The Suffolk County Legislature has allocated nearly $35 million to the county’s Board of Elections to purchase new voting machines. Officials say the current machines are prone to ballot jams and mechanical issues.
Various civic groups have argued the new machines under consideration are unreliable, too costly and inefficient. The Board of Elections is looking to make its final decision on the new machines in June and expects to have them in place countywide for the November Election,
New Voting Machines coming to Suffolk
Voter casts ballot using scanning system (AP Photo)