Public accuracy test confirms voting machine selection and image-capture behavior

Oct 6, 2026

Bay City election officials ran a public accuracy check of voting machines to confirm that straight-party selections, individual candidate selections and ballot-image capture behave as expected; officials said workers must still review write-in entries manually.

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Bay City election officials conducted a public accuracy check of voting equipment during a procedural session, confirming how party and individual selections interact and that the machines capture an image of ballots for write-in reporting. The Chair (functional label; first identified in the transcript in SEG 050) explained the machine behavior: "if we choose 1 party and then we choose another party, we'll deselect the 1st selection." The demonstration was presented as part of the public accuracy/canvass preparations ahead of upcoming elections.

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