Sebastian County Election Officials Conduct Public Testing of Voting Machines in Fort Smith
Sebastian County election officials in Fort Smith conducted public testing of voting machines to ensure their accuracy, security, and readiness for the upcoming election. Manda Cravey, Sebastian County election coordinator, stated that every voting machine undergoes thorough testing. The process involves building out every potential ballot outcome, including all seven potential candidates for Fort Smith and every other race, and running them across the machines. The public was invited to test the machines themselves during the Wednesday event. Cravey emphasized the security measures in place, noting that all equipment is sealed within a cage, with logs indicating who accessed it and why. She also highlighted that the voting machines are not connected to the internet, with programming done manually via thumb drives for both the ExpressVote (for marking ballots) and the DS200 (the tabulator).
