Reminder: Election Office holding Logic & Accuracy Testing beginning tomorrow morning

As previously reported by WNEG News, the Stephens County Elections Office will hold the state-mandated Logic and Accuracy testing beginning at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. 

Testing will take place at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse, 37 West Tugalo Street in Toccoa and will continue from day to day as needed until testing is complete and vote taking and tabulating equipment is verified as accurate.

Stephens County Election Supervisor Bruce Carlisle explained that Logic and Accuracy testing is, in essence, a mock election conducted to test the voting equipment, and is conducted in every county in Georgia. 

According to documentation from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, Logic and Accuracy Testing is a collection of pre-election procedures that ensure that the voting equipment and ballots to be used in an upcoming election can properly display the ballot, collect votes, and tabulate results. 

Equipment for every Polling Site, including Ballot Marking Devices, Polling Pad, and Printers, will undergo function testing to ensure that the equipment operates properly.

This testing process also confirms that the equipment is loaded with the correct system software and firmware, as certified by the Georgia Secretary of State.

Carlisle stated that although the public is welcome, and in fact, encouraged, to attend the testing, the same rules that will be in force during the actual voting period, will also be in effect during L&A testing, in that there will be no still photo, audio or video recording.

Anyone with questions regarding Logic and Accuracy Testing can contact the elections office by calling 706-886-8954.