“New Hampshire Secretary of State to Host Public Electronic Ballot Counting Device Demonstration”

In case you are curious or would like to see the future of steel n election (har, har), the New Hampshire Secretary of State is hosting an Electronic Ballot Counting Device Demonstration at the beginning of August, and you are invited to attend.

New Hampshire legislators, election officials, and members of the public and media will have an opportunity to test electronic ballot counting devices produced by four vendors.

CONCORD, NH (July 19, 2023): New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan is inviting the public to take part in an interactive electronic ballot counting device demonstration on August 2nd from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., with an opportunity to attend either the morning session from 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. or the afternoon session from 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. The event will take place at the following location:

They are looking for replacements for the old Diebold/Dominion ballot stuffers counters and fold-misreaders, and they’ve got some “sample” equipment to try out.

The Secretary of State’s Office has been working closely with the Ballot Law Commission as it looks to replace the aging AccuVote ballot-counting devices used during New Hampshire elections. Currently, ballot-counting devices produced by the following vendors are under consideration: Clear Ballot, Dominion Voting Systems, Election Systems & Software, and VotingWorks. …

To register for the event and secure your spot, please use the following link, managed through our event management software, EventSquid: https://www.eventsquid.com/event/21055. Members of the media are welcome to stay for both sessions.

For reasons not yet clear, I still have my day job. They keep moving the drop-dead date for department dismissal out. I figured I’d have my days free by now, but it does not look like I will be available. We will try to get someone there to report on it. If you can go or feel compelled to, make sure you take notes and shoot a few pics or some video so we can share it with our audience.

Thanks!

Here’s the entire release from the SoS.