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Taunton elections director defends procedures after public complaint about 2024 tabulator test
Summary
After a public complaint about a 2024 primary tabulator that showed votes during pre‑election testing, Elections Director Mark Pacheco briefed the municipal council: testing had left a non‑zero count, staff deployed a spare tabulator, voters used hand‑count bins and ballots were hand‑counted at close; Pacheco said the department’s fail‑safe worked and pledged improved communication.
Elections Director Mark Pacheco addressed the municipal council Aug. 26 following public input that raised questions about a tabulator used during the Sept. 2024 state primary. Pacheco said logic‑and‑accuracy testing — a statutorily required procedure before each election — had been performed, but one tabulator had not been fully reset after the test and showed ballots on the zero tape at poll opening.
"The fail safe worked," Pacheco told the council, explaining that precinct staff promptly…
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