DORAL, Fla. — The Office of the Supervisor of Elections of Miami-Dade County performed a public test of voting machines on Wednesday in Doral.
Alina Garcia, the supervisor, and Juan C. Mendieta, the deputy supervisor, participated in the test at 2700 NW 87 Ave. ahead of the Aug. 18 primary elections.
“Transparency is critical to maintaining public confidence in our elections,” Garcia said in a statement.
The Logic and Accuracy test includes casting test ballots with a predetermined set of results to verify that the equipment correctly captures and reports each vote, according to Mendieta.
Attorney Eduardo Vidal, of the watchgroup Election Integrity Brigade of Miami-Dade County, was among the witnesses.
“We always keep an eye on the super of elections. We have done that for several years,” Vidal said. “It’s not that we don’t trust them, but as Reagan said, ‘Trust but verify.’”
In a digital world, Vidal said it’s important to keep a tangible record.
“You can have the pictures, but you need to keep the paper,” Vidal said. “The paper is what provides the real evidence.”
With Florida’s redistricting, Garcia said her team’s tasks also included notifications to voters.
“We send them mail, we send them e-mail, we send them texts,” Garcia said.
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Related links
- Official testing announcement
- Florida Division of Elections guidelines
- U.S. Election Assistance Commission
- DS300 System & Software
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