Danville, IL is implementing optional touch-screen voting equipment for the 2022 primary election
Danville, IL touch-screen voting equipment
The city of Danville is implementing optional touch-screen voting equipment for the 2022 primary election. The Danville Election Commission purchased 15 ExpressVote Universal Voting System machines for approximately $70,000. The voting machines are ADA compliant with headphones available for voters to listen to the names and information on the ballot. There will be one ExpressVote touch-screen machine per polling place with 12 polling places in the city.
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Danville, Ill., Voters to Use Touchscreen Machines in Upcoming Election
The newly purchases equipment will be used for the first time during the June 28 primary election. Danville is one of the last cities in the state to adopt the technology, according to election officials.
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Illinois expanded access to voters in wake of the pandemic, a movement made truly remarkable because of the nationwide trend of voter-suppression efforts in red states after the 2020 election.
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