Optical Scan Voting Machines to Be Used in All County School Districts for May Elections

All 18 school districts in Chautauqua County will be using the county Board of Elections' optical scan voting machines for this year's school district elections coming up on May 17th. That from County Elections Commissioner Norm Green, who adds that Randolph -- over in Cattaraugus County -- will also be using the optical scan machines, due to part of that district being in Chautauqua County...

Norm Green: optical scan machines in all school districts

Green says the Board of Elections has designed and printed ballots for all 19 districts and will program and service the voting machines. He says the school district clerk remains the chief election officer for all school elections...

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Sample ballots for all districts can be seen here. Green is hopeful the switch to the optical scan machines will increase voter participation.