Ahead of Nebraska’s May 12 primary election, Secretary of State Bob Evnen will visit eight county election offices and stamp his seal of approval on vote counting machines as part of a five-day “election transparency tour.”
Logic and accuracy testing is conducted prior to every statewide election in accordance with Nebraska law.
Three different sets of test ballots are used to test the ballot tabulators: one provided by the entity that programmed the tabulator, another filled out by an election official, and the third filled out by a voter registered to a different political party than the election official. The machine test results must match the known figures exactly for the test to pass.
“Each of our 93 counties will perform tests of their equipment to check that the machines are working perfectly prior to election day,” said Evnen in a statement. “These tests are completed before every election and are just one of the many processes we have in place to ensure Nebraska’s elections run smoothly and accurately every time.”
Secretary Evnen will personally observe logic and accuracy testing in the following counties:
- April 24 – Lancaster County
- April 27 – Scotts Bluff County and Lincoln County
- April 28 – Buffalo County and Hall County
- April 29 – Douglas County and Sarpy County
- April 30 – Madison County
A law passed by the Nebraska Unicameral last year allows one representative from each legally recognized political party to observe logic and accuracy testing in each county.