Pontiac Election Commission conducts public accuracy test; machines report matching tallies

The Pontiac Election Commission met Oct. 20, 2025, at 12:11 p.m. and conducted a public accuracy test of voting equipment for Precincts 4 and 10, confirming that test vote tallies matched printed reports and that results transmitted to Oakland County.

The public accuracy test is required before each election to verify voting machines are functioning correctly. Will Wesley of Office Management Consulting, who conducted the test for the commission, told commissioners, “I randomly picked 2 precincts. We're gonna do Precinct Number 4 and Precinct Number 10 for today's test.” Wesley also noted a time setting issue: “the time on the machines have been set back 1 hour because prior to election day, you will have daylight savings time kick in.”

Wesley said he opened the machines, printed an…