voting equipment in preparation for the November 3 municipal elections.  Approximately one-third of Miami-Dade County’s registered voters are eligible to vote on November 3rd, those in the cities of Hialeah, Homestead, Miami and Miami Beach.

 

"As with every election, we put our voting equipment through rigorous testing, replicating real-life election conditions," said Supervisor of Elections Lester Sola. "This is just one of the many extensive efforts we make to ensure the reliability of our equipment."

 

Members of the media are invited to view this "Logic and Accuracy Test." Ballots will be cast according to a predetermined outcome, and then tabulated and reconciled to ensure votes were captured accurately. Each step of the process, from opening the equipment to transmitting and tabulating results, will be recreated and analyzed.

 

Who: Miami-Dade County Elections Department
What: Voting Equipment Testing (Logic and Accuracy Test)
Media Availability with Supervisor of Elections Lester Sola
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Where: Elections Headquarters
2700 NW 87 Avenue
Doral, Florida

 

For more information, call 3-1-1 or log on to www.miamidade.gov/elections.


 

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ELECTIONS
2700 NW 87th Ave.
Miami, Florida 33172
305-499-VOTE (8683)