A public test of voting machines is planned for Tuesday in the Starke County Clerk’s Office and in the Pulaski County Clerk’s Office.
Continue readingPublic Test of Voting Machines Planned Tuesday in Starke, Pulaski Counties
Pulaski County Council Approves Purchase of IPads, Encoders for 2022 Election
Pulaski County Election Board to Pay More for IT Consultant in 2022
The Pulaski County Election Board is budgeting for a big election cycle in 2022. It isn’t a presidential election, but Clerk JoLynn Behny notes that many town and county offices are on the ballot. “The four district [county] council, we’ve got one commissioner, sheriff, prosecutor, assessor, clerk,” she told the rest of the county election board Monday.
Continue readingStarke County Election Board Approves use of HAVA Grant Funds
Voting for people in wheelchairs will become easier after a decision made by the Starke County Election Board last week
Continue readingPulaski County Election Board to Implement Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail for Early Voting
Voting machines in Indiana will have to be able to give voters a printout of their choices by the end of 2029, but some Pulaski County voters will get to try it out during this year’s elections. The state has given the county 20 of the “voter verifiable paper audit trail” printers. That isn’t enough to equip all of the machines on Election Day, but Clerk JoLynn Behny says the election board has decided to roll them out for early voting.
Continue readingPulaski County Election Board Working on Technology Agreements for 2020 Elections
The Pulaski County Election Board is arranging tech support for this year’s election cycle.
Continue readingStarke County Election Board to Hold Public Voting Machine Test Later this Month
The Starke County Election Board continues preparing for the upcoming North Judson election. The public test of the voting machines will take place Thursday, September 26 at 9:00 a.m. in the second floor meeting room in the Starke County Courthouse.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Support Move to Vote Centers
The Starke County Commissioners approved a motion Monday night to direct the Starke County Election Board to move forward with a move from precinct voting sites to Vote Centers.
Continue readingPulaski County Getting Upgraded Election Computers
Proposed Senate Bill May Force Replacement of Starke County’s Voting Machines
Plans to upgrade Starke County’s voting machines may be put on hold, pending the outcome of a bill in the Indiana Senate. Senate Bill 570 proposes a number of new requirements related to election cyber security. Notably, any electronic voting systems would have to have a “voter verifiable paper audit trail,”starting in 2022.
Continue readingStarke County Election Board to Upgrade Voting Machines
The Starke County Election Board members will be looking into upgrading the county’s Microvote voting machines.
Starke County Election Board Finalizes Plans for This Week’s Poll Worker Training Sessions
Starke County expects to have a total of 20 first-time poll workers this Election Day. During last week’s election board meeting, board member Peg Brettin said voters will notice some younger people working the polls, “Because many of the older people either, one, don’t want to do it anymore, or two, are deceased,” she explained. “So that’s one of the reasons why you’re going to see a lot of new people out there.”
Starke County Election Board Continues Discussing Secure Storage Options for Voting Machines
Steps are being taken to secure Starke County’s voting machines. Clerk Vicki Cooley told the rest of the election board Wednesday that plans are in the works to build a state-compliant secure storage room, within an existing storage area.
Starke, Pulaski Election Boards Finalize Plans for Next Week’s Primary
Final preparations are underway for next week’s primary elections. The Starke and Pulaski county election boards both have poll worker training sessions scheduled for this week.
Microvote Representative Discusses Operating System Upgrade in Voting Machines
The Starke County Council members were notified Monday night that the county’s Microvote machines may need an operating system update.
Starke County Council, Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Council members will discuss a request from Sheriff Bill Dulin about a new CAD system when they meet tonight. Sheriff Dulin said in a previous meeting that an update with the current system limits what the staff can use in terms of gathering pertinent information concerning drug cases for the application of grant funds. A new program could cost upwards of $150,000, which was the last preliminary estimate figured by Dulin, but he will have more information for the council members tonight.
Starke Election Board to Discuss Voting Machine Upgrades with County Council, Commissioners
The Starke County Election Board is ready to take its proposal for voting machine upgrades to the county council and commissioners. Vendor MicroVote wants to bring the county’s 46 machines up to the latest federal standards, in time for the 2020 presidential election. Board members decided Wednesday to discuss the upgrades with the county council and commissioners during their March 19 meetings.
Starke County Council and Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Council members will meet for the first time in 2018 tonight at 6 p.m. CT where the reorganization of the council is planned and 2018 appointments will be filled.
Starke County Working to Increase Voting Machine Storage Security
The Starke County Election Board is taking steps to keep voters’ ballots secure. New regulations now require that voting machines be locked up when they aren’t in use, to prevent tampering.
Starke County Election Board to Pursue Voting Machine Upgrades
The Starke County Election Board has decided to proceed with upgrades to the county’s 46 voting machines. Steve Shamo with vendor MicroVote said the goal is to bring the machines up to the latest federal standards, in time for the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
