Local clerks are publicly testing voting machines, so you can understand how they work
The public demonstration was made ahead of this year s August primary.
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BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. â Itâs not Byron Township Clerk Peggy Sattlerâs first public test of election equipment, but with some continuing to cast doubt on the security of the November election there are certainly more eyeballs on the process, this go-around.
âIt has been a little frustrating because we did spend quite a few months before the election trying to educate the voters on how transparent everything is, and that there are checks and balances,â Sattler said of those making unsubstantiated election fraud claims. âThen the November election came along, and then we were right back in again trying to explain this.â
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