County voting machines OK
 
 
Plumas County and the Secretary of State have reached an agreement that will allow the county to conduct the Nov. 2 election with the Direct Recording Electronic - Touch Screen Voting System that it has used since the March Primary election in 2002.

"This good news for Plumas County voters means that they may continue to vote in a safe, secure manner with electronic equipment as they have in the past several elections," said Plumas County Clerk-Recorder, Registrar of Voters, Kathy Williams. "Voters will have all of the same options available to them when they cast their ballots at the polls."

The agreement provides that the county will continue to use the Diebold electronic voting system with an additional 25 percent optical scan ballot back-up option. These ballots are the same ballots used by absentee voters.

Also, the Secretary of State has committed to reimbursing the county for any additional costs incurred as a result of any of his directives.

"We've been promised that local taxpayers won't have to bear the extra costs associated with the agreement," Williams said.

Plumas County was one of the first counties to utilize the touch screen system for countywide voting.

Multiple levels of security are built into the Diebold AccuVote TS system in order to assure reliable and accurate recording of votes cast.

The county also conducts testing on each machine prior to every election to verify accuracy and security.

For further information, contact the office of the Registrar of Voters at 530-283-6256.