County Auditor Milene Henley recently announced that “Logic and Accuracy” tests for vote counting equipment which will be used to tally mail-in ballots for the November 3 General Election are scheduled for October 6.  The tests will take place at 11 a.m. in the Elections Office located at 55 Second Street, Suite A, in Friday Harbor.

A representative of the Secretary of State’s Election Division will be present for the test.  The test will be performed to ensure that tabulation hardware and software equipment are compliant with Washington State rules and will accurately count the votes.

All interested members of the public are invited to observe.

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