Atlantic County to Serve as Pilot for April 20 Elections
April 16, 2021, 9:34 am | in
Atlantic County to Serve as Pilot for April 20 Elections
Voters in Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township will get a sneak peek at the future of New Jersey elections during the April 20, 2021 Special School and Fire District elections. Ballots for the two towns will be displayed on new electronic voting machines featuring a paper-verified audit trail. Voters will also check-in using an electronic poll book (epoll book) rather than the normal paper book.
“We’re excited to showcase this new technology in the western portion of Atlantic County,” remarked Maureen Bugdon, Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections and Commissioner of Registration. “This is particularly exciting given that our first responders, school officials and their communities will have the first opportunity to experience epoll books and electronic machines on behalf of our county,” she continued. “It is also the first time a New Jersey county will offer both technologies in a live School/Fire Elections event, so it’s certainly an important milestone.”