August 6, 2023
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Want to familiarize yourself with DeKalb County’s new voting machines in advance of the 2024 elections?
Voters will be able to have a “hands-on” experience with the new Microvote voting machines Thursday, August 10, from 2-4 p.m. on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville.
“We are going to have a few voting machines set up in ‘demonstration mode’ to allow voters to see the brighter, more colorful screens and see how simple the new machines are to operate,” said Dennis Stanley, Administrator of Elections. “They will also get a first-hand experience with new the Voter Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPAT) aspect of the machines .”
DeKalb County recently purchased the new models with state funding. New machines were required after the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law requiring all voting machines in the state to have a Voter Verifiable Paper Trail device.
“Our local machine technicians and representatives of the Microvote company will be on hand to assist voters and answer questions,” Stanley said.
“No appointment is necessary, just stop in between 2 and 4 p.m. Thursday, August 10th,” he added.