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Middlesex County election staff say preparations on track ahead of Nov. 4; note new state law on ballot validity
Summary
County election staff reported poll worker training, equipment checks and ballot mailings are on schedule and said a recently signed state law clarifies how some improperly marked mail ballots will be handled.
Middlesex County election staff told commissioners on Oct. 1 that preparations for the Nov. 4 election are largely on track, with poll worker training, equipment maintenance and ballot mailings progressing and a new state law expected to help clarify how certain mail ballots are evaluated.
Steve, an elections staff member, said the office had completed battery replacements on voting machines that will be deployed and had updated passwords on poll books, and that training would resume once staff receive the final files for poll books and voting machines. "We're in a very good place in terms of the upcoming election," he said. "We're running 1 to 1 in terms of receipts and process."
The office reported it was current with mail received at the moment of the meeting and that drop boxes are being…
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