The Brief
California elections offices must test ballot-counting machines before each election by state law.
Contra Costa County's elections office conducted its test Friday on a batch of 25,000 test ballots, and staff say the machines returned accurate counts.
The public was able to view the testing on Friday and will be able to view ballot processing on election day for transparency.
MARTINEZ, Calif. - Ballot-counting machines were running in Contra Costa County on Friday as the elections office conducted a state-mandated test designed to ensure the accuracy and security of its voting equipment.
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement California election law requires every county elections office to conduct a logic and accuracy test at least seven days before an election. The process is intended to confirm that ballot scanners and tabulators are working properly.
Inside a secured vote-counting room at the Contra Costa County Elections Office in Martinez, election workers processed thousands of test ballots Friday.
"We absolutely have to guarantee that the equipment we use for the election works the way that it should and the public can have confidence in that," Co...