Reply #15: WV: Touch-screen voting: Technology brings ease, efficiency to polls [View All]

[EFerrari]

Touch-screen voting: Technology brings ease, efficiency to polls
Bluefield Daily Telegraph

West Virginians and Virginians will now be able to let their fingers do the walking — on election day.

Secretary of State Betty Ireland was in Mercer County Tuesday, where she made several appearances to demonstrate the new touch-screen voting machines. In Tazewell County, demonstrations of new electronic voting devices have also been held throughout the month.

Plans are for the new machines to be in use in Tazewell County for their May 2 election; and in Mercer and McDowell counties by the May 9 primary.

Although Mercer and McDowell counties — like many across West Virginia — are using paper ballots for early voting, we commend the state and county offices for keeping the tried-and-true method in place instead of rushing the new technology.

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